Cheap Combine Storage

I don't have a building tall enough to fit my combine into, and I don't want to put new chains, bearings, belts, etc. on it and then have it just sit outside and get rained on all year. What's the cheapest structure you guys can think of that I could throw up to at least have a roof over it? It would be nice if I could get my grain truck in there too - so let's say something 25' W x 30' L x 12' H or so at a minimum to fit both.

the seacan idea would take a little work. they are only 8 feet high, so the roof spanning would need to be extended upwards some, but the plus would be the extra storage space gained with the seacans, and pretty much rodent proof too! 

LouSWPA wrote: the seacan idea would take a little work. they are only 8 feet high, so the roof spanning would need to be extended upwards some, but the plus would be the extra storage space gained with the seacans, and pretty much rodent proof too!  also, the seacans, the last ones i bought last summer were $2500, each, plus $750 each delivery, so round numbers $6500, plus whatever for the raised roof. plus whatever for the ends and garage doors, if you wanted them.  Not sure that will be cheaper than the corrugated steel building available. just my 2 cents

Quite a few around here have bought the segmented curved rings or quonset style covers, can be open or closed ended. Plenty tall enough for Combines and only requires a basic footer to sit the rings into.

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Tbone95 wrote: They also make trussed roof systems to attach to the seacans. Very spendy though by the time you pay for the containers, shipping, the engineering of the roof structure for your area. I looked into them and figured I’d be better off with a pole barn.

The old chicken house trusses would be a good option.  I see packages on market place around MO, OK, AR, KS. Just need to do a taller leg as chicken house trusses have around a 6-7 ft leg.

the "car port" type systems made of 2 x 2 steel box with tin screwed to the outside is "normally" the cheap way to get something QUICK.... If you think that will blow away in the wind, how do you plan to anchor your "menards" building ? ..... You can screw anchors into the ground or you can drive 5/8 inch rebar 3 ft long into the ground on the bottom plate of the car port.. I would seriously consider something along that line.. If the wind is AWLAYS out of one direction ( west or north), set the building so you can add tin to that wall in the future, as needed..

My combine had to set out one winter after the derachio. Tarped it, Had to do it again, I would just leave it open. The aforementioned problems and the livestock moved in en-mass! Was not a good thing, glad to have plenty of building space now.

You can tip an all crop so the tongue goes all up 45 degrees. You can gain a foot of clearance that way through a door

JC-WI wrote:        <div ="msg">     Seen a fellow remove the end wall and haymow floor from his barn to get his combine in. Seen another that remove most of the end wall on a Lester Barn and then removed the concrete inside, then dug a ramp down and 6 feet of dirt out of the whole building and used it to stack round bales in.   Don't know what he did to keep water from running in.

removing end wall and hay mow floor….was that my father in law? Course a couple years later the barn about fell down!

DMiller wrote: Quite a few around here have bought the segmented curved rings or quonset style covers, can be open or closed ended. Plenty tall enough for Combines and only requires a basic footer to sit the rings into.