Barn Demolition

[valleydweller1]

This is the old 4-sided barn that needs to come down. There is some salvagable wood in this (like the siding in the left side of the photo). My employer (Fire District) might want to burn it down, but we're not sure yet.

 

[TwinWillows]

Around here we'd try & save whatever tin was worth the effort, flatten the buildings, pile up the wood & then burn the pile off when conditions were right. Toss in whatever tree limbs & old hay that need to go @ the same time. Then clean up the nails/w a magnet, put the ashes in a low spot & burry them w/dirt. Might not work in OR however.

 

[valleydweller1]

That's definately a possibility too. I'm just considering all my options.

Greg

 

[JimMorrissey]

What size machine do you have?

I've got a small TLB and I wouldn't think twice about pulling them both down and pushing them into a pile......matches are cheap /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif You don't need a 20K lb excavator for those. Pull the main support timber posts out with a heavy duty chain then push it all together somewhat. As it burns you can keep pushing the mass tighter.

I kind of like the three sided one. Maybe it's worth putting some work into it and bringing her back to life.

 

[Dodgeram]

I agree with Jim. I could certainly have some fun with this project.
I'd get two 30' lengths of truckers chain (Grade 70?) from TSC, cut a couple of holes in the corners, wrap the chains around the corners (4x4's?) hook it to the draw bar and let go.
Push it into piles with the loader and have a "barn" fire.
Use the BH to bury whatever remains.
May take me two weeks, but seat time is seat time.

 

[valleydweller1]

Jim,

I too would like to save the 3-side barn, but it's too far gone for the county to let me.

It certainly may come down to just pushing it into a pile and lighting it off.