How are you all hanging or storing garden tools?

[infinkc]

Have a bunch of shovels, pick axes, weed wackers.

Want to get then off the ground, but easy to access when needed.

I don’t have walls in my shed, so maybe a track system?

 

[Ing3018]

Have a bunch of shovels, pick axes, weed wackers.

Want to get then off the ground, but easy to access when needed.

I don’t have walls in my shed, so maybe a track system?

I have some lengths of Rubbermaid Fasttrack and various attachments for garden tools. Its a pretty good solution.
I also have a narrow garbage can with some weights in the bottom used for tool storage. That works okay and is where my family tends to chuck the things that they earlier removed from the wall storage.

With open stud walls, there are lots of ways to build your own tool storage.

 

[xjfish]

I like to strew them about the place.

 

[Shiftless]

I screwed a scrap of 1 inch thick plywood to the ceiling (7 ft.) Into that I screwed a grid of eye hooks. Into the end of each of my long handled tools I screwed in a screw eye. Just space out the ceiling hooks according to your spacing needs. If it isn’t suitable, move the hooks and change the spacing.
If your ceiling is too high for this to work for you, build a shelf and put the hooks into the bottom of the shelf. This system is very inexpensive and easily modified to meet changing needs.

 

[tarmy]

Here is my solution.

 

[Shiftless]

I like to strew them about the place.

Many of the people around here do that. Just leave them out in the wet dirt to rust and watch the wooden handles develop killer splinters. Throw them away after a while and buy new ones.
A home gardener once gave me 8 pairs of Corona hand pruners that were rusted up and would barely work at all. I soaked them in Evaporust, rinsed off the black residue, hit them with some steel wool, sharpened them and oiled ‘em up and gave them back to her. She was amazed!

 

[ambenz]

.....NOT IN THE GARAGE WERE THE PARKED CAR ARE!!!!!
No, no, no...I have a Rubbermaid double door closet (by outside man door) and inside I built a skeleton wood frame to hang more than the 50 lbs they tell you is the maximum to hang from the sides. So, I store all the gardening stuff that can "ding" the cars in there....


.....see post #50 for more pics and update of this post.

 

[johnre]

I drill a 2x6 at 12" intervals and glue in 6" long dowels, angled upward about 15 degrees. Then I hang it up to the wall studs so it's well supported.

 

[racecougar]

I have my hand tools standing up as shown, and most of my 2-stroke tools hanging behind the walk-in door.




This is in the "garden shed" (blue building in the back), well away from any of the cars.

 

[ScaldedDog]

I built hangers out of scrap wood that puts most of the tools in the wall cavities.



Mark

 

[mcdye]

I cut the top out of 55-gallon plastic drum and drop them in the there.

 

[niget2002]

Mine are all leaning in a big pile in the corner of the shop. I have various brackets on the wall to store them in/on, but the inevitably get knocked off when I'm trying to reach for something else.

I really want to get a separate storage shed for all of the lawn equipment. The problem is, I want the shed to be 10'x20' :/

 

[Jgaz]

I use a combination of peg board (gasp!) with high quality hooks and a second hand Rubbermaid track system.

Not as ideal as a separate building but has worked well for the last nine years.
Nothing has ever fallen off.

 

[housewolf]

I cut the top out of 55-gallon plastic drum and drop them in the there.

Sort of the same. I keep mine in a large plastic garbage can. I’m often tempted to drag it to the curb on garbage day

 

[DGersic]

Have a bunch of shovels, pick axes, weed wackers.

Want to get then off the ground, but easy to access when needed.

I don’t have walls in my shed, so maybe a track system?

I started by measuring the back wall of my shed. Taped out a matching rectangle on the driveway. Then got all of the yard shovels & rakes & implements of destruction out, and laid them out and moved them around until they all fit in the rectangle. I put a couple of 2x4 across to provide a place to mount hangers.

Most of the tools got this kind of hanger



some things got two prong hooks like these



The end goal was getting everything hung on the wall, out of the way, out of the garage, out of the elements, but easily accessible. The “accessible” part isn’t as true in the winter, as I have more stuff in the shed (ugly drum smoker, Weber grill, patio furniture), but I don’t need much “garden tools” in the winter.

