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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. |
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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
5240 Posts |
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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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 01/17/2025 : 19:16:41
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If it's a single layer can you shrink it from the inside? Seems like it would be safer than working on a ladder from the outside.
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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 - 01/18/2025 : 16:04:50
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Originally posted by Cvans
If it's a single layer can you shrink it from the inside? Seems like it would be safer than working on a ladder from the outside.
That's an idea. I can test that theory before I try the big cover. So far the tarp has held up in two dustings of snow. We can get anywhere from 2" to 8" in the next two days... we'll see what happens next. |
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2003 Cover-IT repairs (46L x14W 'x10'H)
