Working on 1800's barn

[Handy Don 12,436]

3 hours ago, 953 nut said:

In my opinion I am better off for having had those experiences.

I do understand the sentiment and, like you, I’m both pleased with what I was able to do and glad I survived it with no permanent injuries. 

That said, many of my classmates in those years were from farming families. I remember more than a few significant injuries and a couple of deaths to both the adults and the kids--mostly falls but also tractor rollovers and machinery ingestion of body parts.

IMHO, most of the same tasks can be accomplished, perhaps a bit more slowly, even while taking some safety into consideration.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,895]

1 minute ago, Handy Don said:

I do understand the sentiment and, like you, I’m both pleased with what I was able to do and glad I survived it with no permanent injuries. 

That said, many of my classmates in those years were from farming families. I remember more than a few significant injuries and a couple of deaths to both the adults and the kids--mostly falls but also tractor rollovers and machinery ingestion of body parts.

IMHO, most of the same tasks can be accomplished, perhaps a bit more slowly, even while taking some safety into consideration.

 

Agree...

 

Perhaps there's a happy medium between logical and needed safety practices / devices and printing "don't put over your head or anyone else's head " on plastic bags... 

[953 nut 55,739]

28 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

machinery ingestion of body parts

When my wife met some of my relatives on my mother's side of the family she noticed one common theme, missing appendages. They were all lifelong farmers and with old equipment and a casual attitude those things happen. Shortly after that visit I cut a finger half off using a port-a- band in an unapproved manner and had it stitched back together. My wife called my mother and told her about my right-of-passage, Mom just chuckled and said it happens to the best of us.

[Pullstart 63,080]

On 12/10/2024 at 8:28 AM, 953 nut said:

You can save a small fortune by doing it yourself as well as having the satisfaction of a job well done. A dozen years ago we designed and built our final home, we were both 66 at the time. We subcontracted the foundation, framing, roofing, siding, and drywall but did our own plumbing, electrical, painting, flooring, trim, and cabinets. We came in a little more than $ 80,000 under the turn-key bids and have some great memories as a result. The tongue and groove ceiling in our great room is one thing my wife continues to marvel at. She will sit in a chair looking up and comment about the number of trips up and down the scaffold were made installing it.

You can't buy memories like that, you have to make them. Thanks for sharing your progress and keep up the good work.

 

Mr.Richard, 

I hope you find this meaningful.  I relate most life experiences with a song.  This was on the radio about the time I quit my “working for the man” job and began homeschooling my girls and working out of the shop.  The song is great, but the old man’s commentary part of this video really makes it.  It’s kind of like your story of climbing the scaffolding.  Lots of love there.  Bravo to you, Mrs. 953 Nut, and your generation!

 

 

[AlexR 722]

Got to work on the barn for another 3-4 hours today. 

 

Got the hay chute that went from the loft down to the bottom of the barn removed and all the deck boards removed. It was pretty dangerous to walk around up there only a couple nails in the boards and ends not ending on a joist which is part of the reason for taking it down. But it was nice only having a couple nails in the boards made taking them off much quicker. 

 

Next I will probably spend a day, hopefully tomorrow. Just removing nails and sorting and stacking boards to get it cleaned up, then I can take the rest of the loft structure down. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 10:43 PM by AlexR

[ebinmaine 68,223]

2 minutes ago, AlexR said:

then I can take the rest of the loft structure down

 

No part of what you're removing affects the total structure? 

 

 

[AlexR 722]

Just now, ebinmaine said:

No part of what you're removing affects the total structure? 

No it was all definitely added on after the barn was built. The main beams up higher are what is holding it together, in fact the loft was causing more stress to the beams below the floor as well. 

[953 nut 55,739]

           Is that ladder OSHA approved?             

[AlexR 722]

9 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

           Is that ladder OSHA approved?             

 Suppose I should fix that at some point since that is where I gotta pull on the rope to move the overhead pulley system from one side of the barn to the other.

On the other hand.... It'll do. 

It's probably one of those things I'll think about doing, say I'll do it, and I just never will. 

[953 nut 55,739]

[AlexR 722]

Not much of a update but I got the nails all pulled out of the boards and got the boards stacked 

 

There was a bunch of hay, dirt, and crap behind those boards for the chute but it looks like it stayed dry so it doesn't appear to have rotted anything out. 

[Beap52 858]

On 12/16/2024 at 6:49 PM, 953 nut said:

Unbolting unused garage door hangers a couple of months ago.  It's all in foot placement!

[oliver2-44 9,848]

2 hours ago, Beap52 said:

Unbolting unused garage door hangers a couple of months ago.  It's all in foot placement!

It passes the OSHA 3 point contact rule. 

[ebinmaine 68,223]

2 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

It passes the OSHA 3 point contact rule. 

 

Technically correct 

[953 nut 55,739]

7 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

It passes the OSHA 3 point contact rule. 

Would a big gut count as a point of contact?

                            

[SylvanLakeWH 25,895]

 

That's the same concept we use on our tractors - counter weights for front or back... smart dude!!! 

[rjg854 11,472]

3 hours ago, 953 nut said:

Would a big gut count as a point of contact?

                            

Depends on what the ladder is rated for   

[oliver2-44 9,848]

Back to working on the barn

[953 nut 55,739]

4 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

Back to working on the barn