Kubota House

[TonyC]

Well my new Kubota house finally arrived. A month late, but at least in time for the winter. I mentioned it in a earlier post on outbuildings so I thought I'd post a photo of it. I was losing the ligh when this was taken but it will serve.

 

[TonyC]

There's a ramp down the back side of the building which made it extremely difficult for the guys to set a ladder. Kubota to the rescue!

 

[Harv]

YIKES, Tony!!! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

I'm betting none of the guys in that last picture are from OSHA. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Looks like you're all set for winter, though. Nothing is too good for our tractors, eh? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[TonyC]

You got that right, Harv. That was one of the safer moves they made that day. They seem to like having 12 foot step ladders rock back and forth. The best I could tell, they also lacked degrees in engineering and construction! But the building came out fine and if my boats promise not to get too pushy I may let them share the space.

 

[Devildog]

Tony, Glad your putting your boat in there to, cause the bota sure did look lonely in there by itself/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Take care, Jim

2001 B7500 HST 302 Fel R4 Tires, Befco BRB60
Semper Fidelis

 

[HR_Mutt]

TonyC
Great tractor house/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.one question....in the first pic, the wall on the left appears waaaaay outta plumb?!?
regards
Mutt

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Tony... is that a blanket on the ground for the Kubota...or crushed stone.../w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[TonyC]

Good eye, Mr. Mutt! I was wondering if anyone would catch that. (Are you the one who caught the backward tire on my tractor a few months ago?) Yes, there are corner braces that go at the top to support the roof and keep it from skewing like that. They are coming back to put them up tomorrow. Nice catch!

 

[TonyC]

Good eye to you too John! Everyone here probably assumed that was crushed stone on the ground. You spotted it for what it really is..............flannel. Like Harv said, nothin' too good for our tractors!

 

[MikePA]

How is it anchored to the ground?

Seems the roof could make a good sail.

 

[TonyC]

Funny, that's the exact expression I used when they put it up. The bottom supports are spiked into the ground using 4 ft lengths of thick rebar with a "head" welded on them. They took a lot of sweat to get in so I'm comfortable they will hold. The building has a 20 yr guarantee...NOT flying away is part of that.

 

[MarkV]

TonyC- That looks like a great tractor house. You can almost see the smile on your Kubota. Who is the manufacture, what size is it and, at the risk of being rude, about how much did it cost?

MarkV

 

[TonyC]

I don't mind at all, Mark. It was custom built locally by a place called Expert Aluminum. They do siding, gutters, windows etc plus build these things. I was watching them build one when I ordered mine. They use all heavy gauge galvanized steel for the structure and they bend it and weld it up in their shop. Of course, they assemble it on site. It is 32 ft wide by 25 ft deep...about 15 ft high in the center. You can get them with sides, windows, garage doors etc but I just wanted mine open. I can always close it in later. The whole thing in total cost $2700.00. I priced the lumber to build it from wood and it was about $3500. I am partial to wood buildings. I think they have more character. But for $800 difference and to attempt to build it myself, it was an easy decision.

 

[MarkV]

Tony,

Thanks for the information. Nice building and you are right about the price of lumber. That seems like a pretty good price for that much covered space.

MarkV