Farm Equipment Storage Building Kits – Steel Arch Buildings for Every Machine
An AgriBilt® farm equipment storage building is a heavy-duty steel arch kit that protects tractors, combines, harvesters, and large machinery with a 100% clear-span interior and GALVALUME® steel construction. Your farm equipment is your livelihood, and this machinery storage building keeps it dry, clean, and out of harsh weather in a farm equipment storage shed that ships factory-direct and is covered by a 25-year, 6-month Limited Warranty against rust perforation, backed by the steel mill. Sizes run from 25×30 up to 60×200 ft, so there is room for tractor storage on a small operation or a full lineup of combines and sprayers on a large one. The kit bolts together with basic tools and no skilled labor, and it is engineered to your ZIP code before it leaves the factory.
Why a Clear-Span Interior Means Maximum Protection for Farm Equipment Storage
Where do farmers store their equipment? Most farms keep machinery in a dedicated machine shed or storage building, and the building type that wastes the least space is a clear-span steel arch. A 100% clear-span interior means no posts, no beams, and no trusses anywhere on the floor or overhead. In a traditional post-frame machine shed, interior posts eat into usable width, so backing in a wide planter or maneuvering a combine with the header attached means threading around columns. In an AgriBilt® arch building, the entire footprint is open working space with easy access from the door to the back wall.
The arch is frameless by design: the curved GALVALUME® panels are the structure. That gives farm equipment storage sheds three things they need:
- Full width and full usable height. No support columns in the bays, and no trusses hanging down over the tallest machines, which means real design flexibility in how you park.
- Bird-free storage. With no trusses or beams, there is nowhere to perch or nest, so there are no droppings on cabs, seats, or hoods.
- All-steel, fire-resistant construction with nothing to rot, warp, or attract termites.
Equipment height matters in an arch. Full height sits at the center of the arch and drops toward the sidewalls, so tall machines park in the middle and lower implements, wagons, and attachments park along the sides. Widths run from 25 ft to 60 ft, and the same building can house tractor storage, hay (see our metal hay barns), and grain-handling equipment (see our grain storage buildings) under one roof. The arch design is the same one used in our hoop buildings for sale. Many farmers also use part of the floor as a shop, with a workbench and spare-parts shelving along a sidewall, so repairs and storage happen in one place.
Machinery Storage Building Sizes, Overhead Door Clearance & Options
Picking the right machinery storage building comes down to two numbers: how wide your widest machine is, and how tall your tallest machine is with everything up. Plan the layout around those dimensions and the rest of the project falls into place.
Available sizes: AgriBilt® buildings run from 25×30 up to 60×200 ft. Stock models include 25×40, 30×40, 30×50, 35×50, 40×60 Quonset hut, 45×80, 50×100 Quonset hut, and 60×140. A 40×60 is a common starting point for a small farm, and the length can be expanded in 2-ft increments because every arch section adds 2 ft, so the building can grow with the operation in the future.
Equipment height and door clearance: Modern farm equipment is taller and wider than ever. A combine with its grain-tank extensions up can stand over 16 ft tall, and a tractor on duals can measure over 20 ft across. Add 2–3 ft of clearance above the tallest point when you select door-opening height, and allow equipment width plus 2–3 ft of maneuvering room on each side when you choose building width. Typical equipment heights (verify against your own machines):
- Compact tractor with ROPS up: 7–9 ft
- Row-crop tractor: 10–12 ft
- Self-propelled sprayer: 12–14 ft
- Combine with extensions up: 14–16 ft or more
Overhead door clearance must exceed the tallest equipment point. In an arch building, a wide door opening must sit under the tall center of the arch, so door width and height trade off against each other on the endwall: a wider opening needs a wider building or a lower door height.
Door and accessory options: AgriBilt® offers sliding doors and overhead steel doors, both sealed at the top, bottom, and sides against rain, snow, wind, birds, rodents, and insects. Walk doors and roll-up doors are also available, and all hardware is included. Turbine vents and skylights add ventilation and natural light, and the building can be customized with insulation, windows, and endwall framing to suit the way you work. The easiest way to spec the right door height is to measure your tallest machine and call (800) 480-2458; a building specialist will match the door to the equipment.
AgriBilt® Farm Equipment Shed Kit: What’s Included and How It Goes Up
Every AgriBilt® farm equipment shed kit ships as a complete steel shell that a small crew assembles with basic tools. What’s in the kit:
- GALVALUME® AZ-55 steel arch panels, 2 ft × 10 ft, pre-punched at the factory
- A single-size bolt system throughout:
- JS1000-plated 5/16-inch hex-head bolts, so one socket handles the whole job
- Low-density polyethylene washers on every bolt to prevent leaks
- Steel doors with all hardware, as ordered
- State-stamped drawings sealed by a licensed professional engineer
- Foundation and erection manuals
Foundation: AgriBilt’s floating foundation requires only a 16-inch deep × 22-inch wide perimeter footing. Conventional footings are dug 3–4 ft below the frost line, so the floating design cuts site prep time and concrete cost. A concrete floor is the right call where machinery is parked or serviced, and grading for drainage plus any electrical conduit should be planned before the pour.
