Storage Shed Built Around Used Shipping Container

Storage Shed Built Around Used Shipping Container BUILDINGS Miscellaneous 25-1-4 Old rail cars or shipping containers make cheap storage sheds on farms. Illinois farmer Robert Dunton took the idea one step further by using a shipping container as the main support for a building that he put up around it. "I bought the semi container from a local trucking company for $500," says Dunton. "They delivered it to our farm and then I hooked onto it with a tractor and pulled it to where I wanted it." The 8-ft. high shipping container serves as the center support for the 40 by 40-ft. shed. The container mounts on railroad ties, making the middle of the shed about 9 ft. high. A 16-ft. wide metal roof extends out each side from the top of the container and slopes down to 7-ft. high sides. To build the shed around the container, Dunton bolted 2 by 6's along the top of the trailer on both sides. He tied 2 by 6 rafters into them. "At first I used the container to store all our seed, moving it in and out with a hand-operated pallet mover. As our farm got bigger we started using forklifts to handle our seed. Now we use the container mainly to store miscellaneous equipment and parts." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert Dunton, 26494 E. County Road 1900 N., Topeka, Ill. 61567 (ph 309 256-2875).

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