Dangerous 200 Year Old Barn Repair Video!!

[@peteschiavoni]

That came out really well!! So glad you could save it.

[@rongrose3746]

Great that your friends want to save the barn !! Also nice that you helped !,

[@roberthocking9138]

That’s a great thing you have all done there, many families would have knocked it down because it was unsafe. Well done 👍

[@stevelindley191]

I've cabled a couple of old barns back together, keep an eye on those turnbuckles over time, I used that style on the first one I did and after a few weeks the one of the turnbuckle eyes opened up and let go the cable, if you can find the ones where the eyes are welded closed its better, but good job saving that old barn!

[@artillerest43rdva7]

my friend lost his old barn the main beam broke in half, a big wind took it down. many fond memories putting hay in that barn when we were young. it was probably 150-180 years old same construction as the one you fixed. great job and video.

[@hooked6321]

Another great video, can't wait to see more on this one.

[@garysumma5527]

Awesome job! I think putting back the beams that someone took out would help a bunch! then x cables on both ends (top to bottom) on both ends of barn.Glad they are trying to save it, most just knock them down!

[@randybedker1584]

Great video.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Brandon :) also remember on trus on machinery shed on home farm broke took 2 loader tractor to fix and shed was only 15 years old ! But fix up nicely too and task to do lucky my oldest brother David knew how fix and experience had in construction business too he made so strong take be strong Tornado tear that building ! He made all truss super strong too and so won't do again too ! Yes amazing how barn also shed made back then too !

[@RonSales]

I would of put some moisture cure gorilla glue in the crack before jacking it up and setting the post.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Smart too let things relax 👍👍

[@brittblanton8342]

Thanks for the sharing Brandon, that poping and snapping makes a guy nervous 😬. Those spam comments are a nuisance. Take care guys 👍🇺🇸

[@curtisyoder8174]

Have you gotten that T870 Bobcat yet

[@dirtgrainsteel]

We are getting very aggrated with that whole deal it is supposed to be here before the 4th of July so we will see if it is it's a really good thing that we didn't get rid of the T300!!!

[@tedmann498]

Don't forget the brace that fell out,it's important to put it back in

[@georgedavidson1221]

You should scab the side of the beam And screw It altogether

[@campgrilling]

I wish you'd have shown HOW you are attaching the wire to the beams. Drilled through the beam? Used an eye-bolt? Put a plat behind the beam? How did you attach the wire/buckle to the beam? I need to know whats best for a permanent wire/turnbuckle setup. Cheers.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

best way we found is to just loop the wire around the beam if possible and clamp it back to its self and then then on the other end one loop through a good turn buckle and another loop around a beam through the eye of your turn buckle and tighten it up if you have good solid wood beams no plates are required you could even use a length of chain to anchor the turn buckle to a beam or you could drill holes in the beams and use eye bolts it just all depends on the situation 3/8 cable seems to work really good for doing this kind of stuff you don't have to get crazy on cable size

[@campgrilling]

@@dirtgrainsteel Thanks, I was wondering if the cable would eat through the beam over time. I have a 150 year old barn built on a pit/fieldstone foundation. It's on a slight hill to irrigate the horse business that would leak through the floor boards. The water intentionally flowing under the barn keeps softening the ground just enough that the corner stones sink, and make it tilt a few inches each year. Its a yearly fight to keep raising the corners, meaning the cable may have varying loads over time..

[@King_Randy]

Neat!

[@jimdawson2549]

Definitely put lags in the plank under the break. The beam is in 2 pieces right now it can still come apart.

[@yenerm114]

👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘

[@mfreund15448]

What would a proper repair be to that beam? I know as cheap as the past farmers were, beam replacement would have been a last resort!!