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Cvans

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Posted - 01/27/2025 :  13:56:45  Show Profile Send Cvans a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I had never owned a lawn sweeper before as I'd heard that they weren't very effective. After spending a little time to get this one set up correctly it does a really nice job. I'm now wishing I had had one of these years ago.
Your shelter turned out nice. Unless you get a ton of wet snow it should hold up nicely. I suppose a tight tarp would help the snow to slide off. Did you get it to shrink or is that yet to be done?

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 - 02/18/2025 :  15:36:29  Show Profile  Visit B112's Homepage Send B112 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
So far held up in all the light snows and ice storm. The wind storm which pulled out the gromets of the tarp is what did the unit in on Monday AM this week. I'll be rolling the tarp back on in a few days. It's too cold to think of it today.

Michael
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Cvans

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Posted - 02/19/2025 :  23:18:15  Show Profile Send Cvans a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Were you able to replace the gromets without otherwise repairing the tarp?

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 - 02/23/2025 :  20:04:07  Show Profile  Visit B112's Homepage Send B112 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I used the harbor freight grommet kit to install new gromets. The trick was to move that board 50% between each of the eyes on the ground. I am not sure this will hold up in a strong wind. I need to extend those skirts and get the tarp tight to the white shrink wrap skirts. Or when I put the original tarp back on, maybe the tarp will be tight to that. The trick to a cover-it is to always install a sacrificial tarp over the cover which takes the sun beating. If the tarp is tight to the cover, it does not pick up with the wind and will not rip out the gromets. Another technique would be to role a conduit and then cut a small hole in various places so the tension is along the conduit. For now we're testing the processes and if it holds up through the winter we'll do something else in the spring.

What you're looking at is the tarp being pulled over a 1' wide skirt which is stapled into a 4x4 on the ground and 2x4's attached to the frame. The tarp is 30x50 and which is really 29'8' x 49' so it does not make it to the ground.

The frame and the tarp seem to hold up in small snow loads and ice formation so far. Everything inside is dry so if I want to work on something, it's fairly warm and dry.

Michael
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Cvans

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Posted - 03/01/2025 :  17:17:51  Show Profile Send Cvans a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I've thought about those tarped sheds but was afraid the winds we have to deal with would destroy it in one summer. It would probably have to be one with a peaked roof so the snow would slide off of it. Your grommet kit looks to work better than the one I got. When I went to set the grommet part of it would always be kinked. Tried it on different materials and made sure I had a solid flat surface to work on but still no go. I hope you solved the problem with your cover. Must be disappointing to look outside and see your shed needs more work.

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 - 03/03/2025 :  16:39:45  Show Profile  Visit B112's Homepage Send B112 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Not the best photo, but this is what I saw on my security cameras the night the tarp ripped the grommets. Nope, not a good feeling to always wonder if it's gonna rip. This summer we'll look at improving the cover. I have the original cover which I intend to install once I know the pipes will not poke a hole in it. And I intend to install the shrink wrap under the original cover as the original sheds from the inside.


Don't get confused with the scaling of the photo as the security camera distorted it. It's 46' long by 14' wide. A fairly big unit. Which I have the original receipt of $1800 when I bought it 10 miles down the road (no shipping costs).

Michael
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B112

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Posted - 03/03/2025 :  16:47:07  Show Profile  Visit B112's Homepage Send B112 a Private Message  Reply with Quote



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Cvans

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Posted - 04/02/2025 :  13:52:51  Show Profile Send Cvans a Private Message  Reply with Quote
You've had that for a long time and have probably gotten your monies worth out of it. That thing had to be pretty heavy.

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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