My mill shed

[moosehunter]

Collapsed. 



It was the first thing I built with wood from my first mill. Mistakes were made. Nuff said.


 
The mistake was noticed years ago so I added the double I beam. The beam was fine, the way I supported it was not!


 
I sistered two 19' 4x6s together and used them to get the roof back where it belongs. And supported that with two 6x6 that are usually my log bunks. When everything is under 2+ feet of snow you use what you can get to!!


 
Getting the steel beam back in place.


 
The beam is back in place with 4x6 hemlock LAG BOLTED to the original posts. 


 
The WM and the Bota back under cover where they belong. Not what I had planned for the weekend but it went well and no damage to mill or tractor.
mh

[firefighter ontheside]

Whoa!  I'm glad there was no damage to Bota or WM as I'm sure you are too.

[caveman]

I'm glad your machines survived unscathed.  When Furby was here last year he commented on our relatively flat roof on our mill shed.  I worry more about leaf load and rainwater weight more than anything.  It looks like you got it squared away.

[thecfarm]

Lucky you!!!  

[frazman]

It's good to have the equipment and material to fix things. Nice job, on the renewed mill shed.

[Andries]

I can't imagine the surprise when you first saw the collapse. 
Stomach falling to your feet I'd imagine!
Good comeback btw 

[firefighter ontheside]

What model is your Kubota?

[moosehunter]

L4330. 2004 

I plowed with the Kubota Friday evening and parked in the shed about 8pm, all was well. Got there about 9am Saturday morning to plow some more. I was amazed by my lack of reaction. 10 years ago I would have been PO ed!!
I finished plowing, had lunch the started the repairs.
mh

[firefighter ontheside]

Very similar and with same engine as my 4200.

[Don P]

As I look through the building I see no bracing. Is there something keeping it from laying over left/right when it has a head of snow?

[moosehunter]

Don P the bracing is all in the center row. If you blow up the pics you can see the bottom edge of some of them. None of the bracing moved during this event so I think they are good.

mh

[boonesyard]

Nice job getting it shored back up in short order. 

I know how you feel, I woke up to this on March 11th, 2019. 





Snow load is an amazing thing.

[DMcCoy]

I've lost a couple of greenhouses to snow over the years because I didn't use 'snow braces'.  I use 2x4 or 2x6 and wedge them under key areas.  I have never lost a greenhouse where I have used them.  Some growers put snow braces on hinges and hang them from the ceiling, using a slide-able loop of wire or rope to hold up the bottom end when they are not in use. Keeps them ready to go asap. fwiw.
I'm glad your equipment is ok! 

[DanMc]

Snow load is an amazing thing.

What's also amazing is that all that weight just falls out of the sky.  Clouds are super heavy, yet they stay up in the sky.  I get a little amazed because my wood stove has consumed 6 cords every year for 20++ years.  That's about 120 tons of firewood that just floated away up the chimney.  It's just physics.  Still amazing though.