Shipping Container Quonset Building - Winter Project 1

[@davidwyman153]

If the pieces were actually shaped like LEGOS you could probably have found every kid, and a lot of adults, who would have volunteered to help you. Catching up on all these videos is so entertaining and educational (although I did watch the 4 building videos earlier but the second time is just as great). One constant: Molly is always smiling; and a great smile it is! One thing, she keeps telling us is she is really new to being a full-time farmer; but if she never told us I doubt we would really know. For the hut build, I would have an issue up in the lift because my brain does not like heights; yet Molly seems to have no fear or concerns, just does what needs to be done. She runs tractors, packages corn and potatoes (hefting those 50lb bags onto the pallets like she has been doing it all her life; and why they package literally many tons of potatoes/corn a day. If this farming thing does not work out, I think she could start a video production gig; or goes back to dentistry. Keep up the good work young lady. At this rate in a few years Shane will be asking you how to do things! LOL

[@marklawrence7412]

Farm wives are amazing, no one can work as hard nor as long as a farm wife !!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you very much!

[@davidwyman153]

Molly is not just another pretty face here. A lady of many, many talents.

[@tdmills1766]

Great example of why I like to watch farmers on KZbin. Smart, industrious, and practical.

[@BellsFarming]

Awesome! Thanks for watching us!

[@flightofarrow]

Lol, it’s gonna fill up faster then ya put it up, looks great , nice team work

[@BellsFarming]

Hahah yes it will! I bet we will have it full in 1 day. We have end walls to build too after the hoops are up. Thank you for watching!

[@pdoherty]

Another interesting one Molly & Shane! Your great personality makes them enjoyable to watch.

[@Yorkie285]

There is no surprises for a determined lady like you. You are a go getter and a dreamer. Proud of you.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you!

[@1striperon]

When you are smiling it’s like the sun is shining there. Capably working with Shane to erect the building adds to our admiration of you. The farm will certainly benefit from the storage space. What a great project!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you very much 😁

[@robertsrodulski9438]

It's an adult sized erector set! Really enjoyed the video. Doggo is a great supervisor.

[@BellsFarming]

This is actually fun right now to build. Im not sure how fun it will be at the end hahah, but I'm happy to be working outside with my hands and not looking at potatoes all day :)

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Hello Molly. Hope you had a wonderful Holidays, thank you for sharing. I never thought that it looked so simple. At first I thought! Omg. A hoop building. Hope the weather stays clam for you. Can't wait to see the end result. That thing looks huge😮.

[@BellsFarming]

Hey Ronald! Yeah it really isn’t that bad. We are averaging just under an hr a hoop. That’s 6 pieces per arch. If we had longer days we would be able to get so much more done per day. Thanks for watching!

[@MapleRidgeHomestead]

That thing will be great for storage, I love the idea of storage containers at the bottom for storing some of the smaller stuff. Great video, looking forward to the next one!

[@BellsFarming]

Thanks guys! How your winter is going well!

[@sandrajones2184]

Nice to see how you work together.My wife helped me change the engine coolers on my boat the other day couldn't have done it without her. Having a good partner in life is great also all the others that help out. Probably drive by and see the new building on my way to a Auburn. By the way my wife has the same color coveralls keep working hard and your husband is right usually you can do things cheaper yourself take care.

[@BellsFarming]

That’s awesome to hear. It really is nice to hear about other couples that really like to work together! I’m surprised how quickly it is going up actually! Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@Dave-ll6ei]

That’s going to be a nice storage building. We called that little pry bar that you are using a lady slipper. They are very handy. Thanks for sharing and you all stay safe.

[@iamnotnicollewallaceshusba5174]

You have lucked out on weather so far. I have never seen that type of building put together. Should be an interesting adventure. Cheers!

[@BellsFarming]

Looks like a storm is coming Sunday. Our luck might be running out!

