Rideking 32 #1 Posted August 21, 2013 I though I would show off the pole barn I've been building over the course of the last year - yes a year, I'm a first time pole barn builder! The project started off rather dishearteningly when I received excavation quotes from $900 to $9,000... seemingly a little high for a leveling a 24'x36' pad (or so I thought). So on a rather lazy Sunday afternoon a year ago I hooked the moldboard plow to the ranger, fluid filled the rear tires and went to work plowing up the backyard! So began my year long learning process of pole barn construction - and I'm happy to report my trusty ranger only consumed 2 gallons of fuel while leveling the pad for the barn. Below are some progress pictures of the new barn, home now to the lawn ranger and the 310-8! Still plenty to be done, but at least it is weather tight. Never underestimate the capabilities of a Wheel Horse! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,189 #2 Posted August 21, 2013 Very nice! I wish I had one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluffhunter 37 #3 Posted August 21, 2013 Pics didn't come through Rideking and I would like to see them as that's what I do is sell Pole Barns in Southern Missouri Two gallons of gas, and your time, was a fair excavation cost I would say ! Enjoy your new building !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiser 100 #4 Posted August 21, 2013 that looks amazing. any idea what the materials cost you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,579 #5 Posted August 21, 2013 very nice barn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groundhog47 347 #6 Posted August 21, 2013 Well, I really hate to be negative about a project. And I can't see one thing negative about your wonderful job. Don't know which is "prettier", barn or WHLR, BOTH would go together great on a calendar shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluffhunter 37 #7 Posted August 21, 2013 Apparently I am the only one that can't see the pictures. I have clicked on them and it sends me to your host site but still doesn't open them. Sometimes I hate these computers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IthacaJeff 151 #8 Posted August 21, 2013 Nicely done, indeed. I like the large gable and eave overhangs, and the use of purlins on the roof rather than girders and rafters. Can you tell us what the siding is? Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbumgarner 12 #9 Posted August 21, 2013 I must say you done one heck of a good job on the barn. I hope to have the space needed to build one similar at my next place. In one word "SWEET" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimD 3,347 #10 Posted August 21, 2013 That's very nice barn to say the least. Enjoy it, you've earned it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rideking 32 #11 Posted August 21, 2013 I'm right at $6,000 currently (gravel floor only), I still have a couple odds and ends to finish up - but I'm pretty happy with the results. Its 24'x36' with a full height loft - if I were to do it again I would just make it 36' square. Siding is pro-rib from Menards - I built it as I had extra money and made sure to buy the metal when Menards offers their 11% off sales. Direct link to the photo bucket album: http://s525.photobucket.com/user/64lawnranger/library/barn Pics didn't come through Rideking and I would like to see them as that's what I do is sell Pole Barns in Southern Missouri Two gallons of gas, and your time, was a fair excavation cost I would say ! Enjoy your new building !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,211 #12 Posted August 21, 2013 Gorgeous building...looks like a shrine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shuboxlover 481 #13 Posted August 21, 2013 That there is SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodchuckfarmer 333 #14 Posted August 24, 2013 Great job , you will have it full in no time...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorHfuhruhurr 137 #15 Posted August 24, 2013 If you ever put in a cement floor you should consider laying out radiant floor tubing in it even if you're not going to use it. It doesn't cost much in materials and is an efficient heating choice if you decide to ever heat it.. I designed my tubing loops with a free trial of the LoopCAD software so all the loops were within 10% of the same length. Easy peasy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rideking 32 #16 Posted November 18, 2013 With all the talk of snow blowers and winter approaching I decided that I needed a way to provide a little heat in the barn for the cold days ahead. I was originally looking for an old pot belly stove on craigslist when my in-laws offered me a box stove that they had bought but never installed. Not exactly what I was after, but free is always the right price. The clearances this stove required were crazy large, so I went to my scrap building materials pile looking for an answer. I ended up installing 1" of concrete board on the wall / work bench side, followed by a left over piece of metal siding (spaced 1" off the concrete board with vents top and bottom). I wanted something different for the top so I took the Wheel Horse and garden cart down to our creek and collected some stone. A little cutting with my cheap Harbor Freight tile saw, followed by a steep learning curve in masonry and a couple close misses to the head by falling rocks and I have a wood stove surround! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timo4352 147 #17 Posted November 19, 2013 Looks real nice. I did the same type of thing in my barn. Cement board on thinwall conduit spacers from the drywall, and a sheet metal liner of sorts. you can put your hand on the back of the cement board and it's not hot at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,391 #18 Posted November 19, 2013 That is a fantastic job, the stove and stone wall realy set it off nicely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papaglide 542 #19 Posted November 21, 2013 Man, it is beautiful! The barn, the stove! Well worth the wait brother! GREAT JOB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #20 Posted November 22, 2013 That there is SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! X2!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,541 #21 Posted November 22, 2013 Really a nice build- Hope you enjoy it !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtieguy 334 #22 Posted November 23, 2013 Good lookin' Missouri barn...only problem I see ...you only mentioned TWO horses!!....perhaps you need to make a trip to Clinton (bring trailer) and I'll help ya fill that barn up with faded red stuff!! Lets see..a 24 X 36 ought to hold a couple dozen horses!!???.....0h, I forgot.....you have a LOFT!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,976 #23 Posted November 23, 2013 You did an excellant job constructing the barn. $6000 is a good price too considering it looks like you used all new materials, and didn't cut any corners. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeave96 490 #24 Posted November 23, 2013 One word - incredible!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,410 #25 Posted November 24, 2013 Really liking that alot Nice job on the masonry around the stove , Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
