Backhoe Outside Storage

[Lelandwelds]

I find it amusing when people assume everything is like it is where they are. I just shopped around for months looking for a 40' HC, single trip, and apparently you could almost buy two of them for the prices I found, plus $800 delivery.

My intended point was if a red one cost twice what a blue one does here, it should be similiar in your corner of the world. Not identical but similiar. It pretty much holds true whatever the item is and where ever it is. ( There are differences of course. That's why people can make money trading currencies, etc.)

Plus, I was comparing your pristine really, really rare container to the second most available size in WWT condition.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Best thing about FF is the price for bulk. Second best? It keeps hands from cracking and bleeding in the winter. WD-40 is pretty worthless. Motor oil or spilled diesel lasts as long or longer. I use Break Free or CorrosionX for tough conditions.

Repeated regular use of a leaf blower will run off most insects and spiders.

Add an epoxy floor, big compressor, and a lift to your two car and you described my ultimate dream space.

Just bought some CorrosionX and some rust converter. I know big iron is gonna get rusty but no use letting it run wild if a few minutes work can help, eh?

I am planning a 2-car garage with a washing station off to the side. That will house the tractor, a workshop that is currently in the basement, and maybe enough room for one of the cars. I may make a gravel pad away from view for the implements.

Yep, after much thought, seems like it's a pretty ideal setup for a one-tractor owner. The washing station will make it easy to keep everything in tip-top shape, including the cars. Right now, washing equipment involves picking a spot on grass or the driveway, dragging a hose over, going down to the basement for bucket/carwash/sponges, and leaving a muddy spot when I'm done. So everything stays dirtier than I like.

Yeah, a big screw-type compressor would be real nice! Guess I'll settle for having my little one handy instead of having to lug it and an extension cord to the site.

They have garage floor coatings you can paint on that work pretty darn well I'm told.

 

[Lelandwelds]

Yeah, a big screw-type compressor would be real nice! Guess I'll settle for having my little one handy instead of having to lug it and an extension cord to the site.

They have garage floor coatings you can paint on that work pretty darn well I'm told.

Oh, no. Screws are maintenance intensive. I want a slow speed 5 hp . It will outlast me.

Two part epoxy with a urethane topcoat! Maybe Rust Bullet. Dont buy it at a big box store. Drift over to Garage Journal and look at the picture thread. Excellent LED Lighting advice is available from " Platonic Solid and "Cyberdyke ". There's a floor forum too.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Oh, no. Screws are maintenance intensive. I want a slow speed 5 hp . It will outlast me.

Have a big one that powers a cutter at my business. Seems to need nothing except opening a release valve for a few seconds to eject excess water at the end of the day. Plus a once-a-year visit from maintenance guy. Chose screw-type because it's quieter so figured it would be nice in a workshop. That shows how much I don't know about compressors!

 

[Lelandwelds]

Wow! Sounds like you have had good luck. What brand?

I have worked at two places that had one. Lots of problems, even replaced rotor twice.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

I have not read this entire thread, but it amazes me that someone would buy a 30K tractor and leave it sitting outside when they can get a suitable shelter built for about 6K.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Wow! Sounds like you have had good luck. What brand?

I have worked at two places that had one. Lots of problems, even replaced rotor twice.

Kaeser.

 

[MikeR 2018]

I have not read this entire thread, but it amazes me that someone would buy a 30K tractor and leave it sitting outside when they can get a suitable shelter built for about 6K.

That is my intention. But I need the tractor to prepare the drive and site for the shed. Until I get that done the tractor will be homeless. Wife wants me to park it in the carport for that time because the tractor is worth more than our car. So, the tractor will be under cover but the Grapple, BB and Cutter will be outside for a while.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

I have not read this entire thread, but it amazes me that someone would buy a 30K tractor and leave it sitting outside when they can get a suitable shelter built for about 6K.

Might be able to afford $30k but not $36k ATM.

 

[3Ts]

it amazes me that someone would buy a 30K tractor and leave it sitting outside when they can get a suitable shelter built for about 6K.

I agree, but it is a matter of priorities. I can put the tractor in the barn and the household goods outside or the other way around. I'm working on a house for the HHGs just as fast as I can. In the meantime the tractor sits outside. It keeps the wife happier.