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Wow! That was a fast answer. Thank you. I checked Massey Ferguson specs a minute ago. The 1030 is a 1.4 liter and the 1040 is a 2.0 or 1.7 liter so I'm going to lean heavily toward your first answer, the 1030. Thanks again for the helpful information.

Hinomoto E2602 Tractor converts to Massey Ferguson Tractor Model
Hinomoto
Replies 6 Post by hinomotohere

I don't know how cold it gets there or how much snow you get in a year. If you're forced indoors during the winter you may want to consider adding a long, straight floor drain, similar to the ones you see around the perimeter of a swimming pool. There are options in steel, cast iron, and plastic to choose from. With the floor sloped properly toward the drain you can easily wash cars, trucks, or equipment without freezing your tail off outside. The water will drain off your vehicle too, if left inside for a few hours, instead of turning to ice. With the drain being a few feet longer than your longest vehicle a dry shop and a clean vehicle are pretty easily attained. Oh, nobody mentioned the addition of a 220 outlet for welding and such. I like having indoor water faucets in both hot and cold. It's so much easier to clean up grease, oils, etc. with hot water. A warning here though, use a good rubber hose, not vinyl, for hot water. I really liked the suggestion that was made about running the compressor air lines under the floor and out to a designated compressor closet. I think I'd use 3" or 4" pvc as a conduit instead though, more options and less risk of problems later.

Advice on building a shop
Barns Pole Barns
Replies 24 Post by hinomotohere

After a brief glance of your list, it appears to me that you're going to run out of nails long before you're finished framing. You only listed framing nails and roofing nails. I don't think you're going to like driving 16d nails in , what 20, sheets of osb. I recommend 10d for that. You'll need cut, fluted, or powder actuated nails, masonary screws, or similar to attach the bottom plate to the concrete slab. I'd recommend pressure treated 2x's where wood and concrete touch eachother for a number of reasons. It's required by building codes, you don't want to replace rotten wood later, and with horses you know there will be water which leads us back to the issue of not wanting to replace rotten lumber in 10 years. I didn't carefully read your list but the items I'm writing about certainly grabbed my attention.

Pole Barn Building Materials List and Plans
Barns Pole Barns
Replies 15 Post by hinomotohere