What design helps make machinery easy to remove from a storage shed?

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A large grain elevator and several metal silos stand on a farm surrounded by green fields, with hills and a partly cloudy sky in the background. — Farm building Grain elevator and silos on a small farm.

To ensure that farm machinery can be removed easily from a storage shed, the building should be designed with as much surface area as possible between the interior posts while avoiding excessive depth.1

The most effective design for this purpose is a clear-span shed, constructed with either wood or metal framing. Ideally, the structure should be 25 to 35 feet (8 to 10 metres) wide and 15 feet (4.5 metres) high under the gutter, with one side left open to facilitate access.1