Need more garage space!

[chas0218]

Well my new MT235e should be getting delivered today or tomorrow. With that came cleaning of our garage, we moved into this house 3 years ago in April I had to move my 2 car garage and 10x12 shed into my new 20x30 2 car garage. Well space has been tight and I haven't organized a thing due to all the home improvement work I have been doing. I was able to get out in the garage the last couple days and get a space cleared for the tractor but holy did I have a lot of junk that I didn't need to move.

If I were to give anyone some advice, buy a large dumpster when/if you move. If it is broke throw it out and if you haven't used it in over a year or 2 throw it out (with exception of guns or tools).

 

[Diggin It]

Ain't a'gonna be tall 'nuff as fer as I kin see. Clearance at the door will need to be fairly close to 8' to get it in with the bar up.

 

[EddieWalker]

Windows are nice in a shop, but you sure do lose a lot of storage area by having them.

 

[Roadworthy]

Go back to the drawing board and build the biggest garage / shop you can afford. It won't be big enough. Over time you'll fill it.

 

[Rock Crawler]

Go back to the drawing board and build the biggest garage / shop you can afford. It won't be big enough. Over time you'll fill it.

Yep, what he said! We did a 2 level, 5 bay addition to our house that had a 2 bay garage. So with 7 bays and the new 5 bays at 38' depth.... we are now completely out of space! 10 years ago when this was being done it felt silly to build this addition! But now, I am thinking about adding a separated 4 bay building to augment my 7 bays! You'll always find more cars, trucks, equipment and stuff to fill up whatever "too large" of building that you put up.

 

[jaxs]

Wire storage racks http:///www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-72-in-H-x-36-in-W-x-16-in-D-5-Tier-Wire-Shelving-Unit-in-Black-21656PS-1/203846576

 

[drivesitfar]

great thinking about the dumpster and throwing stuff out, but really sounds like you need some racking. you can make your own lofts out of wood, but Unistrut steel works better to get stuff off the floor. then racks around the edges will give you a lot of storage.

sounds like you'll need to build a big shop for that new tractor though so can you put one up or a lien to?

good luck

 

[Diggin It]

All the talk about racking and storage space and organization isn't really the main issue.

Dimensions

Overall length, Frame to link (in.): 121
Wheelbase (in.): 69
Overall width tires (in.): 54
Height to top of ROPS (in.): 88

If he doesn't have 90 inches at the very minimum, he ain't gettin' under that door with the bar up.

 

[fried1765]

Go back to the drawing board and build the biggest garage / shop you can afford. It won't be big enough. Over time you'll fill it.

Yep.....by definition.....there is no such thing as a garage too big!

 

[drivesitfar]

Diggin: I think he already knows his tractor is too big for his existing garage and I was just trying to help him organize his stuff while so he can use the stuff he has while he either builds a temp carport or big shop or just puts a tarp on his tractor.

 

[shooterdon]

I see guys who have huge garages/out buildings filled with junk...and I mean junk.

Just stupid to build a $15k building to store junk and pay taxes on the **** building every year. Then you have to dig through the stuff to find what you know you had....years ago.

One of buddies has 8 old snowmobiles. He is single. One or maybe two run. He wants to add another building. WTF.

Good advice to thin the hear and get organized.

 

[chas0218]

Ain't a'gonna be tall 'nuff as fer as I kin see. Clearance at the door will need to be fairly close to 8' to get it in with the bar up.

Yeah ROPs will be folding down. It's a 7' tall door opening.


This will become my "wood shop" once I get the barn built. Barn will have 11' ceilings for auto lift 32'x42' maybe 46' with drive in 2nd story able to hold tractor and implements along with lawn mower and whatever else I see fit.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Windows are nice in a shop, but you sure do lose a lot of storage area by having them.

That is exactly what I was going to post: too many windows and not enough shelf space. I guess he could still build free standing shelves in front of the windows.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Yeah ROPs will be folding down. It's a 7' tall door opening.


This will become my "wood shop" once I get the barn built. Barn will have 11' ceilings for auto lift 32'x42' maybe 46' with drive in 2nd story able to hold tractor and implements along with lawn mower and whatever else I see fit.

With that attitude, you wont have nearly enough space and it will fill up in a couple of years I look just like your current garage.

 

[chas0218]

Haha I'll have plenty of room with the new barn. I plan to build a lean to off the side of the woodshop to store firewood and various other stuff. All in all it will suffice for our needs.