Protected outdoor equipment storage

Hello everyone,

I am writing this as a thought forward about protecting my recent investments in tractor equipment.  At the moment I have three 3-point implements for my tractor, with a fourth in the near future.  I also have two loader attachments, a bucket and a grapple.  Obviously I can only have one 3-point and one loader attachment on at a time which then requires that I store the others.  Presently I store the two extra 3-point attachments outside, tucked under the canopy of some trees where I can get access easily enough, but the are not a visual nuisance.  Since I just got the grapple, I made a rolling storage platform out of the pallet that the grapple was shipped on.  I added four swiveling casters wheels and now I can simply drop either the bucket or the grapple (whichever is not in use) on the rolling pallet and roll it to some part of the garage.  It works for now.

But the outdoor attachments are simply resting on ground.  My neighbor has mentioned how equipment resting on ground tends to rust easily as moisture works up and gets trapped.  Moreover, getting the attachments out of rain and weather is a good idea by itself.  

I am not in a position to build a whole new shed, but I was thinking about maybe building a sort of carport (attachment port?) that would have a roof but open ends for ventilation.  I might go so far as to pour a concrete base.  The idea would be to keep the attachments where they are but with a little roof built over them.

Obviously I am trying to save pennies.  But I also want the attachments that I have purchased to be the last time I purchase one of each type—I want them lasting longer than I do.

Does this sound practical?  I would be interested in hearing feedback.




Eric

I use a two car carport for my equipment.  It seems to work. With a little foresight, it could be designed to me more fully enclosed in the future.

Photo below not mine, but this is the type of building I hope to build to address that problem with my own equipment.  The harsh winters necessitate the tractors themselves to be inside, but the attachments easily can stay in such an unheated and open shed.  The spot I've chosen, still in stale-mated discussions wih spouse [  :-)  ]  is embedded within trees and some many need to be removed.  Such a location would be a must:  A wide-front loafing shed like this is like a parachute just waiting for a strong wind, a phenomenon present here in abundance.  But the wide opening also is highly desired for access to the implements by the rear of the tractor(s).  In my case, probably will settle for gravel rock surface instead of concrete, but both have complementing advantages.

I grabbed some free truck canopies and chucked these on top of my more valuable implements. Not as nice as a shed, but quick and simple. Couple pallets underneath to keep em off the ground.