Day 40: The close in continues

Ford tractor used in barn repairs

Today we say good by to one of Rogers helpers, the Ford tractor with bucket and back hoe. Roger has need of a good deal of equipment, but he doesn't need to own it all. He has found that many times it is less expensive to rent the equipment needed from someone in the area where he is working. He doesn't have to haul it back and forth or have it sit weeks or months on end waiting for the next job. Roger says this tractor will be back when the weather is right in the spring.

Looking about 12 down 

If you look back to yesterdays blog you will see two 2x10 planks going from the barn grade over the 10 foot wide by about 12 foot deep hole. When I was much younger I would think nothing of walking up a board like this in such a position. Well it took a little longer and I was a whole lot more careful. And I made it because I'm here to write about it.

Two doors finished

You'll notice the two planks, one of which I walked on, are still in place. The doors are done. The opening is where there use to be two more doors. We've decided to eliminate them. The hole will be filled in with old boards that are similar to the rest of the barn that Roger has resuced from barns that have been torn down.