well, I went ahead with the shed build last weekend (got the floor in). Thx for the input, and I agree. I will be getting insurance to be sure. I probably would have gone the 'tow back and forth' route if I had a truck, something doesn't sit right w/me leaving it out in the bush, but i got a toyota corolla and not sure about towing w/it.

Also, started looking at cost of trailers/hitch etc. and along w/the hassle of lugging it back and forth every other weekend, just didn't seem worth it (I'm only gonna be using the thing at cottage).

I got the dangerous trees around the shed cut out, just need to make sure I get the shed as mouse-proof as possible. Do they have ATV covers out there I could get to keep the mice off the seat ??

cheers,
Sean

 

There are a variety of ATV covers out there, but I don't know if they are mouse proof.

Making the shed as tight as possible, along with some decon set somewhere where dogs and other animals can't get to it.

 

must be nice. where im from if i walked into the store for coffee came out itd be gone with the chain cut laying on the ground.

 

I'd just put up a cheap shed, put a lock around the chain & rear sprocket(if its chain drive) & buy insurance.

 

mice love a hiding spot, under the seat is where they like to hide and chew and do damage, just take the seat off, and hang it on the wall, then stuff tin foil in the air box intake, another favorite spot. I left 2 quads sit in an old wooden shed for 2 weeks while moving into a farm place, and when I checked them out I found they had built a nest under the seat of one quad, chewing up a lot of foam to do it, and the othe quad had the air box almost full of seeds and nuts !! So don't give them a place to hide, and you should be ok, but a small box of poison in the corner should take care of any intruders.

 

scented dryer sheets also work to keep the critters out.. stick a few under the seat & gas tank.

 

Any hole bigger than a dime and the mice can get in. I've heard of the scented dryer sheet. I've been told it works.