Trailer for moving sheds, cool!

[QRTRHRS]

Bought two run-in sheds for my horses. When the sheds were delivered today, I took a couple of shots of the trailer the delivery people used. There are hydraulic wheels tucked into the frame to walk the trailer sideways which they did not have to use. The frame extends which they did use for the one unit that is 32 feet long. The gooseneck was set up to tilt. They had a power unit called a "Mule" on the Dodge truck which they used to put the units into their final position. Very cool (and not just today's temp's).

The trailer reminded me of way back when I used to haul pole barn materials on a trailer that semi raised and rolled back.

The first shed by the way is 12x20 with an 8 foot tack room. It was the first time the builder had done that width. He usually offers 4 or 6 feet which to me is too narrow. They were pretty impressed by the results as were my wife and I.

 

[blackrams]

I like unique and purpose built trailers. Always looking for new ideas....

Rams:drink:

 

[Wagtail]

Very cool indeed!

 

[JimP]

Very nice run ins! Can you share where you got them.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Very nice run ins! Can you share where you got them.

They were actually built about a mile from me as the crow flys but about ten miles of driving. Originally, I was going to put some walls in between the four bays on the 32 foot long run in. That would have made for some narrow stalls but would be okay for my mares to get out of the weather. The 20 foot building with the 12x12 stall was supposed to be for my oldest mare but I recently put her down. The plan had been to fence it so she could get out to graze while the other four were limited due to only so much winter grass.

The four bay unit was sitting on a dealer's lot. They built the tack room/12x12 between Dec 19th when I bought them and delivered them yesterday as I said. Had I to do over again, I would have asked the builder for the longer unit to be built with three bays or I may have even had a longer one made but I am struggling to get my horses moved. They are at our former farm some 25 miles on the other side of our county.

As for price, the 32 footer was 4,735 and the 20 footer was 3,470. If no one builds close to you, you may want to look into the builders around Lancaster, PA. I believe that they will ship pretty far albeit it may be pricey.

 

[JimP]

Thank you QRTRHRS and sorry about your mare. I am in CT so too far to ship. I bought a 10x20 run in from PA and it is supposed to be delivered next Tuesday but its not as nice as the ones in your photos. None too soon with with this cold weather. Jim

 

[Stimw]

If you really want to see a trailer google Landoll trailers!
I used to deliver and pick up 20 and 40' containers with a 48'er back in the 90's.
If you get stuck you can raise the bed up and move the wheels 15' to solid ground.
Hydraulic winch too for loading.

 

[QRTRHRS]

If you really want to see a trailer google Landoll trailers!
I used to deliver and pick up 20 and 40' containers with a 48'er back in the 90's.
If you get stuck you can raise the bed up and move the wheels 15' to solid ground.
Hydraulic winch too for loading.

I have been on job sites where something was brought in on a Landoll but I never pulled one. This trailer also had an hydraulic winch mounted at the front of the deck between the gooseneck frame. The driver had a hand held remote that would start/stop the gas engine that ran the hydraulics and operate all the functions. That was pretty handy because there was plenty of hand work involved to set the second unit tight against the first.

 

[blackrams]

I'm curious, did you put your wooden barn on top of any concrete pads?
Is so, it's not obvious in the pics.
Rams

 

[QRTRHRS]

I'm curious, did you put your wooden barn on top of any concrete pads?
Is so, it's not obvious in the pics.
Rams

We only used a few 2 inch or 4 inch blocks mainly in the back and in a couple of furrows that were in the field. If you throw a level on the sides, they tilt back slightly. The shed builder does not recommend them to be blocked to high due to the nature of horses finding ways to get hurt. It was not in my budget to bring in gravel for a level pad. Later on this week, I will get some more photos and post them.

I don't know if not being on blocks or not will have any kind of affect on the longevity of the runners. I bought an 8x12 shed at auction that had been on bare ground for enough years that the former owner decided to have the shingles replaced. I had that one moved with a regular rollback truck and when had it loaded and the runners were exposed, they were still in good condition. My horses will likely immediately start destroying the buildings anyway. One can only put so many pieces of "chew guard" on, lol!

I don't think the builder, Superior Barns has their own website but the dealer I worked with does.