New shed for tractor

[seal oil]

I am building a shed 24 by 24 at my cabin to store my tractor and a few other things like box blade , etc . I am not sure if I should build it 8 ft high or 10 ft high . The rops on the tractor is 83 inches high so I don't think it will go through a 7 ft high door without lowering the Rops or the backhoe . I have a 12 ft high shed at home and height isn't a problem . Just drive right in without lowering the rops . Should I build it 8 ft high or 10 ft high ? I can put in a 8 ft high door if I go 10 ft but I don't think one higher than 7 ft will work if it has 8 ft ceiling . Looking for advice on what to do .

 

[KevT]

Always go higher when you can. Cost difference vs frustration is well worth it

 

[DuckSlayer1017]

Definitely 10'. I would hate to forget to fold the ROPS down and try to go through a 7' door.

 

[check]

How about using 9 foot studs, which will give you 9 feet +3 inches for the double top plate, +1 1/2 inches for the bottom plate, and thus will give you 112 1/2" underneath the roof trusses, and thus probably enough room for an 8 foot overhead door opening.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I would go as high as I can. Skip the 10' and go 12' as a minimum, preferably 14'.

Reason is for little or no money you can add say a 8' loft across the back wall or even 12' adding 50% more storage.

I did this in mt 52x44 barn. Built a loft 16' across the back 7' up off the floor. Cost was about $700 mainly due to using 2x12 lumber for the floor and 3/4" ply wood. Did a triple header and put the vertical post 10' apart so storing vehicles and large items was no issues. Basically it's built just as you would a deck off the back of your house. I then put a narrow set of steps, 34" wide, going up to it with a rail. On the loft I made 8' sections of removable railings out of scrap lumber from the barn build. Only thing I had to buy is the cheap 2x3 lumber for the horizontals. I have my 300 gallon diesel tank up there. I also use the tractor and forks to lift large items up such as my Bush Hog in the winter months and Snow Blower in the summer.

The 7' height leaves plenty of height underneath for walking around. Up top I have about 5' at the eaves and 10' or so at the roof peak.

It's cheap square footage....

Chris

 

[EddieWalker]

Like the others said, go higher if you can. I like 12 feet for a shop building. It gives more wall space for storage and if you are every working on a project, it's really nice to not hit the ceiling when handling 8 foot long material. 12 feet also works great for siding since you can put three rows up without any waste. I would use 2x6's for framing because of the additional stiffness of them when going taller and block them in the center. I also like to put OSB up on the inside for hanging stuff and the extra strength it gives in stiffening up the walls. When I build my addition, I'm going with 12 foot walls and I'm going to use 3/4 plywood on the interior walls for the maximum strength that I can get!!!

Eddie