FlyOverStateFarmboy
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Well, I finally decided to go ahead and start my own build thread. After lurking for a while and enjoying such great threads as the 1950s Craftsman Garage, the Restored 1930s Auto Shop, and Workshop 88, I realized that it helps to have a great name to give an identity to the places we spend so much time in. After thinking about it a for little while, I came up with this:
Why the name? Well, let's have a little history...
I grew up on a small farm in northeast Kansas. Since my grandpa grew up during the great depression, he kept everything. Cars, trucks, tractors, tools, you name it. My dad continued this tradition, so as a kid, I would explore all of the old sheds with the old cars and equipment and learn from my dad all I could about them. At 6 years old, I learned to drive on our antique John Deere two cylinder tractors and that's where my interest in "old 'arn" started.
Fast forward a few years, and I graduate from K-State (go Wildcats!) in mechanical engineering, start working for a great company, get married, and buy a house a half mile from the farm.
So here is the house...1950s brick ranch with a full unfinished basement and 2 car garage.
The garage is home to my '96 Camaro Z28, my wife's car, and during the summer, my '05 Super Glide.
Now, I feel a little guilty because, for most people, a 2 car garage is all they have or even dream of having. I am very blessed in that I use the garage for parking and have a shop for working. So around back, we have: The Old 'Arn Barn.
It's a 30' x 40' with a lean-to off to the side that currently is home to my '97 Yukon and my dad's '56 Chevy farm truck. Then there is a 20' x 40' open front shed with the car I drove to high school, a '73 Chevelle Malibu (4-door unfortunately), my grandpa's old '77 Chevy truck, and our John Deere 60 tractor. I need to get pics of that shed, but haven't got around to it. There's also a smaller 20' x 30' shed back there that I don't have any pictures of.
Anyways, I plan on using this thread to document the projects and changes that go on inside the barn, and I hope y'all enjoy following along. Feel free to give suggestions, ask questions, or just comment. Thanks!
Why the name? Well, let's have a little history...
I grew up on a small farm in northeast Kansas. Since my grandpa grew up during the great depression, he kept everything. Cars, trucks, tractors, tools, you name it. My dad continued this tradition, so as a kid, I would explore all of the old sheds with the old cars and equipment and learn from my dad all I could about them. At 6 years old, I learned to drive on our antique John Deere two cylinder tractors and that's where my interest in "old 'arn" started.
Fast forward a few years, and I graduate from K-State (go Wildcats!) in mechanical engineering, start working for a great company, get married, and buy a house a half mile from the farm.
So here is the house...1950s brick ranch with a full unfinished basement and 2 car garage.
The garage is home to my '96 Camaro Z28, my wife's car, and during the summer, my '05 Super Glide.
Now, I feel a little guilty because, for most people, a 2 car garage is all they have or even dream of having. I am very blessed in that I use the garage for parking and have a shop for working. So around back, we have: The Old 'Arn Barn.
It's a 30' x 40' with a lean-to off to the side that currently is home to my '97 Yukon and my dad's '56 Chevy farm truck. Then there is a 20' x 40' open front shed with the car I drove to high school, a '73 Chevelle Malibu (4-door unfortunately), my grandpa's old '77 Chevy truck, and our John Deere 60 tractor. I need to get pics of that shed, but haven't got around to it. There's also a smaller 20' x 30' shed back there that I don't have any pictures of.
Anyways, I plan on using this thread to document the projects and changes that go on inside the barn, and I hope y'all enjoy following along. Feel free to give suggestions, ask questions, or just comment. Thanks!
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