I'm puzzled

[Industrial Toys]

We had a neighbor (in the city) in the 80s. Our houses weren't BIG enough, so he bought himself a MONSTER home, a few miles away. The ones where you could jump from one roof to another. His sister had gone back to Italy, and had given him a pristine NEW YORKER. It sat in his new driveway for a long time, before he managed to get the garage cleaned out (after moving). Low and behold, it was too long for the new garage. He got rid of it.

I just laughed. It would have fit in his old garage.

 

[TomSeller]

To me automobiles can take being left out if they are driven long enough to come up to temperature regularly to dry everything out in the colder months. In the summer if parked in partial shade it helps a lot. Tractors need to be under some cover in my book.

 

[k0ua]

To me automobiles can take being left out if they are driven long enough to come up to temperature regularly to dry everything out in the colder months. In the summer if parked in partial shade it helps a lot. Tractors need to be under some cover in my book.

One other thing that helps, is I think finishes on automobiles are somewhat better quality than what they shoot onto tractors.

 

[4570Man]

We have 3 vehicles, a 2008 Yukon XL Denali, a 2003 Duramax crew cab and a 93 Sonoma. All 3 sit outside and all 5 tractors are in the shop or shed. Go figure, lol. Well except for the one sitting in the front yard with Christmas lights on it right now.

Im glad I'm not the only one decorating equipment.

 

[Turbys_1700]

A lot of farmers used machinery sheds around here.. open in front and enclosed on only 3 sides. You don't see as many of those being built now though with the pole barns being economical to build.

That's what we used back in the day. Double stalled and 5 bays. All the tractors, drill, baler, haybine, combine, etc...was shedded. Plows, disc harrows, tillage and bush hogs, etc...were left outside. My buddy who I roomed with in college has farmed since graduation. He and his dad always keep their tractors out in the elements. The only thing shedded is the drill and combine. They have lots of parcels and typically just leave the tractor where they finish unless it's the sod drill, baler, or combine and they take it home to be shedded.

A neighbor friend bought our old rake and haybine last year and bought a metal car shed to keep them under. It was lower in cost than building a shed. I keep my stuff shedded and in a garage because I have then available.

 

[Soundguy]

I spent most of my life in farming areas. Maybe 10 percent were kept in a shed with at least one open side. The rest were totally outside all year. This was everything from old beaters to the largest articulated monster tractors, combines, cotton pickers, balers, Cats, etc.

Bruce

Agreed. I keep my 2 most used tractors parked right outside my garage so I can go hop on them if needed. If I had to walk 600' every time I needed a tractor, I'd need a tracto just to drive out to get the other tractor from the equipment shed.

My 1955 ford lawnmower ( a ford 950 rowcrop / 5' hog ) has never seen a roof since it was built. The previous owner used it to run a stationary pump at a muck farm in south florida, it was sunk in the ground a couple feet, never moving.

My 1955 ford haymover ( a ford well used and worn...worn OUT, 850 and very welded on superior loader ) has had about the same life from the looks of it. In fact.. it may have been parked in a junkyard... as scrap, if you go by what it looks like.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Thanks. That's the place I usually park my trucks. Keeps them covered front about 11a on thru the sunny parts of the day. Increase the useful space inside the shop which is only 40x60x14. Total underroof is 52x84 so trying to maximize all the space we have

Ordering or buying a new trailer, most likely a hyd dovetail and will store it under the left side lean to to try to keep it nice

Brett

Why not enclose all the barn? Or was that an addition?

 

[rustyshakelford]

Why not enclose all the barn? Or was that an addition?

Only wanted 40x60 to be enclosed. It has a total of 5 roll up doors. Wanted an open lean to on the side for pool party hangouts and to store trailers out of the sun but without being enclosed. For the front, again wanted a place to park my trucks and just get them out of the sun. Don't want to have to mess with opening doors all the time. Just pull in and back out

Brett

 

[RaydaKub]

My 1955 ford haymover ( a ford well used and worn...worn OUT, 850 and very welded on superior loader ) has had about the same life from the looks of it. In fact.. it may have been parked in a junkyard... as scrap, if you go by what it looks like.

That was camouflage so nobody would steal it. :laughing:

 

[Soundguy]

They will need a rollback and jacks to steal it, it has a very theft proof starting routine that involves an air chuck and set of jumper cables