Do you like the charm of an old building? If you remodel it to be usable for machine storage the hay loft will have to be removed and the barn re-braced up higher. If you do it yourself and use the haymow sills for new bracing you probably won't have much money wrapped up in it. How are the foundation and roof? If the foundation is iffy I'd say tear it down. If the foundation is good but the roof needs new steel and you do it yourself you'll only have the cost of the steel, furring and trim, and a twelve pack for the friends who will be helping you hoist the steel sheets up there. If the siding is bad you can possibly find some used steel to side it with. The old nail holes won't bother much.
I've rebuilt every old building on my farm to some degree or other, including pulling together and straightening the old barn. I rebraced it with lumber from the old corn crib I tore down. I'm still half-way looking for used white roofing steel to side it with. Have I saved any money versus burning them down and building something new? Probably not much, but the farm still has the old building charm and besides, I get a kick out of fixing up old stuff. Jim
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