Who wants to show off their pole barn?!?

[tt66]

We have a mixed family. The tractor is orange but the zero turn is green.

And that is our bull, Tour of Duty 647, TOD for short. He is a 5 1/2 year old registered Black Angus.

 

[gjgalligan]

It doesn't matter how big you build you will always fill it up. Bigger buildings just mean more junk. Larry

Might be junk to you but valuable "stuff' to me!

 

[arjay]

My bil had a really nice one built in Wyoming a decade ago. Right after I insulated and wired it for them they closed the business and then the marriage ended and the property was sold. I'm sure the new owner had one hell of a time sorting out that electrical rough in!

 

[tops]

Even if I knew how to post pictures, I might be ashamed to post a
picture of my blacksmith shop. I cut cedars on the place then trimmed off the bark and charred the bottom 30 inches. This left 10 ft. above ground and a minimum 7 in. top diameter. Top plates and rafters are rafters from old growth pine 2x6 and 2x8 boards. These were gleaned from a pre 1860 house I tore down. The metal was reclaimed chicken house metal with some rust showing. I thought about painting the metal, but it is yet to be done, plus it will probably out last me the way it is.
I have enough treated power poles to build a loafing shed for the mules
and am waiting on the roofing metal.
That's the poor man's definition of a pole barn, or maybe just an
Arkansas thing.

North Carolina is full of them. Last year I tore down my falling down 24X50 that was built that way.
In the 60s my friend used Cedar poles for the uprights and Pine poles for framing. He scrounged used tin for the roof and 3 sides. He ended up having to buy 75 cents worth of nails to put it together.
Poor people have to do poor ways. Larry

 

[tops]

I started out with green. There's a reason I changed to orange and have stuck with that brand since 1991. The equipment is only part of what keeps a satisfied customer and green let me down in both categories, orange never has.

When something is green that means it's not ripe and ready to use. When it turns color it's ripe and ready to use. Larry

 

[zwartepiet]

Great looking barn Mark!

You'll love having the shed roof over the entry door!

Hit me up if you want some help with the electrical.

 

[KalamazooKid]

Great looking barn Mark!

You'll love having the shed roof over the entry door!

Hit me up if you want some help with the electrical.

Thanks Mark, sent you an email!

 

[charlie sherrill]

I started out with green. There's a reason I changed to orange and have stuck with that brand since 1991. The equipment is only part of what keeps a satisfied customer and green let me down in both categories, orange never has.

If you got two tractors you don't have to change implements as often. I need an extra tractor.

 

[VonFatman]

So many wonderful barns! Our barn was started early July and is nearly complete but for foam insulation and the final electrical and plumbing....we had some slowdown due to my schedule.

We used an Amish company from north-central Missouri. Unreal work! And the hammers begin falling at 5:30am (and we live 1.25 hours away).

It's a 40x60 with a deck.

And Charlie, We like Orange too!

 

[wundudnee]

Digging through my pictures I found some pictures of the barn I had before moving.

It now lives in the garage.

 

[jag312]

I call it The Horse Barn. 1800 sq.ft. I just missed buying another Horse for the barn.

 

[doublesharp]

Nothing special about my shed - a 24' x 40' with roll insulation under roof and overhead doors on each end. Bought the package from Menards and designed it myself with their pole barn app. The Amish crew that built it are a special group - a total family affair.

Back in 2016, when they built this, their labor was $96 an hour and that included 4 men. The two young teenagers were not billed - just there to help and gain experience. Hard workers that know what they are doing.









This is a 40' x 20' carport I had them build a couple years ago