Calf Shelter Made From Truck Box
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"I farm in Northern Alberta where we see a lot of 40 degree below zero temperatures. I needed a couple of calf shelters but had trouble justifying the $800 to $1,100 price tag for wood shelters that don't last very long," says John Kuefler, High Prairie, Alberta.
"So I bought two old 16-ft. low-sided gravel truck boxes for just $50 each. I turned them upside down and mounted them at an upward angle on pipe stilts and skids. The open end is about 6 ft. high while the lower back end is just 3 1/2 ft. high. The angle allows the winter sun to shine all the way in to the back of the shelter.
"I filled in the open sides of the shelter with sheets of plywood painted white. I also painted the inside of each shelter white.
"Total time spent on each shelter was just 10 hours. I can tow them easily from place to place. Total cost per shelter was $150."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Kuefler, Box 571, High Prairie, Alberta T0G 1E0 Canada (ph 403 523-2680).
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Calf Shelter Made From Truck Box TRUCKS Modifications 21-4-28 "I farm in Northern Alberta where we see a lot of 40 degree below zero temperatures. I needed a couple of calf shelters but had trouble justifying the $800 to $1,100 price tag for wood shelters that don't last very long," says John Kuefler, High Prairie, Alberta.
"So I bought two old 16-ft. low-sided gravel truck boxes for just $50 each. I turned them upside down and mounted them at an upward angle on pipe stilts and skids. The open end is about 6 ft. high while the lower back end is just 3 1/2 ft. high. The angle allows the winter sun to shine all the way in to the back of the shelter.
"I filled in the open sides of the shelter with sheets of plywood painted white. I also painted the inside of each shelter white.
"Total time spent on each shelter was just 10 hours. I can tow them easily from place to place. Total cost per shelter was $150."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Kuefler, Box 571, High Prairie, Alberta T0G 1E0 Canada (ph 403 523-2680).
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