Yikes!! What would you do to save the tractor from getting smashed?!

[shooterdon]

Pull using the draw bar with a proper hook.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Drawbar-...edirectid=15764444037732269289710070301008005

 

[Industrial Toys]

Just remember that attached things often come detached on their own. Meanwhile trying to detach something that is attached is usually another matter entirely.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Just remember that attached things often come detached on their own. Meanwhile trying to detach something that is attached is usually another matter entirely.

I'm hoping Mother Nature will take it down with the winds that've come up today

~~Judy

 

[Diggin It]

I'm hoping Mother Nature will take it down with the winds that've come up today

~~Judy

It's possible. It's possible!!!

 

[Molalla1]

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It's possible. It's possible!!!

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[LouNY]

Actually remembering the pictures I'd be tempted to start at the far end lift it with the loader remove the post and lay it down on the ground.
Especially if I was going to try and salvage any of it. Even if not it will disassemble much easier if not all wadded up.
Or even to separate the metal roof for salvage /scrap value and to burn the wood and bury the ashes and nails.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Actually remembering the pictures I'd be tempted to start at the far end lift it with the loader remove the post and lay it down on the ground.
Especially if I was going to try and salvage any of it. Even if not it will disassemble much easier if not all wadded up.
Or even to separate the metal roof for salvage /scrap value and to burn the wood and bury the ashes and nails.

Here's a pic taken today to give memory a boost:


So, I would need to lift the front end opening that's attached to 2 posts (one is split at the ground and leaning outward). There's a 2x8 header. Would Red be able to support the end while I used my sawzall to cut through the 3 remaining posts? Then lower the fel and set the end on the ground? The roof is attached to the building with a 2x12 header with a cazillion nails Would the gable end get damaged?

The specs for the tractor/loader - Lift capacity is 1050 lbs. Breakout capacity (?) is 1821 lbs.

I like the idea of this if it's possible

~~Judy

 

[aczlan]

Personally, I would put a chain up high on the remaining middle post and pull the top out of the roof.
Then chain to both corners of the end with 2 posts (at the tops of the posts) and pull it straight away from the rest of the barn.

Aaron Z

 

[chim]

I agree that pulling would be safest. If you do that, it would be good to get the chain wrapped and choked real well on the posts. If the structure is pulled enough to make it unstable when the chain slips off it will increase the danger if you have to monkey with hundreds of pounds of things that want to fall on you.

You said you want to re-use the roofing. You'll need to decide if it would be an approach you want to try without some assistance, but based on the pictures Here's what I'd do. Use the loader to lift the low point of the roof and get a post back in there. Then start removing roof panels from the end farthest from the building. It looks like the metal is only about 8' off the ground. The first piece of tin could probably be removed using a stepladder placed on the outside. Next piece would put the stepladder under the framing, so it would be important to keep checking the stability of the framing as you go. Without the rigidity the tin adds, the framing may want to twist, rack and come down.

 

[bcp]

The metal roofing is about all that is holding it together. See the 4th photo in post#1. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/419949-yikes-what-would-you-do.html

The first set of rafters is almost completely detached from the center beam, and just held in place by the roofing.

Bruce