Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . o that any partof the shed may be opened and any imple-ment removed without the work of gettingit past some of the others. We have all had experience in crowded ([uarters forfarm machinery. We have been obligedto call all the male men together and oc-casionally invite the women to help get agrain drill out from behind harrows,plows, cultivators and other reason why farm machinery is neg-lected is because farmers have no place tokee
Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . o that any partof the shed may be opened and any imple-ment removed without the work of gettingit past some of the others. We have all had experience in crowded ([uarters forfarm machinery. We have been obligedto call all the male men together and oc-casionally invite the women to help get agrain drill out from behind harrows,plows, cultivators and other reason why farm machinery is neg-lected is because farmers have no place tokeep it. It is not repaired when it shouldbe for the same reason. It is quite a jobto do a simple piece of repair work if youhavent the tools or the room in which to BARN PLANS 39 do it, but anybody can clean up machineryand oil or paint it if they have a comfort-able place to work and the tools to workwith. The front part of this shed is built high- feet high and the cross girts are the sameheight because it is sometimes necessaryto move the machines lengthwise of theshed and the same head room is then need-ed. A truss is formed at each bent with. er than the back part in order to leavehead room. If you want to get in with abinder with the reel on, or to house athreshing machine or traction engine youneed about ten feet to the top of the doors,but you dont need so much height to theback end. The doors in this plan are ten the rafters to prevent the building fromspreading. The two by four nailers shownin the detail drawing is intended for theend bents only. In the end of the shed most convenienta good solid bench should be rigged upand fitted with a good vise. At the back 40 RADFORDS PRACTICAL of this bench there should be a long lowwindow similar to those used in black-smith shops all over the country. Thebench should be heavv, solid and at least three feet wide. There should be a goodfloor especially in the bench end of thebuilding and it is a good plan to put up achimnev and ha
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