Heavy Timber Tractor Barn

[Rlastr]

Another barn! My first barn build I shared on here was the "Chicken Coop" designed to be a man cave/work shop. Well, I have out grown this already and am in need of a larger tractor style shed to store BIG toys.

I have decided on a salt box style tractor barn made with heavy timbers and assembled old style - using only wooden pegs and board and batten siding.

First step, stripping the pad area of topsoil and trucking in 27 dump truck loads of bank gravel.

 

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Second step, concrete piers (18" sono tubes over 4' deep).









…got a little crazy with the mower building the kids a race track in the hayfield…

 

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Timber is ready!

 

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I had a n Amish crew come and help with the assembly.

 

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We were so amazed at how well this all went together! Great engineering!









Had to park the dump truck inside to see how she fit...

 

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Installing the sheet metal roof (of course its raining).

 

[Farmall450]

Wow, looks good. What did the Amish think about the crane?

They must not use too much concrete in their buildings.

 

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Amish loved the tools available to them. However they didn't like their pictures being taken. I guess they were afraid of the elders seeing them.

 

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Time for the siding. We used all rough cut Hemlock.

 

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After 47 tons of crushed limestone spread around inside, we installed the large roll up doors.











(My builder may not want OSHA to see his rolling floor pic).

 

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And finally the batts are installed along with the man door (to be painted later).















Question for those online; do I stain the tractor barn like the Chicken Coop, or let it age like the old barn? What do you think?

 

[-Brent-]

What a beautiful building!

 

[lieutenant]

I love timber framed structures. Yours is real nice. I would let it age.

 

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Cleaning up the build site.

 

[madoc1]

great looking barn! why the assimetrical roof-looks? i think it neat looking. for sure just let age naturally if hemlock is good with that.

jim

 

[Rlastr]

great looking barn! why the assimetrical roof-looks? i think it neat looking. for sure just let age naturally if hemlock is good with that.

jim

That roof style is called "salt box". It matches some small sheds around the property and I thought it looked cool in a larger format. Thanks

 

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I found a picture of the old "burger barn" in the upper right hand corner of this picture. It was built for the cattle to stay out of the sun, but they never used it, I quests they like trees better? It is the same salt box style roof we copied.

 

[The Cobbler]

awsome build. love the true post & beam construction.
I would let the wood age naturally .

 

[LXCam]

That's so cool. I can't wait to fire off s real computer and see the picture better. On the phone and because of the framing size you couldn't really see the scale until you started showing the pictures of them sheeting the roof. Congrats on the new barn, it's stunning!

 

[J-man67]

Great build! I love the entire property!

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An early morning shot with mist in the hay field. I love the summer mornings here.

 

[billspit]

I had a n Amish crew come and help with the assembly.

Yea, but they are using.....machines!

 

[billspit]

That is an awesome build. How many days did it take them?

 

[Rlastr]

That is an awesome build. How many days did it take them?

The framing and the roof were done in only three days! I was totally amazed at how well the timbers went together.

The Amish crew did not operate any machinery, nor did they drive themselves to the job site. However, they did use some power tools.

 

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Any suggestions on how to pack down the crushed limestone floor? We used this old compactor and wet the stone twice and rolled it. It's firmer now but I still can't roll a tool box without the wheels plowing down.

 

[My Old Tools]

Pour 4" of concrete on it? That's a great barn. I have cut joints on a number of timber frame structures in the past. I wish I had the time and resources to build one myself. I love the vertical siding too. Are you going to do the traditional used motor oil finish? Who cut the frame? Hand, power, or CNC? I have sold a number of hand boring machines to Amish framers.

 

[Rlastr]

Pour 4" of concrete on it? That's a great barn. I have cut joints on a number of timber frame structures in the past. I wish I had the time and resources to build one myself. I love the vertical siding too. Are you going to do the traditional used motor oil finish? Who cut the frame? Hand, power, or CNC? I have sold a number of hand boring machines to Amish framers.

I have decided to let the wood age naturally. The wood was cut at P.A. Sawmill and I'm not sure how the mortise and tenons were cut? But it fit perfectly!

Now we are installing the electric.

 

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Running the electric: 100amp breaker off the coop barn - with 200amp cable trenched 250' to the new barn. Metal conduit for the lights and outlets. I should have enough juice for the welder and air compressor (not running at the same time).