Turf shed roof height

I am thinking of building a turf shed, the shed would be 20ft wide and about 15ft deep and a divider 4ft high half way across making two bays for turf.
The question I have is what is the minimum roof height needed to allow a small tractor & trailer to safely tip a load of turf?

I am currently thinking of having a single pitch roof 9ft high at the back rising to 12 ft at the front opening, would that be high enough?

sh1tstirrer

It would be a bit low if there are cribs on the trailer. If there are no cribs it would work.

reilig

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I am thinking of building a turf shed, the shed would be 20ft wide and about 15ft deep and a divider 4ft high half way across making two bays for turf.
The question I have is what is the minimum roof height needed to allow a small tractor & trailer to safely tip a load of turf?

I am currently thinking of having a single pitch roof 9ft high at the back rising to 12 ft at the front opening, would that be high enough?

What height does the trailer go up to when tipped? It would need to be on very low profile wheels and be pretty small to only go to 12ft? I'd start by measuring this and then allow a few feet for a bigger trailer in the future!

Muckit

No matter how high your shed is, you are still only going to get a few loads tipped on the concrete, the rest has to be thrown in.

I always had this idea in my head that it'd be great to build the back wall of turf shed against an embankment. Have the roof hinged and could be opened with hydraulics then locked open. Reverse up your trailer and tip in from the top! No having to throw in turf and you could literally pack it to the roof! Only need a small access door then to get in when taking it out

moy83

I saw a nifty job made out of a bale elevator with a mouth made up on it that is wide enough to tip the turf into . It is slanted in towards the belt .All you need do then is point it into the back of the shed and stand back :-) . I think there was one on dungdeal there recently for 1200 euro

lakill Farm

saw a lad using an old converted krone dung trailer, the chains move the turf along the trailer floor.

Also saw a converted bale or block elevator with a big tipping basket.

Im going to use the 1m3 builder bags from now on. Turf doest sweat in them. you can stack them 4 or 5 high in a shed, move directly to the garage and there easy to move in the bog in a wet year.

Suckler

lakill Farm wrote: »

saw a lad using an old converted krone dung trailer, the chains move the turf along the trailer floor.

We used to do that, was years ago but I remember it was a handy way of gettin the turf in to the shed.

Just on the bale elevators; that could be an idea. Our one was stored in the hay shed for years but I pulled it out as it always seemed to be in the way, its sat outside looking a bit forlorn at the moment. Doubt there's much of a demand for them these days.

weekendfarmer

I got a load of IBC Tanks that were damaged . Cut the top off them and loaded them with the split bucket of the JCB

Stacked in shed and bring one in at a time to the small shed beside the house ... mighty quick and clean

You will see damaged IBC tanks advertised in dd now and again for about 15-20 yoyos

Thanks for all the feedback, as I can't make the roof any higher, it looks like I'll just have to go with tipping the first couple of loads just inside the entrance and throwing in the rest, but fortunately the neighbour (who's tractor we're using) has a bucket on the front so we can push it in that way.

The height will be OK for the tractor but not quite enough to tip the trailer the whole way up.

Muckit

It's a waste of space having a high turf shed. I think your plan is a good one, especially if your helpful neighbour has a loader. Just a bit of freeing to the front and bob's your uncle