Barn Razing: cleaning up the past

[dex3361]

Well the guy hauling the metal showed up and we loaded his 1 ton flatbed truck till it was begging for mercy. That is a real testimony to the old 79 model F350. He had a demo saw with a diamond blade designed for cutting metal. He cut the silo into about 6 pieces and I folded it up with the grapple. I figure 2 more loads like tonight and all the metal will be gone. Here is the pics of the silo coming down.

 

[JDgreen227]

Well the guy hauling the metal showed up and we loaded his 1 ton flatbed truck till it was begging for mercy. That is a real testimony to the old 79 model F350. He had a demo saw with a diamond blade designed for cutting metal. He cut the silo into about 6 pieces and I folded it up with the grapple. I figure 2 more loads like tonight and all the metal will be gone. Here is the pics of the silo coming down.

Thais one heck of a project you are getting done, bet it will make you feel good to have it completed. Just imagine how much it would have cost had you not been handy and had to hire it out...

Hopefully the racket of the metal saw cutting up the silo will discourage the snakes from coming back to the area....:laughing:

 

[dex3361]

Thais one heck of a project you are getting done, bet it will make you feel good to have it completed. Just imagine how much it would have cost had you not been handy and had to hire it out...

Hopefully the racket of the metal saw cutting up the silo will discourage the snakes from coming back to the area....:laughing:

It already looks better. I am trying to get the mess cleaned up before the snakes come back looking for their summer home, boy will they be surprised. This is another one of those projects that the tractor makes bearable. i stacked the roofing metal at the edge of the burn area and refuse to take the tractor into the burn area. I then use the grapple to pick up the roof metal and load it on the junk truck. So hopefully he will return Monday and the rain will hold off. I wanted to get pics but I ran out of daylight.

 

[dex3361]

I took the day off today and finished getting all of the metal from the barn and other buildings hauled off. I also took the opportunity to throw any other metal that I could part with on the junk truck. I kept a total of the metal and he ended up with a total of 12000#+-. It took him 3 trips. It was worth it to me to have the help cleaning up the mess. I think they would have taken the nails if had them picked up.

 

[JDgreen227]

I took the day off today and finished getting all of the metal from the barn and other buildings hauled off. I also took the opportunity to throw any other metal that I could part with on the junk truck. I kept a total of the metal and he ended up with a total of 12000#+-. It took him 3 trips. It was worth it to me to have the help cleaning up the mess. I think they would have taken the nails if had them picked up.

At $8 per 100 pounds and your 12000 pound estimate of the metal, that scrap hauler made $960 selling the metal, lets see now, deduct $60 for fuel, he made $300 per trip for his work. At an 8 hour day, that is close to $38 an hour. Heck, when I retired after 31 years at my job I wasn't even earning $20 an hour. He was working hard but for $38 an hour, likely tax free, that is respectable money for unskilled labor...I think he owes it to you to come back and fish the nails out himself...LOL

 

[dex3361]

Yes he made some good money. He had a helper that worked with him. If you figure splitting the money 3 ways (1 owner, 1 for the truck and 1 for the helper) it would still be pretty good cash money. His truck is a large flat bed that will haul a monster load. I think he told me that his old truck gets 8 miles to the gallon. I think he splits the money 3 ways after taking out for the fuel. It was worth it for me to get it done and out of the way.

 

[MotorSeven]

It's well over $12 a hundred here....if I could only convince my neighbor the shade tree machanic to haul all of his junkers off I would be in heaven.

So, now...when are you building a new barn? I just started on an 80 footer...pole barn that is....pic's here:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/196643-kioti-polebarnzilla.html

 

[jimmyj]

I missed this thread till today. Sorry to see the old barn go, but sometimes a man's gotta do what he's gotta do. Very interesting project and it's amazing how fire cleans up a mess isn't it. I think once you dozer the area over you'll have a nice spot there by the hill.

 

[dex3361]

It's well over $12 a hundred here....if I could only convince my neighbor the shade tree machanic to haul all of his junkers off I would be in heaven.

So, now...when are you building a new barn? I just started on an 80 footer...pole barn that is....pic's here:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/196643-kioti-polebarnzilla.html

I am thinking about an equipment shed about 28 x 60 (it sounds cheaper if I call it a shed) I do not think I will put it in the same place.

I missed this thread till today. Sorry to see the old barn go, but sometimes a man's gotta do what he's gotta do. Very interesting project and it's amazing how fire cleans up a mess isn't it. I think once you dozer the area over you'll have a nice spot there by the hill.

The junk collector asked if he could have the block that is left to fill in a road base, of course I told him sure. It is looking so much better already. i am trying to get it done soon enough to sow grass on it. A neighbor stopped by and looked around and we were talking about how old the barn was. He told me he thought it was built in the 1950s.

 

[JDgreen227]

THANK YOU for detailing the project and sharing the pictures, I have really enjoyed following the thread as it went along...:thumbsup: