Which would you keep covered?

Dukester · Apr 12, 2014

Built a small pole shed last year..and of course it's already too small!! But it's there now and I won't be able to add to it anytime soon. Thing is I can't fit everything in there. By everything, here is what I have
Ford 8N
Kubota tractor with loader
5' bush hog
6' finish mower
5' grader blade
5' double disc
4' tiller
pond scoop

I can fit some but not all. Shed is 16'x30'. I can fit 2 tractors in and some implements, or all implements and leave one tractor in elements, or both tractors and no implements and put mowers etc from "other" shed in there (can't fit any of tractors/implements in "other" shed).

What would you do?..I feel like I should keep new implements like finish mower and tiller covered since they are new but hey, they were out in the elements at the tractor dealership!!
Hmmm
Dukester

souNdguy · Apr 12, 2014

tractors in would be my vote

implements out.. but stored lifted off the ground a bit ( blocks, timber.. etc.. )

and intact paint. paint don't rust

Caryc · Apr 12, 2014

My Woods M5 mower has been sitting in the elements for ten years with no problems. Of course I'm in California.

Edited, yeah it sits on blocks.

Fuddy Duddy · Apr 12, 2014

My vote would be tractors first and anything else with an engine.

Dukester · Apr 12, 2014

I'm in the South and we get plenty of rain.. sometime too much at
once like last week…it's still soggy out there.

Nick167 · Apr 12, 2014

I would put the tractors in then arrange what implements I can inside. Or keep the tractors inside and if possible that more expensive implements inside

Tom N MS · Apr 12, 2014

Grader blade, disc and pond scoop outside for sure. Tractors inside for sure..

Hobo,NC · Apr 12, 2014

Kubota tractor with loader
5' bush hog
6' finish mower

Greg1959 · Apr 12, 2014

Since you have a Kubota tractor with loader...could you possibly stand the implements on their side and use the loader to raise them out when needed?

Less space used and, maybe, everything still under roof...

Just a thought.

Greg

notjustair · Apr 12, 2014

If it has revolving parts it should be inside - tractors and rotary mower. Blade and scoops can be out back. It won't kill the mower to be out but make sure all of the leaves and clippings are off the deck.

flembo · Apr 13, 2014

Tractors in and like Greg 1959 said can you stand the brush hog on end against the back wall. The scoop and back blade can be outside.

tesmith66 · Apr 13, 2014

Things with batteries and/or oil I try to keep under cover. My post hole digger is the exception, however. I keep it strapped to one of the poles of my open shed so it's easy to hook up. That means it gets rained on

NNP · Apr 13, 2014

tractors in
set your implements on wood pallets, keeps em off the ground and
easy to move around with forks, loader or 3-point.
During the summer when my rear finish mower is always hooked up to a tractor, I just park it on some 4x8 sheets of tin I had, and put a garbage can lid over the gearbox.

Royse · Apr 13, 2014

Long term storage or daily storage?
Daily storage I agree with others, tractors/mowers/tillers indoors.

When I put things away for the winter that I'm not
going to use, I stack them up with the loader.
Landscape rake for example will set crosswise on
top of the rotary mower, build a little wooden
blocking so it sets level and doesn't scratch your mower.

You could also build a shelf/loft about 4 ft off the
floor in your barn and set lighter items up on it.

Obviously this is a pain if you're using them regularly.
But it works well for winter storage.

Last year I had my lawn mower's bagger unit, york
rake and back blade set in/on my manure spreader,
then put that on my tractor trailer and backed it
in the barn.
First thing I wanted to use was the trailer of course!

Bruce (VA) · Apr 13, 2014

If it has a gear box or an engine, it should go inside.

Everything else is outside on level ground, sitting on blocks or pallets & easy to back up to.

And, having more tractors & geared implements than I have covered storage (and good sense ) the tractors get priority in the barns.

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Dukester · Apr 13, 2014

Daily storage is what I meant. I will need to use the bush-hog regularly and finish mower weekly starting about a month from now

Nick167 · Apr 13, 2014

Is there a chance you could leave the mower and the bush hog on the other

Dukester · Apr 15, 2014

Sadly, no. I didn"t build it wide (or long!) enough.

Nick167 · Apr 15, 2014

(quoted from post at 16:03:24 04/15/14) Sadly, no. I didn"t build it wide (or long!) enough.

Oh ok if you have to leave the cutters outside you could cover them with a tarp

RedDawg · Apr 16, 2014

I too have limited resources and a need to get some stuff covered. I use a 40' storage container for Ford 640 Tractor with FEL, golf cart, and an ATV along with having a shop in it. It's 70 miles from the house on a small farm so security was a consideration. I have a number of implements for food plots I wanted to cover like bushhog, spreader, auger, disc and the like. So, using some cheap fiberglass panels and some treated wood my 78 year old dad (that's him in the photo) and I built a lean-to in February. Should help keep the 'shed' cooler in the summer too as it now shades the south side.

Now I'm thinking about leaving the tractor under it when I'm away and expand the workspace in the shed but I suspect curious types might look for gasoline or batteries....

So, what's the chance of building a lean-to with available materials?

Dukester · Apr 17, 2014

Yes, that is an option. My "pole shed" though is of the same variety
as your "lean-to" - just a single pitched roof and 10 poles. I
suppose I could add a couple of lean-to's on each side, or somehow
extend the roof "down" in the front. It's 16x30 now, reason being
anything longer and I would not have been able to handle larger
material myself. 20' 2x12 are quite heavy!!!

Which would you keep covered?

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