[@2591-y9x]

Great video. The Bells team will be glad to see the last bolt go in, lucky we are in a battery powered tool era. keep up the good work.

[@BellsFarming]

We will! I’m sure why the end we will be so sick of it! Haha then we have to build the end walls thanks for watching :)

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Beautiful dog Molly and Shane

[@gardnep]

Shane’s chains. Nice to see teamwork.

[@BellsFarming]

He broke every single one that day!

[@MicBruise]

Looks like a fun project. And it will be great toget all your machines under cover for the winter.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes I can say it is actually enjoyable even though it’s cold. You just have to dress right for the weather! Thank you for watching

[@bigguydiy2184]

I built one of these 15 years ago before battery power tools. Me and my buddy used plain old hand tools. Not as large as yours and we used a step ladder for the center part. Our hands were raw from the thousands of nuts being screwed on each bolt.

[@BellsFarming]

I’m very happy we have power tools! Thank you for watching!

[@flightofarrow]

Thanks!

[@BellsFarming]

Wow thank you! Awesome! Thank you so much for watching our videos Eric! We really appreciate it.

[@flightofarrow]

@@BellsFarming a workman deserves their pay, you guys do good work

[@flightofarrow]

Wow thanks for the sun, on my way to 500,000 lol

[@WillFlyForTips]

Very cool build! I’ve seen lots of these buildings, but never how they’re assembled. Thanks!

[@BellsFarming]

Well we might not be doing it right! Haha but it’s working for us! Thank you for watching!

[@thereplacementfordisplacement]

Not that I have seen a bunch of these but this is the coolest DIY massive area storage project I have come across. Would have been better to see that first hoop go in but I can appreciate the urgency to get started without delay of camera setup.

[@BellsFarming]

Bummer I should have for that! Thanks for watching. I probabaly have it in all the footage. I am going to make a video of the whole build when we are all done to help other people who are trying to build these! Thank you for watching!

[@claytonholmstrom5708]

Thanks Molly, I watched “Simple Living Alaska “ construct a Quonset as well and that is a lot of bolts! They struggled with theirs terribly? Great content for sure, and winter is coming your way so hurry ?!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for watching! Yes we will be working in the snow! Snow on Sunday! We will have to cover our pallets of panels so they don’t get frozen together!

[@davidcolgan3268]

Brought back memories of erecting grain bins many years ago. No man lifts, just ladders, scaffolding, and corded impact guns. I’m sure that being on the inside of the bins when tightening bolts did contribute to my hearing loss. Hope everything goes well.

[@BellsFarming]

Yeah uncle Ray and Dave were saying when they put up the first grain bin they used ratchets, and then they had to buy their first variable speed corded drill! Thank you for watching!

[@danielplatek4361]

Great video it’s good to see small farmer surviving in this world. It’s nice to see you and your husband are doing a great job. Thanks from South Carolina.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes! We are making it happen! Thank you for watching! :)

[@joenewman6494]

Bessie photo bombing you🤣love it but yes y’all moving right along with it later girl.❤️😎🇺🇸

[@BellsFarming]

Thanks Joe! I love when she poses for the camera! Hahah

[@tdmills1766]

And a Bessie sighting! Love that girl!

[@BellsFarming]

Your comment made me smile so much! I’m glad you love her too! 🐕💕

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Molly and Shane

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you Kevin!

[@phillipcollins9290]

Fascinating watching this! Those sections must be quite heavy to heave up into position.

[@grahamcook9289]

You have such an amazing infectious smile. I just luv it!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you very much 😁

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Good luck putting your building together Shane and Molly

[@c50ge]

If you get some jersey gloves, cut the fingers out, place a hot hands packets 🎉in the gloves on the back of your hands, your finger and your hands tips will stay warm. Also if you cut a piece of rubber hose that is slightly smaller that the nuts you can place a nut in the end of the hose and it will hold it for you while you spin it in the bolt. That building looks like it will serve you well for years. Happy New Year, I’ve survived on potatoes my entire life. Have you ever considered growing Horse Radishes also?

