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WM75Guy
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Coming along. Today the side walls were skinned and insulated. Overhead door openings were trimmed out.
EddieWalker
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Great looking building!!!!
I've been going back and forth on how I want to store my hay. My biggest concern is having hay in the back of the barn and not using it all that year, then getting new hay the next year and not being able to get the the old hay.
With doors on both ends of the building, that should make it easy to get to the old hay, and still be able to fill it up with new hay.
I've been going back and forth on how I want to store my hay. My biggest concern is having hay in the back of the barn and not using it all that year, then getting new hay the next year and not being able to get the the old hay.
With doors on both ends of the building, that should make it easy to get to the old hay, and still be able to fill it up with new hay.
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WM75Guy
Elite Member
That is my thinking, being able to work the stack from both ends. The one side with only one door is for the trailer.
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WM75Guy
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One end wall finished up. Interior walls going up.
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WM75Guy
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They started on the roof today, plus added some of the interior wall trim.
EddieWalker
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Where are you storing your hay now?
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WM75Guy
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We use about 1 bale a day of coastal. I can store 90 coastal bales in one of the 12'X12' stalls in the stables. Using the tractor and hay grapple I can put the 10 bales in the aisle next to the stall door but then I have to hand jack them into the stall and stack them 5 high. After the hay barn is finished I will stack them using the tractor and hay grapple. Then once a week use the tractor and bucket to bring 8 bales over to stack in the stall.
My hay supplier is in Chandler. I reserve X amount of bales at the beginning of the year. He stores them in his big hay barn and I picked them up as I need them. Now I will be able to make 3 trips of 120 bales at a time and be done with it for the year.
The 3 string alfalfa bales go in another stall that we use for feed and supplements. They weight 100# or so. The feed store charges a $25 delivery fee to deliver 20 and stack them in the stall. That's a good deal for me after having back surgery.
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WM75Guy
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They continue to add metal to the front and the roof. They have 2 of the skylights up.
