Lots of that in east central Wisconsin where, 60 years ago, many farms were less than 200 acres, mine included. Our two barns were dismantled and used to make homes, etc. Both timber and peg construction. Both had metal roofs which was key to their preservation. The main barn had a metal roof installed in 1915 when my grandfather expanded. Silos were poured concrete dating from 1911. One barn was taken to Milwaukee where it was used to build a rustic home and the large barn (most of it) was transported by truck and rail to California where it was used to build bars, restaurants and movie stars homes. Iron went to China. Komatsu track hoe brought the silos down in about an hour and between a Case back hoe, a John Deere bulldozer and the track hoe the whole site was reshaped to look pretty much the way it was left by the most recent glacier. I put up a new machine shed to keep my toys in and that should last for the next 115 years or so. Time will tell. I never regretted doing any of it because the old buildings were useless to me and would have proved expensive to maintain.
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Today's Featured Article - Using Your Tractor: Creating a Seed Bed - by Chris Pratt. When I bought my first old tractor, I had only one idea in mind. It wasn't the preservation of old iron since at that time, I was unaware that people even did this. It wasn't to show off my restoration skills (though I had tried my hand at a couple of old motorcycles in my teens and if I recall correctly, those old motorcycles were sold in boxes about one quarter finished). It wasn't to relive memories of Grampa, Dad or myself out on the back 40 nursing the Farmall pulling too many b
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