How do I move my shed ?

[Madman_Mark]

I have a 12x8 shed (baby barn) that I need to move soon in order to build a garage.
It's basically just a storage shed with thin chipboard walls.
I have a 55 HP 4WD tractor with a FEL and a Farmi logging winch (weighs 300 lbs)on the back.
I can easily winch or haul it but what do I put underneath ?
Is it possible to lift it somehow with the FEL (with enough weight on back to counter balance it) and drive 40 feet to it's new location ?
What would work best ?

 

[shvl73]

Use pipe for rollers, cheap pvc pipe, works great. I screwed a couple of eyebolts in one end hooked to the bucket, put pipe underneath & away it goes. Two - three pieces would be enough.

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

I'm moving exactly the same size wooden shed right now (when the rain stops and the ground dries a bit). I've done similar jobs before and it's really quite simple. Honest! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

If the forty feet is a straight or relatively straight shot you could move it using the same method used to move the stone for the pyramids in Egypt. Just get the leading edge up on a pipe, pull it forward onto another, then another, etc., until you're at your new location. You don't need 1,000 pipes, of course. Once you roll the back off a pipe you can pick it up and place it out in front again.

Keep in mind that to do this gracefully requires some labor to move the pipes all the time. If you hire that done, it can get expensive. The Egyptians used slaves. I might suggest family or friends. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Now that I've told you the cheap way, I'll tell you how I'm doing it. I'm moving this one a few miles to another property (I'm giving it to my mechanic) so the all pipe method wouldn't be practical. I'm starting with the same principle, however. I'll lift the lead edge and put it on a pipe. The similarities drop off rapidly here, however.

I'm running a large strap (4") around the base and ratcheting it down snug with a large D-ring at the front. To that I'll hook the winch cable from the roll off car hauler and just pull it up on the bed. Once the rear edge drops to the point of touching down, I'll level the bed a bit and keep moving it forward. Pretty simple deal, really.

Good luck with your project. I hope this helps. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[AndyMA]

You can move it with rollers as suggested or you can use your loader if it has the capacity. I have a set of Woods 4000# forks on my TN and made a set of 10 foot extensions from channel iron. The shed in the picture is quite heavy as it has a lot of framing and waferboard sides. I carry it around a fair amount.

Andy

 

[SCB]

I am going to do the same thing with my shed. How would you guys go around corners using the pipe? I need to make two 90 degree corners and then back it into it's new location. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[SCB]

Gary,
What is your method for getting the shed off of the trailer?

 

[SCB]

Nice steup Andy. I don't think that my BX would be up to that task. I think I have tractor envy.

 

[GerardC]

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Ditto. That's how I move my 10x12 shed. G

 

[khd]

Put the shed on 4X4 skids and pull it like a sled. Depending on what kind of floor you have you could permently mount the skids to the shed and it becomes infinitely mobile.

Kevin

 

[Moon]

We had to move our 9 x 12 shed a while back. We were moving and I sold the shed to a neighbor. We did it the low tech way. We slid two 4 x 4's underneath. We (4 or 5 of us) lifted the shed and carried it. Even lifed it over a chain link fence. Ofcourse, since we were moving the shed was empty. It was much easier than I had thought to move it.
Good luck with moving yours.... and your new garage!!!!!!
Moon of Ohio