The down side to this fixed organization is that it makes adding a new tool difficult. Something more easily rearranged may be better if you expect to add tools. I figured that after 30+ years here, I wasn’t adding any new yard tools so this would be ok. Then my neighbor gave me a shovel… It’s currently in the shed, leaning against the wall. I’ll figure out what to do about that in the spring.

 

[66HertzClone]

I used a pallet, adjusted the size to fit the available space, add some pieces to divide the slots to keep the tools upright.

 

[quadrcr87]

In a shed or bare stud wall like you have, I like to mount a sheet of 4x8 plywood sideways. That allows you to install whatever hooks or hangers you want accross the full sheet. The yard tools also rest a lot better on the plywood vs the front of the bare studs.

Andrew

 

[rockcrawler]

The track systems work very well. They can be cut to any length you need depending on mounting location needs. If you ever have to rearrange, you simply move the hooks. No need to unscrew a hook from the wall and have to screw it in somewhere else.

 

[71goldss]

.....NOT IN THE GARAGE WERE THE PARKED CAR ARE!!!!!
No, no, no...I have a Rubbermaid double door closet (by outside man door) and inside I built a skeleton wood frame to hang more than the 50 lbs they tell you is the maximum to hang from the sides. So, I store all the gardening stuff that can "ding" the cars in there....

Agreed on the car dinging concern. I also no longer store anything in the corners of my two car garage near the garage door tracks either! I once had a rake handle fall and wedge between the wall and garage door track. Nearly brought down the door on top of my two cars when closing the door. Fortunately, I caught it just in time as I looked backed while the door was closing. Tweaked the door, bent one of the door tracks, ripped a couple the door hinges and bent the door opener shaft s-shaped. It was a real feat getting the half closed door back up enough to have enough clearance to get my two cars out of the garage so that I could repair everything. My son has had it happen to him at his house also, so our gaps behind the door tracks and wall are now permanently blocked by mounting a wooden 2x4 against the side of each track. I still no longer place anything near the tracks out of extreme caution, and all gardening tools go in the shed now.

 

[Fixr]

I use 3-1/2"-4" deck screws screwed about an inch into 2x6 horizontal framing members in my tractor shed, placed so I could maximize tool density on the wall. Garden rake goes as high as possible, shovels nest in close under each side of the rake head, sledgehammers, mattock, splitting maul go on the next lower framing member, etc. It doesn't look pretty, but it's efficient.

Chainsaws, weed trimmer, etc. have homes in a Rubbermaid shed, and a few other things go in a floor rack that basically has holes to drop handles into.

 

[Renegade1LI]

I make the modular hanging shelves, keeps the tools easy to see and organize.

 

[thr3squared]

I use these - they come in a couple configurations.

Gemplers Extra-Long Double Prong Tool Rack, 20

Keep your tools organized with the Gemplers Tool Racks. This extra-long tool rack holds more tools in your trailer, garage, and shop.

gemplers.com

 

[e015475]

I keep a shovel and a rake leaning up against the wall in a far corner of the garage away from traffic and cars- nothing hanging.

I have a 55 gallon drum in the walk-out basement where all the gardening tools get stored away from cars in the garage. Pruners and shears get hung over the lip of the drum.

Took a couple visits by the PDR guy to figure this out.

 

[Youngandfree]

I drill a 2x6 at 12" intervals and put in 6" long dowels, angled upward about 15 degrees.

I basically did the same thing using longer 2×3 nailed to the board so I can hang multiple things per slot.

 

[joel5270]

It's not cheaper than a pre-made system, but I love the look and functionality (infinitely customizable) of my unistrut with long bolts, square washers, and spring nuts.
You can change width between bolts, add more places to hang later, and some things may only need a single bolt.

 

[SaabN]

I use a couple of these hangers. They don't fit everything, but they save me a ton of space when it comes to things like rakes and shovels.

 

[Plump]

Use a lot of these both at work and home:

Gemplers Double Prong Stud Mount Tool Rack

Organize tools with Gemplers stud mount tool storage rack. Great for unfinished garages and shops.

gemplers.com

 

[Professor Fate]

Doesn't anybody use pegboard anymore? I attached a 4x8 sheet to my studs and with various hooks I hang pretty much everything and can switch it around easily should the need arise.

