Coverpro temporary shelter

[closetoreality]

Picked up a Coverpro for 180.00 with the HF sale going on this weekend. Needed some shelter for the tractor until next spring when I have time to build an actual pole barn. I have it out in the open where I have plenty of room to work while I fine-tune how I want the structure design before moving it and covering it..so ignore the un-level grade.
Each section will mimic the photo of course, but any additional recommendations? I thought given the nature of the group, others may have experience with these temp shelters. I know they ****, but for 180.00 it was hard to not try it out.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Strap a few 1x4s on the top, to keep it shedding snow. And maybe drop a heavy tarp over the whole thing.

 

[Stelzer]

I have 2 of em I put end to end and use it as a portable spray booth/storage area. They're good for what they are. A few things you might consider would be to reinforce the roof and walls of the framework. Paracord is cheap and easy to add more makeshift "studs" & "trusses". Finish it off with a horizontal wrap midway up after you've put the cover on. Reinforcing the roof will help minimize the risk of cave-ins from snow loads or even just from puddles accumulating in the slack.

 

[closetoreality]

Strap a few 1x4s on the top, to keep it shedding snow. And maybe drop a heavy tarp over the whole thing.

Can you elaborate a little more ?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Can you elaborate a little more ?

The cover will sag under load, so you run some 1x4 from the ridge to the lower edge of the roof. 3-4 pieces per segment should improve things. I would **** the end of the board to the center pipe, then use plumbing strap to hold it there, and let the free end hang over the "soffit" rail a bit. You might want to pad the ******** the top, to keep the tarp from ripping. You might also consider shoring up the soffit rail in the middle of each segment to help support the improved load carrying capacity you have added by installing the 1x4s above.

Here, I have a few of these buildings I got for scrap, so I'm going to cut the ridge and soffit pipes shorter and just have a bunch more frames to make a little greenhouse.

 

[closetoreality]

The cover will sag under load, so you run some 1x4 from the ridge to the lower edge of the roof. 3-4 pieces per segment should improve things. I would **** the end of the board to the center pipe, then use plumbing strap to hold it there, and let the free end hang over the "soffit" rail a bit. You might want to pad the ******** the top, to keep the tarp from ripping. You might also consider shoring up the soffit rail in the middle of each segment to help support the improved load carrying capacity you have added by installing the 1x4s above.

Here, I have a few of these buildings I got for scrap, so I'm going to cut the ridge and soffit pipes shorter and just have a bunch more frames to make a little greenhouse.

thanks for the additional context, big help.