[@BellsFarming]

Thanks for all the tips! I already have a hot hands packet truck! Hahah. I don’t think they have ever considered growing then. We thought about onions and sunflowers. Thanks for watching!

[@daleley7645]

Great idea using the shipping containers for the base, you can cut doors on the inside of the building for more storage.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes we plan to use them for storage too. Put a man door in to the big part of the building too

[@timsekhon5299]

Great Idea with the sea cans. You can get more height for machine storage. And use containers for smaller stuff.

[@BellsFarming]

You got it! Thanks for watching. I like sea cans!

[@henryminton4760]

That is a lot of work for 2 or 3 persons..Looks very,very,nice..Very good work..

[@BellsFarming]

It’s a good thing we like working! Thank you!

[@NSResponder]

Cool build. Quonset technology is pretty slick. Guess there's a reason why it's been around so long.

[@BellsFarming]

They are a pretty strong design for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@user-TOOLMAN]

wow that's a lot of bolting parts together. You guys never stop amazing me. lol

[@timber240]

You guys are so talented. Looks great.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you :)

[@alphaguy54]

I just found your channel. Enjoying it.

[@BellsFarming]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@alphaguy54]

@@BellsFarming I love the farm lifestyle. I have learned a lot about potato farming. Very interesting. The way you explained everything was enlightening. I grew up on a farm and we had all the varieties of animals, including horses (which I used to raise and train). We grew and sold vegetables, had chickens and sold the eggs and had an orchard. Not a lot of automation back then but I grew up real fast. Worked like a grown man before the age of 10. I enjoyed it,and miss it. Ty for posting and I will watch many more videos.

[@alphaguy54]

Molly I want to ask your opinion on something. What is the best way to freeze potatoes? I have never tried it before. Is it possible with fresh potatoes!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for sharing your story! I love to hear about other people's lives in farming. I wish i grew up on a farm. thank you again!@@alphaguy54

[@BellsFarming]

I have no idea on that one. hahah sorry!@@alphaguy54

[@andrevdijk8474]

a lot of work with those containers, the potato storage will still be busy and happy new year until the next one

[@randysmith8515]

Very cool 😎, Molly and Shane! I'm finding it interesting and informative watching the two of you and a few others erecting this storage unit. It indeed is large!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you Randy:)

[@tokokaretu4819]

Ive just run across your channel by accident i watched a similar video of an engineer in australia building one of those containers with an arch on top that was interesting and yours popped up then i noticed you were farmers so i continued watching and subscribed and its great watch each video is different now i no wat exactly goes into producing spuds we call them spuds here in new zealand your videos are excellent thank you for that and keep em coming

[@BellsFarming]

That’s awesome to hear! I’m glad my video was suggested! Thank you very much for watching and subscribing! I’m excited to show everyone what goes on in the spring and summer! I’m a new channel and am trying to get a handle on all this KZbin stuff. I really appreciate your feedback!

[@bradlavassaur8265]

Loved this video! What a unique structure. Containers on each side providing storage, as well as providing much more volume inside. Very creative. What great team work. You work very well together. I love your video adventures, always something new and exciting to see, and learn. Thank you for sharing. I just can't wait to see what exciting things the spring and summer have in store for your farm and family. Take care, and God Bless!😊

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you so much for the really nice comments! We appreciate you! I’m excited too! We do so much stuff, I’m excited to share it with you guys! Thank you very much for watching :)

[@orsonyancey4131]

You and Shane work hard.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes and love it! Thanks for watching

[@brianwolent9593]

Good old fashioned New England power. Face into the wind and go. Great job.

[@BellsFarming]

Haha yep get it done!

[@robertrhodes9123]

Thousands of nuts & bolts & intense labor !!💪💪👍👍👌👌

[@BellsFarming]

Loving it!