 

[infinkc]

Use a lot of these both at work and home:

Gemplers Double Prong Stud Mount Tool Rack

Organize tools with Gemplers stud mount tool storage rack. Great for unfinished garages and shops.

gemplers.com

ah that one is nice as it mounts on a stud

 

[Plump]

ah that one is nice as it mounts on a stud

They have one that surface mount as well.

 

[Fixr]

Doesn't anybody use pegboard anymore? I attached a 4x8 sheet to my studs and with various hooks I hang pretty much everything and can switch it around easily should the need arise.

Hard to hang a 12lb sledge hammer on pegboard.

 

[DGersic]

Here’s my shed.

 

[Mike65]

I made my own rack system from a couple pieces of pine board & some hooks I had on hand.

 

[rharman]

I have a Rubbermaid shed similar to what @ambenz posted above

How are you all hanging or storing garden tools?

Have a bunch of shovels, pick axes, weed wackers. Want to get then off the ground, but easy to access when needed. I don’t have walls in my shed, so maybe a track system?

www.garagejournal.com

I put the 12" wide Gladiator track (I think they only offer the 6" track now) around the inside perimeter and hang the tools on that. It also holds my gas lawn edger.

 

[Snapped-off]

.....NOT IN THE GARAGE WERE THE PARKED CAR ARE!!!!!
No, no, no...I have a Rubbermaid double door closet (by outside man door) and inside I built a skeleton wood frame to hang more than the 50 lbs they tell you is the maximum to hang from the sides. So, I store all the gardening stuff that can "ding" the cars in there....

Can you grab a pic of the inside sometime

 

[Jgaz]

Doesn't anybody use pegboard anymore? I attached a 4x8 sheet to my studs and with various hooks I hang pretty much everything and can switch it around easily should the need arise.

Post #13 above, a section at front corner and short wall

 

[PoorUB]

I'm glad to see everyone has the same issues with garden tools!

I don't want to tie up 10 feet of wall space so a hook for each item is not going to work for me. The barrel with the top cut out is tempting, but I won't do that. Really, I have a coople brooms and scoop shovel for the shop, but my wife has a couple shovels and a couple rakes she uses, fairly randomly. I would haul her stuff up to the garage attic, but that is about the time she wants it and she can't get the attic stairs down, so up I go. I may just put up two large double hooks, one for her stuff and one for mine.

 

[Meursault74]

I started by measuring the back wall of my shed. Taped out a matching rectangle on the driveway. Then got all of the yard shovels & rakes & implements of destruction out, and laid them out and moved them around until they all fit in the rectangle. I put a couple of 2x4 across to provide a place to mount hangers.

Most of the tools got this kind of hanger



some things got two prong hooks like these



The end goal was getting everything hung on the wall, out of the way, out of the garage, out of the elements, but easily accessible. The “accessible” part isn’t as true in the winter, as I have more stuff in the shed (ugly drum smoker, Weber grill, patio furniture), but I don’t need much “garden tools” in the winter.

The down side to this fixed organization is that it makes adding a new tool difficult. Something more easily rearranged may be better if you expect to add tools. I figured that after 30+ years here, I wasn’t adding any new yard tools so this would be ok. Then my neighbor gave me a shovel… It’s currently in the shed, leaning against the wall. I’ll figure out what to do about that in the spring.

I used the exact hangers you pictured first. I think I got them on Amazon. I just put up a 2x3 or 2x4 (I don't remember and it's raining so I'm not going out to the shed now). I spaced the hangers evenly and that was it. Some rakes have the forks facing up, some down. I've also used some stout nails angled upward into the same 2x3 for some added tools that had a hole in the handle after the fact.

 

[finn]

We bought a separate plastic tool shed, maybe 4’ wide x a foot and a half deep x five or six feet tall, and set it on patio pavers backed up to the regular shed. It segregates the long handled tools and gives them a place to stand.

So, basically kick them out of the garage to a second stop in the shed, then to their own little plastic shed.

 

[619DioFan]

I have a large outbuilimg where all the property related tooks live. I screwed two 8 foot 2x4s to one wall , leaned all the tools up against the wall in the order I wanted then hammered in some 3-1/2 inch framing nails and hung them up. Total investment 5 bucks.