Shipping container for tractor storage

[Muhammad]

Looks fantastic Aaron. Gives me some ideas.

 

[dpgood1]

Absolutely Love mine... Have a 40' standard height. Put my motorcycle in the far back, and bring tractor in with loader lifted to top... run a strap from the already in place loops on top corners and shut her down for the winter... plenty of room to still put lawnmowers and other seasonal items to the opposite side and have 25' to spare behind. I recommend using it for toys with wheels as there is only 1 way in/out. all my quads, side by sides, Lawn tractor, etc. are what i use it for.

You might want to look at how most of the Case tractors have a flip down support, to keep the bucket up when doing servicing. This would be a more safe way to keep the bucket in an upright position.

 

[linus69]

I was considering a shed for my overflow of "stuff" that I seem to accumulate and I was able to convince my wife into allowing me to get a cargo container to put next to the 'barn" she let me put up about 8 years ago. So I set about finding one and after a lot of emailed quotes who all wanted pre-payment over the phone with a credit card surcharge and then a 7-10 day wait for delivery of whatever they choose to send you. All of these offers were coming from independent middle men most working from home.

I finally got lucky and reached a guy who was a paid employee and he sold them for the shipping company he worked for and we hit it off over the phone and he gave me an education and treated me like a long lost relative. He sold me a Grade A 40ft high cube container with overnight delivery cod and cheaper than anyone else who quoted me and those quotes I had gotten were all on Grade B containers (no longer allowed for ocean travel/condemned). The education my new friend gave me was about the differences in the grades and when I told him what I could afford and about my wife he said he would send me a nice container. It came pulled by a company truck with a company driver who was also an hourly worker for the shipping company.

He was a man of his word and he sent me a nice condition A grade container and now I`am painting it to keep the wife happy and so far so good.
My friend with the excavator who helped me set it level has done a few and claims they are not looked at as permanent buildings but as exactly what they are shipping containers. If you hard wire them with electricity or build something on or attached to them that status changes. As far as I`m concerned I am restoring a vintage shipping container to ship my antique cars safely in when I need to ship them somewhere, that`s my story and I`m sticking to it. My 10+acres and residence are classified as a "Homestead" very rural area and generally they leave me alone here, my nearest neighbor is a fifth of a mile away and he thinks it`s great.

 

[big e]

Couple thoughts on tractor height... and container rust from previous posts...
Concerning clearance for tractor... worst case scenario if you order and your tractor rops won't fit, you could air down your tires. Yes, it's a hassle but you won't be stuck with a giant paperweight. Also, if you add chains it will raise your height an inch or so.
Concerning rust if you back container side... you could "paint" rubberized material on the steel that will be in contact with dirt. We will be dead when it rusts. I forget the name of the product. I used it on a steel 8 foot diameter former gas station fuel tank that I repurposed as a culvert. Big box stores sell it for roofing. Tip... heat it up in the metal can it comes in on a turkey fryer on LOW. It spreads better warm.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I lke people that do things BIG and think out of the box, as they say.

 

[caver]

A much delayed response but i remember to take a picture of my ventilation system on my shipping container I put on earlier this summer. Small fans and some surplus 6volt?? solar panels I had lying around.

 

[Texasmark]

My first thought is condensation and heat. What I have seen of containers is that they are sealed. In normal/initial use one has a sealed container they open up, fill it with product, seal it back, ship product, unload, close back up and that's it.

On a farm you are in and out of it, may leave it open for days at a time. Weather patterns bring in humidity from which the contents absorb moisture. Weather changes that cause cool/cold nights and then sunny, warm/hot days, makes for.....well think of a glass of iced tea sitting on a table.....what does it do? It, being cooler than the ambient air condenses the moisture in the air and it sweats....cycle that process inside a closed container and you have a nice case of mold and mildew.

Next is heat. Steel box painted some color that absorbs the sun's rays...close it up and stick it out in the sun on a 100* day and you have an oven. Lots of things don't like to be kept in an oven.

