A pole building relies upon the pole for several different things.
It needs to carry the roof and everything on the roof. A lot of weight. If you are on 12 foot spacing you must be in the south, up here in snow load they go with 6, 8, or 9 foot spacings.
It needs to take the side load a strong wind puts on the pole. So it depends on your winds, but who doesn't get a 70mph downburst every 50 years or so, so we all need good wind ratings.
It also needs to take the upward pressures of the wind in your area. I have seen several buildings that were pulled out of the ground in a tornado or microburst, as the wind got in a door and lifted it up like a balloon. The machinery all sat there, with the building crumpled 100s of feet away.
So for such a wide spacing, 12 feet, the wind rating becomes interesting. You won't have many poles to take that side pressure.
Now you want to put the pole on a pier. That puts a joint there on the bottom. That really really weakens your pole. So to keep your wind rating, you need a really strong connection between the pole and the pier. This will be the critical thing. It needs to take the sideways and upward ratings your building will get. And the taller you make the building, the more stress this joint will have.
A stick built building with a full foundation has many attachments, every 16-24 inches, to the foundation so it is easier to make that joint nice and strong. Your pole building, especially with a 12 foot span, is going to really stress that joint. Your old building with the poles in the ground, has a flex and grain through that joint area. Your new building with the pier is going to want to bend and stress right at the joint.
Just what you need to focus on, the weak point of your design.
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 - Harvestin Hay: The Early Years (Part 2) - by Pat Browning. The summer of 1950 was the start of a new era in farming for our family. I was thirteen, and Kathy (my oldest sister) was seven. At this age, I believed tractor farming was the only way, hot stuff -- and given a chance I probably would have used the tractor, Dad's first, a 1936 Model "A" John Deere, to go bring in the cows! And I think Dad was ready for some automation too. And so it was that we acquired a good, used J. I. Case, wire tie hay baler. In addition to a person to drive th
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[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.
