Pig Farrowing Box Build Thread

[sea2summit]

Overdue project, pig farrowing box. 8' wide, 5' tall, 6' deep


Day one progress, if the weather holds I should be able to wrap up tomorrow. Don't zoom in, most of those welds make me sick to look at

 

[sea2summit]

Some minor design tweaks to make it more pig proof/friendly. Welding done.

 

[Thirdroc17]

Do the welds hold, if so, they look good to me.

Man, that's a lotta square tube. For me, a project like that would mean wood.

 

[sea2summit]

Do the welds hold, if so, they look good to me.

Man, that's a lotta square tube. For me, a project like that would mean wood.

Well it was free and I’m sick of rebuilding wood shelters. GA seems to eat a wooden animal shelter in 3-4 years unless it’s on a foundation

Otherwise I hear you, cost alone would drive it. This is salvaged everything. The screws are off a demo’ed mobile home, the pins minus two are made from an old telephone pole anchor, tin was from the same scrap pile as the tubing. So minus time, about seventeen cutting wheels, and about three pounds of rod it’s free

 

[sea2summit]

Wrapped up today.

Made pins for the rear door, and for a removable deviders.


Put in anti slip guides for moving it with the tractor forks.


Tried to get a little fancy with my door stand, cut padlocks provided the hangers.


Brackets ready for the dividers, just stick two pieces of tubing in and pin it. Should work...I think.


Probably move it up tomorrow if I can get the road opened up after the rain washed it out. Haven’t decided if I’ll add sunshade around the top or just shade the whole thing. Give it a week or two and see how the temps are inside, should stay cool with the high roof...that was the whole point of it.

 

[Lis2323]

Nice work

 

[sea2summit]

Got it up today, looks like it sized about right, she should be able to turn around inside once I get the divider in.


Had to take a road trip to get it up to them since the storm washed out my road.