Hay barn

[bird dog]

This is a 60 X 60 that the wife and I built about 12 years ago. She drove the skytrack and I did all the labor. It took a while but turned out good.
Its on a place that has no shade, so it was designed as a combination shade structure, hay storage and covered working pens. Its set on concrete footings with a 6' pier under each. This one is a little bit over built as far as the steel goes but we were worried about wind uplift out on this open field.

Like the other one, the steel pens are welded to the structure and that take all the shake out of the building. This one is also braced with rods and turnbuckles.

If I had to do it over. I would have made the short sidewalls a little longer on the eve ends.

I had some issues with my hay stacking in this one. :(

 

[ClinchValley86]

I thought some one had that study that showed putting the flat end down allowed moisture to work up through the bale and caused more loss, assuming no floor.

I use tarps/plastic and old roofing metal on the ground. I set the bottom row on pallets. Im only talkin 250 to 350 bales or so though.

 

[BRYANT]

Another question, I have the metal for the sides but was planning on laying it down it is reclaimed metal so would be to much waste to stand it up I thought about leaving a 2' opening for ventilation thinking that would be better left on top or bottom ? I am thinking top ????

 

[GoWyo]

Is the roof ridge vented? If so, I think the gap at the bottom would keep the air circulating all the way through.