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Christopher

03-21-2002 12:00:37




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I am considering moving an old wooden grainary, it is about 10'x20' and still pretty solid. I would move it only one mile down a gravel road. Has anyone had any experience with something like this? I was thinking about putting it on skids and dragging it with the tractor, but if this works out well I would like to move another one from a bit further down the road and skids wouldn't work. Any suggestions would be helpful, Thanks, Chris

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Sam at Classic Manor

03-22-2002 09:56:45




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
We build and sell storage buildings. We use 2X6's sandwiched to make 4X6 skids. The skids run the length of the building approx. 6' apart. We load the buildings on a flatbed trailer (8'X16'). Trailer has a roller bar on the back to allow building to roll on and off. I would try to use a trailer if I were you. I pulled a skid off a 12'X16' building two days ago. If no trailer is available, try to pull in a straight line. The skids will come off if you try to turn too sharply. Good Luck!

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JMS/MN

03-22-2002 06:15:26




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
I moved a garage using JD 3020 with loader lifting one end and bale fork on the 3 pt hitch lifting the other end. Your granary would fit well on a low-boy trailer, or Donahue machine trailer. I've moved grain bins with special built trailer with removeable wheels on rear- frame was 2x10 rectanular tube (laying flat) with rollers underneath. Slides under bin and then you jack up and reattach wheels.

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Steve U.S. Alloys

03-22-2002 05:18:35




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
We just moved a 2200 sq. ft. ranch style home down a county road and across a farm field. It was bolstered with I beams and clamped to dual wheeled dollies to make the trip. The dollies up front had wagon tongues that were connected by a come-along so the house could be steered into final position. We left the pictures on the wall and the dishes in the cabinets. No problems. The slow part is getting it in the air. You have to build cribs for the bolsters and keep everything level and square. We also rolled the house off the basement foundation and onto the dollies which was a bit slow.

A building like yours could most likely be towed on a combination of two heavy flatbed trailers tied in tandem. The biggest hassle of all is obtaining the necessary permits and cooperation of various different entities involved if utilities or state hwy's are to be crossed.

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Bill

03-22-2002 05:17:13




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  

I would have liked to have seen some of this sounds great yo could not do it through our town if your license plate light is out they will stop you serch you and your vehicle then fine yu $ 172.50



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res

03-22-2002 17:01:51




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 Re: Re: Moving a building in reply to Bill, 03-22-2002 05:17:13  
Posted a couple photos on the implement gallery (not exactly an implement, but used to move something?). We moved it maybe a quarter mile up our township, country road. The township supervisor knew we were doing it and we had spotters at both ends for traffic - the only vehicle arrived just after we backed it into place off of the road. They stopped to see what was going on - the road wasn't blocked at that time. Now does that look like a CAMPER, or what?

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steve

03-21-2002 19:58:06




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
moved 18 x 18 10 high walls on 4 " pipe and old car front axles bolted it all together and hitch to 3/4 ton 4x4 took it 11 miles no problems except couple of phones lines hanging low ( it had a 10/12 pitch on it to boot) good luck



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res

03-21-2002 15:43:06




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
We moved about a 20x24 foot garage from the neighbor's place down the road. It had no floor, so we cut off the posts at ground level and jacked it up enough to back my brother's tandem dump truck under it. The roof trusses sat across the top of the truck bed. It took up most of the road, but moved fine - looked like he had a giant camper on it.



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F14

03-21-2002 14:49:32




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
I moved a 12x20 building a 3-4 years ago. Jacked it up with hi-lift jacks, set it on cribbing and backed a flatbed trailer under it. Jacked it back down and hauled it about a quarter-mile right through the middle of town. Worked slick.



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nat angell

03-21-2002 14:28:16




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
I have moved several buildings by cutting logs 4' longer than building, and spiking a cross member front and rear. cut a notch in log bottom so chain won't drag. A 10 X 20 building will drag easier than you think, I got cocky pulling one with a WD allis in 4th down a small hill, and had to stop. It almost caught me.



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moonlite

03-21-2002 13:40:17




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
I recently built a cabin 10x16 and raised each end end with loader and hauled 6 miles on a 20' flat bed trailer No probs!!



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thurlow

03-21-2002 13:00:28




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 Re: Moving a building in reply to Christopher, 03-21-2002 12:00:37  
Moved old house quite a bit larger than that several years ago. Put 2 poles (logs actually) under it; moved it about 4 miles down country roads (gravel and blacktop). Did no damage to roads, but the poles were about 1/2 worn out when we got there. Can't really remember, but I think the poles were about 12" - 14" in diameter when we began. Beveled the front so they wouldn't "gouge" the road.



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