Help me Design Building for Tractors and Pickup

[3Ts]

I've tried sealing my barn against rodents with spray foam, gaskets, etc. and mice still get in. It only takes a 1/4" hole for them to get in.

 

[ljjhouser]

There is a thread on TBN about how to store your implements. On that thread, there are some pictures of members who have a wide shed rather than a long one. That permitted them to build storage rack and drive the tractor straight to the rack. I don't know the name of that thread. But I think there are several with pictures that may help.

 

[dodge man]

Socks stuffed with genuine mothballs works pretty well. they don't like the odor.

Doesn’t that hurt your feet?

I have a shop that is 28’ deep and 30’ wide. The 28 feet deep is what I woukd call the minimum depth and then make it as wide as you want.

 

[Raul-02]

Doesn’t that hurt your feet?

Mmm Well it might violate the laws of physics to have two things in the exact same place at the same time. But hey it's mothballs.

 

[ljjhouser]

Socks stuffed with genuine mothballs works pretty well. they don't like the odor.

With mothballs in your socks, think of all the $$$ you will save on deodorant.

 

[ericm979]

If you put your implements on dollies then the shape of the building matters less.

What's common here on real farms for implement storage is a wide shallow building with three walls and an open front. Drop your implement in one bay and pick up one in the next bay. But you need a certain amount of flat open land for that.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

Lot of good advice here, and I appreciate it. I will be referring to this thread as I consider what to do.

 

[scaredychicken]

MY plan in the next two years is to place TWO sea containers / big steel boxes on the yard ...

- one 40 ft long High Cube sea can (9'6" high, 7'8" wide, 40' long) on edge of property - wind, water, rodent proof
- one 20 ft long High Cube sea can (9'6" high, 7'8" wide, 20' long) - wind, water, rodent proof
- parallel to each other, locking doors at the same end, sea cans placed 16 ft apart
- covered dome roof (ie: 32 ft wide, 20 ft long) over both sea cans, from the front, outside widths, far left to far right, for the length of the 20 ft sea can (goes to the midway point of the longer sea can), there will then be covered storage "shelves" at the top of the sea cans (9"6" ft high, 7'8" ft, for the 20 ft length) - for supplies, displays, man cave items, keep sakes ...
- security doors / swing gate / chain link, at the front end for the 16 ft space between the sea cans
- solid wall with high window (plastic) on the back side, offers security, privacy
- this 16 ft gap between the sea cans will be ample side by side parking for two of my vehicles (or whatever equipment)

the 40 ft sea can will be for general storage; and the 20 ft sea can will be for farming supplies, tools, work bench, car parts.

that's my plan, maybe it gives you some ideas also

(this image has a peaked roof instead of domed, and the roof connects on the inside edges, not the outside edges of the sea cans)

 

[LouNY]

Nice idea, except why only 20 ft long, many pickups are longer then 20'.
Also with only 16' in width it will be a bit narrow for two full sized vehicles.

 

[Raul-02]

think of all the $$$ you will save on deodorant.

you do realize that this presupposes the use of deodorant n the first place.