Industrial Shelving Used To Construct Farm Building
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Mark Musser, Beecher City, Ill., made use of low-cost, used industrial shelving to expand his machine storage building. The shelving panels were used to form trusses and walls for the add-on building, which measures 22 by 60 ft .
The 5-ft. wide panels are 22 ft. long and made from 4 by 3, 1/4-in. thick channel iron. A series of 1/2-in. dia. holes, spaced 6 in. apart, allow the panels to be easily bolted together.
Musser lag screwed the trusses to the outside wall of the existing building. A series of wooden purlins were then lag bolted to the metal trusses, with sheet metal roofing bolted over the top. The bottom ends of the sidewall trusses are bolted to concrete footings.
"The shelves were originally used as pallet racking in industrial buildings. They connect together like Tinker toys," says Musser. "I bought two semi loads of the shelves at a salvage yard, paying $10 apiece for them. They came complete with all the bolts I needed to do the job."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Musser, 2361 E. 1950 Ave., Beecher City, Ill. 62414 (ph 618 487-5837).
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Industrial Shelving Used To Construct Farm Building BUILDINGS New Techniques 33-4-39 Mark Musser, Beecher City, Ill., made use of low-cost, used industrial shelving to expand his machine storage building. The shelving panels were used to form trusses and walls for the add-on building, which measures 22 by 60 ft .
The 5-ft. wide panels are 22 ft. long and made from 4 by 3, 1/4-in. thick channel iron. A series of 1/2-in. dia. holes, spaced 6 in. apart, allow the panels to be easily bolted together.
Musser lag screwed the trusses to the outside wall of the existing building. A series of wooden purlins were then lag bolted to the metal trusses, with sheet metal roofing bolted over the top. The bottom ends of the sidewall trusses are bolted to concrete footings.
"The shelves were originally used as pallet racking in industrial buildings. They connect together like Tinker toys," says Musser. "I bought two semi loads of the shelves at a salvage yard, paying $10 apiece for them. They came complete with all the bolts I needed to do the job."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Musser, 2361 E. 1950 Ave., Beecher City, Ill. 62414 (ph 618 487-5837).
