I bought the farm

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:36 pm

Last June I was facing a problem as two of the barns I store sleds in were going to be unavailable in the near future.
I had to find new storage fast.
I had no luck but than spoted this acreage for sale.

So I bought the farm. And than spent every free hour I had in the last five months working out there to create a shop and storage.
Not quit ready to rip sleds apart yet but real close.

First picture is the 26 x 26 shop.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:39 pm

I put in over 100 lineal feet of shelving. A dozen high effentcy lights.
Two inch thick R-20 garage doors. 100 amp electrical service.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:42 pm

Here is a shot of my custom built 18 foot long work bench. And the PTHP I bought to heat and cool the place.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:45 pm

Here is the pole barn that I should be able to put 75 sleds in. I took a lot of work to get this 30 year old building usable for my purposes.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:50 pm

I have not wrenched on a sled since May of this year. But I have been plenty busy with a saw and hammer.
Or in this, case a cordless drill, 15 lbs of screws and $400 worth of 2X4's and plywood.

I now have 324 lineal feet of shelving inside the polebarn. And lights. And a pile of parts yet to go in there.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:56 pm

So now that I am almost done being a carpenter, electrician, framer, painter and rock picker I have some projects lined up for my attention in the shop.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:07 pm

Here is a before picture.

The garage had no windows, no walk-in door, one outlet and two 60 watt light bulbs.
No insulation, no ceiling, no attic vents and two junked single pale fiberglass doors.
The eight foot side walls were 1.5" out of plumb. The 33 year old siding was rotted.

The only thing that I did not do myself was bury the new underground service from the road.
REA only charged 50 cents a foot. I could not rent a trencher for that.

The new siding is primed but not panited as I ran out of warm weather and will have to do that in the spring.
I also have new shingles to put on. The old ones will last through this winter.

JDXspec · Post by **JDXspec** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:08 pm

I'm still waiting for that tour of your barns when I'm in Milbank in June

Nice Work BTW :letitsnow:

Post by **Matt** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:27 pm

Congrats on the new diggs, Todd. Flat screen is a nice touch! I assume there is a refrigerator there some where too.

S_Kyle · Post by **S_Kyle** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:55 pm

JDXspec wrote:I'm still waiting for that tour of your barns when I'm in Milbank in June
Nice Work BTW

I would like to second that motion. Looks like you at least getting more accomplished than me this year. Can we get another pic of the TXL please.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:59 pm

That is the TXL I picked up a month ago for $200. Run last winter.

I am not into sleds from Roesau but I couldn't pass on this one as it is worth may more than that.

S_Kyle · Post by **S_Kyle** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:32 pm

Todd is that a 77 or 78?

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:36 pm

78. The seat is on the shelf below the window.
Machine has 49oo miles but is very clean.

TASKY · Post by **TASKY** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:00 pm

JDT wrote:Here is the pole barn that I should be able to put 75 sleds in. I took a lot of work to get this 30 year old building usable for my purposes.

Two Words Wango Tango

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:22 pm

Sorry Bill, I don't know Yitish.

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