Storing attachments

[FL_Cracker]

THanks to everyone for all the comments and ideas.

Tom H. Thanks for the very detailed storage information. I know it takes time but I really appreciate all the help and great ideas.

Charles

 

[rbargeron]

Hi Charles,

Tom has described a real nice setup - especially for shared floorspace. I have a similar setup - but I don't have dollies. The barn has a clear 26' square bay on the lower level with a 12' wide roll-up door and concrete floor. I arrange all the implements around the outside of the "room". There's enough center space that the tractor will turn and back up to any of them for attachment. My toy list is something like yours - RM-990, 6' rotary, 7' sicklebar, auger, 7' snowblower, 11' backhoe, rake, back blade. I do leave the rake & blade outside during the summer to reduce the congestion.

The smooth floor makes all the difference. the woods will roll to the tractor, and everything else can be scooted one way or the other with a bar. A level smooth surface is 85% of aligning 3ph implements.

Take care, Dick B

 

[FL_Cracker]

Thanks for the info. I now feel better about my mower situation. I was a little concerned about have a RM990 and a 6' Rotary Cutter. Seemed very close. But I wanted to finish mow my pasture of 7 acres even though it's not like a lawn and I have several field trails that need to be bushhogged 2-3 times per year. So these two units were what I thought would do the job the best. I will find out next week.

Thanks,

Charles

 

[btolle]

My comment would be to make it big enough so that you can back up to each implement and have enough room around the implements to hook them up. You might want to consider a long, narrow shed where all the implements are facing the same way so you can back one implement in, unhook it, and then move over enough to hook up the next one you need.

You have 7 implements listed and may add a couple more in the future so trying to "work around" them if they are not all in a row would be a hassle.

I would line all the implements up in a row then add room for 2 more and let that dictate the size if you have the land available. Wouldn't hurt to build it so it can be added on to later in case you want more than 2 more implements.

The other way would be to make 2 rows facing opposite directions, that would work the same way but you bet that whatever implement you want will be on the opposite side of the building from where you are!

I built a 10 X 16 shed for my riding mower and other lawn tools. Then I added a 10 X 16 lean-to on the back for the tractor. Then I bought more "stuff" so a couple of the implements sit outside in the weather but I am out of room to add on to the shed. You can never build too much storage space but you can sure build too little!

Next place I buy I think I will just have a 40 X 60 metal building put up. Maybe that will be enough space.

Bill Tolle

 

[Buster57]

I keep my rototiller in the garage at the end wall with a tennis ball hanging from the light so my wife does not run into it with her Mini Cooper. I think the Cooper would not fare well in that collision!
The rotary mower I park under a large Doug Fir with a hard hat over the gear box.
Of course the Kubota stays in the heated & AC garage.

 

[FL_Cracker]

So many good ideas, I may not sleep all night thinking about all my options....

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[btolle]

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Got floodlights? Good grief man, let's get cracking on this project! You can have it 1/2 built by the time the sun comes up tomorrow /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Bill Tolle

 

[FL_Cracker]

Yes, 2pr of front and rear work lights.

What time will you be over?

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[rbargeron]

Hi again Charles - the 6' rotary cutter is actually seldom used - the RM990 is so versatile and effective it gets used for most mowing projects. The rotary is good for occasionally reclaiming an area that has gotten brushed up. Also handy for the first pass on an unfamiliar lot, with FEL just a few inches off the ground feeling for surprises.

Bummer your RM990 is going to be late to the party. You'll just have to take a few more days off when it arrives !! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[frank_f15]

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