I have 5 attachments for my to30 tractor, a finish mower, a bush hog, a box blade, an auger, and a slip scoop. i have a pole barn i have been keeping everything in but all the attachments are either in the way of me working or in the way of getting to another. what is the best solution for this problem, i thought about building another shed just deep enough for the attachments but i am not sure. thanks for the help, chris
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Take a look at Owning/Operating - Looking for tips on leveling land. It is a lengthy thread and takes some turns. If you follow it all you will see some exchanges on available storage ideas. Might be what you are looking for
755inNY
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I just added a 36' deep x 40' wide garage to the existing 2 car garage attached to my house. I now have more garage space than living space. Yee Hah.
I'm faced with a similar problem. I built the garage to store my JD 4310 and all of its attachments, a horse trailer, a dump trailer and all of the misc. lawn and garden stuff. There is also a small work shop area and room to complete the plane I am building.
With 12' high ceilings and an additional 240 sq ft of attic storage in the roof trusses I've got plenty of storage space but I do not want to clutter up the floor. To utilize the vertical space I plan on installing at least 16 linear feet of 42" or 48" deep pallet racking. I will get a set of clamp on forks for the FEL. Any implement that can be strapped on a pallet will be stored in the rack. This includes the MMM, front mounted snowblower, post hole digger, walk behind snow blower plus anything else that can find its way onto a pallet. The bush hog will have to stay on the ground.
We have a place here that sells used pallet racking at reasonable prices.
Jeff
I'm faced with a similar problem. I built the garage to store my JD 4310 and all of its attachments, a horse trailer, a dump trailer and all of the misc. lawn and garden stuff. There is also a small work shop area and room to complete the plane I am building.
With 12' high ceilings and an additional 240 sq ft of attic storage in the roof trusses I've got plenty of storage space but I do not want to clutter up the floor. To utilize the vertical space I plan on installing at least 16 linear feet of 42" or 48" deep pallet racking. I will get a set of clamp on forks for the FEL. Any implement that can be strapped on a pallet will be stored in the rack. This includes the MMM, front mounted snowblower, post hole digger, walk behind snow blower plus anything else that can find its way onto a pallet. The bush hog will have to stay on the ground.
We have a place here that sells used pallet racking at reasonable prices.
Jeff
jeffinsgf
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Maybe it's the name. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif I started to post a similar idea earlier this morning. I've just broken ground on a (more modest) addition to my barn/shop that will be primarily for my 4410 and implements. I have been mentally planning on putting in a couple of sections of pallet rack to store the implements. In another thread, there was a discussion about welding up custom storage carts for each implement - on casters - to facilitate alignment to the tractor and make it easier to move implements around the shop. Now I think I'll blend the two ideas, making custom carts with casters, and shaped to fully support the tool while pallet racked. My concern is that my shed isn't going to be big enough to maneuver the tractor with forks.
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Just throw 'em outside ... they're just implements ... put a tarp on them if you feel guilty. Ulless they're made of sheet metal or you pour salt on 'em, they'll last a thousand years in the weather /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Just throw 'em outside ... they're just implements ... put a tarp on them if you feel guilty. Ulless they're made of sheet metal or you pour salt on 'em, they'll last a thousand years in the weather /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif )</font>
Ditto - Have my stuff outside for 25 years now, some of them was 25 years old when I bought it. They still Looks and works the same as when I got em.
FORGET the tarp - just traps moisture.
Ditto - Have my stuff outside for 25 years now, some of them was 25 years old when I bought it. They still Looks and works the same as when I got em.
FORGET the tarp - just traps moisture.
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Just throw 'em outside ... they're just implements ... put a tarp on them if you feel guilty. Ulless they're made of sheet metal or you pour salt on 'em, they'll last a thousand years in the weather /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif )</font>
Sorry, for some things you might have a point, but my 7,000 dollar backhoe is not going to sit out. 1000 years in the weather???? 2000 inside. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Sorry, for some things you might have a point, but my 7,000 dollar backhoe is not going to sit out. 1000 years in the weather???? 2000 inside. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Jeff I'm kinda in the same boat but there just isn't room inside for all. My old Dearborn plow, disk, rotary mower, box-blade, landscape rake, broadcast spreader, and a couple of other older attachments sit outside under tarps.
But my TC-40D, finish mower, snow-blower, and backhoe are all in the pole barn kept high and dry.
But my TC-40D, finish mower, snow-blower, and backhoe are all in the pole barn kept high and dry.
Freds
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I keep some things inside, brush hog, PHD, tractors most of the time, but other stuff like rake,rear blade, BB, they sit outside exposed to the weather. These items were meant to be used outside right? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Even if I had the room I think I would keep the "less mechanical" items outside. I like being able to back up, hook up and go. They sit on blocks of wood to keep them off the ground when it's wet.
Even if I had the room I think I would keep the "less mechanical" items outside. I like being able to back up, hook up and go. They sit on blocks of wood to keep them off the ground when it's wet.
Glenn9643
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Chris,
If your pole barn is high enough you might consider drop-sheds to store your implements.
When I built my shop (24X40) I built a raised pad to get it about 12" higher than the existing grade and poured the slab over that and the building has 10' ceilings. As a result I've been able to add drop sheds on all four sides of the building that I can get under with my tractor. This isn't completely weatherproof, but keeps the rain and sun off of my implements.
If your pole barn is high enough you might consider drop-sheds to store your implements.
When I built my shop (24X40) I built a raised pad to get it about 12" higher than the existing grade and poured the slab over that and the building has 10' ceilings. As a result I've been able to add drop sheds on all four sides of the building that I can get under with my tractor. This isn't completely weatherproof, but keeps the rain and sun off of my implements.
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I feel so much better now!!! I was afraid to admit that I had no place to store the FEL, BH, GM... or J.D. for that matter. So, I put them up on blocks, as best I could, greased the H___ out of them and cried a bit, watching them get covered with show while I used the RB and front Blower. Now it's Spring, I've got the FEL and BH back on and regreased everything to push out any moisture. So far, all I've noticed is a little surface rust on the buckets. Everything works just fine.
However, 1st priority this Summer is to get a 3 to 4 bay shed built. At least I'd feel like I was taking care of this expensive equipment. Wouldn't mind the J.D. being under cover either!!!
However, 1st priority this Summer is to get a 3 to 4 bay shed built. At least I'd feel like I was taking care of this expensive equipment. Wouldn't mind the J.D. being under cover either!!!
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<font color="blue"> Have my stuff outside for 25 years now, some of them was 25 years old when I bought it. They still Looks and works the same as when I got em.
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I agree leaving them outside is certainly a workable solution and my bush hog, which has been outside for the last 17 years, may stay outside if I find it doesn't fit well in the garage. My JD 755 was stored outside, uncovered, for the 16 years I owned it. Mechanically, it had no problems but it did show the results of being kept outside. The horse trailer and dump trailer would be in better condition if they had been stored under cover. They are not in bad shape and are as functional as the day I bought them.
If you can keep some or all of your implements, and especially your tractor, under cover it is best but I would not fret about it if you can't.
Jeff
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I agree leaving them outside is certainly a workable solution and my bush hog, which has been outside for the last 17 years, may stay outside if I find it doesn't fit well in the garage. My JD 755 was stored outside, uncovered, for the 16 years I owned it. Mechanically, it had no problems but it did show the results of being kept outside. The horse trailer and dump trailer would be in better condition if they had been stored under cover. They are not in bad shape and are as functional as the day I bought them.
If you can keep some or all of your implements, and especially your tractor, under cover it is best but I would not fret about it if you can't.
Jeff
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