Any danger in keeping lawn tractor in shed that has small refrigerator?

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September 20, 2018, 05:16 PM

RogB

Any danger in keeping lawn tractor in shed that has small refrigerator?

Have heard cases where gasoline fumes, being heavier than air, can move across the floor and be ignited from the electrical current from refrig.

Would it be advisable to avoid storing tractor in shed?Winter is no problem, refrig is unplugged.

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September 20, 2018, 05:19 PM

wreckdiver

I would be concerned, the gas tank on a mower "breaths" it is possible fumes could build up if the shed is not well ventilated.

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September 20, 2018, 05:33 PM

mark_a

I'm just thinking of all those cars across the country parked in garages that have an extra refrigerator in them

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September 20, 2018, 05:37 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by bettysnephew:
Drunken mowing seems to be a possibility!

My very first thought......

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September 20, 2018, 08:38 PM

whanson_wi

The danger is going out Saturday morning to do yard work, seeing the fridge, and deciding to spend the morning drinking instead...

If it were a gas water heater (source of ignition) I could see some risk of keeping the lawn tractor there, and probably want the shed well ventilated. I wouldn't worry about the tractor around any electrical appliance.

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September 21, 2018, 04:47 AM

Micropterus

Hope not. I've kept my lawn tractor and a frig/freezer in a single car garage for years.

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September 21, 2018, 05:09 AM

MNSIG

25 years of freezer/refrigerator and gas equipment cohabitation with no explosions. Maybe today is the day.

September 21, 2018, 07:36 AM

Chris42

Probably not an issue in northern VA. Not enough heat through the year to be a real problem.

All metal shed? Built exceptionally tight? In New Mexico? Might be a consideration.

Does yours get stuffy and really hot in the summer? Smell fumes when you open the door every time? Might be good to have some kind of vent in it.

September 21, 2018, 07:58 AM

chellim1

quote:
Originally posted by whanson_wi:
The danger is going out Saturday morning to do yard work, seeing the fridge, and deciding to spend the morning drinking instead...

Just how far is this shed from the house?
You might be able to make it back for your first beer... or you could bring a cooler?

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September 21, 2018, 08:01 AM

.38supersig

Yup, You'll get a MWI from the lawn police after you kill two gnomes and end up on the birdbath.

September 21, 2018, 08:47 AM

mjlennon

It is highly unlikely vented fumes from a lawn mower could achieve a combustible state. Furthermore, the fridge doesn’t produce an ignition. Presence of electricity does not make spark. Now, if you had natural gas fired water heater in there it’s be different. In that case they advise you to elevate the water off the floor where flammable fumes develop.

September 21, 2018, 08:53 AM

SBrooks

My dad has had his two mowers and gas cans in the same barn with a fridge, a freezer, a golf cart charging, etc. He's done it that way for about 25 years now.

It is a large barn and has plenty of circulation though....

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September 21, 2018, 08:59 AM

Haveme1or2

I don no ... My electric fridge doesn't throw sparks like my on/off switches do when I flip them. That tiny blue spark is so pretty and my shop smells of gas & diesel.