Moving a storage building

[Tractors4u]

Unlike dclymers building, I am taking mine across the county. It is about 8 ft wide and 16 ft long. Here is my saga. I plan on getting it on top of the rails of my 16ft trailer. First I jacked up one end and removed the blocks supporting that end. I stepped in the doorway and tilted the building so I could remove the blocks on the end that would go on the trailer first.

 

[Tractors4u]

Once I got the building pointed up ever so slightly I backed my trailer under it slightly.

 

[Tractors4u]

At this point I have the shed started on the trailer. A few weeks ago I bought one of these little dinky winches from a Homier tool sale for $29. It is rated at 6000lb rolling load, 2000lb stationary load, yeah right. I can't complain much for $29 dollars though. Anyway, it took 2 straps and 1 chain to get around the shed. I also placed a 4X4 under it to span the trailers width. I hooked up the winch and it pulled a little and stopped. My wife comes out and says, "too bad you don't have some grease to grease the rails with". Doh! why didn't I think of that? Got some grease and pulled a little more.

 

[Tractors4u]

Now the going is getting slow. I jack up the tail end and winch a little and jack and winch. I get to the point where I have about a foot of cable left on the winch and a bunch of shed hanging off the trailer. My tractor is across the county where the shed will be. My trailer has a shed on it so I can't run get the tractor. I go over to get my neighbors 48hp Deere and loader to finish the job and he has it at his other place. I ran out of time Sunday to finish the job so it looks like I will finish up Saturday. A buddy of mine is going to get my tractor with his trailer. I am going to try to use the 3 point to raise the shed up enough to get another couple of 4X4's under it and then we will push it the rest of the way on the trailer.

 

[JeffRey30747]

Brent,
You may want to make sure that you put some temporary cross bracing on the inside of that building before you get it on the road. We moved a building of similar appearance for my brother-in-law several years ago and it wasn't strong enough to withstand the stress of transport. The construction wasn't up to par with how I would have built it and there was more decay in the wooden building materials than we originally thought, causing some pretty extensive damage.

Jeff

 

[SPIKER]

Wow:

good ideas.

Though I think for the $ of the move it would have been almost as cheap to build a NEW barn on-site... But with the price of plywood now that is not a given.\
Mark /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[jinman]

Brent, it may be a little late now, but I'd suggest putting a section of pipe across the trailer rails under the shed so it rolls up into position.

I moved a building in two sections (12' x 24' each) to my property to use as a cabin about four years ago (see attachment). I rented a trailer that had a fixed roller at the back and a winch on the front. It was a "piece of cake" getting my cabin up onto the trailer and also getting it off. I used a combinaltion of the ratchet type farm jacks, a hydraulic floor jack, and a couple of specialty jacks made from old boat winches to lift the building.

I wouldn't expect your building to be nearly as heavy as mine. even schedule 40 plastic pipe might work as rollers.

 

[mikim]

ya might want to nail a tarp over the shingles - use strips of wood on top of the edge of the tarp and nail it into the trim on the bottom of the roof... 50 mile an hour wind can tear up some shingles. - be sure to nail it in front too of course

 

[Tractors4u]

The shingles are about shot on this shed but I still don't want them flying all over the place. Thanks for the tip.

 

[MarkV]

Brent,

How tall will the building trailer combination be? Will bridges or power lines be an issue?

Good luck
MarkV