Attachment shed

[bdog]

I am thinking of building a three sided shed for my skid steer and tractor implements. My thoughts are 100 long, 12 deep, and 7 high. The length I am pretty set on but am unsure on depth and height. I have shops for my machines and they won稚 go in the shed it will strictly be for implements. I am somewhat constrained on the depth of it due to the location but the height could be anything. On one hand I think maybe make it taller because I might want to fit something else in there but then I think the shorter it is with the relatively shallow depth and open front the better it will protect the implements from the weather. Thoughts?

 

[Wolfy]

Make sure it is tall enough that you can back the tractor up to the wall, while installing the implement. I learned that the hard way.....

 

[Maxify55]

I'm not so sure I'd do a 3 sided shed.
When the winds come and they will.
It's to have some place to go.
Y'all get some of our storms out your way.
It's best to prepare for them when planning.
Hurricane anchors and an open front to back will serve you well.

 

[dragoneggs]

I am thinking of building a three sided shed for my skid steer and tractor implements. My thoughts are 100 long, 12 deep, and 7 high. The length I am pretty set on but am unsure on depth and height. I have shops for my machines and they won稚 go in the shed it will strictly be for implements. I am somewhat constrained on the depth of it due to the location but the height could be anything. On one hand I think maybe make it taller because I might want to fit something else in there but then I think the shorter it is with the relatively shallow depth and open front the better it will protect the implements from the weather. Thoughts?

I would probably go 8ft high as it is a common dimensional lumber length. Free extra foot. I would also examine your facing based on weather tendencies. I would want to shelter from wind/rain.

 

[jeff9366]

I would design the shelter so tractor can enter with ROPS up.

 

[TerryR]

Here's what I build a few years ago:


Certainly make it tall enough to back the tractor in with the ROPS up, but I don't see any need to get the tractor all the way to the front. The only issue I have with height is getting my chipper in - the stack on the blower is tight. No need to go as high as 8 ft. unless your tractor is that tall.

There's no issue with leaving the front open structurally if you build it solid. We regularly get winds over 70 mph in the winter and have never seen an issue. However having it open does let leaves an other debris accumulate, which makes it more difficult to roll the implement dollies around.

If you make it deep enough to get more than one implement in a bay, and even if you don't, you need dollies to roll the equipment around to make good use of the floor space.

 

[boomer1025]

10 foot high minimum.

 

[bdog]

Thanks guys. My tractor has a cab and is 10' tall. Realistically all the implements for it are too big to put in the shed anyway and have been outside for 20 years already. The only exception is my wheat drill which I would like covered but it is a draw bar attachment and the hitch would be outside or close to the front edge. If not it is easy to drag back and forth the one time a year I use it.

Primarily I will be putting skid steer attachments in there. I have some expensive things with hydraulic hoses like a extreme brush cutter, trencher, compacter, dozer blade, cement mixer, hydraulic auger etc. that I would like to get out of the weather. My skid steer will fit in there.

I already have two larger three sided structures. One it 25x50x13' and the other 36x40x11'. No issues with wind. The other two open to the east and the new proposed one will open to the south. Most our storms come from the north or west. Everything is built of steel beams and R panels.

Here is a picture of where it would be built. It can't be any deeper or it would block the road to the north or block the entry to the existing building to the south. Running out of room and no where else to put the thing.

 

[Wagtail]

Are you planning on a concrete floor?

Other than your height consideration, a concrete floor would allow you to drop/pick-up your implements onto/from a wheeled pallet/dolly at the entrance of a bay; then roll it into its storage position towards the back of the shed.

 

[BrokenTrack]

My Diesel Mechanic instructor once told us; "A person can build a building for their equipment or not, but either way they are going to pay for one."

His point was clear, if a person does not build a building for their equipment, the extra costs in repair will add up

I applaud your efforts to build an equipment shed and encourage you to do so as any design, even if less than ideal would be well worth it I think. Best wishes on this project my friend.