Tractor shed - flooring suggestions?

davesisk · Jul 7, 2005

( Dave, have you considered something like POLYPAVEMENT?
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This looks pretty interesting, particularly since I've got a sand pile currently where I intend to put the shed. I've sent them a note to see if it's available locally or if I can order it from them.

Dave

Coyote · Jul 7, 2005

I have a similar tractor in my barn. I just used 2X6's for joists 16" OC with 5/8" sub flooring and it works fine.

valleydweller1 · Sep 18, 2005

I don't mean to tell a man his business, but why 12x12? I'm assuming that's because the max size is 144 sq ft, so why not do 10x14 or 8x18 or something? For instance, 120 is the max size in my county, so I could do 10x12, but 8x15 would be much more useful.

Just a thought...

Greg

BigDogues · Sep 19, 2005

Another option might be compacted stone dust or "hard pack". Actually "hard pack" is a blend of stone dust with some larger stone chip in it. We have granite hard pack up here and it looks nice installed. You can have a truckload delivered, move it into place, (another good use for your FEL /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif), wet it and compact it using a plate compactor you can rent from Home Depot. If you broadcast some portland cement over it while doing this the stuff will set up hard. It's a great technique for driveways too. Permanent but temporary all at the same time.

scott_vt · Sep 19, 2005

Bob,
That polypavement does look very interesting. I would be interested in talking to someone who has tried it!And Price?
scotty

jjcc246 · Sep 19, 2005

my opinion 4-6" stone and 4" concrete. Everything i did in life i had to do twice because i tried to save money the first time. Bite the bullet do it right once and forget about it. That's my new motto, and if i don't have the cash i'll wait until i do.

LBrown59 · Sep 24, 2005

1*I'm looking at soon building a shed to contain the tractor, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, weed-eater, gas cans ,
 2*My question is about the flooring. I'm not sure wood flooring on blocks will be sufficient to support the 2200 lbs of the tractor plus maybe 1000 lbs or so of other stuff.
3*I'd consider having a concrete slab poured, but that puts me back to needing a permit AND it would be quite expensive to get the concrete back to this area.
davesisk
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1*Gas cans should not be stored inside a building if they go up in smoke so does the building and everything else in it. Keep them outside or in a small shed or metal building that is well away from the house garage barn and all other buildings. This way if they do go up in flames all you loose is the gas cans and what they were in. I plan on keeping my lawn mowers, leaf blowers, weed-eaters and the like in another small separate shed / building also.
2*My brother has a 2 car garage with a wooden floor. If it will support cars and trucks I'm sure it would support a tractor too.
3*Mixing and pouring the concrete yourself solves the problem of getting it there.
Once the building is done pour the floor and no one will know there is a cement floor in it.

dillo99 · Sep 26, 2005

Dave,

I just put down crushed stone in my pole barn and it works very well. It packs down hard in no time. It is pretty easy to pour concrete later if you want - plus by then any settling will be done.

Mike