North of the border it’s a thing. There are also weird insurance rules for arenas which are attached vs. not attached directly to barns. There are ways around, but those ways can bite people hard if they need to make a claim.
That said, I just realized my info goes back 30+ years (:o wtf, time, why so speedy?) and may have changed
Ready for sheathing on the wall between the hay storage and the horses. Also put these 2xs up to keep my non- T&G wood true.
Stall headers went up. I couldn’t bear the thought of dragging that sheathing all the way around the long way so cut the first (rough) hole. Hello addition!
Did you use the pallet forks as your second set of hands putting up the header?
Sorta. They can only get so far with where this one was so it was on me to pull it down a few feet and lift it another foot, and at 20’ it’s heavy and tries to pull you off the ladder. I had screwed braces into the post to land on. The short header I just carried up the ladder, no biggie!
Sheathing is up, it’s a little over 7’. I can make it taller if needed but appreciate the airflow.
Started laying the conveyor belting down in the hay area. What do people secure these with? Will these spikes work?
That is the type of thing we use to secure the mats outside our stall doors. Those, I think, are a thicker rubber. I don’t know if that makes a difference.
Do they hold? This is the hay area so if I have to stomp them occasionally it’s no biggie.
They have held well for years for us.
DH means Dear Husband.
Did you drill a pilot hole? Were yours around the same length? How many did you put in? (1 per foot, 1 per 2 feet?) Sorry for 21 questions, just want to get it right the first time.
I will ask. I did not pay any attention.
I know we only put in a few, because generally the mats stayed put on their own. We just needed to anchor a few spots.
One place where I boarded for several years (multiple horses at a time), had conveyor belt strips for mats in the stall, not fastened down in any way. We’d take the mats out once in a while when stripping the stalls completely, if stall floors needed leveling, then put them back in – this was back when shavings were the only bedding option, at least in our area.
They didn’t move around under the weight of horses in their stalls, or when we were picking out stalls (this was a partial self-care barn), or when replacing them after stripping. We never walked on bare mats in your specific type of situation, but (assuming similar conveyor belt material) perhaps they might not require a tremendous amount of pinning down.
They seem to be holding reasonably well but I bet when the tractor tires turn they will buckle.
Oh yeah, if more than foot traffic that could sure make a difference.
I don’t think the tractor will be in there often but I don’t want to not be able to bring it in if I wanted.
Texted my hay guy. 150 bales next week sometime.
Pressure’s on!
Is that the pasture you just seeded??
Yes mam! Getting there! I’ve mowed it once, mostly to give another whack at the weeds. I will eventually have to go in with some 2,4D or something to whoop the thistle, but I want the baby grasslets to get stronger first
Note: We have not made it through the summer heat/drought yet. I have my bar set appropriately low.
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