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Re: Storing Tractors in Historic Barn
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Posted by Nat on December 13, 2005 at 05:00:47 from (64.80.108.52):
In Reply to: Storing Tractors in Historic Barn posted by PurdueAg on December 12, 2005 at 18:46:16:
It is totally irresponsible, not to mention dangerous, to say, "Yeah it'll hold your tractors no problem," with only the information you provide. You've provided nothing that will indicate the strength of the barn floor. My Dad's barn floor has "big square beams" and 6" timbers and plank floors, but if you tried to drive anything much heavier than a Farmall Cub up there, you'd suddenly find yourself downstairs in a pile of rubble and dismembered cows. How big are the big beams?
How far apart are the beams, both big and small?
How thick is the planking? Yes, these barn floors are designed to hold tons and tons and tons of hay, but hay is spread out over every inch of the floor. You can pile a lot of hay on not much floor structure. A tractor puts several tons of weight on a few square feet. The load is a lot more concentrated, and you need a much heavier floor structure to support it. Your run of the mill home inspector may not be able to tell you if the barn can support the kind of weight you'd be subjecting it to. However, he may have a suggestion as to who can. You need some sort of engineer to take a look at it. Just be careful and do your homework ahead of time. I don't think we want to hear how your historical barn, and you, became history when your tractor plunged through the barn's floor into the lower level.
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