[AT] Non-Tractor Tractor Weekend

[Mark Johnson]

I would have thought, with construction slowed way down, that building 
materials would not be in short supply, but I guess manufacturing of 
them is halted too!

Mark J

On 6/9/2020 2:08 PM, STEVE ALLEN wrote:
> A short story followed by a question, Gents.
>
> We did absolutely nothing on or to any of the three tractors this weekend or yesterday (although we did a lot of mowing and chainsawing on Saturday).  The rest of the time was spent shopping for materials and building the lean-to addition to the tractor shed for the '51 A.
>
> When Dad bought this place back in '84, there was a steel-sheathed, wood-framed building on it that came form Morgan buildings (and we have always called it the Morgan Building). It's about 12' x 20' or 24', and has double front doors.  The previous owner used it for storage and a lawn-mower shed; we have always used it as a shop while trying to store too #@&% much stuff in it, too.  Using landscaping timbers and fence pickets, we built a lean-to lumber shed behind it.  I "paved" the lumber shed floor with 3' x 3' steel shelving pieces salvaged from a place my brother used to work.
>
> After Dad died and I took over the place, I used more salvaged materials to build the main tractor shed.  It is just big enough to house two JD 2-cylinder tractors right-side to right-side and a steel workbench, and it is attached to the lumber shed, which forms a sort of north wall/before-the-fact lean-to for it.
>
> Now, with three tractors, I needed another stall, so we have lifted the lower edge of the west roof, added 2" x 6" rafters (16') and a new west wall12' out from the existing wall.  The plan is to move the siding on the existing wall onto the new wall, which is about the same length.  This lean-to addition will hold the '51 A.
>
> Anyway, we had to buy more new material for this addition because my stocks of salvaged material is mostly depleted.  One of the things we need to buy is 12' lengths of plain, old-fashioned, galvanized, corrugated roofing sheets.  I need six to slide their ends up under the ends of the existing sheets to complete the roof on this addition.  Trouble is, I can't find six!  I managed to find 2 at the local Lowe's, but they don't match the old profile.  None of the other outfits locally have *any*.  Lowe's tells me thy have 50 more sheets coming in June 5th, but my calendar says that was 4 days ago, and they cannot even tell me where they are on when they might arrive.
>
> So my question is this:  is corrugated sheet iron the next toilet paper?  Is there a national shortage?   Is galvanized steel susceptible to CoViD-19?  I *can* use a different profile, if I have to, but I have trouble imagining the problem.  (as an aside, the guys and Meeks tell me that treated lumber is also in short supply, at least hereabouts.)
>
> You'd think there'd be stacks chest high of this stuff all over, or I did, anyway.  Used to be.
>
> The "original" Steve Allen
> Who is constantly, painfully reminded that today ain't yesterday.
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