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re: Best way to move a shed

Posted on 5/30/12 at 6:09 am to
Posted by crazytigerfan69
everywhere
Member since Apr 2004
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Posted on 5/30/12 at 6:09 am to
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No trees behind it to hook up a couple of comealongs?

No, unless I want to pull off one of my fence posts....
Posted by CootKilla
In a beer can/All dog's nightmares
Member since Jul 2007
5927 posts
Posted on 5/30/12 at 6:27 am to
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 by crazytigerfan69
everywhere
Member since Apr 2004
5702 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 6:18 am to
I bought some 3'' sch 40 pvc pipe last night at Lowes, you guys sure it's not going to crack once the shed is on it? I think the shed is around 1100lbs.
Posted by TemplarTheSaint
The Vatican
Member since Oct 2011
704 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 7:39 am to
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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.


I've moved 3 in this manner in the past 18 months. If your path is fairly level it's a piece of cKe
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 8:53 am to
Even if the shed weighs 1500 pounds , if the 2 skids are resting on 3 pieces of pvc pipe , there will only be 250 pounds of weight at each contact spot . Now go jump up and down on a piece of schedule 40 pvc to see if you can brake it.

By the way the shed will mostly slide on the pvc. it will not roll easily unless the ground is hard and flat .

Posted by TigerDeacon
West Monroe, LA
Member since Sep 2003
29409 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 10:48 am to
1. Burn old shed. Bring marshmellows and hotdogs.

2. Buy new shed, have delivered to new spot.
Posted by 007mag
Death Valley, Sec. 408
Member since Dec 2011
3873 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 11:03 am to
I have two 10' x 20' sheds we've moved them several times loaded, unloaded, forward, backwards, even sideways. I jacked it up and used pipe for about the first twenty foot of the first move then said frick it and just drug it around the yard. As long as you attach your chain to the skids underneath the only thing under stress is the skid and the grass everything else is just along for the ride.
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