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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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All The Poles Are Up101 viewsRudi
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Drilling for the front corner pole78 viewsRudi
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Tension is off of the Corner Pole77 viewsRudi
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Plumbing the Pole76 viewsRudi
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Setting the Corner Pole82 viewsRudi
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Inserting the Pole77 viewsBoom/Auger truck is a Navistar InternationalRudi
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North Wall43 viewsThis is the coldest wall, and also the wall with the most moisture damage from snow buildup and rain shedding onto the bottom of the wall. That is all being addressed by the 45 mil and thicker rubber dams that I am placing around the building. This will be a standard procedure now on all of my exterior structures.Rudi
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What Implements are there?49 viewsKind of interesting view out of the west window. Which implements are visible?Rudi
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Looking south45 viewsThis is my road that we have been building for the last 8 years. An interesting view from the peak of the pole barn.Rudi
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Starting to look like a barn52 viewsThat is one big roof... 960 square feet of sheathing.. 31 feet x 32 feet .. it takes a lot of sheathing, strapping, trusses and extensions.Rudi
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