buckeyefarmer
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Let us know how it goes. When I get my pole barn done, I'm gonna hook a tractor to my 12x16 shed and see how it pulls.
Move shed with tractor
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Timber
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It's actually kind of funny, because of all the buildings I moved as a kid when I build small buildings now I over build the deck and put the skids in before the flooring goes down just in case LOL must be childhood trauma. My Buddy's dad moved a small barn across the field by driving his dump truck into the building. Cribbing up the building onto the dump truck and drove the barn to were he wanted it moved. It took a couple of days making the move but it was a good sized building
dillo99
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I did this with a smaller shed - about 12 x10. My tractor is fairly small (Kubota b7500) and the shed was not real sturdy - one of those simple kit type things that the previous owner had built. I wanted to put my barn right where the shed was but figured I would move the shed so I had some extra storage - at least for the additional years that the shed lasts.
I jacked the shed up and then put some pvc pipe under it. I wrapped a strong rope around the base of the shed (low and all the way around) which I then hooked a chain to. Pulled slowly with the tractor and kept moving the pvc pipe. I did this alone so it was a bit of a pain to keep moving the pipe but it worked.
Now the funny part. About 6 weeks after I moved it a large limb fell on the shed and put a hole in the roof. Oh well.
Mike
I jacked the shed up and then put some pvc pipe under it. I wrapped a strong rope around the base of the shed (low and all the way around) which I then hooked a chain to. Pulled slowly with the tractor and kept moving the pvc pipe. I did this alone so it was a bit of a pain to keep moving the pipe but it worked.
Now the funny part. About 6 weeks after I moved it a large limb fell on the shed and put a hole in the roof. Oh well.
Mike
Paddy
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Since he is moving it 100', stoping and moving the rollers doesn't seem practical here. tele poles are not easy to move. If it would not slide on the runners, I would look to rollers. Also, in a field of grass, some of the rollers might not want to roll. I can imagine it sliding across the top of the rollers.
Cliff_Johns
Elite Member
Given the relatively small size of the shed, could you turn it into a wagon?
That is, jack it up a bit, get some trailer wheels and hubs etc from harbor frieght, and either attach them to the side of the building, or run a beam from one side to the other like an axel? The trip would seem easy after that?
Cliff
That is, jack it up a bit, get some trailer wheels and hubs etc from harbor frieght, and either attach them to the side of the building, or run a beam from one side to the other like an axel? The trip would seem easy after that?
Cliff
Renze
Elite Member
'We have moved fairly heavy objects (2x2 meter concrete footplate of a horse training mill) over rough terrain, and positioned it onto a small dirt heap about a foot above the normal level grade, with 2 tractors. One with a 3pt mounted forklift mast, the other with a levelling frame with a chain attached to it. The tractor with the levelling frame was on its rear wheels but it gave enough additional lifting force to place it on top of the dirt plateau.
You can get some old axles to put underneath. the dump truck as mentioned by someone else, isnt a bad idea. You can also build a support construction on a flatbed hay wagon, and jack it up side by side. Just dont lift it higher than necessary because a wide building on a narrow hay wagon might flip over...
You can get some old axles to put underneath. the dump truck as mentioned by someone else, isnt a bad idea. You can also build a support construction on a flatbed hay wagon, and jack it up side by side. Just dont lift it higher than necessary because a wide building on a narrow hay wagon might flip over...
Timber
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If only we moved them 100 feet that would have been too good LOL. Smaller rollers are better if your working alone and as far as rough terrain is concerned you put the rollers on top of planks on the ground. You can use human power doing it that way. Just a couple of men can push a building that way. Be careful with rollers though some times the building doesn't stop when you want it too. Distance doesn't really matter. You go so far in a day as you can, it takes as long as it takes. The higher you raise a building then try to move it on soft or uneven ground it can get very hairy
Timber
Veteran Member
If I were you and you were gona work alone or with a friend I would use round cedar fence post. The 5 inch up rights not post and rail rails. It is an all day affair but it is a pretty smooth way of doing it. By the end of the day you will be a pro, Trust me LOL it is the best way to do it unless of course you have a crane and a sling
JPinnell
Bronze Member
The turning the 90º will be the trick. If you have a sturdy tree nearby good, if not park and use your truck as an anchor to come-along against to pivot it.
I moved a 12x16 by myself 150' and had 2 90º turns to do around some trees in an afternoon. I didn't even empty it out
Just wrapped some towstraps down low around the perimeter and tensioned them with a 2" ratchet strap. Rigged a chain to that and hooked it onto my Jeep Cherokee in 4 low. Once it's moving stay moving because if you slow down you'll start spinning tires.
Once it's roughly positioned jack the shed up and place 2x4 or 2x6 that are long enough to catch both runner skids under the shed. Think of these as railroad ties and the runners on the shed are the rails. It'll skid over these pretty easy using a come along. Harbor Freight has cheapo come-alongs for $10 and tow straps.
I'd suggest blocking the shed up at least a 12"-18" off the ground. They tend to sink a bit just stting on the skids. This will help with the bottom from rotting out as air circulation underneath keeps things dried out. It also offers less cover for any vermin or wiggly things looking for a home.
- JP
I moved a 12x16 by myself 150' and had 2 90º turns to do around some trees in an afternoon. I didn't even empty it out
Just wrapped some towstraps down low around the perimeter and tensioned them with a 2" ratchet strap. Rigged a chain to that and hooked it onto my Jeep Cherokee in 4 low. Once it's moving stay moving because if you slow down you'll start spinning tires.Once it's roughly positioned jack the shed up and place 2x4 or 2x6 that are long enough to catch both runner skids under the shed. Think of these as railroad ties and the runners on the shed are the rails. It'll skid over these pretty easy using a come along. Harbor Freight has cheapo come-alongs for $10 and tow straps.
I'd suggest blocking the shed up at least a 12"-18" off the ground. They tend to sink a bit just stting on the skids. This will help with the bottom from rotting out as air circulation underneath keeps things dried out. It also offers less cover for any vermin or wiggly things looking for a home.
- JP
