Farmall-IH Workshop

[farmcat]

I'm starting a new thread for my 40x60x14 workshop. I own a half dozen Farmall and IH tractors, several cub cadets and 3 IH trucks. Its time to get them under cover and get organized. Below are elevations of the building.

 

[farmcat]

This weekend I took the flail mower and the rototiller to the ground to get it ready for the excavator.

 

[farmcat]

Tonight when I got home I set up my batten boards for the building layout. Ready for the excavator to show up on Thursday. After he removes the topsoil, going to bring in somewhere between 450-500 yds of material to get it leveled out and ease the transition between the old driveway going down to the new building.

 

[farmcat]

Excavator has started stripping the topsoil, and bringing in gravel.

 

[Sunbimmer]

Plans look great, and a nice piece of land you got there
The Farmall tractor looks nice too.
Thanks for sharing, I'll be following your progress.

 

[vekster]

Great start, keep the pics coming please.
Sub'd

 

[richeyc2000]

That's going to look beautiful. Lovely green field site.
How about a few pics of your machinery too?
Subscribed.



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[farmcat]

Some more pics from the end of day.

 

[matt_i]

Very cool, I use a Super A for grass cutting and a 460 Utility w loader and 3pt for "heavier work" Great-sized building with lots of storage (?) Or will it be workshop upstairs?

 

[farmcat]

Some of my "iron" pictures

 

[Sunbimmer]

That's a real nice collection of red iron

 

[farmcat]

That's a real nice collection of red iron

Thank you, it will be nice to get them undercover and get the shop organized

 

[farmcat]

A few pics this morning to show where the grade is going to end up. The pink ribbons on the first two stakes are the grade, the last stake there is no ribbon because the grade is above it. Going to take a lot of fill and compaction.

 

[sublime68charger]

Nice place, start so far, I'm a jd guy but married into a old school ih family, brother inlaw has 2 656"s and a 1066 with 1466 engine former pulling tractor, now for running snow blower in winter,
I think that's the model numbers.

 

[farmcat]

Pics of where they are at tonight... Lots of fill!!!

 

[fergus]

Is that a 656 and a Super C?

 

[farmcat]

Is that a 656 and a Super C?

The narrow front is a Farmall 504, gas. The first tractor is a 460 Hi-Clear utility also gas and is one of 266 built. The middle pic is a Farmall 100, its predecessor was the Super A.

 

[farmcat]

So the fill is in place.. It took 800 yards of fill to get it leveled out. Putting the water to it, keep compacting it for a week. Foundation to be put in the week of the 21st.

 

[farmcat]

Digging for the footings today...will be formed and poured this afternoon

 

[farmcat]

forms for the footings in and poured

 

[captain14]

Now you cab start see progress since the footers are in place. Can everything move under its own power to live inside now?

 

[matt_i]

Looking nice, how deep are your footers? I think you'll be pleased with having them over a trench foundation, especially with a large building above.

 

[farmcat]

The footings are 5 ft down....I'm real happy with how its going so far.

 

[dodge610]

Some of my "iron" pictures

Two of my favorite body styles for IH trucks. Brings back some memorys seeing those old girl.

 

[Carl_WI]

I like your collection of IH. I only have one, it's a 300 Utility. I just subscribed to this build.

 

[farmcat]

Pouring the walls today. Last night we had a little ceremony and blessed the building and put a small symbol of our faith in the Northeast corner to forever guard it.

 

[farmcat]

So the walls are poured and they will be stripped in the morning. Cant wait to see how they look

 

[farmcat]

Foundation crew came back this morning and had the whole thing stripped, cleaned up and loaded in an hour. It looks awesome.

This weeks agenda: get it backfilled and compacted, lay the vapor barrier and insulation for the floor, and get the floor poured.

 

[larry4406]

Nice

Now is the time to put in plumbing groundworks, water line, electric and low voltage conduit, etc, THEN prep and pour the slab..

 

[farmcat]

So I think I made a pretty good score today. I picked up 6 bolt bin cabinets for $120... They are not perfect, but with some cleaning and TLC and some IH red paint, I think they will come out all right.

 

[farmcat]

Back filled yesterday, received almost 6 inches of rain in 24 hours...really helped the compaction.. also shown is the floor insulation and the frost posts for the shed overhang.

 

[ihdieselpower]

Glad to see your building a good size shop to house those fine tractors hoping to start a 40x80 this spring need to get my 806 diesel and cub out the weather and apart! Plus all the other toys

 

[farmcat]

Glad to see your building a good size shop to house those fine tractors hoping to start a 40x80 this spring need to get my 806 diesel and cub out the weather and apart! Plus all the other toys

Looking forward to seeing your build... Need some pics of the 806 and the cub!!!

 

[levimorris85]

Subscribed for sure. Love red tractors. One day i hope to build a shop to get my 856 in so i can get her rebuilt and running again. 10 years parked in a pasture is hard on them.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176268&page=2

 

[ihdieselpower]

 

[ihdieselpower]

 

[Nathan b]

Nice bro....keep us updated.....

 

[farmcat]

Excavation Contractor finished the loam work and graveled the drive. The builder starts on Monday. Should go pretty fast now I hope.

 

[farmcat]

Subscribed for sure. Love red tractors. One day i hope to build a shop to get my 856 in so i can get her rebuilt and running again. 10 years parked in a pasture is hard on them.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176268&page=2

Love the 806 and the Cub.... I hope to add a 706 and an 806 to my collection

 

[farmcat]

Sunset from the other night from one of the walk in doors at the barn