Ideas on how to move a shed...

[mowin]

I need some ideas on moving a 10X14 mini shed. Its in great shape, and I got it for $500 bucks. Being a frugal guy, I dont want to pay a shed dealer to move this shed 500 yrds to my place. I live on a back road, so its not like i'd be pissin too many people off..lol. Thought of making some sort of axle for the rear of the shed, and using the FEL on the front to pull/steer it home....

Any ideas????

 

[dusty3030]

I moved one bigger than that with two handyman jacks, cribbing and a 16 foot trailer with rails.
Jack up one side, insert cribbing. Go to other side do the same. Go back and forth raising each side one block at a time. Keep going up until you can back trailer under building. Lower onto trailer. Move. Reverse procedure to get it off.

I think I have pics I will post if I can find them.

 

[mowin]

I moved one bigger than that with two handyman jacks, cribbing and a 16 foot trailer with rails.
Jack up one side, insert cribbing. Go to other side do the same. Go back and forth raising each side one block at a time. Keep going up until you can back trailer under building. Lower onto trailer. Move. Reverse procedure to get it off.

I think I have pics I will post if I can find them.

I do have a 18' tilt bed, and thought of that, but it's only 500yrds down the road. If it was a mile or two ya trailering woud be the only way...

 

[Gary Fowler]

I do have a 18' tilt bed, and thought of that, but it's only 500yrds down the road. If it was a mile or two ya trailering woud be the only way...

Safest and easiest is to use the FEL and raise it up,crib under it and put the trailer under it. Any other way you are likely to destroy it in the move. With the FEL is shouldn't take long at all to lift and crib up.
The only other way I could think of would be to use two tractors and sling strap the building using the FEL to lift each end. One tractor backs up while the other drive forward, the same way one would use two cranes to move large objects. It takes a ground person to direct it and slow go + very coordinated drivers. This is assuming you have two tractors capable of lifting that high.
I would still vote for the trailer though, but if you had two tractors with FEL, just strap the main runners on each side lift with the FELs, back under the trailer, drop the load and head home to do the same thing in reverse to unload it. That is what I would do since I have two tractors with FEL and a brother in law to help me.

 

[blueriver]

How about some skids ... old telephone poles, 6x6, 4" pipe ? Get them under it and drag her home.

 

[Redneck in training]

How about some skids ... old telephone poles, 6x6, 4" pipe ? Get them under it and drag her home.

Second that.

 

[mowin]

Safest and easiest is to use the FEL and raise it up,crib under it and put the trailer under it. Any other way you are likely to destroy it in the move. With the FEL is shouldn't take long at all to lift and crib up.
The only other way I could think of would be to use two tractors and sling strap the building using the FEL to lift each end. One tractor backs up while the other drive forward, the same way one would use two cranes to move large objects. It takes a ground person to direct it and slow go + very coordinated drivers. This is assuming you have two tractors capable of lifting that high.
I would still vote for the trailer though, but if you had two tractors with FEL, just strap the main runners on each side lift with the FELs, back under the trailer, drop the load and head home to do the same thing in reverse to unload it. That is what I would do since I have two tractors with FEL and a brother in law to help me.

My neighbor has a kioti, so lifting from each side to run the trailer under it would work....

How about some skids ... old telephone poles, 6x6, 4" pipe ? Get them under it and drag her home.

thought about lag bolting a 6x6 under it and draggin it, but I think it would bust the shed up...

 

[jimmyj]

I think either method should be fine. I have moved a number of sheds and 500 yd is so short. Lifting it onto the trailer would certainly be less hard on the structure, but if you cross braced it really good (think like building a sturdy floor under it) you could drag it with little or no damage to the shed. You may have to go smooth the road after though.

 

[eddie48]

I recently moved an open front shed 14 x 20 by backing a trailer under it, deflating the tires and building a support system on the trailer, tight to the top plate on the walls. Then I re-inflated the tires (raised the building about 6") and drove it away.

 

[sdkubota]

I would find a trailer and lift it up and back the trailer under it. You said it was in good condition so I would ensure it remains that way. The whole dragging thing seems like a disaster in the making. Around here you can rent a trailer for $25/day.

 

[cmore]

Second that.

I have done the skid and drag and it worked well. But made the platform so that the building just rested on the platform. But if u don't have the timbers, then the trailer option would probably be the best as u are not buying something u don't need. Some of the buildings around here are made on skids. On those, I would think u could hook to them and drag them 500 yards.

 

[mowin]

I have done the skid and drag and it worked well. But made the platform so that the building just rested on the platform. But if u don't have the timbers, then the trailer option would probably be the best as u are not buying something u don't need. Some of the buildings around here are made on skids. On those, I would think u could hook to them and drag them 500 yards.

Shed does have a wooden floor and is mounted on 4x4's. Not sure if there runnin lenght wise or side to side. Lenght wise would be better.
I suppose i could rig up something going to my 3pt and lift it then drag it home..

 

[kevin37b]

Frugal is good ,500.00 is cheap . Now drag it down the road 500 yds and you will have a kit to reassemble , but it won't be in the.packaged form . Call the shed mover .

 

[PILOON]

How about some skids ... old telephone poles, 6x6, 4" pipe ? Get them under it and drag her home.

Exactly what I'd do!
Use skids about 3-4 ft longer than shed and fasten firmly cross bars (spreaders) front and back.
Taper the fronts of the skids so that they don't dig in.
If you are crossing sensitive areas (flower beds, walks etc) lay old 2 by stock for the skids to slide on, even old punky plywood is also good.
Hose down surfaces that the skids slide better.
Should be very easy to do.
Good luck and have fun.

 

[mowin]

Frugal is good ,500.00 is cheap . Now drag it down the road 500 yds and you will have a kit to reassemble , but it won't be in the.packaged form . Call the shed mover .

I will get this shed home on my own, and in the same shape b4 the move. Mover wants $250 for less then a hr's work including his travle both ways....

 

[mowin]

Theres only one turn I have to make out of his drive, and then its straight shot into my drive. Then have to back it up 80' or so to its new home. I'll look under it this week to see if the 4x4 runners bolted to the floor and going lenght ways. If my neighbor can help me with his tractor, I'll use mine and my equipment trailer.

 

[aczlan]

Around here, a towing company (or preferably a small shop) with a rollback wrecker would do that move for $100 on a slow day.

Aaron Z

 

[Gunny]

If your tractor has a FEL and the Kioti of your neighbors does, it would be so quick and easy to just raise it up, back the trailer under it, then use both tractors to unload it. Much less danger of damaging the shed that way

 

[jimmyj]

I like this thread. I can imagine all of us standing around at the OP's place with our coveralls on, bud or coffee in hand discussing how to move the old shed.

"Well I remember back in 78 when ole Clem Smith had to move a shed just like this. Cept his shed had tin siding cuz Merle Barcklay used to keep chickens in it and the weasels was a chewin thru the wood siding."

"Geez, I'd forgot about ole Merle, what happened to him after the wife moved out and he left for Tuscon..."

5 hours later no work would have commenced!!!

 

[blueriver]

My neighbor has a kioti, so lifting from each side to run the trailer under it would work....


thought about lag bolting a 6x6 under it and draggin it, but I think it would bust the shed up...

After the skids are in place lay another crossways over the two just at the back of the barn and drag her home. The cross member will keep the building on the skids