Do You Have a Tractor Shed/Barn?

[MoKelly]

Not a great picture, but this is our pole barn. I’ll get a better picture when I get back to the farm this weekend.

It’s 30x40 with concrete floor.

At the time, we thought it’s too big and we will never fill it. Well —- with the tractor, a zero turn a few 4 wheelers, a trailer, 2 dirt bikes and a work bench area, it is getting tight!!

 

[Joel/ak]

You never have enough room.

 

[masscity]

Finished in 2014, 40x60x12 6-12 roof, 100 lb snow load, vented 1' overhang, 3 12x10 OH doors 2 36" man doors and a 22x33 insulated, heated shop the SW corner with a separate compressor room. About 2' high plastic windows at the top for light, that work really well.

 

[rockinbbar]

Started out with a 20x21 carport that we outgrew. A neighbor had a tree land on his during a hurricane, so we took the uncrushed half and added a 12' lean-to to the smaller one. Had a large 26x50 drive through built a few years ago, all working out well, and all out of tree falling distance!

Crushed

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Man, I'm sure jealous of your lighting!

 

[spruce Deere]

The lean-too on the shop is the home for the LS and the Deere. Same for both sprayers and the tiller.

Have a spot all leveled and graveled and ready for a 'machinery shed' for more covered storage. Weather is the second biggest wear on machinery I believe other than use.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Mine is a 40x70 steel building with gravel floor, power and lights, but no heat or insulation.

So it is a shed, and not a "shop" in my opinion.

The one and only time it was empty (just after closing on the house, lol).

Just another day... normally the 5th wheel is parked in there too (and all winter), but it's out next to the house in this pic.

 

[newbury]

So it is a shed, and not a "shop" in my opinion.

What is needed to make it a shop?

 

[ultrarunner]

I’ve found being able to use a jack very helpful and dirt or gravel is problematic…

 

[jyoutz]

Here’s my barn. Double doors are 12’ high and each door is 7’ wide. The barn is 40x60’. The tractor and other equipment is stored in the barn. The carports are for my truck, trailers, and pto implements.

 

[wolc123]

Mine is a 40x70 steel building with gravel floor, power and lights, but no heat or insulation.

So it is a shed, and not a "shop" in my opinion.

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The one and only time it was empty (just after closing on the house, lol).

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Just another day... normally the 5th wheel is parked in there too (and all winter), but it's out next to the house in this pic.

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I love the gravel floor in my pole barn for multiple reasons. First, its no big deal if a tractor drips a little oil on it or a boat leaks some water out of the bilge or live wells. Second, if a little extra clearance is needed to fit something thru the overhead door (like a camper roof top air conditioner), it’s no big deal to scrape out a few inches of gravel to make room.

I do have a couple of shops in there (one also insulated and heated) with concrete floors though, and also have it under my side porch. Sometimes the concrete is nice, like for woodworking for ease of chip cleanup.