[@robertrhodes9123]

@@BellsFarming Snow headed your way. Just started here!! Get your shovel ready !🤣🤣🤣

[@alphaguy54]

Just visited you alls webpage. It's very nice and I love the generational work to keep the family business running. Great job 👍

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you!

[@williamgamache2882]

Hey Great Video, Thanks... Hope you guys had a great Christmas, and I Hope your new year finds you healthy, wealthy and warm!!! With more viewers!!! LOL

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you very much! I hope we get more viewer too hahah :) happy new year!

[@keithmcallister4917]

That will be nice once you guys get that up and have a place to store your equipment in ! A lot of nuts and bolts ! Thanks for sharing this build.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for watching!

[@keithmcallister4917]

@@BellsFarming Thank you for sharing your videos.

[@timb4569]

I like the idea, plenty of head room.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes there is! Thanks for watching!

[@darrenniles2448]

That is going to be awesome

[@BellsFarming]

:)

[@paulknipe9881]

Great video has allways you cant beat getting things under cover

[@NickManCuso59]

That setup is going to be really nice when completed !

[@BellsFarming]

Yes! We will put up end walls too. The Deon will have a very large door! Should be great! Thank you for watching!

[@NickManCuso59]

Your hard work will definitely pay off in the long run. Looking forward to seeing the finished product , try and stay warm. Here in Montana we're bracing for -20 deg. Polar vortex coming down from Canada . Bye for now !

[@George-pg2ii]

Cool! I was wondering if at 8:20 (when the second hoop closed in) was the moment of truth, but then I realized that hoop number 1 must have been the tough one... Yikes! And just "five buckets if bolts" to go! Soon it will be four. 🙂

[@BellsFarming]

Haha yeah the first one was the tough of. A little scared! Hahah but it stayed standing just fun! We are down 1 and a half buckets already at this point today!

[@edwardmarino2776]

Hey Molly, there is one channel you could check out it’s called “simple living Alaska“ they built the same kind of building and boy did they struggle with it. Now I’m not sure where you’re at right now with your build if you’re close to it you know being done or not but, you never know it may be worth a look at, and yes, that is a KZbin channel. I love how Bessie had her head rested on the seat while you were doing your outro she seems like she’s such a sweet dog.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes someone else just suggested that channel too. We will watch it. As of today we are 16 hoops in. I’m a couple days behind on the footage. Bessy is so sweet. She really makes everyone happy who is around her.

[@ronlowenstein9489]

When you started with this family I bet you would have not realized what you were getting into! You seem to be fully vested in this operation

[@KeithRoyer-d1p]

That’s going to be a nice big barn. I’ve been wanting to build something like that. What is the wind rating on the roof?

[@BellsFarming]

@@ronlowenstein9489you it’s a little funny, they had no idea how capable I was. I didn’t get to do much for the first couple years Shane and I were together.

[@BellsFarming]

@@KeithRoyer-d1pwell we got almost 60 mile gust last night and it still standing! Hahah

[@stevemccoy8138]

Hello MOLLY, I've always wanted to build one, maybe someday. HA.😅 THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US. 😊

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for watching Steve!

[@alphaguy54]

I hope the construction is going well. Hope all is good there. ❤

[@BellsFarming]

We haven’t gotten a chance to build much more. We have been packing potatoes everyday this week!

[@alphaguy54]

@@BellsFarming Great! I have been paying way more attention to the potatoes that I buy now. I see the grades you are talking about. I have learned so much from just your videos. BTW potatoes are my favorites. I am very much into cooking and I make a point of eating them just about any way. I do twice baked and loaded potatoes a few times a week. Do you replant without tilling?

[@alphaguy54]

The reason I ask is that's how the farmers around me farm, except for the tobacco growers. The field behind my house had soybeans in it and has been replanted with wheat. Looks nice and green.

