Tractor storage - use a Shipping Container?

[Fjord]

Hi there
In case you decide to use a portable building I'll tell you what I did with mine in case its of any use to you.I've been using one of those "el cheapo" ones to store square bales in for about 5 years.When I set it up, instead of using those spikes they give you to fasten it down with, I built a perimeter of old railway ties and fastened the frame to the ties using electrical conduit clamps and then put gravel in the space in the middle. The gravel gets you up off the ground a bit and the ties seem plenty heavy enough to stop it from blowing away. Of course mine isn't tall enough to put your 3030 in, but I would think if you don't go too big the ties should be heavy enough to hold it down.As always though a real buildiing is a lot nicer.I put mine up as a one season temporary measure and just havn't gotten around to replacing it with a pole shed yet.

 

[sandman2234]

In the land of hurricanes, railroad crossties won't keep it from blowing away, but I have seen where the owner formed up and poured an 8" wall out of concrete, about 3 feet tall (don't know how much underground) and bolted the carport ontop of it. That gave him the added height he was looking for and a good way of keeping it from getting blown away.
David from jax

 

[Fjord]

Good point. My only exposure to hurricanes is what I see in the news , which looks pretty severe. The worst gusts of wind where I live are about 60 or 70 miles per hour, but even in my area the large coverall type buildings have to be secured on concrete footings or columns. My building is only 12 x 20 ft and the railway tie foundation it's on is still better than what is supplied with the kit (which is some 12" spikes to stick in the ground).It's never showed any signs of shifting and when it gets windy I worry more that it will rip the cover off the frame than lifting the frame off the ground. This has worked well for me but I guess everybody's experience is different so any suggestions should be evaluated for their usefulness in each particular situation.