[Farmall] Only Slightly off topic: Shop and Storage buildingforFarmall Tractors

[bsdunek at ismi.net]

My barn has the fiberglass panels along the upper wall all around. 
They let in quite a lot of light, and they have been no problem for
25 years.  Of course we live in Michigan.
Bruce

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From: hardestyll at unk.edu
To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: RE: [Farmall] Only Slightly off topic: Shop and Storage
buildingforFarmall Tractors
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:24:14 -0500

>
>Charles,  What I undestand is that 200 amp box is about right...for 
>welder, air compressor, etc.  Anything else smaller most folks say 
>will 
>soon be inadequate. 
>
>The skylights get mixed reviews from my reading and talking to 
>folks....fiberglass colors, cracks, and leaks;  there is another kind
>
>(name of which escapes me) that is more durable, but some folks said
>they 
>expand and contract and soon leak.   Maybe there is a solution to
>these 
>problems.  I have thought about translucent panels along the upper
>walls 
>of the south side, but then that cuts down on the insulation....as do
>
>windows.    I do have a big fan from an old furnace that
>helps....used in 
>Texas, where it gets and stays hotter than even Nebraska, which is
>hot 
>enough.
>
>Thanks for the input.
>
>Larry 
>
>Larry Hardesty
>Kearney, Nebraska 68849-2240
>308-865-8535
>308-865-8722 fax
>hardestyll at unk.edu
>
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><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Charles,  What I undestand is
>that
>200 amp box is about right...for welder, air compressor, etc.
> Anything
>else smaller most folks say  will soon be inadequate.
> </font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The skylights get mixed reviews
>from
>my reading and talking to folks....fiberglass colors, cracks, and
>leaks;
> there is another kind (name of which escapes me) that is more
>durable,
>but some folks said they expand and contract and soon leak.  
>Maybe
>there is a solution to these problems.  I have thought about
>translucent
>panels along the upper walls of the south side, but then that cuts
>down
>on the insulation....as do windows.    I do have a big fan
>from
>an old furnace that helps....used in Texas, where it gets and stays
>hotter
>than even Nebraska, which is hot enough.</font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks for the input.</font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Larry </font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Larry Hardesty<br>
>Kearney, Nebraska 68849-2240<br>
>308-865-8535<br>
>308-865-8722 fax<br>
>hardestyll at unk.edu</font>
><br>
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