A place for my cubs
 

So when my wife and I moved into our new house last fall, the property came with this really nice shed (FULL of junk) with a lot of space, but no way to get anything in or out other than carrying by hand.

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I decided to (over)build a nice solid ramp so I could use it to put my cubs indoors. the shed itself has 2x12s every foot underneath and a thick plywood floor, so it's very sturdy and gave me the idea for my ramp structure. the doorway is 60 inches wide exactly, so I bought 6 2x8x8's and cut them to be an 11.5 degree slope. I then mounted them to the shed with metal brackets and a vertical 2x4 brace, as well as using the big triangle sections I trimmed from the 2x8's. Next was laying 2x6 planking.

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they're not perfectly aligned, but close enough! I don't own a square yet.
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all finished! I was short one 2x6, but had a scrap 2x8 from another project that was long enough. on the right is a small extension of the shed I converted to a chicken coop.
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structural test! I built it intending for it to hold at least a ton, and i think it will! I jumped up and down on it with the tractor parked on it, and it didn't even budge!
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plenty of room for the 72 and 125 to co-habitate.
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and room for more! it might take some jockeying, but I think I can make room for a future cub lo-boy to fit too...
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I'm sure happy with the results, it's nice to finally have them indoors! :biggrin2:

Nice cub shed, you have there! Great job on your ramp!

I agree with Allen! Great job!

x3 well done.

I agree, Very nice work on the ramp.
Made a great Cub garage :biggrin2:

If you break that, something more important is coming with it.:beerchug:

Looks great, in the spring I will be building a 10x12 or so shed for my cubs so I can work on them and store them other than under tarps. Great job on the ramp! :beerchug:

Nice job! Be careful when the wood gets wet it becomes a skating rink!! Maybe try and put down some mason wire where the tires go up. Just a thought.

Thanks everyone! I'm very happy with it. I'm thinking for traction that once the wood dries a little more, I'll give it a couple coats of poly, and throw a sprinkling of blaster sand on it. at the moment, the 72 has no trouble with traction on it forwards or reverse, even backing a fully loaded cart of firewood up and in, but the 125 struggles (but succeeds) in reverse with the plow on it. I still have to mount the chains and wheel weights, that will help. at the moment it's a lot less slippery than my deck! I need to borrow a pressure washer.

Looks good!