tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post8099162444513527283..comments2018-11-29T21:54:37.049-06:00Comments on Watch Out For The Bull: More Portable Windbreak ThoughtsRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-84883931168304409822014-11-20T13:14:45.665-06:002014-11-20T13:14:45.665-06:00I've seen one design that looked like it might...I've seen one design that looked like it might be movable by hand or without any equipment that I thought about building at one time. <br /><br />Oklahoma State has some wheat fields they use for some wheat trials (different varieties and grazing vs. grain trials) about 10-15 miles away.<br /><br />The fields where they do the grazing trials have automatic waterers out in the fields and they put up little windbreaks close to the waterers. They took three 16-20 foot gates that are covered with metal, attached them to a single post and spaced them 120 degrees apart (it looks like the Mercedes emblem from above). <br /><br />It looked like a simple and clever design because it was relatively easy to build and with three wings there was always somewhere to get out of the wind. If you didn't have a fixed central post, it would also be easy to move around the pasture. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-30054985296596664142014-11-20T10:52:21.350-06:002014-11-20T10:52:21.350-06:00Its interesting how someone can put unconscious co...Its interesting how someone can put unconscious constraints on a project. When you first mentioned the windbreaks, I was thinking of something that you would have to move by hand and thus prone to being blown over by wind or giving you a hernia. Now that I see ones that can be moved with a bale fork, I can now understand how they would work well. <br /><br />Not sure on price, but when we built our farrowing buildings for hogs, we lined them with sheets of PVC or similar plastic material. It allowed us to power wash the buildings between uses and not have to worry about moisture rot. It might be good to line those built of wood with something similar to increase the life of them. Of course it would be a pain in the ass if you didn't do a solid break and had to leave gaps in them. <br /><br />Having said all that, it would probably be much cheaper and easier just to paint the darn things every few years.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com