Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

it's coming along nicely Spike,

The interior walls look terrific Spike. When are you going to stencil the snowflakes on the walls, I know your wife would love them. Harry

@Harry Did you hear her laugh when she read your comment about snowflakes? She has been busy framing her photography work. I have been warned that some will be hung in the shop.

Crazy weather gave us the break we were looking for. Tuesday afternoon. Temperature briefly climbed above freezing with very high winds, leaving a dry plywood roof. We spent the afternoon predrilling the all of the roof metal. Wednesday we woke up to a sunny and wind still day. By noon 3 of us had the south side finished. After lunch temperatures climbed above freezing. At 4:30 the North side was clad. This morning the roof is snow covered again.

Spike188 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 5:03 pm @Harry Did you hear her laugh when she read your comment about snowflakes? 20250225_165848.jpgShe has been busy framing her photography work. I have been warned that some will be hung in the shop.

@Spike188 - That's a beautiful photo
And thanks for sharing your photos of 'The Bigger Toy Box' your progress is truly amazing

Great timing on the roof Spike. I bet it was a struggle on a windy day to get the metal panels in place. Terrific work Spike. Harry

Building progress slowed to a couple days per week. High winds and damp weather, even with temperatures above freezing took it toal on us. The 50 year old Clark was the only one that took the weather in stride.Even installing the final metal on the front side was brutal. But Friday we wound up the structural part of the build.Last Monday the old Clark was brought inside to set up a nearly new car hoist.The shop was organized a bit with the addition of some shelving. Our electrician is busy boiling maple syrup for thr next 2 weeks. Once the ceiling electrical is completed R40 insulation will be blown into the attic. Eta for occupancy permit is approximately 3 weeks away.

It looks fantastic Eugene . A hoist makes some things soooo much easier . You love everything about it except all your "new" friends wanting to use it .

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 3:48 pm It looks fantastic Eugene . A hoist makes some things soooo much easier . You love everything about it except all your "new" friends wanting to use it .

What @DavidBarkey said... both parts -
Awesome job on the building, and also the reaction of 'friends' when they find out you have a warm, dry shop with a hoist!

Progress on the toybox has been at a snails pace while waiting on ground too thaw and electricians to finish doing maple syrup. But landscaping has begunand lumber gathered up.The hoist has been tested.Modifications have been made to the table used for cutting siding. It now mobile and used for storage.More importantly are the steel palettes that will be used to store tractors untill restorations can begin.