Something is taking root in the barnyard - and it is done!

[Donegal Cub]

Hi Bill,
Please forgive my lack of knowledge,but my query is; What are those chimney like things on the apex of the old barn?? Are they ventilators??
Bernard,
Donegal Cub.

[Barnyard]

Hi Bill,
Please forgive my lack of knowledge,but my query is; What are those chimney like things on the apex of the old barn?? Are they ventilators??
Bernard,
Donegal Cub.

Yes, thy are for letting air pass through the barn. They really kept the barn cool, but unfortunately we sealed the roof under them when the new roof went on. I don't miss them much. One needs a new coat of paint.

[Rob in NH]

that is an awesome building, i would love something like that

[gitractorman]

[/quote]Bob, I have pretty much burned up the cub fund . It will stay road base/gravel for now and probably quite awhile. The blacktop grindings pack real nice yet makes it comfortable to walk on. I like it a lot better than the limestone on the other drive.[/quote]


Plus..... It gives you an excuse to break out a grader blade on a Cub each spring and freshen up the driveway.... Come on, you have to look at it from the Cub seat time perspective!

Bill, that new barn / garage really looks sharp!

[Barnyard]

It gives you an excuse to break out a grader blade on a Cub each spring and freshen up the driveway

Not to mention oil spills blend in a lot easier.

Thanks for the compliments guys! I'm going to like it when the inside is done.

[Smokeycub]

That is one serious building! Between this one, BOB, and your shop I think you'll be pretty well set. ...but then again I don't think you can have too much space. I have a 24 x 40 pole barn (it's too small already, built it in '95) and yours will have about 2 1/2 times the floor space not counting the loft. Nice! ...and enjoy!

[Barnyard]

Ray, once this is done the old shop will move here for more space and the motorhome will go in one end, so most of the space has already been spoken for. I will then move all my wood working equipment from the house garage to the old shop.

[Barnyard]

The doors are completed as of today. The only thing left is the county building inspection and then I will add the electric and interior walls as well as finish the landscaping.



The inside will consist of three bays with a total size of 45x40 and two small shop areas of 15x20 each. for total inside of 60x40.


As soon as the county says okay next week I will be moving in.

This has been an interesting experience since I was able to see it go together and why certain things had to be done.

[dgrapes59]

Turned out fantastic!

I will be bending your ear shortly

[danovercash]

Bill, did you get your Cub colors mixed up? Red on bottom and white/cream on top, LOL! Very nice

[Barnyard]

Turned out fantastic!

I will be bending your ear shortly

David, I think this was Ralph's last project. He said he has five barns on the table but has begun to tell those people they will need a different builder. It has gotten to where he can't find dependable help and he is retirement age.

[dgrapes59]

Turned out fantastic!

I will be bending your ear shortly

David, I think this was Ralph's last project. He said he has five barns on the table but has begun to tell those people they will need a different builder. It has gotten to where he can't find dependable help and he is retirement age.

Well, I was thinking more of "do's and don'ts". I found a guy that comes highly recommended and has put several up in my area. My recent experience supports his trouble with finding dependable help!

[Barnyard]

David, let me know.

[John(videodoc)]

Very Nice.

[gitractorman]

Bill,
That has turned out absolutely amazing!

I'm sure you have lots of plans, and have talked to lots of people about ideas, but here's something I've been thinking a lot about lately and wanted to mention. It seems with all these tractor projects we inevitably do a lot of grinding, welding, sanding, and painting, typically in poor conditions. I know I've literally coated every surface in my garage with rust from grinding metal parts, and no telling how much I've inhaled. So, I've been thinking real seriously about my next barn project having a dedicated area for those activities, with a big wall fan to suck the air & dust out of the building, and basically leaving it set up as the grinding/welding/sanding/painting room, kind of like a paint booth. I know it takes a bit of floor space, but I figure an area big enough to drive/roll a tractor into and work on it would be plenty of room. Then anytime you're doing that kind of work, it's ventilated outside and not spreading the mess to the rest of the building.

This past weekend I worked on a Cub Cadet 50" mower deck that I needed to clean the underside with an angle grinder and wire wheel to get all the rust off. I moved it outside on saw horses just because of the dust, and I'm glad I did. Cathi came out at one point and said she could see this cloud of black/brown "smoke" going by the kitchen window and thought I was burning something. I was sure glad I moved it outside, even though it was 20-degrees out instead of in my warm shop.

Anyway, I just wanted to mention it since you have lots of new space to play with.

Also, one last thought. I see your walk-through doors in your workshop area, and wanted to mention that sometimes man-doors are a little too narrow to get things through, especially woodworking tools like a table saw that are a bit "bulky". It would be a little more cost, but you may want to install a door with 2 operating panels, 6-foot wide, but one could be pinned shut all the time. That way, if you ever change your mind about the use of the space, you could always open the stationary panel to get larger items in/out. Maybe just do the one separating the front and back of that bay.

Again, just thoughts on observations I've made over the years.

Bill