Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[Marusko]

Are you including piles and grade beam in that estimate. Here on the gumbo thats a must have.

slab only. piles and gradebeam depend on the type of building you're doing... if it's a pole shed you don't need it to finish the slab inside. Thought maybe you were referring to putting a slab in an existing building.

[seldomseen]

Stupid mule deer hanging out on the front lawn. Really working over the Cedar trees!

[Partners]

Gee you could flock shoot..

[WiltonRanch]

I don’t see the advantage of 8 ft plywood
We have a 2x6 strap under tin every 18” if we wanna hang shit

If you are in and out with loaders regularly and eyesight is getting bad plywood is more durable and easier to replace.

[samhill]

My old barn, built in 1905, has a large loft, is done because I never put any upkeep in it. Still lots of good lumber in it. Can I, with my FEL, take it down by myself. Would rebuild smaller shop on the concrete which appears to be in good condition.

[Sodbuster]

Why the spray foam before fibreglass goes in?

Don’t need a vapour barrier if you spray foam.

[SASKFARMER]

Yes we sprayed 3 in in wall then doing a r22 so it’s around r 40 walls. Don’t need vapor barrier.

[WiltonRanch]

My old barn, built in 1905, has a large loft, is done because I never put any upkeep in it. Still lots of good lumber in it. Can I, with my FEL, take it down by myself. Would rebuild smaller shop on the concrete which appears to be in good condition.

Can’t see why not. All you’re out is your labour.

[woodland]

Sheepwheat by the time you put your tractor, a vehicle, some toys, workbenches, and accumulated junk😉 in it might be a bit cozy. A friend helped us build both our shop and house and said to build bigger than you think and just not finish it completely rather than skimp on size. Heck we had painted plywood floors for five years in the house as kids but I’m glad with the end result.

You’ll use it more than you think. Yesterday a squeeze chute was froze solid from manure and freezing rain. Set it inside and a few hours later chipping the frozen stuff out was much easier.

Nice to be able to park the old shrapnel inside and when it gets persnickety you know it’s not gelled fuel and your fingers aren’t “burning” from hanging on to frozen wrenches………….

[woodland]

What a roller coaster of temps lately…..
From -40 last week to 0 on Monday and back to -33 yesterday and above freezing today. The cows are all handling it well at least.

The other night was cold and clear with a full moon and happy bovines. Compared to today with melting ice on the road and a loaded wagon that lost the battle with gravity. Luckily it got put in the ditch before rolling into the ravine at the bottom. Might have become a salvage operation otherwise. 😎

The loader was close by which was handy. Got the panels all setup to preg test cows in the field tomorrow. Going to watch our open heifers sell on the internet in the morning (hopefully for good money) and go enjoy the beautiful weather checking out the east end of westbound cows. 😉

Happy insulating SF. Looking forward to seeing the finished project 🍀