Barn moving in Nebraska
Sep 9, 2013 21:46:43 #
BARN MOVING IN NEBRASKA (SOMETHING TO SEE)
Read story before clicking on link. News report from
Bruno, NE In 1981, Herman Ostry and his wife, Donna,
bought a farm a half mile outside of Bruno,
Nebraska, a small community sixty miles west of
Omaha.
The property had a creek and came with a barn built
in the 1920's. The barn floor was always wet and
muddy. When the creek flooded in 1988, the barn
ended up with 29 inches of water covering the floor.
That was the last straw.
Ostry needed to move it to higher ground. He
contacted a building moving company and was
discouraged by the bid.
One night around the table, Ostry commented that if
they had enough people they could pick the barn up
and move it to higher ground. Everyone laughed. A
few days later, Ostry's son Mike showed his father
some calculations. He had counted the individual
boards and timbers in the barn and estimated that
the barn weighed approximately 16,640 pounds. He
also estimated that a steel grid needed to move the
barn would add another 3,150 pounds, bringing the
total weight to just under 10 tons. He figured it
would take around 350 people with each person
lifting 56 lbs. to move the barn.
The town of Bruno, Nebraska was planning its
centennial celebration in late July of 1988. Herman
and Mike presented their barn moving idea to the
committee. The committee decided to make it part of
their celebration.
So, on July 30, 1988, shortly before 11 a.m., a
quick test lift was successfully made. Then, as
local television cameras and 4,000 people from
eleven states watched, 350 people moved the barn 115
feet south and 6 feet higher up a gentle slope and
set it on its new foundation.
Incredible.......... :)
Click below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83W0gj_CRE < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83W0gj_CRE >
Unfortunately video quality is poor but you can get the picture.
Read story before clicking on link. News report from
Bruno, NE In 1981, Herman Ostry and his wife, Donna,
bought a farm a half mile outside of Bruno,
Nebraska, a small community sixty miles west of
Omaha.
The property had a creek and came with a barn built
in the 1920's. The barn floor was always wet and
muddy. When the creek flooded in 1988, the barn
ended up with 29 inches of water covering the floor.
That was the last straw.
Ostry needed to move it to higher ground. He
contacted a building moving company and was
discouraged by the bid.
One night around the table, Ostry commented that if
they had enough people they could pick the barn up
and move it to higher ground. Everyone laughed. A
few days later, Ostry's son Mike showed his father
some calculations. He had counted the individual
boards and timbers in the barn and estimated that
the barn weighed approximately 16,640 pounds. He
also estimated that a steel grid needed to move the
barn would add another 3,150 pounds, bringing the
total weight to just under 10 tons. He figured it
would take around 350 people with each person
lifting 56 lbs. to move the barn.
The town of Bruno, Nebraska was planning its
centennial celebration in late July of 1988. Herman
and Mike presented their barn moving idea to the
committee. The committee decided to make it part of
their celebration.
So, on July 30, 1988, shortly before 11 a.m., a
quick test lift was successfully made. Then, as
local television cameras and 4,000 people from
eleven states watched, 350 people moved the barn 115
feet south and 6 feet higher up a gentle slope and
set it on its new foundation.
Incredible.......... :)
Click below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83W0gj_CRE < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83W0gj_CRE >
Unfortunately video quality is poor but you can get the picture.
Sep 9, 2013 22:48:41 #
That's just brilliant. If only our Congress could work together like that!
Sep 9, 2013 22:54:11 #
Sep 9, 2013 23:21:08 #
venturer9
Loc: Newton, Il.
I have seen that video several times..... Love it each time.. Amazing what people working together can do....
Mike
Mike
Sep 9, 2013 23:29:50 #
Ambrose wrote:
That's just brilliant. If only our Congress could work together like that!
Hear, hear! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Sep 9, 2013 23:30:06 #
Gitzo UH wrote:
I had to move a house 10 miles once.
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Sep 9, 2013 23:30:20 #
venturer9 wrote:
I have seen that video several times..... Love it each time.. Amazing what people working together can do....
