Country Good Bale Barn

I have more n more conversations with people/w horses. All are getting older n realizing doing small square bales is gettin to be to much work. Age requies an easier way. All are making there way to big round bales where tractors do all the lifting. I really hope that these New Dog House Bale barns are our answer to. HOW!

Open the door, push the bale in with the tractor. Close the door.

4th Revision.

NEW DOGHOUSE BALE BARNS

Much better. All you do is open the door n slide the round bale in.

Doghouse Bale Barn #1.

Finnished, I put its jewelry on yesterday.

Jewelry is hinges n Slide latches.

About the very ingenious Flip Top Bale Barns.

They didn't work out. Great idea in theory, But wood does not like to move. Each Flip top eas opened n closed 24 to 36 times each year. They Broke n got very heavy with age.

So I took what I learned for $36 each n created the Dog House Bale barns. Door opens n each 800lbs round bale just slides in.

The experiment this time is rubber paint to see if the TV lies or not.

Can 5gallons per feeder seal them like rubber.

Each Doghouse Bale Barn Cost approx $500 to build.

Fancy Store bought Bale Barns Cost approx $1,200.00 if you include the platform. Thing is they are extremely heavy to open n floors get wet/ so does hay on bottom or floor.

Doghouse Bale Barns are built 1foot up off the ground n stay dry.

Pictures courtecy of Moriah Newman.

Funny aside.

Darlin Girl (A Master Carpenters Daughter} asked, "Why did you use OSB instead of Plywood?

I made something up, because it never occured to me to use plywood. Um, Plywood is too expensive n peels in Layer.

I don't know if I got Away with that answer or not?

I'm not a carpenter, I only play one on TV.

In truth I'm more of a creater/ Madd scientist.

My wood skills just try to keep up with my imaginization.

I used to make the excuse that the difference between Gailen, Larry n me was that they could afford new material to work with. Truth is so much more than that. I enjoy creation n get bored with proper. I understand what I don't know more n more as I get older. N thats OK.

With age comes Humility.

Each new day reminds you more n more to be humble.

This one is very fun, but Doghouse Bale Barn are better.

Material needed list

10 sheets of 3/4 inch OSB board

4 of 8ft 2x6

3 of 8ft wolmanized 4x4s

a hand full of 2x4s n 2x2s

couple boxes of screws 2 inch

6 door hinges

 I'm starting a project today that would cost $2,000.00 in the real world. My goal is to spend ZERO! It will be the Country Good version of 2 fancy Bale Barns. There will be pictures as I go. Oh yeah n another chapter for Country Good.

The fun part. Normal Plastic Bale Barn lift from one end to insert 4ft by 5ft bales of hay. This is very heavy to lift. Mine is gonna open like a mouth from the middle. Fold open in half's.

almost forgot to show my coworker on this project

that was the 1st bale barn for Red n the 2 year old's.

there will be a second one for Bunny n The Wild Bunch, but it will be different.

$50.00 bale barn 2nd prototype

Note the metal pieces at bottom.

I work with salvaged wood n some have crack that lead to breaks. 2nd time I loaded this barn it broke all the way down. Metal strips also donated had been saved just for this.

3rd Revision.

On The Madd Farm Inventor Front.

Finnished Monkey n Gabies new Bale Barn, dragged it into there pasture n loaded it. Made outa big 4x8 ft sheets of red plastic. 1/8th inch thick. ish.

All the boys said was, WOW REALLY RED! N a crack about sunglasses. Everybodies a critic.