Mobile loafing shed

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Yup, don't look like much here though.

Bud wants a twelve by twenty one three sided shed for his horses to be able to get out of the weather.

Here in north Texas we have a lot of rain and even more clay. A shed for two horses will become a bog in no time at all.

So bud asked me if we could build one that would be moved occasionally. During the winter when our storms come from the north and west the back could be facing thataways. When spring rolls around and the storms start coming in from the south and west it could be turned to protect them from that.

Here's my plan. A galvanized pipe frame for strength and resistance against rust. Four inch C purlins attached to the pipe frame via my brackets and welding. Then the sheet metal attached to the purlins.

This picture is us making the back and front frames with the trailer pretending to be a welding table.

 

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The idea is to fabricate the front and back pieces. Then to tie them together to complete a box shape.

 

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Sorta like this.

 

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I don't know if you can see it in the pictures but I'd like you to notice the sweeps or nineties welded at the ends of the bottom pipes.

Here's the thought process about them. They decrease the effort necessary when the shed is being moved. But just as important I believe is that we're welding uprights to them that will be attached about five feet up. The logic is to have something to attach to and yet something that will keep the livestock off the corners where they might find something to hurt or get hurt on.

 

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Here's one of my brackets.

They are designed to be used either as a welded piece or one attached via self tapping screws. We're going with the welded process on this project because it has to be able to handle the forces experienced when the unit is being moved.

This one's on a top corner.

 

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This is how the purlin is attached to the bracket and via bracket to the post.

If you noticed on the bracket there is a top ledge for those situations where a screw head might be in the way on the vertical surface.

Inside view

 

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outside view

 

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The brackets are attached to the posts. Then the purlins are folded over and on to the brackets. They only go on one way.

 

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voila!

 

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finished corner