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hey purplezr2, , how close are ya?

You are correct sir, that is a wd45. Used it mostly as scaffolding haha, although if you put the bucket 10' in the air and get a running start in 1st gear it pushes over 8" diameter trees like it was made for it... roots and all.

Thanks guys. Im in Oak Grove, about 40 miles straight north of Minneapolis. The ladie and I bought the place last year as our first home.

and finally the framing for the ceiling sheetrock, doubled up the bottom chord also, havent installed support blocks yet. more pics to come soon, have already ran 100 amp power out and through out the shop, aswell as recessed lighing for the loft. just havent gotten out for pics yet. more to...

housewrap to keep the minnesota elements out, that tin sure can sweat in the hot humid months. windows i picked up from a recycled building supply place out here, new condition, spent less than 500 on windows and doors. then finally the tin... my knuckles will not miss working with you tin. also...

went with radiant floor heat and +4500 psi concrete reinforced with steel mesh as i will be installing a 2 post hoist. (note i left pex out of the hoist pad as i heard on here it that the heat under a car gets so intense it can make you sleepy haha, thx guys!)

more framing. paid the truss deliver guy 150 bucks to hoist them up with his boom while secured them to the posts. then used 18' lats and covered with house wrap before putting the roof tin up.

planted the posts and started framing.

tree removal and rough grading

pics coming soon, have to resize all of them... again...

Hello my fellow workaholics and tinkerers, visionarys and innovators. Im a long time user of this site, you've all helped me out in my builds at one point or another. Just finally got a few months off from the shop build due to it being the coldest winter in minnesota i can remember and my shop...