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Best way to move a shed
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:31 pm
8'x12' wooden shed like the ones sold at Home Depot. I need to move it straight back about 15-20 feet. It's on two runners sitting on a few cement squares.
I was thinking of emptying the shed, using a floor jack and putting some steel pipes or wooden posts under the shed and pushing with a truck to roll the shed on the pipes/posts backwards on the grass.
Any other suggestions without renting any fork lifts, other machinery, etc.?
I was thinking of emptying the shed, using a floor jack and putting some steel pipes or wooden posts under the shed and pushing with a truck to roll the shed on the pipes/posts backwards on the grass.
Any other suggestions without renting any fork lifts, other machinery, etc.?
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Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:35 pm to crazytigerfan69
You have the steel pipe already? It not, that might be more expensive than renting a 5k skytrak or warehouse forklift an plus those are way more fun than doing it Egyptian style rolling it on pipe.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:38 pm to crazytigerfan69
Cut the runners at a 45 and pull it. Hook up a pully system if you don't have enough room to pull it. We moved a 20x40 barn with a 40ho tractor pulling on skids.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:41 pm to crazytigerfan69
As long as the yard is dry I would think that you could roll it or if you have enough room, pull it with a truck...
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:41 pm to crazytigerfan69
Skids
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:32 pm to crazytigerfan69
Years ago I helped my dad move a shed in his yard of similar size. We tried the rolling on steel pipe idea. It did not work for us. Given the shed was old and beer was involved. The Egyptians had better success than we did.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 10:24 pm to crazytigerfan69
Used a couple of large pieces of large diameter PVC to move one that was similar size before. Unloaded it first, and then pushed it about 100 feet. We were even able to turn it in about 90 degrees.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 10:46 pm to crazytigerfan69
Posted on 5/30/12 at 6:27 am to crazytigerfan69
Jack it up high enough to slide a piece of two inch PVC pipe underneath. You can probably push it by hand. When the pipe gets about halfway of the shed slide anotre. Continue this until you get where you need.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 10:48 am to crazytigerfan69
1. Burn old shed. Bring marshmellows and hotdogs.
2. Buy new shed, have delivered to new spot.
2. Buy new shed, have delivered to new spot.
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