Self storage ?

[Pat Ferrett]

Have any of you ever used self storage sites to keep a chipper, stump grinder trailer ect ? Pros and cons, cost, insurance, any feedback would be appreciated

[treequip]

A friend wanted to mothball a chipper and some saws with a national self-storage outfit while he went traveling, the owners wanted all fuels draining, could be a problem in daily use.

[Pat Ferrett]

I did wonder about that.

[john k]

Any possibility of finding a farm where you can store kit? There are plenty of redundant farm buildings around.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I keep some turf machinery in self-storage; scarifer, plugger etc. £20/month. Wish I had more of my own space

[Lorry thompson]

I now someone who rents a farm building as John k suggested it's cheap enough I think and he alarmed the building up himself and put a steel container in there for extra protection. He doesn't have time for logs etc so the farmer gets them which may be part of the deal. Some farmers often have a spare building making no money and love free logs and chip:) but I suppose them self storage places may have the benefit of security guards?

[Old Mill Tree Care]

An 8x10ft container will only set you back £1450 including delivery. Find a place to put it or slide it in a farm shed. Bomb proof.

[dent]

storage containers may be bomb proof but certainly arn't pickey proof

i know someone in horley who runs a self storage wherehouse which is in the middle of town so plenty of people to keep watch and someone near dorking who has a whole farm turned into self storage which is very secure as most the units are purpose buiilt

if either are of interest pm me and give you there number

[PeteB]

An 8x10ft container will only set you back £1450 including delivery. Find a place to put it or slide it in a farm shed. Bomb proof.

 

Blimey! My 40foot shipping container was £600 delivered! That was 15 years ago but inflation ain't that bad surely.

[RobRainford]

my 10ft container was £500 and we stuck it on a 7.5T wagon and brought it back ourselves!