Need to Move a Shed

I have an 8x12 storage shed (2x4 walls, 1/2" plywood) that I need to move about 150'. It's currently bolted to a concrete slab, and I would like to pour a new slab at the new location and set the shed up there.

Unfortunately, the route to the new location is a tough one. Fairly rough ground, a trip AROUND the house, UP a small hill, and finally pushed about

20' BACKWARDS into place.

The common approaches of using poles or pipes as rollers wouldn't work very well on the rough ground, going around corners, or up a hill (don't want the shed to roll downhill into the house!).

I don't own a truck, but will be renting a small tractor to do some yard work in the next few months. I thought that might supply the "muscle" I need, but I still have to figure out how to move the shed.

It would be nice if I could just attach some wheels to the shed somehow and tow it where it needs to go. But, big wheels might cost more than the shed?

My only other option is to disassemble the shed into panels and rebuild it on the new slab. But, that's a lot more work and expense than I would like, and not a big savings over just building a new shed.

Any tips for my shed relocation?

Thanks,

Anthony

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HerHusband
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Solid lawnmower type wheels are cheap and you wont need much life out of them.

Reply to
m Ransley

Hire a roll-off tow truck, roll shed on and roll shed off using pipes and the two trucks winch. The shed is lighter than the cars that they usually move.

-- Tom Horne

Reply to
HorneTD

Maybe an old car axle and wheels from a wrecking yard or rented refrigerator hand truck(s) on one end of the shed.

Then use tractor to lift up other end and move???

May need to add a few 2 x 4's on lower inside from side to side to give it more bracing.

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Bill

Doubtful lawnmower wheels would bear the load--perhaps if a dozen or so of em could be placed to evenly distribute the weight......

Years ago, I attached a similar shed to a simple skid and dragged mine with a pickup truck--a tractor probly be better...as theyre geared lower but still you need to have enough traction and weight to overcome the friction coefficient of the skids.

As an added bonus, I constructed a 2 ft high wooden perimeter wall around the new slab, and then set the shed on top of it.....took six strong guys--did this because the existing design had a *really* low ceiling height--made a big difference.....no more claustrophobia!!!

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PrecisionMachinisT

I used one of those tractors they use to lift drywall and other building materials up high. Can't think of the name, Gradeall? A four-wheel drive forklift. Had the whole shed 15 ft in the air. Traverses anything and the arm extends.Very versatile. Shouldn't cost more than $200 for rental.

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Reply to
tweaked

I just moved a larger shed 5 miles. I had 2 forklifts lift it onto a hay wagon, then blocked it with cinder blocks and removed the wagon and jacked it down an inch at a time. NO EASY TASK. For your short distance, do as they do for portable livestock sheds. Get two 8X8s 4 feet longer than the shed. Cut a long angle, from 2 inches to nothing. Place them under the walls so they are pointing in the direction you want to pull the shed (angle cuts down against the ground). Securely bolt the shed to them, use angle iron pieces with lag bolts. Put a large eye hook on the end of each of the 8x8s and hook two chains to the tractor, and pull. NOT a garden tractor, a REAL tractor. The angles will keep them from digging into the ground. Go to a lumber yard in a farming area and you can see one of these portable sheds if you dont understand.

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spamfree

Thanks for the idea!

Since I'm renting a tractor for yard work anyway, I'll probably just try attaching the shed to some skids and pulling it with the tractor. If that doesn't work very well, I'll look into the Gradeall idea.

Thanks!

Anthony

Reply to
HerHusband

Yesterday I went to "Central Tractor Supply" And saw 10" pnumatic tires mounted on rims. 2 for $9.00 (Wheelbarrow size). You mention you're planning on having a tractor about anyways.. So my suggestion would be:

Get a pair of wheels (similar to what I saw), A pair of BIG lag screws for axle pins, and a 4x4x 8.5' . Take these three and create a "one time use" axle. Using a jack or a neighbor, place your axle under the shed a little back of its center of balance..(Secure the axle to the structure).. Instant redneck mobile home. An eye screw on the other end of the shed..

2x8's would serve as a ramp off of the platform...

TIPS:

- Empty the shed prior to moving.

- Hope or determine if the shed is rigid/strong enough to hold its shape when moved BEFORE moving it

- Do NOT relocate structures alone.. Someone to dial 911 is important.

MPDsville

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mpdsville

Reconsider disassembly and moving. It is not a bad as you may think. You will need your buddies but the roof can be slid off as one assembly followed by the walls. Is the floor concrete or is it just on a concrete pad. Once the roof was off as we moved a wall we went ahead and set it up at the new location on concrete. The old wood floor was discarded. Roof was slid up on ramps. Brats and beers go a long way in getting things like this done. Serve the beer after it is done.

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Jimmie

I live in a wet area. Skids would tear up my ground/lawn. If your "terra-firma" is good and "firma", then skids sound right. (2x6's or 8s, flat side DOWN). Consider wheels if terra-non-firma, consider a rental whatever if you have $ to blow. Mike D.

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mpdsville

Hey Anthony! Why don't you just hire a "roll back wrecker" to back up to your shed, pull it up on the truck and move it to the new position?

Bill

Reply to
Bill

Primarily because the route to the new location is directly over our septic system. The weight of the shed wouldn't be much of a problem, but driving a big truck like that over the tank and drainfield would be ill advised.

Thanks,

Anthony

Reply to
HerHusband

well, if thats the case you could get some thick wide timbers that are like twenty feet long...lay them across the septic area you are crossing to distribute the weight across a wider section of the yard and then drive the wrecker across the timbers...

Bill

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Bill

Do you watch Red Green a lot?

:)

Reply to
Boatman

Drove by a mobile home sales place today and say a big stack of axles and wheels by the office, Often they take these off after setting up the trailer. Perhaps you could rent, borrow, or buy a couple of these to move it with.

Reply to
Jimmie

If you lived near Bay City, Michigan you could rent a special trailer designed for moving small buildings. It has a 12 foot axle and can be taken apart to be assembled under the jacked up building. About two years ago the rental cost for 24 hours was $35.

Woodland Industries

112 S Huron Road Kawkawlin Township, Michigan (989) 686-6176

I have no business connection to them. I have bought boat trailer repair parts from them. Perhaps a rental company near where you live could buy the plans or a copy of the trailer.

Bond

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Bond

You are talking about EXACTLY what I have been considering building. The only problem is that I am not sure where to begin. I just moved a

10X14 shed, and put it on a hay wagon. The problem is that I had to raise it 3 feet to get the wagon under, and once it gets over 16" on blocks, it gets very unstable. Both when lifting it, and when unloading it. Also, I was nearly clipping wires along the way, since the height on the wagon was 14' 5". I had to pull it 6 miles, and could do a max. of ONE MPH, because the height made it very unstable, and while I had it securely strapped to the wagon, I envisioned the whole wagon tipping over. I moved a 14X18 foot shed a few years ago, but took the roof off of that one. That shed pulled much easier than this small one, because it was not top heavy. What is needed is a lower frame with a wide wheel base. This sounds like what you are describing.

Is there any way you could get digital photos of this thing and upload them, or find out if plans are available, or at least find the "official" name for it? I surely would appreciate this, and I do have the welding equipment to build such a thing.

Thanks

Mark

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maradcliff

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