Moving a storage shed

[clemsonfor]

What's it weigh (again). Pick it up from the center with your loader bucket. Clamp some steel square tubing on it and pick it up by the rafters. Heck it would fit crossways on a hay wagon or snowmobile trailer. Keep your speed under 30 mph and you will be fine.

I'm going from his yard to mine. No trailer or 30mph needed. If there was not a wood fence between our yards there would be no telling where his yard started and mine ended. That said it's less than 100 yards.

 

[ArlyA]

We towed one about 60ft a few years ago and here is some photos of that. We attached two tow straps as seen in them to the 6x6 skids. This building has 3, 6x6's for its skids and its built quite heavy. I did that some 10+ years ago and never thought it would be moved!

 

[airbiscuit]

This will give you a good chance to use your differential lock.

 

[KennyG]

Years ago we did a similar move with a shed that was about 20 x 30 and pretty heavily built (post and beam, solid rough lumber siding, over 50 years old). We put runners under it, cross braced in inside and used a railroad rail as a spreader (Option 3 in the earlier post). We used two tractors to pull it at the time. It went pretty well. We did not use rollers but we had to turn a little, which resulted in breaking one of the braces and a little work to get it plumb again.

 

[SirMaxwell]

What's it weigh (again). Pick it up from the center with your loader bucket. Clamp some steel square tubing on it and pick it up by the rafters. Heck it would fit crossways on a hay wagon or snowmobile trailer. Keep your speed under 30 mph and you will be fine.

Depends totally on construction, but basic 2x8/10 floors on 16, 2x4/6 walls on 16-24, wood trusses, 2x6 on 24, composite roof - likley around 3500lbs.

 

[WM75Guy]

Check with your local shed company to see what they would charge to move it. They use 2 dollies under one end and a power mule to move sheds. Could save a lot of work and damage from dragging it.

 

[airbiscuit]

Check with your local shed company to see what they would charge to move it. They use 2 dollies under one end and a power mule to move sheds. Could save a lot of work and damage from dragging it.

Brilliant!

 

[lennyzx11]

Don’t forget to use long enough rigging for your pulling from each skid.
This is a common mistake that the multiplied forces aren’t taken into account.
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[clemsonfor]

Ok , so to follow up. Finially got around to this. I just paid a local guy with a roll back to move it. Cost me $150 but saved me from taking down and reinstalling a fence and any yard damage. I would of had to have some sort of roller figured out as well cause it is so heavy it would not slide well on skids. But also I would have a hard time positioning it it I pulled it.

I was going to post a picture but my phone and this site are not cooperating
Edit : Remembered the convoluted way to post them here by phone.!!

 

[woody]

That looks like a good load for that rollback, I had one moved not long before I bought my 24 foot trailer and the rollback guy charged me 300 dollars for a pick up and drop.

 

[clemsonfor]

That looks like a good load for that rollback, I had one moved not long before I bought my 24 foot trailer and the rollback guy charged me 300 dollars for a pick up and drop.

This guy is kind of the buddy of my neighbor who gave me the shed.

Also I live right next door to the location he got it from. This was leaving the neighbors and the other side of the bushes to the right is my yard.

He also had it just about only pulled on to the tipping point. If the chain and wench was not still connected to it , it would of fallen off .

 

[woody]

I had to move mine about 20 miles so I guess 300 was not so bad