Mike
Mike
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Sep 10, 2013 00:23:18 #
Sep 10, 2013 08:54:24 #
SteveR wrote:
Great video!! Only country people could pull something like that off.
Yeah Right!!!!! I'm sure you believe it too.
Sep 10, 2013 12:01:58 #
venturer9
Loc: Newton, Il.
sr71 wrote:
Yeah Right!!!!! I'm sure you believe it too.
Maybe what Steve should have said would be..
Only Country People WOULD do that
In 1990 a devastating tornado hit our town, killing two and doing several millions in damage... The tornado hit at 3:14pm and by 8:00am the next morning, every street in town was cleared. and the two main highways into town were clear also. All people that needed lodging had been welcomed into residents homes that had not been damaged. Food had been provided for all of the "RESIDENTS" who had been working all night...
When all was said and done other than the dwellings that had been destroyed or badly damaged...the town was operating ALMOST as if nothing had happened..
No Government assistance
No Government monies asked for
No Government monies offered
No Outside help asked for or offered..
The Biggest city near us is approximately 300.000 and the four statements are the same EXCEPT PUT YES in PLACE OF THE NO
Country (and that includes "rural" towns such as mine CAN and WILL do what is necessary and WILL help their neighbors..
Mike
Sep 10, 2013 16:33:54 #
[quote=venturer9]Maybe what Steve should have said would be..
Only Country People WOULD do that
In 1990 a devastating tornado hit our town, killing two and doing several millions in damage... The tornado hit at 3:14pm and by 8:00am the next morning, every street in town was cleared. and the two main highways into town were clear also. All people that needed lodging had been welcomed into residents homes that had not been damaged. Food had been provided for all of the "RESIDENTS" who had been working all night...
When all was said and done other than the dwellings that had been destroyed or badly damaged...the town was operating ALMOST as if nothing had happened..
No Government assistance
No Government monies asked for
No Government monies offered
No Outside help asked for or offered..
The Biggest city near us is approximately 300.000 and the four statements are the same EXCEPT PUT YES in PLACE OF THE NO
Country (and that includes "rural" towns such as mine CAN and WILL do what is necessary and WILL help their neighbors..
Unquote
You need to get a life.......
Only Country People WOULD do that
In 1990 a devastating tornado hit our town, killing two and doing several millions in damage... The tornado hit at 3:14pm and by 8:00am the next morning, every street in town was cleared. and the two main highways into town were clear also. All people that needed lodging had been welcomed into residents homes that had not been damaged. Food had been provided for all of the "RESIDENTS" who had been working all night...
When all was said and done other than the dwellings that had been destroyed or badly damaged...the town was operating ALMOST as if nothing had happened..
No Government assistance
No Government monies asked for
No Government monies offered
No Outside help asked for or offered..
The Biggest city near us is approximately 300.000 and the four statements are the same EXCEPT PUT YES in PLACE OF THE NO
Country (and that includes "rural" towns such as mine CAN and WILL do what is necessary and WILL help their neighbors..
Unquote
You need to get a life.......
Sep 10, 2013 16:34:58 #
[quote=sr71]
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venturer9 wrote:
Maybe what Steve should have said would be.. br b... (show quote)
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Sep 10, 2013 17:47:34 #
venturer9
Loc: Newton, Il.
sr71 Said..... You need to get a life.......
Well actually I have a pretty good life, retired, happy, lots of nice grand and great grand children and the ability to get on the UHH and irritate people...
What could be better
Well actually I have a pretty good life, retired, happy, lots of nice grand and great grand children and the ability to get on the UHH and irritate people...
What could be better
Sep 10, 2013 18:03:20 #
TEAM work, Dedication, Leadership, work ethic and attitude.
Stunning to watch!
Stunning to watch!
Sep 10, 2013 18:04:32 #
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
TEAM work, Dedication, Leadership, work ethic and attitude.
Stunning to watch!
Stunning to watch!
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