[@jfc213]

i love it great stuff xx

[@petertatham-cw2oq]

Hi Molly, wow big job l didn’t know they came in individually pieces l thought they came in 6 foot panels size where you fix panels together between you all you are knocking them out fantastic job hope it stays dry for you good luck. 👍

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for watching and the encouragement!! ☺️

[@BrianKing-pl1iu]

Very interesting video the building is going up well. I agree with Shane there is to many bolts and nut

[@stevenberger8464]

I'm looking at doing the same thing on my farm. Curious what what a shed like this cost?

[@lannydecamp7460]

Great video, thanks

[@gregcottrill1033]

Enjoy watching your videos from West Virginia keep up the good work

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you Greg!

[@bradleymcclintock7771]

Wow, you guys that looks like a big project. But will be nice in the end to get all the equipment under cover. I'm just wondering about snow load. ❄️ but it's looking good ❤.

[@shanebell9589]

It’s a stupid rugged building. Maine code for wind and snow load is quite high so it’s a substantially stronger (and expensive ) then if it were ordered with say and Arizona zip code

[@BellsFarming]

We had a local engineer review the building plans! We should be all set! Thank you for watching.

[@ryburnsjr]

So many screws. What a screwy project !!! 😀😀😀😀😀

[@steveng216]

Great job! Excellent video! What is the height and span of your container quonset?

[@BellsFarming]

Hmm. I can’t remember off the top of my head. But I know it’s in the comment section. I’ll have to go back and check

[@dgreene3467]

Lookout St.Louis there is a new Arch in town! Looks like fun but lots of work and sort of a pain in the ass to be honest. But you guys got it handled I'm sure!

[@BellsFarming]

It is actually pretty enjoyable! It’s nice to be working outside!

[@chevytough8629]

Great work you guys... Yeah, it looks like you guys might get some snow on Sunday... Hopefully here on the Cape it will be mainly rain... But they are saying that there's a potential changeover to snow as it pulls away...

[@BellsFarming]

It will be interesting to see how the lift goes in the snow! Thanks for watching! Are you hoping for snow or rain?

[@chevytough8629]

@@BellsFarming I'm betting that the Genie lift won't be liking the snow... Have to swap out the tires for some mud and snow tires... Lol... I'm hoping for rain... Can't stand seeing the roads covered with sand and salt... Then I'm limited to what vehicles I can drive... Can't take the toys out for a cruise...🤷🤣

[@mkleinschmidt39]

Shipping containers was a good idea.

[@BellsFarming]

Lots of extra height for large equipment, and added storage!

[@rickroberts2198]

You are adorable in your pink build outfit🥰! Tough and cute just like I like my.... I got nothin. Nice job. Keep up the good work!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you! Hahah gotta stay warm!

[@davidt898]

Hi Molly and Shane, looks like a nice strong storage shed. How may nuts and bolts did you use - looks like thousands ?

[@BellsFarming]

Have no idea! It’s a lot though.

[@StonesThrowTCG]

Great video and good to see the progress. My only thought was is there a way to put together the pieces on the ground and just lift it into place? Potentially not but food for thought.

[@shanebell9589]

That’s the way they typically are assembled I believe, but since the ends of the arches are on top of containers instead at ground level, we deemed this method easier.

[@DannybFlat01]

Oh the ring of fire! Great Video Molly, will you break down the materials and price? Stay Warm!

[@BellsFarming]

I think I will do that. I have had other people asking about the building cost. Thank you for watching.

[@sbennet1447]

I'd be interested in a video going over the costs. Interesting project. Thanks.

[@BellsFarming]

Someone else requested that. I’ll see what I can do

[@sbennet1447]

@@BellsFarming You said to text you via Telegram. I have no idea what that is.

[@BellsFarming]

Instagram is what I meant. Maybe I had a typo sorry about that. @@sbennet1447

[@fwatson5534]

Great Engineering and operating skill...Bravos and also over the top team work!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you! We all enjoy working together! Thank you for watching!

[@BDPScotland]

Yours is much easier, you have fixings on the containers to help support, Simple Living Alaska had free standing sides.

