Silo for Saturday

[Not db4600]

 

[plattman]

A fine dairy from back in the day.

 

[Mcrafty1]

Another one bites the dust. A sad ending to a once viable business for a family that will not be coming back. I seriously doubt craftsman could even be found that could reproduce that building today. If anyone could, it would likely be the Amish. Thanks again for sharing your Silos For Saturday photos.

 

[caterpillar guy]

Sad but next year the cupolas will be salvaged for some sale and the rest will get burned in the hole then buried and planted over with crops or buildings that will last for less time than that old barn has. The one silo looks to be leaning on the barn roof now maybe.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

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The land and the people were prosperous enough to afford a very nice facility. I hope they operated it long enough to enjoy payback.
Would that style barn have been built long enough ago hay was still being handled loose?
The offset vents and the multi level structure between the silos are interesting.

 

[bradley martin]

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The cedar shingles still look good(at least from this distance and on this side of the roof). It is doubtful that any barns had cedar shingles installed on the roofs after about 1960. That roof style would require glulam roof trusses that became popular after WW2.

 

[Not db4600]

The cedar shingles still look good(at least from this distance and on this side of the roof). It is doubtful that any barns had cedar shingles installed on the roofs after about 1960. That roof style would require glulam roof trusses that became popular after WW2.

I’ve read on this because grandpa and uncle Tony were barn builders. Glulam might be a deceiving term as most were circle cut layers nailed together. I believe you are correct in fact the Weyerhauser was at the forefront of glued arch trusses after WW2.
There seems to be speculation on the World Wide Opinion as to when Gothic Arch or Horseshoe came into vogue. At least I the USA. Sample are put in New England in the 1600s, there was a popular run in the first half of the 1900s where the found a rebirth in the later half of the 1800s. In that popular run rafter kits could be ordered from production sources such as Sears Roebuck. There is also mention of a Kootenai Arch in the mid 1900s supported by a government program in the northwest.

The layered arch assembly was an efficient move away from the Gambrel style which required more lumber and both of these followed the post and beam style that was supported by long virgin growth timber being available.

(Image from Wikipedia)

 

[Steve in VA]

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It's really sad to see the decline of such wonderful barns but sader still if we don't remember and mourn their passing. Thank you.

 

[Mark Poss]

Beautiful old barn. How did the upper hay doors open? Did they slide down on a track mounted under the gable? Looks like they would hit the soffit if they were hinged. Great pictures as always thanks for posting!!

 

[SweetFeet]

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Great pic.

Obviously a grand barn and silos once upon a time. Sad to see it going.

 

[Steve in VA]

I’ve read on this because grandpa and uncle Tony were barn builders. Glulam might be a deceiving term as most were circle cut layers nailed together. I believe you are correct in fact the Weyerhauser was at the forefront of glued arch trusses after WW2.
There seems to be speculation on the World Wide Opinion as to when Gothic Arch or Horseshoe came into vogue. At least I the USA. Sample are put in New England in the 1600s, there was a popular run in the first half of the 1900s where the found a rebirth in the later half of the 1800s. In that popular run rafter kits could be ordered from production sources such as Sears Roebuck. There is also mention of a Kootenai Arch in the mid 1900s supported by a government program in the northwest.

The layered arch assembly was an efficient move away from the Gambrel style which required more lumber and both of these followed the post and beam style that was supported by long virgin growth timber being available.

(Image from Wikipedia)
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That's how my father's father had his barn. I understand it was the first in Effingham county.

 

[Scott Farm]

Beautiful old barn. How did the upper hay doors open? Did they slide down on a track mounted under the gable? Looks like they would hit the soffit if they were hinged. Great pictures as always thanks for posting!!

I was wondering the same thing….

 

[bradley martin]

I’ve read on this because grandpa and uncle Tony were barn builders. Glulam might be a deceiving term as most were circle cut layers nailed together. I believe you are correct in fact the Weyerhauser was at the forefront of glued arch trusses after WW2.
There seems to be speculation on the World Wide Opinion as to when Gothic Arch or Horseshoe came into vogue. At least I the USA. Sample are put in New England in the 1600s, there was a popular run in the first half of the 1900s where the found a rebirth in the later half of the 1800s. In that popular run rafter kits could be ordered from production sources such as Sears Roebuck. There is also mention of a Kootenai Arch in the mid 1900s supported by a government program in the northwest.

The layered arch assembly was an efficient move away from the Gambrel style which required more lumber and both of these followed the post and beam style that was supported by long virgin growth timber being available.

(Image from Wikipedia)
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I was not aware of the circle cut, spliced rafter. Interesting. My father built a small chicken barn in the late 50s that used arched glulam construction. Trusses were built onsite. A jig was constructed on the new barn floor and then thin(maybe half inch thick) boards were bent on the jig and glued together, possibly nailed as well. I don't know what species of wood was used. I think they constructed 1 truss/day giving the glue time to cure. The trusses were then erected and sheeted with plywood. I know that dad and Grandpa had printed plans that they followed but do not know the source. The plywood was later covered with low rib steel, installed horizontally.

 

[Mcrafty1]

Sad but next year the cupolas will be salvaged for some sale and the rest will get burned in the hole then buried and planted over with crops or buildings that will last for less time than that old barn has. The one silo looks to be leaning on the barn roof now maybe.

Yes, I believe that silo will be going down onto the roof at some point.

 

[Tim in New York]

I spent a lot of time in one of those Gothic arch barns when I was a kid. Neighbor had one that came in on the train and was put up in the mid 30's. That was a Sears kit. It went down in the late 1980's when the roof went bad. Amazing structure to say the least.

 

[Duey C]

Beautiful old barn. How did the upper hay doors open? Did they slide down on a track mounted under the gable? Looks like they would hit the soffit if they were hinged. Great pictures as always thanks for posting!!

Just as you describe, tracks underneath, a pulley above and a counterweight hanging on a cable.

 

[Not db4600]

Just as you describe, tracks underneath, a pulley above and a counterweight hanging on a cable.

Thanks Duron. I was looking for a picture close up of that scenario, but your words are accurate, workman like, and should I dare say border line eloquent.

Hmm? Counterweight?
Very woody,

 

[Duey C]

Thanks Duron. I was looking for a picture close up of that scenario, but your words are accurate, workman like, and should I dare say border line eloquent.

Hmm? Counterweight?
Very woody,

Thank you Mr Not! I got lucky tho, my nephew's barn has those style doors. That end of the barn was the hiding/media/dressing/back room area for the wrestlers and the announcer. I almost tripped on the disc shaped cast iron weight once. Once.
So I looked up. Ohhh! I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw.
Cable. Another very woody word. Unlike track, tinny.