Implement sheds?

[Anonymous Poster]

Hi,

Next summer I willl build something to house my B2910. It will winter this year under the roof on the back of the house, with the grill...

Seeing how I don't really want to build a huge barn...but would rather attach something to an existing shed that sits on a springhouse foundation, I think I will limit what I build to something like 16 x20 or so. So I won't have a lot of floor space. And the floor will be crushed stone probably, not concrete.

This lead to the idea of building small roofs to cover various attachments. What I was thinking is to sink a couple posts in the ground, say six feet apart, and using a galvanized fence post as a hinge pin between them. I could build a small roof section to keep the weather off whatever was under this little roof, and counter weight it with some concrete blocks so it would lift up out of the way to allow easy hook up of the implement.

Set the implement back down and swing the roof back horizontal and keep the weather off.

Anybody doing anything like this now? I would probably just build the new part of the shed longer, but there it is near the property line and there is a 25 foot building line regulation.

I guess if anyone complained [which my neighbor won't] I could claim I was storing both the little roofs and the implements where they were...

Thanks for any input. Might be a hair brained idea...not sure...

Bill in Pgh, PA

 

[cj7]

hmmmm....

interesting idea. I do not recall anyone doing this so far. Sorta like a really heavy duty tarp thing.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

YIKES /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

I posted this in the wrong forum!!!!

Guess it's stuck here forever, right ??? /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

Bill in Pgh, PA

 

[frank_f15]

just be advised that putting implements on stone can sometimes make it dificult to hook them up.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

<font color=blue> just be advised that putting implements on stone can sometimes make it dificult to hook them up. </font color=blue>

Hey Frank,

Don't worry... stoned?...don't do than anymore...but agree totally.../w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif/w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

Bill in Pgh Pa

 

[BigDave]

Bill,

I am planning a similiar type of project for next week. I have a 12'x18' shed where I keep my tractor sans attachments. I have four 4'x6'x1" rubber mats that I plan to line-up right behind my shed to form a 6'x16' area. Then I will put in five fence posts, 4' a part, on the edge opposite the shed, plus a top rail 4' off the ground connecting them. I have a 12'x20' heavy duty canvas tarp from TSC, that I plan to anchor to the base of the fence posts. The tarp will travel vertically to the top rail and then slightly upward to the barn where I plan to attach with hooks mounted on the side of the barn. If the neighbors find it objectional to look at, gold tarp & light yellow shed, then I plan to paint it a camoflage pattern. The tarp that is /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

I'll have to fold the tarp back to get to my attachments, and the less frequently used ones will be in the middle. Currently there looks only room enough for the FEL, Chipper, & rear blade. I'll have to come up with a new plan when I get more toys. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

My only concern is how long will the tarp last?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

I wasn't planning on doing anything this year...but had the desire to...

Found two 4x4 sheets or 1/2 inch pressure treated plywood that was kind of warped at Home Depot, for $1.91 each. Visions of my Woods RFM sitting covered with snow popped into my mind...

So here is how I will keep the snow mostly off it this winter, till something better evolves...

Picture one...the start...

 

[Anonymous Poster]

and picture two...the end.

Used scraps to make a little "roof" to cover the PTO shaft, and also to cover the wheels a bit....

Mabye I should have started a new thread...

POOR MAN'S BARN? /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

Bill in Pgh, PA

 

[JohnMiller3]

Hi Bill,

To get maximum mileage of "implement longevity", during long periods of storage, first use a pressure washer to blast the debris underneath the implement away...like DIRT...

Dirt holds moisture and that's where the most damage occurs for corrosion to set up... likewise leaving an implement stationary directly sitting on the ground in the dirt helps this process... you may want to consider junk pallets underneath to keep the unit off the ground...

also greasing and oiling everything up before you put it to bed will help it sleep better through winter.../w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Soundguy]

Alright. I don't feel bad about posting my cobled up lean to pics now that everyone else is.

I'll post some by this weekend.

Nothing fancy, just a 16x8 ( was an 8x8 and had an addition).. Then I boarded in one 8x8 side to hold my finish mower, as the 8n took-over its place in the barn.

Soundguy

 

[Steven]

Paint it black and it looks like a stealth fighter. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[cchoate]

I built a 16' x 16' "pole barn style" shed. The floor is 3/4" pressure treated plywood. I believe it is the best floor because:
1 it stays dry
2 it's smooth and flat
3 won't rot
4 easy to clean
5 easy to work on equipment
6 easy on the knees & back
7 holds heavy machinery (using 2 x 6's for joists)

 

[Anonymous Poster]

<font color=blue>Paint it black and it looks like a stealth fighter. </font color=blue>

Funny thing is that was my exact thought as I looked at my "masterpiece" while taking the photos.../w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bill

 

[Soundguy]

Ok, here is a pic of a structure I made for my finish mower and other small odds an ends, after the 8N took its spot in the barn.

Soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

another view of that shed

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

And here is the reason I had to build that shed in the first place... as there -used- to be room in the barn for the finish mower, .... but I added a mini horse, and the old 8N.

Soundguy

 

[pajoube]

Are the joists at 16 center? Do you have any trouble with oil on the plywood? Can you show some pictures?
PJ

 

[Soundguy]

I doubt pt plywood is going to have a problem with oil, other than absorbing a nice permanent stain.

You could always apply a sealing agent on the top side, and just clean up the spills before they solvated the sealing agent... or use something more permanent like urethane.

Soundguy

 

[frank_f15]

bill, why don't u take the pto shaft off the mower and put in further underneath, also i beleive some plastic stapled to the plywood and anchored down in the ground would be better cover for the wheels. as per JM3 TRY AND GET IT OFF THE GROUND. and grease it well.

 

[tractorlet]

Sheds aren't such a problem but when I started my digging for pouring of a cement footing, I checked one more time and found that I was a foot short and a foot too narrow for my drive through tractor/snow mobile building. Plus I knew I would want/need more to store so it expanded in length and width to 20X20. Easier to build it once than add on to.