Moving a shop (1 Viewer)

[FJBen]

So we are buying a place that has a newly added shop. Metal/fab type of shop. It's a 30x50 shop, they basically used for hay storage and a truck.


The problem is where they put it. It's just in a bad spot. Is there anyway to move one of these semi easily? It's not on concrete, or even a concrete header that I can tell. Just anchored into the ground. It would be nice to move it on to a slab, put a lift in there and have a nice new cruiser shop. Not sure if thats easy or not.

 

[1911]

So we are buying a place that has a newly added shop. Metal/fab type of shop. It's a 30x50 shop, they basically used for hay storage and a truck.


The problem is where they put it. It's just in a bad spot. Is there anyway to move one of these semi easily? It's not on concrete, or even a concrete header that I can tell. Just anchored into the ground. It would be nice to move it on to a slab, put a lift in there and have a nice new cruiser shop. Not sure if thats easy or not.

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The problem is, these do do not have any structural rigidity, it's going to flex a lot no matter how you move it. The only way would be to jack it up a bit at a time and get some long timbers underneath and get the whole thing on a house-moving trailer. Even that might not work. I'd be afraid the bolts/screws holding everything on would start popping when it flexes.

Congratulations on the new place in any event.

 

[FJBen]

The problem is, these do do not have any structural rigidity, it's going to flex a lot no matter how you move it. The only way would be to jack it up a bit at a time and get some long timbers underneath and get the whole thing on a house-moving trailer. Even that might not work. I'd be afraid the bolts/screws holding everything on would start popping when it flexes.

Congratulations on the new place in any event.

Thanks!

yeah that’s kind of what I figured. It’s not heavy duty. So short of taking it apart or pouring a slab where it at, not much to do.
There are a few other outbuildings I can use for a shop, just was wanting to to use the new one.
Making me miss my 40x80 shop for sure

 

[e9999]

yes, that seems like it'd be a big and problematic job to move that. Maybe best to use it for what it's intended for, outdoor storage? One never can have too much of that.

 

[PAToyota]

Do you have a local Amish population?

I'm surprised that this didn't totally destroy the shed what with trying to coordinate the tractors:



I've seen something similar done with bracing things up and then jacking off of a couple of hay wagons inside the structure and then pulling the whole thing.