I figured out that metal shelving used in sheds and garages are good for stacking up to three mowers in one spot. I found two lots on hard rubbish in the same street the other night and when divided by two, can store six mowers in the space normally taken by two.
I wouldn't recommend stacking them any higher as the weight will likely buckle the lower legs. Also, you need those L braces where the shelves attach to the columns for rigidity and to keep them from swaying under the weight. One on each diagonal corner per shelf seems to suffice.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
MF, my method has varied. I bought 2 really good super heavy duty shelves from stratco, think it ran me $600 for the pair
They are the best shelves you could ever want, but the price made my eyes water
This is my current method;
Go to bunnings after a wood delivery, they put out any bowed wood (some slightly some severely) for a few bucks a 3 or 4m length.
I pick the only very slightly bowed wood and knock these together. Costs me about $10-20 in wood, $10 in wood screws and a couple of hours. Then the shelf liners (supported by cross members underneath) is just clearance MDF - $5-10 piece normally get 2 -3 shelves.
My mitre joints would probably make a keen woodworker cringe, but it works.
This one in the photo was destined for jerry cans under the bottom otherwise it would have the shelf lower.
And I ran out of wood at that point so was a shelf short haha
MF, I usually make them a bit wider than this (this one is for my motor oil stash). This one would take 2 mowers and a tilt a cut per shelf.
The one I will be making in a month or so
Then the other shelf, I made when I didn't really know what I was doing, will have a roof made out of some free zincalume I got when a builder down the road cut 10 sheets at the wrong length and put them out with a free sign. This 'outbuilding' will be good- I can get all the stinking fertiliser out of the shed.
It will go next to the shade house which was made out of 4 pieces of cheap temporary fence haha
The new shelf in the shed which will replace it will be 4 tier with capacity for 3 mowers plus a bit more room at the side - Ie one shelf will fit 3 victa's and a catcher say, but the bottom shelf will fit 2 19in tornados and 21in Big Bob
The other one I made is a 3 tiered staggered height 3m wide line trimmer storer which fits about 25 with walk in space
25 line trimmers?! You've got it sewn up T. My solution is nowhere near as planned out and organised as yours, it's more a quick and cheap solution on the run in my case.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
