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[rbargeron]

I'd be scared too if they were hanging more 2" or 3" above the floor. But the load on the roof framing isn't really that high - if you figure an average major 3ph implement weighs maybe 800 pounds and would occupy a space of roughly 6' x 6', that's around 22 lb per square foot - not much.

 

[RAllen]

Hayden has been beating the drum concerning the use of dollies for storage. He has a great system. I was over at a friend's home. He has a nice shed with a concrete floor and uses similiar dollies. He can push them around with ease and manuever them into proper alignment. I use the Freedom Hitch system and it works very well since I don't have nice sheds and smooth level floors.

About the only drawback to the use of dollies I can think is you are limited where you drop your attachment. Sometimes, I save time not having to go back and forth to a remote jobsite on my property. I just drop the first attachment anywhere and leave them close to where the work is done. With Hayden's system, you have to go back to the barn. But I think I will eventually use storage dollies when I build my shed. Sure saves on space.

Rick

 

[JonLeonard]

Maybe Im reading more in here than I should...you mean the implements are suspended from the ceiling via ropes or chains?

If so, I think you are miscalculating...if an 800 lb implement is hanging on chains then you divide the weight by the number of chains, not by the surface area of the implement.

800 lbs / 4 chains is 200 lbs at each chain connection point...that is one heck of a high roof truss load!

 

[rbargeron]

well in fact it isn't. Commercially manufactured roof trusses are designed for 55 psf on the outside and another 15 or 25 psf in attic floor load. If you hung the tools from chains, you'd probably put a 4x4 or something across 2 trusses and the load gets spread out pretty well. This idea ain't a big deal but it is uncommon enough that it seems to be attracting some negative speculation. Ask your local builder about hanging a few hundred pounds here and there and he'll tell you it isn't much different than having a few guys up on the roof replacing the shingles. When a roof caves in from winter load, it's usually been loaded in the 100-200 psf range or more.

 

[dieselpwr]

Just wondering if anyone has tried buying & installing the extendable arms offered by NH or JD on a Kubota. I guess I don't know if they are at all interchangeable but... how different can they be?? They sure save me a ton of cussing & stretched muscles. Just a thought.

Troy

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Troy,

How much were the telescoping arms from NH... and what is their length?

 

[hayden]

Keep in mind that dollies in the shed/barn don't preclude still doing thing the old fashion way. I should probably pause right now to confess that my woods mower and new grader blade are sitting in the side yard on the ground right now

 

[hayden]

You guys can stand under the implements and debate while I watch from a distance.

 

[rbargeron]

with 2" or 3" between the mower and the floor, there's not much room to stand under it. Small ground clearance is a good idea.

 

[dieselpwr]

John

The links on my 45D are 32-1/2" long from hole center to hole center.
Sorry, but I don't know what the links would cost to buy as aftermarket / replacement parts since mine came with them as standard equipment. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Troy