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Post by hughespieds on Aug 20, 2019 9:56:42 GMT -6
I've never had one at home for the weaning pasture and I'm trying to get a design as I would like to do it right the first time. I'm looking at something around 32' x 12' with two stalls on the east end with gates that open to the outside and swing right so they can both be used as a loading area. I also want gates on the inside that swing to the back so I can make two smaller pens or have just one large. The west end will be open so calves can use it as they wish. Electricity and water are out right now, but might get put in later on.
You got any other ideas that would be useful to me?
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Post by M-5 on Aug 20, 2019 10:15:09 GMT -6
I've never had one at home for the weaning pasture and I'm trying to get a design as I would like to do it right the first time. I'm looking at something around 32' x 12' with two stalls on the east end with gates that open to the outside and swing right so they can both be used as a loading area. I also want gates on the inside that swing to the back so I can make two smaller pens or have just one large. The west end will be open so calves can use it as they wish. Electricity and water are out right now, but might get put in later on.
You got any other ideas that would be useful to me?
Here you could get a pole barn with metal trusses for that size for around 3k installed. I would think you could build the stalls for another 1000 to 1500
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Post by greybeard on Aug 20, 2019 10:28:03 GMT -6
I have one that is approx 32' wide X 20' deep. Built it in the style of a pole barn using 4x6 and 4x4 posts instead of utility poles, but with sloping roof instead of a gable roof. Four 8' wide gated 'bays' but only one is stall. I'll get some pics later today.
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Post by hughespieds on Aug 20, 2019 11:15:05 GMT -6
Sloping roof is just fine with me and I can't justify anything larger when I'll just be dealing with a few calves. I'm not looking to break the bank on this either, so I was figuring it being framed in wood would save me a little.
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Post by greybeard on Aug 20, 2019 11:56:14 GMT -6
It began in 2010 as a 16' x 20' shed, then I expanded it in 2012 to double the width. Pretty easy to build, and I did it alone and i'm not the best carpenter in the world forsure.
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Post by hughespieds on Aug 20, 2019 12:11:16 GMT -6
It began in 2010 as a 16' x 20' shed, then I expanded it in 2012 to double the width. Pretty easy to build, and I did it alone and i'm not the best carpenter in the world forsure. I'm not the handy-guy at all, so I wouldn't begin to attempt it.
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Post by dave on Aug 20, 2019 16:22:20 GMT -6
There were two loafing sheds in the corrals here when I bought this place. They are 3 sided with the open side facing east. One is 14 by 40, the other 10 by 36. They had both lost their roof. Both have a one way sloped roof which slopes out of the corral. I am using used tin for the roof with a combination of new and used lumber along with poles. I am about done with the smaller one and I will have less than $200 into the shed. The other I am trying to figure out how to get the rafters which are 14 foot on the cheap. The old roof used lodge pole pine poles for rafters. That might be the route I go.
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Post by tcranch on Aug 20, 2019 16:44:59 GMT -6
Cement blocks - think Legos. Keeps them cool in the summer, throw in some straw in the winter & they're nice 'n toasty. If we need to catch/load one we just throw up some old cattle panels & back in the stock trailer.
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Post by M-5 on Aug 20, 2019 16:46:31 GMT -6
Cement blocks - think Legos. Keeps them cool in the summer, throw in some straw in the winter & they're nice 'n toasty. If we need to catch/load one we just throw up some old cattle panels & back in the stock trailer. Those look like barricade blocks . Where did you get them
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Post by greybeard on Aug 20, 2019 16:55:29 GMT -6
If you have a cheap source for metal shipping containers, you can string a roof between 2 of them, and have storage on both sides.
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Post by tcranch on Aug 20, 2019 17:08:54 GMT -6
Cement blocks - think Legos. Keeps them cool in the summer, throw in some straw in the winter & they're nice 'n toasty. If we need to catch/load one we just throw up some old cattle panels & back in the stock trailer. Those look like barricade blocks . Where did you get them Local contractor built it, got all the supplies here in Cowley County. I think they are barricade blocks. It's technically considered a non-permanent structure, which was a bonus until the tax laws changed. Just pour a foundation, stack the blocks, add trusses, metal roofing and a support.
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Post by hughespieds on Aug 20, 2019 17:13:07 GMT -6
Cement blocks - think Legos. Keeps them cool in the summer, throw in some straw in the winter & they're nice 'n toasty. If we need to catch/load one we just throw up some old cattle panels & back in the stock trailer. I like those blocks but I don't have a clue where to get something like that near me. I have to make this as easy for me as possible as I still don't have the lung capacity I had a few months ago.
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Post by hughespieds on Aug 20, 2019 17:14:14 GMT -6
If you have a cheap source for metal shipping containers, you can string a roof between 2 of them, and have storage on both sides. I've mentioned that to the wife and she don't like the looks of those containers.
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Post by JMJ on Aug 20, 2019 19:34:18 GMT -6
(6) 4x6x12 PT posts, (8) 2x8x16 PT, for the front band and the back band, doubled and (preferably with the outside band notched into the posts and the inside band butted into the posts), (17) 2x6x16 PT rafters, 2’ O.C., 2’ O.H. front and back, (2) 2x4x16 barge rafters, (4) 2x6x16 PT and (1) 2x6x8 for fascia boards. (18) 2x4x18 spruce or pine for lathes, approx 30” O.C., (11) 3x3 eave metal, (12) 3’ wide x 17’ long metal, (2) 2x4x16 PT for wind braces, screws and other fasteners and you will have a 12x32 shed that is 8’6 H in the front and 7’6” H in the back with a 16x36 roof that is strong, functional, and attractive. Should be able to buy these materials for less than a $1k. All you’ll need then is the stalls.
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Post by dave on Aug 20, 2019 20:01:27 GMT -6
Cement blocks - think Legos. Keeps them cool in the summer, throw in some straw in the winter & they're nice 'n toasty. If we need to catch/load one we just throw up some old cattle panels & back in the stock trailer. I like those blocks but I don't have a clue where to get something like that near me. I have to make this as easy for me as possible as I still don't have the lung capacity I had a few months ago. Those blocks should be available at most any larger concrete plant. They are called eco blocks up here. They are 2x2x4 or 2x2x6. The 4 foot ones weigh a ton. The 6 footers weigh 3,000 pounds. I am sure that price will vary regionally but I bought the 4 footers for $20-25 apiece. We never put a foundation under them as it is 2 foot wide concrete. Just leveled things out good and went to stacking.
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