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My brother has this old garage that is around 12 x 24 feet in size. Its not too big but he gave it to me anyway. As you guys know there is not much profit in sheep and so I do anything I can to get my inputs down. With the new flock I need more sheep shed room.
So with my second lay-off in full swing, I am destined to haul this building 500 yards to my house. This will give me room to tend to all the lambs that will be here this winter.
It started out well. I thought it would take me all day to get the place cleaned out and ready to move, but I got it done in only a few hours. That was good, and I even got the garage jacked up by simply lifting it with the loader on my tractor. But then I noticed the sills were pretty much rotted out. That is not so good. I'm also not sure my tractor can drag the entire building up the road...yes you read right as there is no other way to do it...but up the road.
Now my Dad came over to assess the situation, and we think the best alternative is to cut the darn building half, pull it up the road in sections, then rearrange it. I am thinking (strangely enough) that this is the best way.
Now who else but a sheep farmer would be so cheap as to take an old building and drag it 500 yards so his darn sheep will be cozy all winter. But I think when its all said and done, the time I spend moving this garage will be faster then if I built a whole new shed...and cheaper to boot. I'll keep you posted.
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Tell a welfare recipient they must work and they call their congressman. Tell a farmer he can no longer work and he commits suicide. No wonder 1/2% of the population feeds the other 99-1/2%!!
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