Recent content by StefanNH

I am pouring a slab for my shop this spring. The concrete guy I am using recommended pouring deep where the posts go for added strength. This is the first I had heard of NOT reinforcing a section. Could you link some of the discussions on this?

You'll want a vapor barrier as the tin on the outside probably isn't air tight. I'm putting up my building and the insulation gets roll out before the tin so it's in direct contact with it, with a vapor barrier facing the inside. If you don't put a vapor barrier you will get condensation on the...

Good to know thanks!

My tractor is a 1974 Oliver 1365. It's an absolute beast and can pick up some amazingly heavy logs and pallets but I have had to do some welding on the loader cause of it! I'll give it a try once the load is on the ground as I'm sure I'll have to move the materials anyways, but for safety's sake...

Agreed, plus then it will be easier to get out of the way for the concrete work. Due to how the area is set up I can only unload one side of the truck at a time.

Also debated building a series of gantries and supporting the whole load at once! Not sure how much the whole building weighs but it can't weigh more than 40 ton!

Thanks for the pictures, Unfortunately the site is in the woods and tight, so its going to be a trick to unload no matter what. I have gotten semi trucks in and out of the area before but never had to unload one with a lift, usually we load logs with a grapple!

That's what I'm leaning towards. I'd rather get everything off loaded without incident and getting the telehandler is just a matter of trading my time for his machine.

They won't give me an exact number but I can pick up about a ton.

I am buying a 40x60x16 red iron building and planning to do the install myself. The issue is the building will be delivered months before the pad is ready, and I'm trying to avoid renting my neighbors telehandler twice. The broker is telling me I will be fine unloading it with my 65 HP tractor...