Machinery Shed Roof

[6sunset6]

This shed roof was in the plan 20 years ago when I built the barn. 12' out and 64' long. I am just getting to it. As always water in the hole. Wet vac it out, muck out the bottom with a hand post hole digger if the building inspector is around. We drilled all the holes (5) first, then put the mixer on. The mixer worked well , limited to 6 80 # bags due to drive shaft limits, also had to hoe out , but that is nothing compared to mixing by hand. We could have gotten a metered truck but it was 1/2 yd and they have a minimum. Probably could not have reached anyway. 12" x 48" tubes 42" in the ground. Planned 6 80# bags per hole. It was slightly less had one bag left . One hole got away from us, 3" out but it is still ok. Problem is putting a 12 inch tube in a 12 inch hole. But it was either drill or backhoe. Rather drill. The TC34 worked great, we rolled back and forth a bit and used hyd tilt for side to side, to open up the holes a little bit.
The tractor never even shook. Took 5 hours to drill and place the concrete, broke for lunch and then laid out and put up the ledger board just under the soffit on the barn wall. Used 3 5/8 girder lock screws, every 2 feet . Drilled the ledger and drove them with a cordless hammer drill. 6 x6 posts on site , post caps came in wrong. Have to wait for a week on concrete cure anyway. Next Thursday is the plan for posts , girder and rafters. Ordered the steel roof yesterday. Rafters and purlins on 30" centers. Rafters had to be 2 x 8 Doug fir . Girder was interesting 16' between posts 3.5 x16 LVL.
For those of you that have really good eyes that is a 1950 Ford F5 dump. I restored it completly in 1985. It needs it again. I am the third owner. It has 500 miles on it.

 

[powerstroke444e]

You never have enought room, but looks like your doing it right. I have gotten rid of most of my pasture projects but still have a few. Like the photo's and keep up posted.

 

[theboman]

Can't see the truck at all.

 

[6sunset6]

look in the last picture straight back.
I have some pictures of the restoration . I will scan a couple and include them on my next update. Not exactly tractor related but it has 4 wheels and hydraulics and an engine.

 

[Thomas]

Little more elbow room always good thing if one likes to putter.."1950 Ford F5 dump. I restored it completly in 1985. It needs it again"..got feeling you like to putter.

 

[6sunset6]

Update. Posts are in, beams are up, rafters are up ,perlons are up. ends are not trimmed yet waiting for the steel panels so we can see how to end it exactly. Facia board all around I think. Galvanized drip edge on the gable end and just an inch of roof deck overhang on the soffit. I hate gutters. I think a trench with a textile wrapped pipe at the drip line, going off someplace. I will put down geotextile and 4-5 inches of 3/4 gravel under the roof. The post anchor and cap hardware is some rigid system. When we plumbed the posts after they were anchored we were pulling the 400# 12" diameter x 48" concrete slugs . The Simpson screws are really nice , don't have to line up bolt holes. Li Ion batteries on the impact drives lasted the hole row.

 

[6sunset6]

Oh yeah here is the Ford F5 restored in 1987. I hope I have room under the shed roof for it.

 

[theboman]

Nice toys!!!

 

[Stampeder]

Bob H

Why did you go to single rears on the old Ford from the duallies?
Nice job of the restore though......

 

[6sunset6]

It has duals on it now. But I remember I had an awful time with the rims. What was on the truck was some kind of split rim that not tire would fit. The tire guy said , " I got some old Budds" I think he said out in the back that would fit. You can have them , So I think thats whats on there now. Not sure though , have not looked at the truck in quite a while . I did block the clutch pedal down though.
I have a complete set of manuals for it. Everything.