Minimum Shed

[JD32031980]

I need some advice on minimum outside tractor storage suggestions. Enough to adequately protect a 3203 mountains of Colorado.

 

[Thomas]

Try 4' around the tractor add more if attachment.

 

[Henro]

Minimum for me would be a tarp over the tractor, tied to concrete blocks to hold the tarp in place.

 

[Diggin It]

mountains of Colorado.

Regardless of anything else, you probably need to be concerned about snow load.

 

[TractorNH]

50'x100'

You realize no matter how big you build it you will eventually wish you went bigger.

 

[ovrszd]

There are guys on TBN that use containers. They are probably 7' inside width? If your tractor would fit in one it would make excellent storage. No worries about snow load.

 

[Ford850]

I'd say a tarp would be the minimum as mentioned above. If using a tarp, use one that doesn't reach the ground so it allows air flow. After that I would say a metal carport. Then a container, small shed, pole barn, etc etc.

 

[shooterdon]

A trap will be cheap and you get what you pay for. Might last a year...maybe less. You will have many hours of pleasure putting it on and taking it off.

A double size carport is less than $2000 installed. Down the road, you can add walls, doors etc if you desire.

 

[3Ts]

As for the absolutely smallest to house your tractor (and I contend that you'd be foolish to make it this small) is 2' on each side for access, 2' at the front and 4' at the rear. If you have an implement attached when it's put in the shed, I'd add the length of the implement plus 2' more. So width of tractor (or widest implement) + 4', and length of tractor + 6', or length of tractor and implement + 8'.

Note: This does not give you much room, about all you'll be able to do is check oil, etc and get on & off.

 

[atsah]

This cost me $800 in materials. 12x12.. You can do something similar and it be free standing if you put some posts in the ground if you don't have an existing structure to come off of..

 

[tradosaurus]

We installed a metal building large enough so we could drive our tractor underneath without having to put the ROPS down each time.

 

[K5lwq]

This cost me $800 in materials. 12x12.. You can do something similar and it be free standing if you put some posts in the ground if you don't have an existing structure to come off of..

Atsah, what did you put on the ground in your shed? Looks effective.

 

[atsah]

Atsah, what did you put on the ground in your shed? Looks effective.

I dug it down three feet, removed all the clay, put a foot of one inch gravel and then foundation foam and then filled it with 1/2 inch gravel and compacted it. On top of that and directly under the tractor I laid out rolled roofing..

It's the only piece of ground that never is effected by frost of my property, and no rust on any equipment I put in there..

 

[K5lwq]

I dug it down three feet, removed all the clay, put a foot of one inch gravel and then foundation foam and then filled it with 1/2 inch gravel and compacted it. On top of that and directly under the tractor I laid out rolled roofing..

It's the only piece of ground that never is effected by frost of my property, and no rust on any equipment I put in there..

Very nice! Gives me some good ideas. Thanks for sharing!

 

[atsah]

Very nice! Gives me some good ideas. Thanks for sharing!

You wouldn't need to go as extreme as I did if you are doing it in TX, our problem in ME is four feet of frost on anything uncovered, so I figured three feet was perfect covered..

 

[bridge4]

This cost me $800 in materials. 12x12.. You can do something similar and it be free standing if you put some posts in the ground if you don't have an existing structure to come off of..

That's a nice shed! How did you attach to the existing building? I want to do something like this off of my shipping container.

 

[atsah]

That's a nice shed! How did you attach to the existing building? I want to do something like this off of my shipping container.

I ran a 4x6 the length of the existing shed (a 2x6 would be plenty) and ran the 2x6's for the roof off of it, I installed angle iron brackets from each 2x6 to the 4x6. 2x6's 16 on center, I used strapping to screw the metal roofing to..

If I did it again I would use 1/2inch plywood, it would have been easier to screw down the roofing and would have cut the rain noise, if it's raining hard it's really loud under there..

 

[rangerfredbob]

I built a 12'X20' lean to attached to an existing shed, cost me $500ish in materials since I found the metal roofing used for $50... Here's a construction picture, attached to the original shed by lag bolting a 2x6 to the studs.

 

[atsah]

I built a 12'X20' lean to attached to an existing shed, cost me $500ish in materials since I found the metal roofing used for $50... Here's a construction picture, attached to the original shed by lag bolting a 2x6 to the studs.

Basically what I did.. Cheap and effective...