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Tractor port gives shelter

A simple lumber frame. three sheets of fir plywood. a couple of posts and three hinges a n ii there is a tractor p o rt or und- er - cover temporary shelter for any number of things.

When not in use it folds down out of the way alongside the par- ent building.

Use waterproof glue fir ply- wood tedgemarked PMBC Ex- terior) 2" x 4" lumber. 4" x 4" posts and good heavy barn-door type hinges.

Protect against weather with a couple of coats of good ex- terior house paint. sealing th e edge grain of the plywood s n d and grain of framing members thoroughly.

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Loading ramp easy on back;

1 Since you can't get the bat-kl the materials needed to build the» of a truck down to ground level.; platform. the next best thing is to geti Assemble the frame as shown ground level up to the back of; in the. diagram, nail on the ply- the truck. i wood for the platform and step A simple loading platform such and there is a loading plat- as the one shown here will go al form. It won't be so heavy that long way toward making life; two men can‘t move it to wher- more bearable for your b a c k.l ever it is needed. Heavy material. such as milk Since it will be used outdoors. and other produce. sacks of seed be sure the plywood you use or cement. can transferred is the type manufactured with horizontally to or from a truck or completely waterproof glue. It other conveyance. Carrying it up. has a brand on the edge of every; or down is done in two easy steps. panel: “PMBC Exterior." instead of one spine - cracking To asaure long life, give the ' f;

. [platform a couple of coats o A little more than half a sheet good exterior house paint. mak-l ee - quarter - inch fir ply- ing sure the edge grain of the: wood. some two by three lumber} plywaod and lumber is well seal- and four by four posts are all

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something. on without the rabbets. Remem- So. althoumi it may come as her that this will make your e surprise here is how to build steps three quarters of an incl! yourself a 'e. gnarrower.

This is a stylish stile made; For the sake of appearance from a single sheet of 3V4" fir|and weather resistance. give the plywood and a few scraps of : stile a good painting with a qual- lumber.‘ Eity exterior house paint.

The cutting plan shows you When you buy the plywood, how to squeeze all the required lmake certain you get the type pieces from one sheet of ply- made with completely water. wood. From there all you do is proof glue All fir plywood made (ml the lumber to sine and as- in Canada with waterproof glue- semble the stile. llines is identified by the brand One thing. You will see thati'TMBC Exterior" on the edge the steps are set in grooves into! every panel.

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Sackholder easy to make

It's the small. awkward jobs

around the lam that waste so much time.

This simple hit plywood sack holder. for instance. performs a simple function. but saves a great deal of time and mm-

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To nuke the holder. out s eh- eular hole in a piece of three- quarter - inch tis- plywiood, three feet_square. An opening of 24% inches will accommodate m 0 st standard size sacks. But check the else on the cache you me

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For light loads. the holder can be hand - held. For heavier du- ties. sturdy legs can be tashion- ed from pieces of fir plywood in the shape. of an "L".

for old-fashioned sleigh '

There are still a dozen and making sure all edge and end one uses on any farm for I grains of plywood end lumber log! on! Imam! d“' are well sea‘ed.

ere is a sled can build

arches formed with four straight pieces of lumber joined together by fir plywood gussets. Saw and hammer are the only tools need- ed to make them.

When a row d these rigid frames is erected on a standard

you yourself. quickly. easily and

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that is built to stand a lot of pupil'shment. ‘ _

e designer of the sled used 1 t the usual shear strength of fir e “Wood to make rigid upright ends. This gusset system. used The rigid frame system of t0 anchor the uprights. is the construction was developed by “me as that employed in many engineers of the Plywood Manu- buildings. ' facturers Association of 3.0. to The sleigh shown re 0; n i re a provide economical low - cost Mlv some lumber and a single. building for Canadian farmers. Chest of it" fir plywood. if you "fit more capacity. say. to haul clli‘dwood. use the same design 5‘" sllllltly expand it. For ex- "flDle. use a whole panel of

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muscles. The result is a building as long so required. with an interior sup- ports. The e of the building do not contribute to its strength and can be either left open or made into huge doors for the easy access of machinery or cat- e.

Booklets (in French or Eng- lish) containing all building de- ' frame structure

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are obtainable from you local umba' dealer.

“Wood on the deck for a sled measuring four by eight feet. with ends four feet high. There's one cord

Construction is very straight forward. Notice that the until!“ I " ‘ pieces are only toenail- “ the runners. The plywood [assets supply the strength.

U00 Mood made with e MP!!!th waterproof glueiine. R In identified by the industry Inn-Ii on the edge of each panel:

use Extender."

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you operate you wfll probably have at least one good use for ‘ . a set of small produce - hand- ling boxes. most useful of those is the nesting type. stacking and stor- ing are easier and more secure. '. Most nesting boxes contain a certain amount of hardware ——angie iron, for example —- so that anyone who wants to make

ing equipment. .

The only hardware in the boxes shown here is trails. The rest is familiar wood. rllhe boxes

1y simple design. as can be seen the construction drawings.

his own. will require metal work- mendations.

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PREVENTS BRUISING made possible by external fram-

berries or vegetables and simp- lifies cleanin

see that four of ing boxes can be made from a single panel of inexpensive St" fir plywood plus the _small

The smooth interior of the box, ,

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ting. prevents bruising of fruit. iwith a

g. . from the cutting plan you can i wood and lumber.

bets —— in the side and end piec-i es. If you don't have a power‘ an to cut the rabbets. simply fasten the bottoms in place} with strips of moulding or 1" x 1" lumber. Place these strips on the outside to maintain the

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For the best results the boxes? should be glued and nailed. Use; a good waterproof glue and fol-.

low the manufacturers recomo.’

'lihe fir plywood should be the. type made with w-aterp roof? . Make sure your lumber dealer gives you plywood w i t h3

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Paint the completed boxes quality exterior house paint. making sure to seal the edge and end grains of the ply-

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