Cheap Combine Storage

steve(ill) wrote: by the time you purchase two sea cans and have them positioned and level... I think you could  drill a couple dozen holes and plant laminated posts... Either way, you got to buy a ROOF.

If your looking for COST $$... i would start with something like this.. You can alway add side walls or a lean too onto the sides at a later date... You just need a good ANCHOR to the ground.... rods or concrete weights..  Steel has to be better long term than the canvas tent type covers ?

jaybmiller wrote: 40' used abused seacan might be $3000, so $6K for cans, another 6K for roof ?(don't know what trusses go for south of the 49th....) sounds like cheap protection AND get TWO 8x8x40 lockable storage units to boot.

$6k for a roof?

Well I don’t know what I did wrong then.

I wanted 14 feet of clearance so I was looking at the pony wall and roof. If you want it to code and permitted and all that BS, you have to buy an engineered plan. I don’t quite remember what width I asked for, probably 30 feet or so, and 40 feet long for the containers. So engineering, all the materials, and freight was over $50k, plus the containers and site prep and getting the containers level and square and all that jazz. I surely don’t have the means to do that. I vigorously rejected that quote, told him I had no idea what I was getting into and that was out of my league. About 3 weeks later he contacted me and said there was a cancellation, plus another building being shipped about 25 miles from me to save on freight and offered it for about $30k. So with all other expenses, figure $40-$65k!

Yeah I suppose you could skirt all that and cobble together something cheaper, then have it blow down and damage the equipment. Then what did you save?

And that was a building with no end walls, just the two sides and a roof. And assuming I did all my own work which I would probably not be able to do the setting of trusses.

Edited by Tbone95 - 14 Mar 2025 at 6:23am

They look tacky the way they are but you could cover them with vinyl siding or even steel siding to make them look better.

Do a Hoop building anchored into top outer edges of sea-land containers. That way the sea-land containers become its anchors & hoop covers them too. Other anchor systems (large cast concrete blocks[2’x2’x4’?], poured concrete foundation/walls, treated lumber& drilled/screw anchors into stone/earth, etc,,,,) you might also choose for a hoop building may cost you as much or more than 2 long(40-50’?) sea-land containers???
AND none of the other anchors offer rodent/thief/weather proof options that the Sea-land containers can. Good place to store tools, air compressor, welder, electric genset, parts, maybe medium size vehicle, or small heated shop/office etc….
AND although the sea-land containers are anchored too, a person could more easily move them if later that becomes a consideration?
Talk to your hoop building supplier to discuss their designs per the sea-land containers so it’s correct design.

If that’s still too expensive, leave the gleaner set outside. Position it on a slight incline so it left side is lower to drain rain/snow from header, grain tank, & clean grain belly auger. Clean out all grain from it & grease it. Open the clean grain & return doors, Remove front raddle access panel to clean that area. Remove cab air filter so mice don’t destroy it. Remove starting batteries & store them in a warm place. Start machine, drive it some, & run its separator/header every 2-3 months. That won’t eliminate outdoor deterioration, but can help belts, chains, bearings, fuel tank, trans/finals stay in operational condition. Do not try to tarp machine.

Edited by AC7060IL - 11 Mar 2025 at 8:03pm

dr p wrote: 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

did that with where I stored my chopper!

i suppose if you cant dig down or drive stakes into the ground, another option would be a couple dozen bags of concrete..  make a 2 x 2 plywood box a foot deep and set OVER the bottom  plate of the car port .... every 6 or 8 ft... Then mix and pour concrete to fill the box... add as many as you need..

Have you looked into the coverall style building. I know they don't have great wind resistance but if can you position it to give it shelter

wjohn wrote: 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. That's what most of the ones I've seen around here are like - set your trusses on top, basically. So far it does seem like I'm going to have to spend the money on some sort of pole building. I'm scanning through some of the RV storage carport-type structures to see if any of them have halfway decent wind ratings but so far it is sure looking like there are no cheap and easy options here.

I feel that. I desperately need some more machine storage. I got kicked out of the neighbors shed I used to use. I’ve got a big Quonset so I’m all set for combine, cart and truck, but it is jam packed with smaller stuff too that doesn’t need as much head clearance.

Just need money that’s all!    I was sure disappointed when I got the final price tag on the container shed.

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.