02-06-2013, 06:25 PM
That's it yes. Just ask around. You'd be surprised how many there are around.
Be a bit fussy - you'll be glad in the long run.
Look at the lay of the land - rainwater/flooding/etc.
The type and condition of the farm road. It's a right PITA working on cars if their undersides get covered in mud on the way to your workshop.
Security arrangements - does the farmer live there? How many entrances to the farm and are gates locked/access controlled.
How is the electricity supply and how is being metered, ie will you have your own meter (advisable to avoid future conflict if you end up running power/air tools a lot of the time). 3-phase is not essential but a nice bonus, as the equipment is cheaper to buy.
You obviously already know the advantages of a smooth floor that's level with the area in front of the doors, but worth asking how thick the concrete is - think anchoring down a two-post ramp.
Ask what happens with rubbish - if he's a twat, he'll say "your problem mate".
Others will permanently have a big skip for this purpose. And others will just burn it on a regular basis - tractor tyres an all - good fun if you're not a tree hugger
This last one is the kind of farmer you want to go with. Will save you a lot of grief in the long run. Far less likely to have a kitten about a few drops of oil on the ground, let alone an accidental spillage of several litres of black oil all over the place
Happened to me once on a farm where I was tinkering. Revving an old tranny and next thing it threw a rod out the side of the block and black oil everywhere! Farmer, who was a bit of a twat anyway promptly told me to take my stuff and F-OFF. Did me a favour actually as I found a much better place the same day. And that one just used to say "don't worry about it - chuck some saw dust on it and cover it over with old tyres or something"
Anyway, I'm sure you get the idea - go and ask and look at places and see.
The best ones are never advertised - you just got to go up the driveway and be polite and ask (farmers are inherently suspicious of strangers turning up). And if they don't have anything, ask if they know of anywhere - they all know each other's business - not enough occupying them watching the crops grow
Be a bit fussy - you'll be glad in the long run.
Look at the lay of the land - rainwater/flooding/etc.
The type and condition of the farm road. It's a right PITA working on cars if their undersides get covered in mud on the way to your workshop.
Security arrangements - does the farmer live there? How many entrances to the farm and are gates locked/access controlled.
How is the electricity supply and how is being metered, ie will you have your own meter (advisable to avoid future conflict if you end up running power/air tools a lot of the time). 3-phase is not essential but a nice bonus, as the equipment is cheaper to buy.
You obviously already know the advantages of a smooth floor that's level with the area in front of the doors, but worth asking how thick the concrete is - think anchoring down a two-post ramp.
Ask what happens with rubbish - if he's a twat, he'll say "your problem mate".
Others will permanently have a big skip for this purpose. And others will just burn it on a regular basis - tractor tyres an all - good fun if you're not a tree hugger
This last one is the kind of farmer you want to go with. Will save you a lot of grief in the long run. Far less likely to have a kitten about a few drops of oil on the ground, let alone an accidental spillage of several litres of black oil all over the place
Happened to me once on a farm where I was tinkering. Revving an old tranny and next thing it threw a rod out the side of the block and black oil everywhere! Farmer, who was a bit of a twat anyway promptly told me to take my stuff and F-OFF. Did me a favour actually as I found a much better place the same day. And that one just used to say "don't worry about it - chuck some saw dust on it and cover it over with old tyres or something"
Anyway, I'm sure you get the idea - go and ask and look at places and see.
The best ones are never advertised - you just got to go up the driveway and be polite and ask (farmers are inherently suspicious of strangers turning up). And if they don't have anything, ask if they know of anywhere - they all know each other's business - not enough occupying them watching the crops grow