Assembly: No heavy equipment, cranes, or skilled labor is needed for standard sizes. A crew of 3–5 with basic hand tools and an impact driver handles DIY Quonset hut assembly: they bolt the arches together on the ground, raise them into place, and then install the endwalls and doors. Most farm crews begin on a Friday and have the shell standing by the following week.
Shipping: Kits ship factory-direct via drivers who work exclusively for the factory, and most standard kits deliver within 4–8 weeks of order.
Engineering: Every farm equipment shed kit is engineered to ZIP-code-specific snow loads, wind speeds, and seismic requirements, so the building you get is the building your county expects to see on the drawings.
A farm building is a depreciable asset; ask your tax professional how IRS Publication 225 applies to your operation.
GALVALUME® Steel vs. Wood: Why AgriBilt® Farm Equipment Storage Sheds Outlast a Pole Barn
A steel arch outlasts a wood-frame shed on maintenance, fire, pests, and structure. Here is how the two compare:
- Durability: AgriBilt® uses 50,000-yield AZ-55 GALVALUME® steel with a 55% aluminum / 43% zinc alloy coating, which AgriBilt states is 7 times more rust-resistant than regular galvanized steel (full features and specs). Wood requires painting, staining, and eventual replacement of rotted members, and post-frame buildings set wood posts directly in the ground where moisture does its work.
- Maintenance: GALVALUME® needs no repainting or routine surface maintenance. Wood needs regular upkeep, sealing, and pest control.
- Fire resistance: All-steel construction is noncombustible. Wood is not.
- Cost over time: No painting, no rot, no trusses to replace, and high heat reflectivity that keeps the interior cooler in summer. That is an affordable building on the day you buy it and a cheaper one every year after.
- Lifespan: AgriBilt® expects a service life of 50+ years in appropriate environments, backed by the 25-year, 6-month Limited Warranty against rust perforation, backed by the steel mill. Fabric structures, by comparison, typically need a replacement cover after roughly 20 years.
There is also the bird problem. Wood-frame trusses invite roosting, nesting, and droppings on everything below. AgriBilt’s truss-free arch eliminates the perch, so the machinery storage building stays clean.
Moisture control matters as much as the roof. Rust is the enemy of stored equipment, so a cold storage building without heat should still have ventilation to move damp air out. Turbine vents at the crown of the arch handle that, and insulation on the panels stops condensation from dripping onto a combine on a frosty morning while cutting dust and noise from wind and rain.
The financial case for a farm equipment storage shed is straightforward. MU Extension notes that storing machinery inside rather than in the elements can reduce depreciation, by raising salvage value and useful life, and reduce maintenance costs. And farmdoc daily reports as of October 2025 that machinery prices remain well above pre-2021 levels even as demand has cooled, so protecting the equipment you already own is the prudent way to save money. A metal Quonset hut kit typically requires fewer materials and less labor to build than a traditional wooden or metal farm building, and it stands up better to the elements for decades.
Certifications, Warranty & Why Farmers Trust AgriBilt®
Every AgriBilt® building is engineered to code for the buyer’s ZIP code and backed by named certifications and a mill-backed warranty.
- Engineered to International Building Code (IBC) requirements
- Florida Product Approval
- CAN/CSA A660 (Canadian steel building systems)
- CWB W47.1 and W59 (Canadian Welding Bureau)
- CE Mark (EU)
- AWS D1.3 (American Welding Society)
State-stamped drawings sealed by a licensed PE come with every farm equipment shed kit. They are permit-ready and engineered to your site’s snow load, wind speed, and seismic conditions. You pull the permit; if the building department has questions, AgriBilt’s in-house engineering team handles the correspondence at no extra charge.
The warranty is a 25-year, 6-month Limited Warranty against rust perforation, backed by the steel mill, and all pre-engineered building packages are guaranteed free of defects. AgriBilt® buildings are made in the USA with American labor and manufacturing, ship to all 50 states, and have been featured As Seen on RFD TV. That is why farmers choose an AgriBilt® machinery storage building over a pole barn or a fabric building for superior protection of the machines that run the farm.
Get Your AgriBilt® Farm Equipment Storage Building Quote Today
Call AgriBilt® at (800) 480-2458, Monday through Friday, 8 AM–5 PM ET, to speak with a building specialist who will size a farm equipment storage building to your specific machinery, property, and local code requirements and fit it to your budget. Clearance models are available at better pricing by phone only, and financing is available for qualified buyers. Kits ship factory-direct, and most standard farm equipment shed kit orders ship within 4–8 weeks. Every machinery storage building is made in the USA and backed by the 25-year, 6-month Limited Warranty against rust perforation, backed by the steel mill. Request a Quote or Call Us Now to get the right building the first time.
