It's too bad those old barns with haymows aren't compatible with modern farming. In 1969 dad bought a farm with a good sized round roofed barn that was built in 1949 for use as a dairy barn. It was the newest and strongest barn in the neighborhood by far. It was tight as any barn could be.I used it to farrow sows for maybe 15 years or so with farrowing crates in one side and loafing area in the other side. The roof started going bad and I had quit farrowing and started buying feeder pigs, so we took the goodies and the hay mow out of the barn and burned the rest. It had cement footings down the center that were indestructible so removing the footings and putting a new roof on would have cost more than putting up a new pole building that was usable to our more modern needs.
The barn where I live is an old inglamorous horse barn that never had a hay mow. It's leaning a bit and I've had to straighten it and take the sag out of the roof but it lends itself to a big drive in door and can be driven into easily so it's going to live a long time yet. Jim
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Oliver 550 Diesel runs like a watch three point hitch pto engine gone threw about two hundred hours ago nice clean tractor
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
