Re: Storing Tractors in Historic Barn

Posted by PaulW_NJ on December 13, 2005 at 07:28:50 from (70.111.191.105):

In Reply to: Storing Tractors in Historic Barn posted by PurdueAg on December 12, 2005 at 18:46:16:

I have a bank barn that I am in the process of restoring. It is about 100 yrs old. Inside of the main door to the upstairs level on the top side, there are (true) 2x10"s laid crosswise to the floor joists, 10 feet long, on top of the 1x flooring, that run all of the way thru. I have been parking my Cub on top of that for a couple of years and it"s very solid. Of course a Cub is very light compared to your tractors. But as several have mentioned here, it"s not just the size of the beams, but how the weight is distributed and the condition of the connections between the beams. Bottom line is that with proper structural analysis, and perhaps beefing up the floor, you could do what you wish to do.

But why not store the tractors on the lower level? My lower level was dirt and partial concrete of various thisknesses. This summer I jackhammered out the concrete remnants, removed dirt to level out the ground, and am ready to pour a concrete floor in the Spring. Not only will you have a infinitely more solid base, it will be a much safer floor against fire hazard from any sort of metal work and sparks. Storing, and working on, old tractors on old wooden floors is as much a fire hazard concern as the weight issue.

Replies:

• Re: Storing Tractors in Historic Barn PurdueAg 07:34:39 12/13/05 (1)
  • Re: Storing Tractors in Historic Barn PaulW_NJ 07:58:13 12/13/05 (0)

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