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New Tractor Shed
Pete W.:
--- Quote from: awemawson on July 26, 2017, 04:07:35 PM ---Thanks Phil :thumbup:
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Looking at the photos above, what amuses me is how easily that 8 Wheeler Ro-Ro lorry fits inside the shed - in fact two would go in with ease :ddb:
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Does that mean that your tractor shed might become the 'Area 51' of South-East England?? :lol: :ddb: :lol: :ddb:
Better make sure the front doors aren't visible to the Google Streetview camera!!! :D :) :D :)
awemawson:
So yesterday - fine all day - sun shining - no Darren :bang:
However one more 8 wheeler with 20 ton of earth came in stockpiling on the field to move round the back of the shed to fill and level up the void :thumbup:
Today - drizzling - not very pleasant - the occasional heavy shower - but Darren has finished re-assembling the JCB Loadall and is back working here. So far the remaining concrete panels have been fitted to the front and rear walls, all the 'Z-Purlins' have been fitted to the walls (the sheet cladding screws into these) and the cross bracing bars and wire cable have been fitted but not yet tensioned.
As I type he is fitting the remaining Z-Purlins to the roof. When all these have been fitted he will 'square up' the building then finally tighten all bolts and tension the bracing cables. I'm quite impressed by the design of this framework - better than I had expected.
Also today another 8 wheeler put another 20 tons of earth on the stock pile - and I'm promised another two or three next week which should complete the levelling up.
I'll post photos when he's finished
awemawson:
Well as promised here are the pictures. All concrete panels, Z Purlins, braces and anti-twist bars fitted except for the short ones round the doors on the front face.
No play scheduled for the weekend, anyway the weather is forecast to be lousy, but hopefully Monday will see a resumption.
Pete W.:
It's looking good, Andrew.
I'm sure you've got plenty of things to do during your enforced weekend break.
So I'll be patient until this project resumes.
awemawson:
Yes Pete, I schemed and plotted working out what I needed in the electrical line (3 phase distribution board, MCB's, RCD, 100 watt LED floods x 3 inside, 100 watt PIR outside and a few switches and sockets plus a roll of 3 core Hi-Tuff cable) and nearly bankrupted myself ordering it all :bugeye:
Not a huge lot to show for progress today, but progress there has been. Darren has torqued all the structural bolts and squared the frame up and tightened the cable pulls that stop the horizontal Z Purlins sagging.
Hopefully if the wind is kind to us he can start sheeting tomorrow
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