Storing Tractor Implements

[mikester]

Looks good...I don't think fastening the uprights to 2x10's would pass a safety inspection. They should be securely fastened to your concrete floor or shimmed with steel plates.

 

[BoylermanCT]

When I planned the barn, I was going to have plywood sheathing on the roof to combat condensation. OSB was $13 a sheet and the roof would need 48 sheets. So only $600 bucks. But when the roof went up, OSB was $56 a sheet and $2700 was too much for the budget. So far we have not had any condensation issues. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

The 2x10's on the bottom are to spread the weight of the legs out across a larger area. Didn't want to crack the concrete floor, especially at the back edge where the legs are only a couple inches from the edge. The top of the uprights are lag screwed to the carrying beam and corner post of the barn. But good idea to bolt the legs to the floor.

 

[oosik]

I'm pretty limited on "under cover" storage. So ..... those implements with moving parts or bearings are under cover - - chipper, grapple, rear blade. Those with limited moving parts are each on their own pallet out in the orchard - - ROBB, disk harrow, LPGS, single bottom moldboard plow, FEL bucket.

I should sell the disk harrow. It's a small one - Land Pride 1048. Not sufficient weight per disk to do much good here.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Like many tractor owners, I have slowly been collecting a number of implements. Bucket, forks, man lift cage and plow up front and tiller, snowblower, bush hog and chipper on back. Wanting to keep them out of the elements, but not having a ton of extra floor space, I decided to go vertical. I picked up a 12’ x 12’ pallet rack with 3 shelves on Craigslist for $700 and mounted it to the frame of my new pole barn with lag screws. I picked up heavy duty plastic pallets on CL for $20 each and strap each implement to a pallet and then use the forks to place the pallet on a shelf. Each shelf is rated for 5000 lbs, and in reality each one will hold 1500 or less. Pretty happy with how it all works. Only my bush hog won’t fit, so it will stay outside for now.

Anyone have any additional suggestions?

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Great setup!

Like you, I ran out of floor space to store implements some time ago. I looked into a second pole barn but the prices have skyrocketed in the last couple of years. Although I had no floor space left, everything from my waist up was empty so I did what you did and went vertical.

In my case, I used an industrial hydraulic equipment lift and built a 14' X 10' platform on top for implement storage. It will lift 14K# so it can also be used to work on equipment. I use forks to move the implements but I can lower the platform to allow more clearance and keep the center of gravity lower for better stability.

The cost was less than 25% of what a new building would run and there were no new real estate taxes involved.

 

[deezler]

I would leave the man cage outside, it's aluminum after all. Then I agree to move your bucket up, and bring the brush hog inside for that floor spot.

Looks good! I wish I had indoor implement storage.... not in the cards unless I build another barn and plan for it.

 

[Jims1025R]

Inspired by the 1960's TV show "Thunderbirds", I fitted barn door sliding track to the ceiling of my shed, with a roller and cable with a hook of the correct length for each accessory. I can back up to the one I want, slide it left or right to align it, and because it's hanging, it's easier to couple to the three point hitch on the tractor. Just consider the total weight of the suspended accessories.

 

[ruffdog]

Put the rotary cutter on wheeled dollies on the front corners so you can push it around by hand. Pile stuff on it during the off season.

 

[Oaktree]

I'm envious of the shops some of you guys have. A bit out of my budget, all of my attachments live outside under tarps. Tractor is garaged in the winter since I use it to plow snow, but rest of the year it lives under a tarp too.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I'm envious of the shops some of you guys have. A bit out of my budget, all of my attachments live outside under tarps. Tractor is garaged in the winter since I use it to plow snow, but rest of the year it lives under a tarp too.

I built an 1800 square foot storage shed for roughly $8000 CAD. I bought some rafters on sale and built the rest. I scrounged where ever I could. I found 2600 square feet of tin for the roof for $600. I had to cut and overlap it to make the lengths work but hey I have a storage shed. One end is 28x30 with a 10 foot high wall. The other end is 32x30 with a 12 foot high wall. It took me roughly ten years to finish but I have a storage shed. The point is that you can do it if you really want to.

 

[fishdrivel]

Like many tractor owners, I have slowly been collecting a number of implements. Bucket, forks, man lift cage and plow up front and tiller, snowblower, bush hog and chipper on back. Wanting to keep them out of the elements, but not having a ton of extra floor space, I decided to go vertical. I picked up a 12’ x 12’ pallet rack with 3 shelves on Craigslist for $700 and mounted it to the frame of my new pole barn with lag screws. I picked up heavy duty plastic pallets on CL for $20 each and strap each implement to a pallet and then use the forks to place the pallet on a shelf. Each shelf is rated for 5000 lbs, and in reality each one will hold 1500 or less. Pretty happy with how it all works. Only my bush hog won’t fit, so it will stay outside for now.

Anyone have any additional suggestions?

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Wow! That is a sharp set-up you have!
I think you just wanted me to be jealous!