deezler
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- Joined
- Jan 30, 2012
- Messages
- 3,470
- Location
- Southeast MI
- Tractor
- Cub Cadet 7305, Kioti CK3510seh TLB
I have a lot of equipment that just sits outside, and I hate it. Watching tractor implements and trailers sink into the soil, get blasted by rain and snow, go through repeated freeze/thaw cycles, and get UV damage in sunny areas, or grow mildew in the shady areas. Or frozen to the ground when you go to move/mount them.
So it was time for more covered storage - but a big budget building and the hassle of permits was not in the cards right now.
So when Harbor freight sent me a "please come back" 25%-off-anything coupon, I decided to apply it to their bigger tent garage kit.
Now I'm not really a big fan of these structures in general, but I do know some tricks to keep them lasting longer, and my selected location isn't very wind-prone.
I was mentally prepared to not get anything made in time before true winter hit here in southern Michigan, but then it took forever to arrive, and I had some time during the holidays to get started, so I went for it while I still had my backhoe mounted.
As often happens, I dove right into things and neglected to get a "before" pic. But the new shed will go behind my tractor here, directly left of my metal carport. Had to yank a couple trees and knew the area sloped downwards here - I was not prepared for how much fill soil I had to excavate and loader over; probably between 25-30 loader buckets worth in total. I have a pit on the backside of a hill in the woods behind my house that I can get into nice sand below the top soil - excellent fill material.
About halfway there:
It kept looking like alllllmost enough, and then taking several more loads. Part of the goal was to raise the floor level above the surrounding area and make sure my driveway/yard run-off doesn't flow into it and keep the ground wet inside.
So it was time for more covered storage - but a big budget building and the hassle of permits was not in the cards right now.
So when Harbor freight sent me a "please come back" 25%-off-anything coupon, I decided to apply it to their bigger tent garage kit.
12 ft. x 20 ft. Truck/SUV Portable Garage
Amazing deals on this 12Ft X 20Ft Truck/Suv Portable Garage at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
www.harborfreight.com
Now I'm not really a big fan of these structures in general, but I do know some tricks to keep them lasting longer, and my selected location isn't very wind-prone.
I was mentally prepared to not get anything made in time before true winter hit here in southern Michigan, but then it took forever to arrive, and I had some time during the holidays to get started, so I went for it while I still had my backhoe mounted.
As often happens, I dove right into things and neglected to get a "before" pic. But the new shed will go behind my tractor here, directly left of my metal carport. Had to yank a couple trees and knew the area sloped downwards here - I was not prepared for how much fill soil I had to excavate and loader over; probably between 25-30 loader buckets worth in total. I have a pit on the backside of a hill in the woods behind my house that I can get into nice sand below the top soil - excellent fill material.
About halfway there:
It kept looking like alllllmost enough, and then taking several more loads. Part of the goal was to raise the floor level above the surrounding area and make sure my driveway/yard run-off doesn't flow into it and keep the ground wet inside.
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