Is a bx2380 too heavy

[Jklim]

Hi everyone,

After a ton of research and finally convincing my wife I decided I want to buy a bx2380 with 54" deck and loader. My last concern is the weight. I would have to keep the bx in a 12' by 16' shed with 2" by 6" joists and 3/4 inch plywood. The shed is on a crushed stone pad. Is the 2000 pound plus bx and loader too much for my shed floor to handle?
Thanks for any advice

 

[ccoon520]

Hi everyone,

After a ton of research and finally convincing my wife I decided I want to buy a bx2380 with 54" deck and loader. My last concern is the weight. I would have to keep the bx in a 12' by 16' shed with 2" by 6" joists and 3/4 inch plywood. The shed is on a crushed stone pad. Is the 2000 pound plus bx and loader too much for my shed floor to handle?
Thanks for any advice

It probably depends on spacing of your joists. although I would think it should be fine. If you want a little more support add another layer of plywood where the tractor will be parked and it will help distribute the load a bit more.

Only reason I say this is I have to imagine they design the shed to hold a car with it being 12x16 and the contact patch and weight is comparable to a car if not a little more distributed. I'm sure you can find a floor load calculator on google and enter size and spacing of your joists for a better idea.

 

[Jchonline]

It should be fine. If you are really worried add another layer of plywood. You can also mark the 2x6 locations and try to have the tires over them just to be super safe.

You arent going to crush a 2x6 with 2000 lbs total weight if its supported beneath and has sheathing above.

 

[DustyRusty]

you will be fine. The worse that can happen will be that the plywood will crack, but how far can the tractor fall? It isn't going to be a catastrophic failure. Now, if you live in California, where you have to worry about earthquakes, the roof falling is is more likely than the floor giving out. As a side note, did you know that a woman's 3/4" high heel exerts more than 3000 pounds of pressure on the floor under the heel? This used to be the reason that you would see holes in asphalt tiles on wooden floors. If your tractor weighs 2000 pounds, that 2000 pounds of weight is distributed over 4 wheels, and there is only a concentrated 500 pounds under each wheel. Now, if we look at the tire cross-section being 12" and its footprint being 8" that equals 96 square inches. 96 divided into 500 pounds is 5.20833 pounds per square inch, plus or minus. You will be fine.

 

[old and tired]

....You will be fine.

...Unless you tell your wife that she "...exerts more than 3000 pounds of pressure on the floor..." That's when the fight started....

 

[xrocketengineer]

My only comment would be to put some support in the center of the joist where the ramp attaches to. My 12 by 16 shed id only supported from the ground on blocks on the skids. It turns out that after a little over a year I noticed the edge of the floor flexing as I came off the ramp and onto the floor with the tractor. I expected to find rotten wood but after peeling the aluminum cover, I found that the edge of the floor was made by sandwiching three 2 X 6 'S and the outer one had a defect and cracked the second one was fine but the third had a splice right where the crack was on the outer one. I spliced in new outer piece over the skids and also dug a hole and put a (dead) concrete bag with some blocks and shimming to prevent any flexing of the joist in the center. Replaced the aluminum cover and the ramp support and ramp. No more flexing of the floor.

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[Jklim]

Thank you all for the responses. As I have a few beers on Christmas eve I agree....f it...my wife said yes to a tractor!

 

[Jklim]

My only comment would be to put some support in the center of the joist where the ramp attaches to. My 12 by 16 shed id only supported from the ground on blocks on the skids. It turns out that after a little over a year I noticed the edge of the floor flexing as I came off the ramp and onto the floor with the tractor. I expected to find rotten wood but after peeling the aluminum cover, I found that the edge of the floor was made by sandwiching three 2 X 6 'S and the outer one had a defect and cracked the second one was fine but the third had a splice right where the crack was on the outer one. I spliced in new outer piece over the skids and also dug a hole and put a (dead) concrete bag with some blocks and shimming to prevent any flexing of the joist in the center. Replaced the aluminum cover and the ramp support and ramp. No more flexing of the floor.

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Thank you for the detailed response.

 

[Jklim]

...Unless you tell your wife that she "...exerts more than 3000 pounds of pressure on the floor..." That's when the fight started....

Haha right!

 

[dirtydeed]

You'll be fine. I used to keep my old BX23 in a shed the same size. As long as the joists are supported by the base stone pad, you'll be just fine. I don't think my shed had 3/4" ply flooring....more like 5/8".

 

[chim]

You should be fine with 16" centers for the joists. The shed we bought several years ago has 2x4's on 16" centers with something a tad less than 3/4" plywood was used for the B7500 for years and then the L3200. No problems. When the L4240 came along a few years ago it was too tall for the shed, so I built a new shed for the 4240 and the old shed became home for the old Ford 1210.

The new shed has 4x6 sleepers under it, and are doubled under the tire tracks. The floor is 2x4's on 16" centers with 3/4" plywood. We had a bunch of full thick 2x12's at work from a roof demo. I used one and ripped another in half under each tire track to further distribute the load. Can't say it was absolutely necessary, but it made me feel better.

 

[Jklim]

You'll be fine. I used to keep my old BX23 in a shed the same size. As long as the joists are supported by the base stone pad, you'll be just fine. I don't think my shed had 3/4" ply flooring....more like 5/8".

The joists are 12 on center but the shed is raised off the stone pad by four 4by4's...hopefully that is ok

 

[lugbolt]

I kept a BX2200 in mine (12 x 16, 2x6 on 24" center) for almost 2 years. You'll be fine. My floor is 3/4 plywood and very well 'oiled' by all of the many bx2200 oil leaks. I may put another layer of wood on it at some point just to clean it up.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

re: The shed is on a crushed stone pad.
it's unclear to me but is this pad/shed already built ?
was this compacted really,really well ?
ANY chance any of the floor joists are rotted(bugs,mice or water damage)?

 

[Jklim]

re: The shed is on a crushed stone pad.
it's unclear to me but is this pad/shed already built ?
was this compacted really,really well ?
ANY chance any of the floor joists are rotted(bugs,mice or water damage)?

Yes the shed and pad are already built just recently. I believe the stone pad was compacted well. (A mini excavator dug down a foot or so and layed 3/4 inch crushed stone and compacted it with the bucket). Shed is brand new built on site so no damage to floor joists.

 

[armylifer]

If you want to distribute the weight over even more area, then lower the bucket as flat as you can position it, leave the lever in float position, and that will add more weight distribution per square inch.