Making a tractor shed the dumb hard way

MattCatlin · Oct 3, 2016

Got so many of these cedars might as well make life hard and build with them

JMOR · Oct 3, 2016

(quoted from post at 12:53:45 10/03/16) Got so many of these cedars might as well make life hard and build with them

orked for me!

MattCatlin · Oct 3, 2016

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RCP · Oct 3, 2016

Just wondering, why did you put the skinny end in the ground?

Rich

rustyacres sd · Oct 3, 2016

More weight at the top to hole it in the ground. LOL

Traditional Farmer · Oct 3, 2016

Good question I was wondering the same thing

RLA · Oct 3, 2016

Couple of reasons , small end down = Smaller diameter Hole..
small end down = they won't re-root & grow..
small end down = more to nail too on top..

MattCatlin · Oct 3, 2016

Quote"Couple of reasons , small end down = Smaller diameter Hole.. small end down = they won't re-root & grow.. small end down = more to nail too on top"

Exactly what I was thinking when I planted them RLA

WI Dan · Oct 3, 2016

sure, the fun of doing it that way lasts longer than the fun of writing checks anyways.

rustred · Oct 3, 2016

with small end in first ... your building is not as stable.
also the frost will push the post out of the ground.

caterpillar guy · Oct 3, 2016

Looks like it is coming along. Put the scaffold on a wagon and it will move easier. It can be tied down to the wagon so it will not fall off.

JMOR · Oct 3, 2016

(quoted from post at 15:36:58 10/03/16) Looks like it is coming along. Put the scaffold on a wagon and it will move easier. It can be tied down to the wagon so it will not fall off.

ike this:

Dan in Ohio · Oct 3, 2016

I commend you on the use of native lumber. Put a bag of sacrete in the bottom of the hole, will not matter which end of the pole is up. Brace her up good should stand for many years.

jm. · Oct 3, 2016

Sure wish we were closer. In about an hour and my woodmizer I could have made them real nice post, but I still like your effort. Your building do it like you want, I bet the upside down post last several years. Looks like you are keeping it level and square which is hard using rough post.

Good luck with the project.

bcdave · Oct 3, 2016

If I was to use untreated ceder I'd not put them in the ground. It's a lot off work to have them rot off. If they were bolted to concrete in sona tubes they would be kept dry and last for ever. My partner used untreated cedar and they rotted off in 10 years. I worked for a utility that tried encasing cedar poles in concrete and they rotted off and the poles fell over.
Dave

Traditional Farmer · Oct 3, 2016

Couple of good reason to put the large end in the hole 1) stability 2) more bulk to rot so they'll last longer.The Red part is will last pretty good the white will rot quickly and
concrete will accelerate rotting.

01gentdc · Oct 3, 2016

acouple men can bow and straihten a cedar post with braces and struts ,. maybe your cedar is different than ours in southern ind ,. I drove some difficult fence posts upside down to ease the struggle , within 5 yrs those posts that were upside down were roted off or in very poor condition , while those that were uprite were good as when we stuck them in the ground ,,.. my Dad warned me of that when I proudly showed him my new fence,. he told me , I bet in 5-10 yrs you are gonna have to put t posts there ,,He Was SO RITE . Sorry to Report this ,. But IT is Gospel truth

JMOR · Oct 3, 2016

Either way. they sure are not going to sprout! Where did that jewel come from???????????

Pair-a-dice farm · Oct 4, 2016

Looks good, I would have put the larger end at the bottom but that will probably work fine. I have a stack of red cedar poles that I cut last winter that I'm planning on using for a tractor shed too. I've heard people say that cedar will rot. I've got gate posts in the barn lot that have been there for 40+ years. I also have a shed that my Dad built out of cedar poles that is at least 60 years old. The key is to use slow growth red cedar that has a lot of red heart and less than 1 1/2" of white.

rockyridgefarm · Oct 4, 2016

I've taken to refilling post holes with gravel. I'm in heavy clay mostly, and my black locust posts rot off fast. I've only been using gravel for about 5 years, so cannot be sure it's working, but my theory is sound. Posts typically only rot off at the couple inches where the post touches the surface of the ground. I figure gravel will get the water away faster and keep the post strong longer. Full dump truck of gravel is 175 delivered, and it'd take a lot of post holes to use it up.

How big is your shed gonna be?

NTG · Oct 4, 2016

Matt, how did you get the poles stood up in the holes? I'm interested in doing the same thing.

Blackhole49 · Oct 4, 2016

All I know is; I've never seen a telephone pole in the ground small end down, and I've seen my share of the. There must be a reason.

MattCatlin · Oct 4, 2016

I used my track loader (high lift), the things were too heavy for me to lift alone (I tried). I think two strong men could. I cut them fresh so they were wet. If you let them dry first that might help.

MattCatlin · Oct 4, 2016

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MattCatlin · Oct 4, 2016

I am using pretty big posts, figured the small end was big enough. Not sure I'd do it that way again. (not sure I'd do this again...) Next time I'd lick each side on a sawmill and have square posts, then I could of use the string lines correctly.

MattCatlin · Oct 4, 2016

I am really hoping to buy an lt-15 next year. My brother has one but I can never get him to come over, he is 4 hour round trip from the farm.

MattCatlin · Oct 4, 2016

I shoulda posted plans first, lol. Thanks for the heads up!

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