Kubota Implements Shed

A Home for the Kubota Implements

Update 02/24/2023 The shed is almost completed! We have the structure sitting on the slab the walls are up and the roof is on. I have my loader and backhoe on their dolly’s. 

Because of the limitations of the size of The Garage Project, I won’t have enough room for the tractor, and to store the implements that are not in use. In the summer, I have the FEL (front-end loader) and backhoe attached. In the winter, I pull both of these off and put a snowblower on the front and a six-foot blade on the back. I need a place to store the off-season implements. We also want a place for all the garden tools, shovels, hoes, rakes, etc. We liked the DIY post and beam shed kits from Vermont’s Jamaica Cottage Shop. Because the Kubota’s ROPS is taller than a standard garage door, this was actually one of the few structures with an opening tall enough for the ROPS. We also wanted the shed to be accessed from the side rather than the end. Once we have moved on, a new owner might be able to use it as a pool house.
Our solution is the Camp Alcove precut kit. This shed is actually designed for a camping, to give an area out of the weather. We are modifying it as below:

• No floor option. We will have a poured concrete slab. Here are the specifications for the slab. We will extend the slab forward under the overhang so it will match the actual footprint of the area under the roof.
• We will be mounting a set of four antique rolling barn doors that were originally on a boat house on a lake in New Hampshire. I’m planning on making these bi-fold doors which will give us full access to the shed widthwise.

Kubota Garage Project

A Home for the Kubotas

We need an out-of-the-weather location to keep the Kubota BX25D compact tractor and Kubota Z122 zero-turn lawn mower.

We have several constraints that affect what we can build.

• We have several trees near the property line we do not want to remove. This limits the width of the garage because I don’t want to land lock the backyard
• We have two windows in the family room. These limit what we can do with the roof line.
  • Our first choice would have been matching the 12/12 pitch of the garage roof with the gable on the left. This is impossible because it would partially cover the family room windows.
  • We considered a shed roof but it would have had a very low pitch, likely 2/12.
• The tractor’s ROPS is just a little taller than 7 feet. Because of this, we need to go with an 8′ tall garage door. (7′ is standard) There will be a door in both front and back of the garage.

Our solution is a flat roof with mansard style eves. There will be a very slight pitch to enable run-off, something like 1/2 – 12. We will put a short railing around the edge, to conceal the pitch, and make it look like a widow’s walk, roof deck. We will not have any access to the roof area, so are hoping we can keep the railing to 2 feet tall to keep the scale.

We are looking for a concrete contractor to pour the foundation and stem walls for the garage, as well as a general contractor who can frame and finish the structure.