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03-29-2018, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
My 60’ x 100’ shop was built by my Dad and Uncle nearly 50 years ago. It has served the family farm and heavy equipment business, then my hobby shop well.
When I say they built it, they did much of the work themselves. They secured heavy steel pipe and rod for the materials, drug these into their little barn work shop in the woods, and proceeded to weld up the walls and rafters for this building. Then they used their tractors and winch truck, with very long gin poles, to put it together. I can remember Uncle running the winch truck, lifting one of the rafters up into position with Dad riding on the rafter to position then weld it in place. When you are a little guy looking up at what they were doing, you couldn’t help but think they were kinda like Superman. |
03-29-2018, 10:02 PM | #2 |
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Re: Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
The front half of the shop has received improvements with more concrete, insulation, heat and lighting since my wife and I bought it in 1996. It is a nice space for our use.
This is the shop where Dad taught me to tune up cars, weld, and fix equipment. I worked on my first car (1969 Mach 1) and my wife’s first car (Pinto) way back when we were first dating in the 1970’s. Since I am kinda of a sentimental old guy, this building is important to me. |
03-29-2018, 10:11 PM | #3 |
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While it is really cool to keep a building in the family for half a century, the potential downside is the impact hoarding “needed” parts for that long.
It comes about innocently enough. Living in a rural area running your own equipment, you don’t want any down time when you break down and have to run to town. Gotta get going again for planting, working ground, harvesting, clearing land...so you hang on to that old cog, belt, chain, clamp in case you need it. And you often did. So we ended up with a lot of “spare parts” on the walls. |
03-29-2018, 10:13 PM | #4 |
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Re: Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
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03-29-2018, 10:15 PM | #5 |
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Another example...
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03-29-2018, 10:20 PM | #6 |
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Re: Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
This of course is all in the back half of the shop, dimensions 60’ x 50’.
My goals here are to clear the area and turn it into a much more efficient, user friendly and better looking storage space. We have a lot of work in front of us! |
03-30-2018, 12:10 AM | #7 |
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Man, am I jealous of your shop. I would love to have that kind of space.
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03-31-2018, 05:17 PM | #8 | |
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First step I needed to do was focus on cleaning out the space. |
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03-31-2018, 05:21 PM | #9 |
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I hired several guys and we spent about 4 solid days cleaning out “stuff”. There was a lot that went into the recycle bins. Anyone need a V belt?
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03-31-2018, 05:23 PM | #10 |
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There were a large number of heavy wood blocks used when working on equipment.
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03-31-2018, 05:25 PM | #11 |
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Handy for moving the heavier stuff.....4620...
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04-01-2018, 10:25 PM | #12 |
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I have the exact same Ranger too. It’s a workhorse.
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04-02-2018, 04:19 PM | #13 |
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Nice!!! Good thing you caught this before it got much worse. That could have been catastrophic.
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04-02-2018, 04:28 PM | #14 | |
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Next up...dirt work for concrete. |
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04-02-2018, 04:47 PM | #15 |
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Re: Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
good you caught it before sumpin bad happened....
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04-03-2018, 09:00 PM | #16 | |
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Oh for sure!
Me too! Makes for exciting improvements. And I’ve wanted to do this since we bought the building. Some things just take time. Quote:
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04-03-2018, 09:03 PM | #17 |
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The concrete guys have some good equipment. Very nice Cat skid steer...
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04-02-2018, 10:31 PM | #18 |
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Woo Hoo!!! Love concrete.
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04-03-2018, 12:18 AM | #19 |
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Re: Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
doug - its nice to live in "oil well" country ! the locals have the knowledge & talent to fix anything right !!!! keep up the pics ! it looks like one of my bldgs . put some insulation & big rod under that new floor ! we just did a big bldg at jrs shop with spray on foam & 30" of attic insulation ! BOY did it make a heat & sound differance!!!!!!!!!!!!!now we got to finish sheetrock & move everything back to the walls ! i feel for you -its a lot of work -probably go to menards & buy several of the narrower -front to back pallet -racks -that way -you cannot bury the stuff placed on the shelves ?? if i was closer -id come & help for a day or so ! anyway it looks good -keep pics rolling in see ya ! big mike
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04-03-2018, 09:11 PM | #20 |
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Re: Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
Once dug down to the needed level for 6” of concrete, they laid in plastic underlayment, reinforcing wire and grade stakes.
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04-03-2018, 09:13 PM | #21 |
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They moved pretty quickly getting this done.
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04-03-2018, 09:16 PM | #22 |
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They also drilled into the existing concrete for rebar connectors.
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04-04-2018, 10:05 PM | #24 |
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that's gonna be sweet when you get done....
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04-05-2018, 07:54 PM | #25 | |
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Yeah, it does look like they were doing a good job!
Way nicer than dirt for sure. Quote:
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