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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | Seem to sure spark up a lot of controversy
Now that I have your attention

Has anyone on here used/owned Farm-Tek or cloth barns/buildings?
We are considering purchase of one in the future as an indoor arena and possibly putting some stalls in there...please share your experiences
Thanks and sorry for the bait and switch, but no one answers questions like this it seems.
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | Also sorry
I know this was low  
Please accept this cute corgi as my apology

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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | Guiness - 2013-12-13 8:30 AM Ha Ha Ha you got me!!!!!! Sorry I can't answer your question.
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    Location: Midwest | dhdqhllc - 2013-12-13 8:35 AM #copycat
dang right
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | lonely va barrelxr - 2013-12-13 8:34 AM We have a 14 x 30 (ish, I think 34) for hay storage. It's about 6 years old now and holding up great. The ones for indoor arenas are a different animal tho. I would definitely want some experienced help to assemble one that size. We struggled quite a bit to get ours up.
Thanks! My husband has the skill to put one up and large equipment we could borrow if needed. I've never been in one or seen one in person.
We are considering one because it is cheaper than building a "real" barn. lol
I also don't know if ou can stall horses in there, or what it would be like. There are "real" barns on the property we are looking at, but I would have to put up an arena if I wanted one. Being able to put stalls in there would be an added bonus.
Also we were looking at a 60 x 135ish sized indoor...if someone wants to chime in on the size that would also be helpful |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | hoofs_in_motion - 2013-12-13 8:33 AM I hope your proud of yourself! I was getting excited for popcorn!! 
Sorry
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        Location: ND | i've looked at both and went with a steel pole building.......70x130....... |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | dhdqhllc - 2013-12-13 8:49 AM i've looked at both and went with a steel pole building.......70x130.......
my husband seems to think the fabric barn will be cheaper. He buys steel on the regular and could build it himself, so I'm going to ask why you went with the steel ove the cloth? durability?
was it a considerably higher cost? |
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Mildly disappointed that there will be no bloodletting....but.
I don't have my own cloth arena, but I did have free use of one for just over a year. It has seemed to stand the weather really well as far as aging. It also was always at least 10 degrees colder in there, even in winter! Depending on where you are his might be less than ideal for winter work...
Also; the ventilation in those things is excellent, which means that the ground gets dusty really fast. So a good treatment plan is definitely called for! |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | classicpotatochip - 2013-12-13 8:55 AM  Mildly disappointed that there will be no bloodletting....but. I don't have my own cloth arena, but I did have free use of one for just over a year. It has seemed to stand the weather really well as far as aging. It also was always at least 10 degrees colder in there, even in winter! Depending on where you are his might be less than ideal for winter work... Also; the ventilation in those things is excellent, which means that the ground gets dusty really fast. So a good treatment plan is definitely called for!
Thank you, that is very helpful
I'm in the Midwest near Chicago... it does get cold here. I would have an area to put stalls in a "real" barn, so this would be more an arena only
however putting extra stalls in there would be a major plus |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | hoofs_in_motion - 2013-12-13 9:04 AM
boo, I can't see it. :( |
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| A place I worked at a few years ago had one as an indoor.. I loved it! It was pretty quiet when it rained compared to most indoors. |
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          Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | That was shameless baiting.....you get no questions answered now!
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | I know it was shameless baiting, I made up for that with the puppy   
Also thank you. I was hoping the rain would not be super loud! |
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    Location: Grand Cane La | barrelracr131 - 2013-12-13 8:43 AM
hoofs_in_motion - 2013-12-13 8:33 AM I hope your proud of yourself! I was getting excited for popcorn!! 
Sorry
OMG!!! this picture is just STINKIN cute!! |
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          Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | barrelracr131 - 2013-12-13 9:16 AM I know it was shameless baiting, I made up for that with the puppy  
Also thank you. I was hoping the rain would not be super loud!
The puppy did not work on me. I'm going to need a cute little goat or someone getting flogged....... a Hungarian Midget Woman might help too..... |
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          Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | LRQHS - 2013-12-13 9:26 AM barrelracr131 - 2013-12-13 9:16 AM I know it was shameless baiting, I made up for that with the puppy  
Also thank you. I was hoping the rain would not be super loud! The puppy did not work on me. I'm going to need a cute little goat or someone getting flogged....... a Hungarian Midget Woman might help too.....
Hungarian midget woman would be a nice touch. Maybe put her on the set of the Sound of Music. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | Three 4 Luck - 2013-12-13 9:28 AM LRQHS - 2013-12-13 9:26 AM barrelracr131 - 2013-12-13 9:16 AM I know it was shameless baiting, I made up for that with the puppy  
Also thank you. I was hoping the rain would not be super loud! The puppy did not work on me. I'm going to need a cute little goat or someone getting flogged....... a Hungarian Midget Woman might help too..... Hungarian midget woman would be a nice touch. Maybe put her on the set of the Sound of Music.
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Hungarian Midget Woman
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        Location: MD | We have one as an indoor arena/hay storage/equip storage.
I love it! Though im in Maryland and weather is fairly mild here. I ride in it every morning. I'm also planning on getting one when we buy our house. There are so many options and having the ability of taking it down and taking it with you should you have to move really sits well with me. And it looks super cool when its all lit up at night! Its like a big ole glow barn! |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | Crowned Image - 2013-12-13 9:39 AM We have one as an indoor arena/hay storage/equip storage. I love it! Though im in Maryland and weather is fairly mild here. I ride in it every morning. I'm also planning on getting one when we buy our house. There are so many options and having the ability of taking it down and taking it with you should you have to move really sits well with me. And it looks super cool when its all lit up at night! Its like a big ole glow barn!
Awesome, thank you! I will ride as long as it's higher than 20 or so...after that I hibernate. I mostly would like it for the shelter of the footing aspect, as well as cutting the wind. |
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| Well, that was a crappy bait and switch. Puppy totally makes up for it.
Can you shoot me a link to the type of contraption you are referring to? I'm interested now too! We were thinking steel (in the future that never seems to get here) but this sounds interesting! |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | smiley - 2013-12-13 11:47 AM  Well, that was a crappy bait and switch. Puppy totally makes up for it.
Can you shoot me a link to the type of contraption you are referring to? I'm interested now too! We were thinking steel (in the future that never seems to get here) but this sounds interesting!
LOL
Here ya go. Warning: they send you 89028430832490 catalogs a year
http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/cat1a;ft_fabric_buildings |
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Thanks!!
Oh, that is who I bought my hoop house through. I will say that were great to work with and since I couldn't get hoop house up in time by the time I did we had a HUGE wind storm (it's all coming back to me now) and the cover was ruined and under warranty and the warranty expired by like two months or something and they replaced it anyway!!
Now that I recall that, I'm back on the steel 
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Hungarian Midget Woman
    Location: Midwest | smiley - 2013-12-13 12:17 PM
Thanks!!
Oh, that is who I bought my hoop house through. I will say that were great to work with and since I couldn't get hoop house up in time by the time I did we had a HUGE wind storm (it's all coming back to me now) and the cover was ruined and under warranty and the warranty expired by like two months or something and they replaced it anyway!!
Now that I recall that, I'm back on the steel 
Hahaha.... well thank you for the info! |
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