Re: OT-moving 25x 30 ft grainery

Posted by Bob M on April 04, 2003 at 12:25:25 from (165.170.128.65):

In Reply to: OT-moving 25x 30 ft grainery posted by jmyt_47 on April 04, 2003 at 09:30:27:

We moved a 25' x 50' wood barn twice - once across the road and the 2nd time around the block - about 2 miles. Did it like this:

First we attached an old telephone pole - one at the bottom of each of the long sides of the building by drilling and thru bolting with ¾" threaded rod at each building post. A piece of structural steel (8" channel?) was bolted across the phone poles at one end. An old trailer "A" frame hitch was then welded to the channel.

Inside the building we added 2x10 cross bracing. The structure was also diagonally stiffened by installing crossed cables/turnbuckles at both ends.

Next the building was jacked off its foundation and temporarily cribbed. Took 6 old house trailer axles/wheels, cut them down to about 30" long (so the tires just straddled the phone pole and building sill) and attached 3 axles to each phone pole at about the middle of the barn.

Finally we jacked the building a bit more to remove the cribbing, then let it down on the shortened trailer axles. Finally a large tractor (JD 8960) was hooked onto the hitch and it was off to the races!

The 2 mile move was kind of interesting. The local PD and the state wanted all sorts of permits, fees, notifications, etc. prior to the move, despite the move occurring along unpopulated back roads. Instead what we did was complete all the preparation work (except hooking up the tractor) a few days ahead of time. We then convened our informal "move gang" about an hour before dawn on Sunday. We stationed a couple wives with 2-way radios at each end of the move route to intercept any wayward traffic, then executed the moved in the pre-dawn darkness. (The only "traffic" the girls intercepted was the morning paper delivery lady who wound up stopping to watch). We all then enjoyed the sunrise over coffee 'n donuts at the barn's new site. Not exactly legal, but we safely accomplished what we set out to do!

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