Farm Shops – PFR https://prairiefarmreport.com Prairie Farm Report Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 63439291 Custom Farm Shop with Mezzanine https://prairiefarmreport.com/custom-farm-shop-with-mezzanine/ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 19:20:01 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=4061
Eric Pankratz takes us on a tour of his 7200 square foot recently built farm shop. It includes a very functional drainage system along with a pit that is 42 inches wide and 16 feet long. The shop measures 120 feet long by 60 feet wide. It has plenty of doors to accommodate all sizes of vehicles and equipment. It also has a 18 foot by 50 foot long mezzanine which includes living quarters for seasonal workers and a coffee room. There of course are several other features highlighted in the video.

]]> 4061 Kenworth T800 Service Truck https://prairiefarmreport.com/kenworth-t800-service-truck/ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:22:32 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=4058
Albert Jensen, a seed and commercial farmer near Drumheller, Alberta who converted a Kenworth T-800 highway tractor into an amazing field service truck. It is equipped with a hoist capable of lifting 9500 pounds with a 45 foot reach. It carries 500 gallons of diesel for fueling units in the field. It has a large screw air compressor and is equipped with a 250 gallon water tank so it is ideal for pressure washing equipment.

Location: Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

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Todd and Blaine Muhr assembled a field service truck built on the chassis of a 2002 Mack Truck. It is well equipped with a hefty crane for tote bags and a 620 gallon fuel tank. It also carries lots of oil and lubricants as well as a generator and welder. Overall, the unit makes life much easier during the busy season on the 8,000 acre farm.

Location: Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada

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The Saskatchewan Association of Resource Recovery Corporation and how it operates it used oil and used oil filter recycling program. See how oil is gathered from dealerships and safely handled for reuse. Also learn how they gather used oil filters are compressed into brick, placed in drums and shipped to a processing facility where the material can be transformed into various types of steel products.

Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

]]> 6291 1,000,000 BTU Biomass Boiler System to Heat 40,000sq/ft https://prairiefarmreport.com/1000000-btu-biomass-boiler-system-to-heat-40000sq-ft/ https://prairiefarmreport.com/1000000-btu-biomass-boiler-system-to-heat-40000sq-ft/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:36:10 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=6409

In the fall of 2011 researchers were planning on using a Biomass Furnace to heat 40,000 square feet of space with willow trees that have been rolled up into round bales. The bales are first put through a dub grinder which turns the material into wood chips. The chips are than augured into the furnace which heats water to circulate throughout the building. It is expected the system will be cheaper to operate when compared with heating that amount of space with natural gas.

Location: Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada

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