Monday, February 14, 2011

Open fronted sheds facing south or west

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All Australian farmers know better than to have the open side of a hay shed facing either south or west.  That's where the weather comes from - and you always try to minimise weather damage to your hay.

The place where I park my Polaris Ranger faces south - and it's very irritating to come out when there has been a little rain - and find the Ranger very wet.  The rain seems to blow in - and then seep into everything in the back of the Ranger - even closed tool boxes.  The seat at the front - also wet.  There is a bucket I keep in the back of it - 2 mm of rain seems to produce 10 mm in the bucket. 

Yesterday I decided I had had enough of this.  There is not really room for a door, so I built the wooden frame that you can see in the photo above the back of the Ranger.  I'm just going out to work out what I can hang off it that will protect things, but not take too long to remove and replace as I go in and out. 

The Ranger is a useful piece of equipment.  I use it to get around the farm, to tow the paddock harrows,  and to tow the ground drive manure spreader.  You can see my braided poly wire for temporary electric fencing on a spool on the back corner.  I have enough of my other electric fencing gear in the back to let me do the cattle shift pretty quickly and efficiently. 
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