Minimize rain blowing into open tractor shed

[awill99]

The tractor set the height of the opening and I don't want to put doors on shed.. I am looking for a cost effective method of minimizing the rain that blows in (and we get a lot of it). I have seen the heavy hanging fingers of what looks like leather or rubber in industrial buildings that you can drive thru but I can't find the right search terms to locate them. Anyone found a good solution?

 

[smstonypoint]

Search for "strip curtains."

Steve

 

[forgeblast]

Farmtek has them.

 

[KYErik]

There is also a really heavy woven mesh that I have seen used- it looks very similar to trampoline fabric but it is shaped like a square. These "tarps" have the edges reinforced and have metal grommets or D rings for attachment points. I think Tractor supply sells something similar that they call a "sun shade" that people put over a dog pen. But you can't drive through it- it would have to be pulled back like a curtain or raised like a sail.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Build a larger eve/overhang?

 

[BukitCase]

What size is the shed, and would it be possible to pick the whole thing up and rotate it so the opening is on the leeward side of prevailing winds? I have a 12 x 36 shed, one side open, nothing ever gets wet inside. The north is the high/open side - our prevailing winds all come from south - south-east except for a week or two in spring... Steve

 

[Case485Guy]

Check this out, might work
Shade Cloth, Shade House, Shade Material, Shade Netting, Shade Panels, Greenhouse Shade Cloth, Sun Shade Material, Livestock Shade, Bulk Shade Cloth, Cattle Shade Structures - FarmTek

 

[awill99]

Attached is picture. Will look at suggestions and see if I can find good fit. Shed is 28X30 and on the 30 ft side I will install clear siding I already use on a carport.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Just adding sides would do it

 

[awill99]

With sides i won't be able to drive thru it. Attached is better picture. This is and far side is what I am trying to not stop but minimize rain blow thru but still be able to drive thru.