STORING ATTACHMENTS

[Guildenrose]

Can anyone tell me how to economically, in terms of space, store tractor attachments. Someone has suggested pallet racks; is there a better way? I will have a Kubota L3800 compact tractor with the normal complement of attachments. Limiting connection time or the time required for rearranging to get to the implement needed right now is of concern to me because I do not have much room.

Thanks in advance for any help you can lend.

 

[vabiker23518]

I don't have a garage, so mine stay outside. I usually put down a piece of plywood, or 2X6 as needed to keep it off the ground. Pallets would probably work great.

 

[whirly]

You have not told us what surface you are planning to store your implements on. However, If you have a cement floor, you can build pallets with casters to store your stuff. Pallets do two things for you - 1) makes storing the implements in the least space a breeze and 2) makes hooking up very easy as you can move the implement rather than the tractor. Most implements come on pallets when shipped to you or your dealer so using those pallets make it a lot easier and less expensive. On the other hand pallets are not that difficult to make and can generally be made with scrap lumber. A set of casters from HF costs about $20.

 

[newbury]

Pallet's are perfect. They can normally be had for free.

Pallet racks are a good place to put pallets.

I like pallet racks.






The difficulty arises in getting the pallets above the reach of your FEL

 

[Kenneth in Texas]

I go buy 12"x12" stepping stones at lowes or home depot or even wal mart, last time i bought some they were 64 cents each, basically level up the ground and put down as many as you need to keep the attachment out the dirt. My box blade sits on 17 of them, rake sits on 12 and mower sits on 30 i think. Its a cheap way to have the attachments sit on a hard weatherproof surface.

 

[Kent B]

Good topic. I thought about trying to set mine on the old rear tractor tires. If I did decide to do this I would need to punch holes in them to keep the water out and prevent mosquito farming to a minimum.

Plastic pallets would be my choice over wooden ones depending on cost and availability.

 

[Xfaxman]

Almost everything in my shop is on casters, so when I got the tree puller I made a three wheeler!

I had one heavy duty caster that was 1 1/2 inches shorter than the big ones, so it was easy.


The tree puller.


First tree pulled.

 

[Wagtail]

You have not told us what surface you are planning to store your implements on. However, If you have a cement floor, you can build pallets with casters to store your stuff. Pallets do two things for you - 1) makes storing the implements in the least space a breeze and 2) makes hooking up very easy as you can move the implement rather than the tractor. Most implements come on pallets when shipped to you or your dealer so using those pallets make it a lot easier and less expensive. On the other hand pallets are not that difficult to make and can generally be made with scrap lumber. A set of casters from HF costs about $20.

Oh for crying out loud... casters! Why didn't I think of that. Thanks for jogging my tired old brain, whirly.

(so now I'm up to 107 projects to do around here... great. )

 

[sodamo]

got a bunch of those HF furniture dollies for about same price as plain casters.

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[scoutcub]

got a bunch of those HF furniture dollies for about same price as plain casters.

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Dam he beat me to it.....:laughing:that's what I use, and they work well. And cheap enuff....

 

[bhh]

got a bunch of those HF furniture dollies for about same price as plain casters.

I've crushed a few of the HF dollies by lowering my bucket or grapple onto it without turning my machine off first, fwiw.

 

[wngsprd]

Everything I have to store outside goes on top of either a free surplus plastic pallet or on left over sections of 6"x6" treated. I tarp/bungee cord everything and have seen very little paint fade or rust over the years.

 

[weedpharma]

I have all mine on trollies on castors. Makes storage easy as you just move things around as required. It also makes it a a lot easier to connect the equipment to the tractor.

Weedpharma

 

[LD1]

I just set them on the ground. I have a tiller, PHD, rear blade, and bushhog at my house currently. And another blade and bushhog at mom and dads. plus 3 ballast barrels (2 for the truck when snow plowing, one for the tractor), and the snowplow for the truck.

Obviously I dont have enough garage space for them. But outside, I have a nice stand of white pines. Grass dont grow, so I dont have to worry about mowing around them, or loosing them in the weeds. Good for stacking firewood between pines too:thumbsup:

Only issue is the pines are out front. So my wife things it makes the place look cluttered all the "junk" I have.:laughing:

 

[whirly]

......
(so now I'm up to 107 projects to do around here... great. )

Sorry to cause additional pain and anguish believe me it was just the evil side getting loose.

 

[Xfaxman]

Pallet's are perfect. They can normally be had for free.

Pallet racks are a good place to put pallets.

I like pallet racks.

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The difficulty arises in getting the pallets above the reach of your FEL

I agree on pallet racks.

I found a crank up lift similar to this one on craigslist.


Mine is rated for 650 lbs. to 16' high.

 

[FTG-05]

You have not told us what surface you are planning to store your implements on. However, If you have a cement floor, you can build pallets with casters to store your stuff. Pallets do two things for you - 1) makes storing the implements in the least space a breeze and 2) makes hooking up very easy as you can move the implement rather than the tractor. Most implements come on pallets when shipped to you or your dealer so using those pallets make it a lot easier and less expensive. On the other hand pallets are not that difficult to make and can generally be made with scrap lumber. A set of casters from HF costs about $20.

That's a pretty good idea! Thanks!

:beer:

 

[murphy1244]

If you do the skid and caster route buy good 6" wheels. I went the cheap route and my Landplane skid split and broke when I tried to move it. Lesson learned.

 

[BukitCase]

If you have a large enough, flat enough floor for individual pallets on casters, you might consider buying ONE pallet jack and making your pallets compatible - compared to several sets of DECENT casters that won't fail, the pallet jack may be cheaper.

'course, I'd rather go the pallet rack approach, and WILL if/when I find a good used fork lift AND get the shop addition finished... Steve

 

[newbury]

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'course, I'd rather go the pallet rack approach, and WILL if/when I find a good used fork lift AND get the shop addition finished... Steve

Don't wait - Pallet racking can be used as the structural frame for a small shed. If you can't find pallet racking for FREE you often can get it cheap if you scan CL every day. I got 7 sections (about 56 linear feet) of 12'Hx4'Dx8'W w/ 3 sets of shelves AND wire racks for $10/section.

If you look carefully:

you'll see that the first level of these racks are actually work tables. I put the supports down, then a 3/4" PT sheet of plywood, then a 3/4" sheet of plywood. Makes a great worksurface.