[@BellsFarming]

Yeah! I would say so. I did want part of their video. I’m happy with how our build is going! :)

[@BellsFarming]

Yeah, it is easier to assemble. I’m really happy how the build is going.

[@hardtail-gy8dk]

If Shane is welding on galvanized metal stay upwind, that vapor is toxic, drinking milk can help but it is quite serious and cumulative

[@shanebell9589]

I try to grind off most of the galvanized, but ya don’t breathe that stuff in/ enjoy a nice half gallon of milk with supper proactively. Wouldn’t be surprised if the paint on those things is leaded to be honest either

[@1958wstewart]

Great video. Was wondering if there was any local planning or zoning permits required for the structure

[@shanebell9589]

We’re zoned Ag, but we did have to have a local engineer sign off on it since it’s equipment storage. Was it for veggies or grain then we can do whatever we want essentially

[@NSResponder]

Now if you lived down in PA, in Amish country, you could call a couple hundred neigbors and they'd have it up in an hour. ;-)

[@BellsFarming]

That doesn’t sound too bad at all haha. Thanks for watching!

[@keithswindell2812]

2 more shipping containers and another hut attached to the one you're building and then everything will be under cover just a thought

[@BellsFarming]

Yeah, we have another smaller building we are using currently. I think we will be pretty close for all the important stuff! Thank you very much for watching! I’ll do a little tour of the smaller storage building for then next video!

[@SuburbanDon]

Pretty cool. And big. Will the ends have their top parts covered ?

[@BellsFarming]

We are putting the walls up. Both will have doors. Front door big back door 12x12 or something like that. Thanks for watching

[@terencegillespie6675]

I'm thinking about overall ambiance of your larger lot and hoping that for all the ag and industrial stuff that you are able to think about how it appears to outsiders and others incl business relationships. Hope this goes well for you.

[@BellsFarming]

I’m not sure what you mean by this comment? Can you be more specific.

[@catdiesel7143]

Love you’re hair and smile totally 🙂

[@BellsFarming]

Well thank you very much!

[@garyfrederick9107]

we built one on a 6 foot wall of concrete. well actually 4.5 feet..We started the half rings and when they were all built we had two concrete trucks to a side. They poured into valley that walls were set in vibrated them so they were airless or bubbleless went from one end to other end of building. did one side and then did otherside at the same time. so concrete was all done in a matter of 25 minutes. then we built the end walls after concrete hardened put door on one end and in less then 5 days we were done with 170 foot long building 45 foot wide. lots of luck. we humped butt to get ours done.

[@BellsFarming]

Wow thats awesome! If we had longer days it would be really helpful! Thanks for the good luck wishes!

[@jeffhiggins4505]

Typical farmers! Farmers are like - i got this. We dont need to hire someone to do this. Thats something this country has lost. Glad to see people out there retaining know how and desire to do their own stuff.

[@shanebell9589]

Pretty much. Every so many often we will “hire something out”, then we get the bill and and say” never doing that again, we could have done that no problem “ it’s a viscous cycle haha

[@BellsFarming]

Yes farmers are some of the most resourceful people I have ever met. They can do anything and everything. Too bad there aren’t more of them in the younger generations! We need more can do people in the world!

[@JimMeakim]

Amazing!! How much does each section of the hoop weight? Is it possible to set this up on the outside edges, rather than the inside of the containers, making the container inside the hoop house? Just an amazing video!!

[@BellsFarming]

Yes they can be built that way if you wanted to. But you would loose a lot of storage space having the containers inside. It’s not the prettiest building. But it will be the most practical for us! Thank you very much for watching!

[@fullers1966]

Wondering how long is your building going to be kind of what the cost is looks like a very interesting building when it's done

[@BellsFarming]

80 feet long!

