Barn Razing: cleaning up the past

[dex3361]

Great pics...here the law is open burning cannot be unattended at any time AND any open fire MUST be out before dark...that seems strange that open burning where you live is restricted to those hours. Could it possibly be that because the (volunteer) fire department have day jobs and will be more able to respond to a fire call after 4 pm? Just wondering.

That work hours of volunteer firefighters most likely has a lot to do with the burn times. The other thing I have been told is that the wind in our area typically dies down and the humidity goes up at night. I cant say how factual these statements are so take them with a grain of salt.

 

[clemsonfor]

Great pics...here the law is open burning cannot be unattended at any time AND any open fire MUST be out before dark...that seems strange that open burning where you live is restricted to those hours. Could it possibly be that because the (volunteer) fire department have day jobs and will be more able to respond to a fire call after 4 pm? Just wondering.

Mostly its due to humidity which increases at night and your wind also decreases.

Like in forest fires, they usully die down at night for this reason and is when the crews can make real progress on the wildfires.

Edit: I see he answered the same way i did, i had not fliped to page 3 yet!

 

[dex3361]

Mostly its due to humidity which increases at night and your wind also decreases.

Like in forest fires, they usully die down at night for this reason and is when the crews can make real progress on the wildfires.

Edit: I see he answered the same way i did, i had not fliped to page 3 yet!

Great minds think alike or should I say remember alike.

 

[dex3361]

Here are a few more of the burn and it was surprisingly complete burn. I included a pic of myself proud of the mess that I made.

 

[dex3361]

I have been separating and stacking the metal roofing and keeping it close to the burn to not spread the nails. I think it was really a nail building with wood holding it together.:laughing: But really it was kind of sad to see the end of this structure. I spent many days playing and working in this barn and putting hay in the loft. This was a small operating dairy that was shut down by a change in the federal laws in the early 1960s that put a bunch of small operations out of business. I have been here for over 40 years and the barn may have been here 40 or 50 years before that. Back to cleaning up the mess though. I am going to remove all of the metal and use a magnet to get as many nails as possible. Then take a dozer and bury the rest of the mess. I copperheads were starting a summer home in the old out buildings so this is my first wave of attack.

 

[dex3361]

I have the silo to deal with yet.

 

[clemsonfor]

I have the silo to deal with yet.

The silo is metal you can either haul it or put an add up and let someone take it for free!

 

[JDgreen227]

I have been separating and stacking the metal roofing and keeping it close to the burn to not spread the nails. I think it was really a nail building with wood holding it together.:laughing: But really it was kind of sad to see the end of this structure. I spent many days playing and working in this barn and putting hay in the loft. This was a small operating dairy that was shut down by a change in the federal laws in the early 1960s that put a bunch of small operations out of business. I have been here for over 40 years and the barn may have been here 40 or 50 years before that. Back to cleaning up the mess though. I am going to remove all of the metal and use a magnet to get as many nails as possible. Then take a dozer and bury the rest of the mess. I copperheads were starting a summer home in the old out buildings so this is my first wave of attack.

That is really interesting what you say about them having to close the dairy up in the early 60's. Our farm is the remnants of what was at one time, from the late 20's to the middle 60's, the only working dairy farm in the township I live in...I never realized the reason they closed down the dairy operation, but you may have explained it. Thanks.

Photo...big barn had hay upstairs and the cows were in the lower level. The smaller barn was the milk house at one time.

 

[dex3361]

That is really interesting what you say about them having to close the dairy up in the early 60's. Our farm is the remnants of what was at one time, from the late 20's to the middle 60's, the only working dairy farm in the township I live in...I never realized the reason they closed down the dairy operation, but you may have explained it. Thanks.

Photo...big barn had hay upstairs and the cows were in the lower level. The smaller barn was the milk house at one time.

If you look at the barn the little building on the end was the milk house. funny how there was a common theme to the set up.

 

[dex3361]

The silo is metal you can either haul it or put an add up and let someone take it for free!

You bet. I could haul it about 30 miles away and get $8 a hundred pounds for the metal or haul it 65 miles and get $12 dollars a hundred pounds. I am going the easy route and having a local guy that scraps for a living to come and help cut up the silo and haul the other metal away. Easy day for him and the easy way for me. He has already hauled a huge truck load and is on his way to get another load this evening. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[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: