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Cvans
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 Posted - 11/27/2020 : 13:25:01
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The dump will be another part of the solution.
I did what your doing 2 summers ago. It was hard hauling some of the stuff off but once it was gone and the place looked good again I realized I should have done it a long time ago. Surprisingly none of the stuff has been missed.
Good luck with your project. |
East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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B112
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Posted - 12/13/2024 : 10:07:49
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| So finally all "Hoops" are repaired. Working on the doors and extra strength before putting on cover. I plan to have the cover back on this year. Learned a lot so far. A replacement for a 14x46x10'h unit is like $6K, my repairs are getting up there with hardware maybe $500-700... My cleanup and repair time for hiring someone would probably be $500-700 a day... days I got into it this fall have been close to 8 to 10. Maybe some of my time spent cleaning up would be above the $6K and would be general yard cleanup... Short story these units are expensive. Hope to have a barn again and it will be dedicated to tractors this time. |
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skunkhome
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Posted - 12/13/2024 : 16:39:26
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| I certainly thankful I don’t have to deal with snow. |
  Phil
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B112
USA
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Posted - 12/14/2024 : 02:03:55
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So here is a picture where I've finally rebent six of the rear hoops which were broken. I've added a new top rail. It is now standing on it's own. There has been multiple 4 to 6 hour days of adjustments to get this where it is. Probably a few more adjustments and I'll throw a temporary tarp over this for this winter.
Yes snow load is a problem in this area, so there will be some improvements coming to help with that.
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B112
USA
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Posted - 12/14/2024 : 02:23:01
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Some work photos...
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B112
USA
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Posted - 12/14/2024 : 02:31:52
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To be fair the 2013 Blizzard was reporting 36" in my area and snow drifts were much higher. So only 3 feet killed this unit back 12 years ago.
Testing a Ocean State Joblot 30x50 tarp on the unit. Fits, well, but the plan is to put a layer of shrink wrap under this tarp.
32' x 65' 7 Mil, White Shrink Wrap
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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2024 : 19:32:16
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| What are you going to use to to shrink all that with? Going to take awhile to shrink all that with a Harbor Freight heat gun. |
East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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B112
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B112
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Posted - 01/04/2025 : 19:53:10
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Here’s the plan: Use shrink wrap skirts to close gaps in the cover for winter. This should work for now, with the larger shrink wrap solution as a future project. Next, reinforce the front door and frame to handle heavier snow loads.
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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 01/05/2025 : 02:16:47
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That's interesting. I've never watched anyone use that shrink before. I'm really surprised after watching the guy with the weed burner how much heat that that shrink wrap will tolerate. We use a much thinner version of that shrink to cover our larger RC airplanes.
Thanks for the links. |
East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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B112
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Posted - 01/06/2025 : 00:47:38
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You're welcome. I can see why I might just pay someone to do the final shrink-wrap layer. The gun was $659, and the 6' extension was another $439. Since I don't expect to do this more than once, purchasing such tools may be excessive. If I only need to make a bolt rope on the ground by folding the shrink wrap over it, I can use the weed burner from Harbor Freight. Otherwise, trying to shrink the material on the frame while standing 8' high on a ladder is likely not feasible. I have some used material that I’m going to test with before making any final decisions. For now, I'm set for the winter, minus the door.
Here's a picture to enjoy:
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2003 Cover-IT repairs (46L x14W 'x10'H)