[@jnewton8403]

I am interested in a building a Quonset on containers as you have done, you did a great job and I really appreciate the video. I am wondering if you had to have an engineer sign off on the container carrying the weight of the load. Perhaps someone could chime in as to my concern, I am in upstate NY so we do have snow load in addition to the building weight. Thanks so much!

[@shanebell9589]

We did have to get an engineer to sign off on the attachment to the containers, and the “anchoring “ of the containers to ground, seems they were more worried about the wind blowing it away then anything. I mean you look at container ships, they stack them things 20+ high so the weight rating shouldn’t be an issue. I really like the overall design would definitely recommend

[@BellsFarming]

Also there was a really high snow rating for it!

[@BellsFarming]

Email the farm if you have questions!

[@saint5345]

Awesome video

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you very much! 💕

[@stucook8622]

Thanks for the video!🐾

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for watching!

[@marknewman3360]

The laugh about the fingers getting sore was funny.

[@BellsFarming]

Hahah they are good now, just need to toughen them up a little. I definitely have farmers hands :)

[@alphaguy54]

Question for you. What is the cost of this building? Couldn't you come out cheaper and more sturdier, from the wind, and elements, if you just put up a large inexpensive steel building?

[@shanebell9589]

This building really fit our needs, especially with ability to store stuff separately in the containers, and as far as cost vs a steel building, this required 0 concrete. With 4’ frostline concrete adds up quick

[@geebopbaluba1591]

I watched Simple living Alaska that are another you tube channel that built one of those not too long ago and those buildings look really tough but complicated. Good luck with the million bolts, just kidding

[@BellsFarming]

Thanks! It seems like each day we are gaining on our construction time for each hoop.

[@josephgravel4721]

Is the snow coming off the roof going to affect the integrity of the roof of the shipping container?

[@shanebell9589]

I don’t think so, they stack those containers dozens high on ships, few lbs of snow shouldn’t bother

[@danpags7023]

You know the old question, how do you eat an elephant? It's coming along nicely. Have a link to where you purchased this?

[@BellsFarming]

www.futurebuildings.com/clearance-inventory-usa.html?

[@fivevs1]

five buckets of bolts... is that too many or not enough? only time will tell!

[@BellsFarming]

Hahah I hope to many! Thank you for watching!

[@jeffreyshier9021]

So, on the first ring, did you do two sides at the same time and meet in the middle or one side all the way across?

[@BellsFarming]

We did each side and met in the middle. We also put up the first piece of the second hoops to help stabilize that first full one as it went up. Worked great! We are moving along now. We got 5 done yesterday, we are at 17 total now I thing. ( yesterday is not in the first video, I am two days behind on footage)

[@smoki2515]

Should be wearing fall restraints. That height could seroius unjure or kill you. I have a 40 foot antenna tower and I would never not wear one while doing maintenance on the tower. I rent a 35 foot lift and still wear one. Its all about safety. Those are huge panels.

[@shanebell9589]

The lift has guardrails/ it’s a scissor lift so don’t need to worry about catapulting like if it were a boom lift

[@BellsFarming]

The lift did not come with harness. Yeah they are pretty heavy. But we seem to be managing just fine. Thanks for watching!

[@garahastings8214]

They didn’t provide a gasket or sealant to use between panels? My wife and I put together put together 2 10000 bushel grain bins together. She was 6 months pregnant and would sit inside and put the nuts on the bolts and I would tighten them.

[@BellsFarming]

Not this one! The older Quonset did. The bolts have the rubber washer on them though. Thank you so much for watching. It’s nice to hear other husbands and wifes work together happily:)

[@barrydarnell9748]

How are you handling the water runoff over top of the containers?

[@shanebell9589]

I tried to angle the containers ever so slightly out, but the building will be sealed watertight where it meets the container anyway

[@barrydarnell9748]

@@shanebell9589 good plan, ideally 1/4” per foot. They aren’t heated so you aren’t likely to get much ice damming but could from sun melting. Sealing it is certainly wise, looking great! Retired GC here. 😁