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John (192.9.25.11)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 11:42 pm: | |
A bit off topic, but I thought either somebody might have run into a similar problem, or else I'd just tap the creative thinking here...
I need to relocate a wooden shed. It's a beast - 12x16, commercially made, good construction, assembled on site, and therefore very heavy.
The good news: the path from its current destination to its new home is ideal - it will travel over a concrete pad the whole way.
I was thinking the strategy might be:
a. jack it up and put some kind of dolly under
each corner
b. drag it (maybe using a bobcat?) to its new
location
c. lower it back down
Does this sound like it would work? I'm *pretty* sure the structure will withstand this kind of stress (though I don't know how to determine that for sure). The next questions are: what should I use for the dollies and where do I get them? And where do I get a jack with the capacity to lift the shed? I don't know the weight -- can't even really begin to guess, though I will call the manufacturer and see if they know.
Or maybe I'm all wet and there's a better/easier way?
Comments and suggestions appreciated!
John |
madbrit (216.67.211.81)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 3:31 am: | |
John,
can you borrow a forklift with extended forks?
Or may be jack in and move it on loose rollers.
Probably find a good 2 ton floor jack could lift it enough to get something under it. If you are going to drag it, then you will need some sort of skid to stop it digging in and busting the wooden base. Good luck.
Peter. |
Phil (204.89.170.3)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 7:27 am: | |
I moved my 8X12 shed by jacking a corner at a time with a simple screw jack from my small pick-up truck. i had to get it up three feet to load it on a trailer and I just kept stacking wood blocks under each corner. For moving it over a concrete pad, you have it easy!! Just use some lengths of pipe (2 inch??) after you jack it up as rollers and as one comes out the back, move to the front. Simple but it works and is a lot cheaper then getting a fork lift or Bobcat. Its a little more sweat intensive!!! |
john (192.9.25.11)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 11:52 am: | |
Great ideas. I think I'll try the scissor jack from my van and use pipes as rollers. OK, another obstacle checked off the list! Thanks! |
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