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Machine Sheds
Machine Shed Builders for Faribault, MN
Machinery has gotten bigger and the old shed has not. A combine head, a planter with wing folds or a tillage tool does not fit through the door that once held a two-bottom plow. If you farm around Medford, Waterville or West Concord, you probably know the squeeze. A new machine shed fixes it by starting with the equipment and working back to the building.
We lay one out with a wide clear span, so there are no posts to dodge, and a door tall and wide enough for the biggest machine on the place. Fifteen to twenty feet of door height is common for combines and grain carts. A lean-to along one side takes the sprayer or round bales. Wind crosses these fields with nothing to slow it, so the bracing and the doors are built for it.
What's included
What goes into machine sheds
- 01
Clear-span trusses
Engineered to reach across the building so machines drive in and turn around without a post in the way.
- 02
Big sliding doors
Doors that clear the tallest machine and slide on tracks that do not freeze shut.
- 03
Gravel or concrete
A compacted rock floor for plain storage, or reinforced concrete where you work and wash.
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Lean-to bays
A side extension for hay, a sprayer or the old tractor, with drift from the main roof accounted for.
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Lighting
Roof light panels and fixtures at the work end, so the shed is usable in winter afternoons.
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Yard grading
A graded approach so equipment can enter in spring mud and water runs away from the doors.
Building ideas
Machine Sheds: what they can look like
Example photos of the building type.
How it works
How a machine shed job works
- 1
List the machines
Height, width and length of each piece, now and what you may buy.
- 2
Plans and permit
Trusses and posts are engineered for the load, and the permit is filed.
- 3
Grade and set posts
The pad is built up, posts go in below frost and the frame rises.
- 4
Steel, doors, floor
The skin goes on, the big doors are hung and the floor is finished.
Questions
Machine Sheds FAQs
How tall should the door be for a combine?
Measure the machine with the head and any antennae in transport position, then add at least a foot. Many combines need a door close to sixteen feet, and an extra foot now costs far less than a taller door later.
What makes one machine shed cost more than another?
Most of the number comes from width, length, eave height and the door. Concrete costs more than gravel, a lean-to adds to the total and a site that needs fill or drainage adds work before the building starts.
Can I skip the permit because it is a farm building?
Perhaps for the State Building Code, if the building is on a working farm. County land-use rules and setbacks can still apply, so check first. A shed on a rural residential lot is usually treated differently.
Will the snow slide off the roof onto the doors?
We pick the pitch and overhang so it falls away from the openings, and a sloped lean-to or canopy can handle the drift. Trusses are engineered for the local ground snow load.
Can I store grain in the shed?
Machine sheds are built for equipment, not for bulk grain, which pushes hard on walls. For grain handling, ask us about a separate building designed for that load.
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Where we build
Machine Sheds in these towns
We build machine sheds for combines, planters and grain carts in every town below.
Le Sueur County
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