Maybe a shed

[hope to float]

Scored some old electricity supply poles today. Plan is that one will make two lifetime gateposts and I reckon the other 2 will make four corners for a shed for Hope. As I was coming back with my prize, the trackhoe operator was just pulling into the yard. Perfect timing. Now I just have to figure out where this shed is gonna go

 

[skeets]

Where ever it is make sure you can get power to it and access with a drive way you know silly stuff like that

 

[mickeyd]

Lucky you. Make sure you make it large enough. You know how easy it is to fill it up with "stuff" and then you will still need somewhere for Hope.

 

[bearbait]

What mickeyd said. When you decide on the size you want double it. There will never be enough space but at least it may take you a little longer to fill it.

 

[skeets]

Yep what they said remember nature abhors a vacuum. And remember what ever stuff you put in there will breed except the good stuff!

 

[hope to float]

It's not going to be that kind of shed, guys. It will basically be a shelter for the tractor and a few attachments. It may not even have a door. Rust is a serious problem here on the island and airflow is vital. It's amazing how much better things last if they are just out of the weather. But it will be about 20'X16'. Long enough to get the tractor, loader and whatever is on the back inside and room beside to store whatever is not on the tractor.

 

[bearbait]

It's not going to be that kind of shed, guys. It will basically be a shelter for the tractor and a few attachments. It may not even have a door. Rust is a serious problem here on the island and airflow is vital. It's amazing how much better things last if they are just out of the weather. But it will be about 20'X16'. Long enough to get the tractor, loader and whatever is on the back inside and room beside to store whatever is not on the tractor.

We have the same problem here which is why I undercoated my tractor even though it will never see road salt. All my implements are stored inside for the winter except the FEL which is undercoated also and covered for the winter. Good luck with your shelter and don't forget pictures are mandatory.

 

[johnjk]

My electric Co-op provides used power poles for free to their members. I am on the list for four of them. They will just drop them on my property and I will need to move them to where I need them... They have been doing lots of pole changes in my area so hopefully I will get them soon. Been on the list for a year if that tells you anything.

Good luck with your shed project

 

[CaveCreekRay]

HTF,

Good on you for trying to protect your machine and "bits." I never look upon my time with any of my tools or machines as "ownership" but rather stewardship. I have my father's tools and someday, they will find a home with someone else, hopefully someone who appreciates them for what they are and what the represent in utility and potential productivity.

The barn on my property was enclosed but it had its own set of problems. A huge nest of termites had moved in under one end. I discovered them when moving some cement block an ply shelves. The termites had eaten up most of the inner plies on the plywood. Took them out with a good treatment.

The other problem is the barn is situated on a caliche later which is like a natural concrete layer 2-4" thick under the concrete. That coupled with roof drains that just dumped water uphill of the building, and you had a humid environment inside for days after any rain. A bunch of my tools started rusting almost immediately. I ran 150 feet of drain pipe off downspouts and then sealed in the porous floor with grout and tile and its now a totally different environment.

Dittos on the pictures!!!

 

[Roswell]

I just bought a house with a 30’ by 60’ barn (previous owner car collector) and i never thought I would need more space. Six months later I wish it was 40’ by 80’....

Go big if you’ve got the space.

 

[fruitcakesa]

I put a lean-to, open sided shed, 20 x 10, feet on the back of my barn years ago to park my old JD 350 dozer in.
Plenty of space around that little machine.
I sold Deere and got my first K, an L4630, which is taller ,longer and wider than the old JD and it also fit well in the shed.
Sold the L and recently got an M6040, which is taller and longer than the L and amazingly, it also fits in the shed but with only about 2 inches of clearance above the exhaust stack
I thought I would have to somehow raise the roof but ended up removing about 4 inches of the gravel floor to give me a little extra breathing room.
Sure nice to go out on a snowy morning and not have to shovel out just to get into the tractor.

 

[hope to float]

I wish I had the space and the money to go bigger, but hopefully this tractor will see me out. Previous tractor was a 1964 MF135 that we had for about 40 years. Snow is rarely an issue here. The problem here is, because we are on an island, the air is full of salt which eats through everything. Regular coats of paint and shelter seem to be the only solution