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Setting the Rear Beam Pocket50 viewsBruce, me, Roger and Frankie with my brother in law Ray leaning up against theshop. Without his equipment this project was dead in the water.... Rudi
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Drilling the 1/2" Bolt Holes for the I-Beam Pocket56 viewsRudi
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Sighting the Pocket Location51 viewsBruce Baisley and meRudi
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Drilling the 1/2" Bolt Holes for the Front I-Beam Pocket53 viewsBruce is helping move Sign Faces to the stripping station, and my nephew Frankie watches me play in the bucketRudi
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Driving one of the 4 each, 1/2" Bolts for the I-Beam Pocket50 viewsRudi
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Pocket and Strapping57 viewsRoger Maillet and Merv are installing the 2"x6" Strapping 16" oc. I am in the bucket Rudi
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Strapping and Bucket Crews57 viewsRudi
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What am I missing ???60 viewsRoger is trying to figure out what is happening I guess.... notice that all the tops of the poles have been cut? Bruce is my sivilculturist -- in other words, he cuts all the trees on my land that I can't do. He has years of experience in the bush.. but his trade is as a machinist.Rudi
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Time to get started on the Pockets56 viewsRudi
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A Year after getting the poles in, almost to the week.. it is time to start the actual Barn!57 viewsRudi
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Guiding in the I-Beam53 viewsRudi
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Over the Wall60 viewsCounter Clockwise from the right.. Chantal - Frankies fiancee, Ray, Mike, me on that stupid ladder, Bruce and RogerRudi
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Guiding the I-Beam to keep it parallel to the center poles58 viewsNot the safest perch... Much prefer being in the bucket, but the step ladder has to doRudi
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Guiding the I-Beam to keep it parallel to the wall and center poles65 viewsFrankie is operating the boom, Ray is guiding the I-Beam, Roger and Bruce watch as the beam moves closer. Me, I am eagerly anticipating getting my end into the new Pockets..Rudi
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Balancing the Slings is Critical to a Level and Safe Lift59 viewsRay and Frankie adjust the location of the slings 3 or 4 times to get a perfectly balanced lift. Rudi
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Ready to Lift the I-Beam51 viewsRudi
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Frankie getting Lift Tips from Dad...61 viewsBoth of these guys are naturals with cranes and heavy equipment. It is all in the Game Plan and in the Feel... Rudi
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Getting ready to Lift in the I-Beam56 viewsRay's first new truck the Navistar Auger Truck - originally the Auger Equipment was on an older Kodiak. And his latest acquisition a National 32 ton Remote Cab Crane mounted on a Sterling.Rudi
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The Stripping Crew58 viewsMike "Glassman" Bourgeois and my eldest daughter Sabrina "Bri". I could not do any of the projects around her without my girls. Bri has been involved in every major project for the last 20 years.. Right from when she was 3 and helping Dad build the house!Rudi
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