Cheap Machinery Shelters - Any Ideas?

Lyndon

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2. Are you able to hammer up your own shed, or are you looking for a turnkey shed, or are you looking to hire the concrete, do some assembly, like perhaps a metal arch?

3. Do you want it to look good, or are you happy with old telephone poles, used lumber, and mis-matched used steel on the outside?

4. Do you have a budget you care to mention, and do you have a size you need - you should be able to tell us the square feet you need. Around here a 'couple of combines' means a 16' high cieling, 24' wide door, and a 40x80 building, but you might have smaller combines....

Just need to get a direction of where you want to go with this, as you will be getting all types of answers from your wide-open question....

--->Paul

I live in Central Alberta. We can get several feet of snow in winter, and the wind can be quite nasty. We can put up our own shed, that's no problem. As far as looks are concerned, it could look terrible, but it just needs to work. The budget is a tricky question though. I would say it is under about $2000 CDN. The building itself doesn't need to be anything fancy. Just a place to keep the machinery out of the elements.

As to the machinery itself, there is a bit of a story. A neighbor has a few old Massey combines. One is a 90 Special, and the other two are Super 92's. The swather I mentioned is an old J.I. Case Self-propelled with a Wisconsin motor. Apart from that, it would just be odds and ends going into this shed, and maybe the odd tractor.

If you want a little more background info about me, you should look at my page in the "Tractor Town" portion of this site. Search for "Lyndon Van Eck".

Many thanks for your help! It is much appreciated.

The metal arch buildings have really shot up in price, but used to be the best durable long-term shed for the money, and could be put up with a few friends.

Both of the above are more difficult to insulate, wire, etc than a conventional building, but are cheaper cold storage than some pole or framed buildings, and would be new, neat, & come in a package.

Buying a standing building for a few bucks, dismantling, & putting it up at home can work, if you have the time & a bit of equipment.

Scrounging materials can work, used telephone poles and good used metal can make a good bang for the buck.

You don't need the concrete floor right away, a bit of gravel goes a long way....

Couple of ideas.

--->Paul