r8f1k
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A gentleman not far from my place built a very well made lean-to/pavilion and used it for equipment service. He has passed away and the family wants the property cleaned up, the building included. I can have it for nothing, just get it out. It needs a roof, but it is well made. It is 44ft long, 16ft wide, about 8 feet tall around the perimeter. I would use it for the same thing, but I need some help figuring a way to move it. The site is pretty open, there is a heavy forklift on site as well as a heavy skid steer. My thought was to pull 3 hay wagons under the roof, place two 45ft telephone poles on top of the wagons, lengthwise and then bolt them together with shorter pieces of telephone poles (call them 6ft wide). Once this is under the roof, lift the ends of the telephone poles up to the roof and get the weight off of the posts. Chainsaw off the posts, and lower the roof onto the wagons. I would chain the wheels straight on the back two wagons and allow the from wagon to steer. He is about 1 mile from my place and it is a pretty easy ride over. I would pull it with my pickup.
My fear is getting telephone poles that long and they would make the roof too heavy. I also don't really need the big poles......any thoughts on another way/better way to do this? No, I'm not going to pay someone to move it. I don't think it is going to be worth the expense. And I have never hauled a hay wagon with the steering axle chained in a fixed position, thoughts?
My fear is getting telephone poles that long and they would make the roof too heavy. I also don't really need the big poles......any thoughts on another way/better way to do this? No, I'm not going to pay someone to move it. I don't think it is going to be worth the expense. And I have never hauled a hay wagon with the steering axle chained in a fixed position, thoughts?