OK, I've finally got back to the barn after about a 5-yr hiatus since last (seriously) worked on it...have a little more time this spring before farming actually begins as it's been cool this spring, so far...
Finished putting fill-in blocks under ends of studs had to cut back and cripple when replaced sill-plate on north wall along the waste gutter behind where the old milking stalls were and then replaced the 1X inner wall sheathing...the stalls have been removed years ago and remaining space is about 5-ft between rows of double 2X5 columns on 8-ft centers.
My original thought was to put a rack a la way lumber yards typically do across the width between two sets of columns but now I'm backing off that idea for several reasons -- one, it's only 13' from alleyway to outer wall which means anything longer has to go somewhere else or stick out into the driveway; two, it blocks access to window and shortens the length to less than enough to accommodate a full-length 14 thru the planer if set there in fixed location and lastly, and probably what's most got me thinking against it is that it leaves the area between the columns pretty much unused as is...
So, got to thinking about how to most effectively construct set of supports to be able to use area between the two rows of columns of perhaps a two to three feet length. That way as opposed to a solid support all the way across could still walk the length and the logistics of sliding really long stuff between the columns to load wouldn't have to happen all from the outside.
Plywood gussets work, of course, but take up quite a bit of storage area to be stout-enough so looking for what solutions others have come up with...
On hand I've got essentially unlimited supplies of old 2x stuff, a fair amount of 2" pipe (altho I've determined I think boring thru the columns for it leaves too little actual support to be wise) and various other angle and stuff altho my used metal supply is becoming rather short, unfortunately. I have a large amount of 5/8" soft iron bar stock (old silo banding rod but I've not figured out a way to use it practically)...
Anyways, suggestions/ideas/other racks you've seen pointed to all appreciated while I ponder...I'm going to spend the day leveling the last area that hasn't had a floor slab poured and using some old silo blocks and the like to cover as much of it as can to discourage the cats from thinking it's their indoor litter box...