Thanks. I guess it is almost impossible ($$$) to build a barn to survive a Cat 5 storm direct hit. Can you still get insuarance for storm damge in that region?
Mark
No reason a pole barn won't survive a Cat 5. There are probably millions of other pole barns in the gulf coast of all ages and in all conditions. They dont just blow over after every hurricane.
I have no reason to doubt the shop part of my barn would be fine. Harvey was a Cat 4, but it's wind damage wasn't too bad for our area.
The only way I think a hurricane would effect me would be blow the doors in, possible but I doubt it. And the more likely would be to pull the sheet metal off the lean to's on the side. But the lean to's are framed pretty heavy and the sheet metal is well secured so even for that I'm doubt full.
I'm planning on eventually enclosing the lean to sides, further minimizing any possible effect the wind might have on that part of the roof.
And yes about insurance. I don't know the size of the policy I have, but I have some general insurance covering the farm, farm house, tools, and building.
Damn Matthew, you should have called me. I have over 200 6-bulb T-8 fixtures with bulbs for sale for $25 each that I got from a store remodel. I guess I should have told you! Let me know if you need more. By the way, I picked up a Monarch model 60 13" x 30" at an auction last week for $250. Can't wait to get it home and see what kind of shape it is in. Shop is looking good.
I do need more light, but I'm not sure how I want it to go exactly.
What I REALLY need are some extra indicators, 12" dial calipers and general machinist tools for work. I don't want to start moving all my tools over there, because I need them on the weekends.
So looks like I need to build up some extras of stuff to leave at work.
They got a lot newer iron at that shop. Attaching pictures of some of the stuff that happens there.
You got that other building cleaned out and your stuff all moved in?
Thanks
Well... as oil runs downhill, same as water, dunno why they would, but "hydraulically", there's nothing preventing a fill-plug mid-saddle, to the side of or even UNDER the cross-slide, or even at carriage REAR (to-the-wall side..).
I'd first look for a "field repair" that accidentally concealed it by use of a bolt where a more obvious plug shudda been.
Green plastic wall anchors in place of spindle oil plugs came in the door with my second 10EE. Not really a good sign, actually, so i hope you have been better-served!
I took that bolt out, and it's a 3" bolt that goes to the bed clamp. Looked down the hole with a flashlight, because at first I thought it must be the oil fill plug, but that's not what it is.
It's got to be there somewhere.