MossflowerWoods
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- Fredericksburg, VA
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- Kioti DK50SE HST w/FEL, Gravely 60" ZTR Mower. Stihl MS290 (selling), CS261, & FS190 + Echo CS400 & 2010 F-350 6.4 PSD snowplow truck
Hey all you Hay guys...
So... Here is the next thing clearly I need to consider in my quest and questions about starting up a haying operation.
Pole Barn.
The guy I am buying from has a very cool (I think) pole barn. It is big and dry with NO SIDES. He stores all the hay in the center, and he has tractors, trucks, trailers, etc. parked all around the center with very easy in/out access to everything.
To me it seems shockingly logical and almost military minded as if they might need to "bug out" and get all the equipment out ASAP.
My questions start with the following....
1) - What kind of poles to use, and where to get them?
2) - Roof Trusses? What kind and where to get.
3) - Roofing? Galvanized? What is low cost and effective?
4) - If I put down heavy pastic and 4" concrete just in the center "Hay" area, can I then just stack and not worry, all the hay will be good, or???
5) - What am I forgetting?
Thanks in advance guys,
David
So... Here is the next thing clearly I need to consider in my quest and questions about starting up a haying operation.
Pole Barn.
The guy I am buying from has a very cool (I think) pole barn. It is big and dry with NO SIDES. He stores all the hay in the center, and he has tractors, trucks, trailers, etc. parked all around the center with very easy in/out access to everything.
To me it seems shockingly logical and almost military minded as if they might need to "bug out" and get all the equipment out ASAP.
My questions start with the following....
1) - What kind of poles to use, and where to get them?
2) - Roof Trusses? What kind and where to get.
3) - Roofing? Galvanized? What is low cost and effective?
4) - If I put down heavy pastic and 4" concrete just in the center "Hay" area, can I then just stack and not worry, all the hay will be good, or???
5) - What am I forgetting?
Thanks in advance guys,
David