Yet another project

I started something today that should have been done ten years ago. Partly because I was ten years younger back then,but mostly because having beef cattle in old dairy facilities never was a good idea.
Dad and I built that barn back in about 68. He got some used corrugated steel when they tore down the old pickle plant. It had tar on one side,so we put that on the inside. 46 years of having cattle in there with all that moisture between the steel and tar had the steel looking like a screen door. The whole configuration of it just didn't work anymore either. That old junk wasn't worth saving,so I put a piece of pipe on the bale spear and just pushed the steel off.
The lean to on the side of the old stanchion barn has to come down too. You can see that to the left in the first picture. I built that in 76,had free stalls in it until we put in more stanchions,then I used it for calves. Those steers have pretty much destroyed it. The insurance company cancelled the coverage on the whole mess a year ago,so something had to happen.
I'm gonna replace the whole works with something more suitable. Just in time to get out of the cattle business. lol

There is NEVER nothing to do!

I'm telling you what! I've been really needing to do this in the worst kind of way for the last few years,but my back and knees just haven't been up to it. If I'd have known I'd feel this good at 59,I'd have turned this age a long time ago. lol
I hope this isn't my last gasp before I really go down hill.

When you get to roofing your new project, you should call on my son. He is currently re-roofing the 24x32 add on to his pole barn. Shingling & roofing 101.

I'm putting steel on this one. Looking for a job? lol

That's right Larry. If you're ever all caught up and nothing left to do.....You missed something.

Way behind on my haying. Want to buy a couple fields of standing hay?

"I hope this isn't my last gasp before I really go down hill."

It is.

GR

You're makin me nervous with all those roofing nails by that feed bunk.

I see you have your climbing boots on!

I'm pretty sure that's what Cow Magnets are for. LOL!


:>)

They all fell down inside the barn. It was the tires I was worried about. I parked the darned thing around here in the yard by the hydrant at supper time so I could wash them off and check them. I was so tired,I forgot all about it until I was in the shower at 7 o'clock. I wish I had gone back out because all the manure was dried on like concrete this morning and I had a heck of a time getting it off.

Dang it. I was afraid of that.

Do I get to sit in the air conditioned cab of my tractor and round bale it while you drive nails in the hot sun? lol