So, if it were mine, I would build a covering for it, at least a roof, maybe just sitting on the top (let the container support it) and provide some sort of ventilation mechanism....round, rooftop, wind driven ventilators like you see on top of houses, barns and such do the trick. Add some vents down low for fresh air circulation.

Better yet would be to shield the sunny side....a trellis with a Morning Glory or Honeysuckle vine would work....keep the direct rays off the side.

Then I would ensure the dimensions prior to purchase and select a berm, mound, pad or something to ensure the container is high enough above the surrounding terrain that it won't flood.

Get that done and I think they are a great idea. They are popular around here for folks buying up old farm land (population explosion) and wanting a secure place to keep things till they get things built up and occupy the property.

What else that works is to buy two of them with a suitable space between them side by side and build a roof over them accomplishing the above and making a covered shelter between them. Have seen numerous adaptations of that around here and works fine. Later on some close in the ends, concrete the floor and have a shop to go with them.

 

[bmaverick]

My first thought is condensation and heat. What I have seen of containers is that they are sealed. In normal/initial use one has a sealed container they open up, fill it with product, seal it back, ship product, unload, close back up and that's it.

On a farm you are in and out of it, may leave it open for days at a time. Weather patterns bring in humidity from which the contents absorb moisture. Weather changes that cause cool/cold nights and then sunny, warm/hot days, makes for.....well think of a glass of iced tea sitting on a table.....what does it do? It, being cooler than the ambient air condenses the moisture in the air and it sweats....cycle that process inside a closed container and you have a nice case of mold and mildew.

Next is heat. Steel box painted some color that absorbs the sun's rays...close it up and stick it out in the sun on a 100* day and you have an oven. Lots of things don't like to be kept in an oven.

So, if it were mine, I would build a covering for it, at least a roof, maybe just sitting on the top (let the container support it) and provide some sort of ventilation mechanism....round, rooftop, wind driven ventilators like you see on top of houses, barns and such do the trick. Add some vents down low for fresh air circulation.

Better yet would be to shield the sunny side....a trellis with a Morning Glory or Honeysuckle vine would work....keep the direct rays off the side.

Then I would ensure the dimensions prior to purchase and select a berm, mound, pad or something to ensure the container is high enough above the surrounding terrain that it won't flood.

Get that done and I think they are a great idea. They are popular around here for folks buying up old farm land (population explosion) and wanting a secure place to keep things till they get things built up and occupy the property.

What else that works is to buy two of them with a suitable space between them side by side and build a roof over them accomplishing the above and making a covered shelter between them. Have seen numerous adaptations of that around here and works fine. Later on some close in the ends, concrete the floor and have a shop to go with them.

These containers are EZ PZ to paint a lighter to keep the heat out.

Roof RV vents work just fine. No different than a 24 foot Cargo trailer or longer RV trailer.

Trailer side vents work very well too. I have 6 in mine.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I looked into using a shipping container for implement storage a couple of years ago. It seemed like a great idea until the rural county where I live decided to tax anything on a property without wheels. Without farm assessment, my steel tool shed, my patio storage box, even my coal bin became fair game for added taxation.

I thought about being a smart A** and getting a used 52' trailer on wheels but the ramp to get the equipment inside would be too cumbersome.

Instead, I invested in a rack system in my existing building to take advantage of the unused space.

 

[dirtymartini]

I looked into using a shipping container for implement storage a couple of years ago. It seemed like a great idea until the rural county where I live decided to tax anything on a property without wheels. Without farm assessment, my steel tool shed, my patio storage box, even my coal bin became fair game for added taxation.

I thought about being a smart A** and getting a used 52' trailer on wheels but the ramp to get the equipment inside would be too cumbersome.

Instead, I invested in a rack system in my existing building to take advantage of the unused space.

What county? I'm in NEPA also.