Help me Design Building for Tractors and Pickup

[jjeff]

imo a steel carport on a concrete slab with thickened edge and rerod along perimeter might be a good option, run sill seal under the bottom plates, runners. I have three of various sizes, floors, styles, and roofs never had any structural problems with them. most mice intrusion on my pole barns and garages occur when they chomp through the bottom of the overhead door seal.

 

[Shenandoah MF1760]

Hello:
We are in Northwest Georgia and have considered purchasing a 40' shipping container to store our push mower, weed eaters, zero turn mower and Kubota tractor. Have read a couple of articles that advises against storing any type / amount of fuel in a storage container due to the high heat during summer due to risk of explosion. (even the small amount stored in fuel tank only)
Have you had any issues with this at all?
Before we purchase just want to see if this is working out for others and what type of ventilation will keep the temps at a safe level. Shipping container by far is the cheapest storage building we have found from research.

Thank you in advance for any insights, ideas or experience.

If you Youtube containers that have that have exploded due to combustible vapors it'll scare you away from even thinking about it.

That is why mine has solar vents (2), door and windows. The attached pictures are from the dealers site (collage) and my unit.

I keep the Kawasaki Mule, My Massey 1760 and other assorted things in there as well as some diesel and gasoline cans (unvented safety cans).

Nothings gets started without the end doors being opened. Mine is double ended and you could drive through it if I didn't have too much other stuff in there.

I have had no issues at all, and since my container was a single trip unit, it was guaranteed to be critter and weather proof and has lived up to that claim thus far.

Just keep a can of bee spray near the doors as they love to try and nest up by the locks.