Getting things done (semi rant)

[donsgal]

DH and I are trying to get a 12X24 foot out building moved 30 miles and we can't seem to find a living, breathing soul in this area who can, or will do it. The one place that said they "might" be able to wants to charge $900. We have been calling people up all morning. You would think that living within 30 miles from the third largest city in Missouri, it wouldn't be quite this difficult.

How does anybody get anything done? This is ridiculous.

donsgal
frustrated

[FolioMark]

Now now Donsgal. Take a deep breath and another and another.....thats it. calm down. I dont know how long you have lived in Missouri, but you have to remember, despite its location, its really a southern state. No one does anything quickly. It requires thought and some considering before folks will agree to do business. And the when will depend a lot on the weather, the hunting season, chores, who's playing ball in St. Louis and/or Kansas City and any of a number of other factors. Someone will come along and help you move that building..just be patient. If you've only been looking for one fine spring morning, its no surprise you havent found anyone. Check out the want ads, see if anyone down the feed store is looking for work or needs a bit of fast cash. Try calling a local guy that makes and sells sheds. They usually have a flat bed truck and might be willing to take on the job if you make them the right deal. You got to work the system, but its not worth getting all hot and bothered about. You wont last a week come summer if you let things get to you like this.

[michiganfarmer]

Cut it loose from the foudation, brace it so it doesnt disintegrate while its being moved, hoist it up on a trailor, and haul a 12' wide bulding 30 miles down the highway? Im supprised anyone would do it that cheap.

[donsgal]

Originally Posted by michiganfarmer

Cut it loose from the foudation, brace it so it doesnt disintegrate while its being moved, hoist it up on a trailor, and haul a 12' wide bulding 30 miles down the highway? Im supprised anyone would do it that cheap.

It's on skids, not a foundation.

donsgal

[Jim S.]

DIY!!! Where's yer homesteading spirit?

Disassemble it in sections and haul it with a pickup, then reassemble.

Or find someone with a 20-foot car trailer with a winch and haul that bad boy. Try the classifieds with a wanted ad.

Or get a set of house trailer axles, slap them under it and rock n roll.

No? How about calling mobile home movers and asking if they can backhaul it for you on a return trip or haul it on a slack day? Yeah, you don't pick your day or time, but they might be cheaper.

No? Then find a tow company with a flatbed truck that can winch it up on there and haul it for you, either backhaul or on a slack day.

I'm with ol Max...that's a good-sized shed to haul for $900. You probably can get it done cheaper, but you'll either do more work or sacrifice something to do it.

[donsgal]

Originally Posted by Jim S.

DIY!!! Where's yer homesteading spirit?

Disassemble it in sections and haul it with a pickup, then reassemble.

Or find someone with a 20-foot car trailer with a winch and haul that bad boy. Try the classifieds with a wanted ad.

Or get a set of house trailer axles, slap them under it and rock n roll.

No? How about calling mobile home movers and asking if they can backhaul it for you on a return trip or haul it on a slack day? Yeah, you don't pick your day or time, but they might be cheaper.

No? Then find a tow company with a flatbed truck that can winch it up on there and haul it for you, either backhaul or on a slack day.

I'm with ol Max...that's a good-sized shed to haul for $900. You probably can get it done cheaper, but you'll either do more work or sacrifice something to do it.

Although the footprint of the outbuilding is 12X24 the actual dimensions (because of the roof overhang) is 14X24. In Missouri you cannot move a structure of this size on the road yourself. You have to have someone with a commercial license do it, you must apply and pay for a transportation permit and you must have pilot vehicles in the front and back of the structure when moving.

It would be great *if* we could do it ourselves, but thanks to beaurocratic BS that is impossible. Don't you just love living in a FREE country?

donsgal

[texican]

Well, you CAN move it yourself, cause like you said we are in a free country... (just like you can still rob banks) However, if you're caught, there'd be some consequences. I've seen folks around here pulling their trailer houses down the highway with huge 4wd tractors...now if they'd've been caught, they'da wished they'd paid a mover.

good luck... the $900 might be on the low end of the scale!

[DayBird]

I had one just like yours moved two years ago. I paid $3000 for the thing brand new. I paid another $900 to have it moved. You got a good price quote. You wouldn't be able to find anyone willing to move it any cheaper if you were in Birmingham.

[Goatsandsheep]

900.00 is cheap. Worker comp for house and building movers is around 100.00 per 100.00 don't know what liability cost but it can be cheap. They have to be high to make any money. G&S

[donsgal]

Originally Posted by DayBird

I had one just like yours moved two years ago. I paid $3000 for the thing brand new. I paid another $900 to have it moved. You got a good price quote. You wouldn't be able to find anyone willing to move it any cheaper if you were in Birmingham.

Hmmmmm, that is good to know for a basis of comparison. Thanks. It just seemed like an awful lot to me.

If I could pull the thing with my 2000 Ford Explorer I might just try it, but I don't think it could do the job. Maybe I'll just locate a farmer with a big old tractor and keep my fingers crossed for luck that a police man doesn't come along.... LOL

donsgal

[tamatik]

there are several FREE mobile homes around here..But the liscenced guy who hauls these things is retired and now the closest one is 100 miles away..I would also want one to be moved 70 miles too my farm.I would be willing to pay $1000 but even that seems low.

[Tamalama]

We paid $1000 to have a 12 x12 moved across our yard....around 250 ft. I'd say we got robbed and your getting a good deal.....just my .02

[michiganfarmer]

move it early on a saturday, or sunday morning just after sunrise. Traffic is much lighter

[FrankTheTank]

That sounds cheap. There is some risk involved with doing that. I'd do it yourself if you want to save money. Disassemble and move in parts. Do it during dead time.

edit:Just to let you know, here in LaCrosse a trucker was moving a "oversized dipper" (for mining i think) and he couldn't enter the state of MN until midnight, so he took the exit before entering MN and went under Interstate 90...in the process he ruined an almost brand new bridge (interstate bridge!!!). The bridge has been closed for a month now and needs to be pretty much replaced. I doubt this guy will ever truck again.

update here
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/artic...ws/z00lead.txt

Moral of story: know your route and your clearance!

[Jim S.]

Originally Posted by donsgal

In Missouri you cannot move a structure of this size on the road yourself.

I like reading HT cuz every time I read something like this it makes me love my adopted state of TN more and more. We are still relatively free here to do what we want.

I heard on the radio about some NE state...seems it was Maine or New Hampshire...that taxes people's VIEW from their land. There would be a government overthrow here for that!

God, I love Tennessee!

[Jim S.]

Originally Posted by Tamalama

We paid $1000 to have a 12 x12 moved across our yard....around 250 ft. I'd say we got robbed and your getting a good deal.....just my .02

Next time, just get some round logs or 6 pieces of 6" Sched 40 PVC sewer pipe, and move it yourself. I have done several...you just roll it along, and when a pipe pops out the back, you put it back in front.

[big rockpile]

I had a 10X20 Building moved 50 miles last year.Guy with a Pickup and Trailer moved it for around $400 I think,plus cost of Permit.He got more upset as to where I wanted to put it,because I didn't want to cut the trees out of the way.

You might get hold of somebody that builds Portable Buildings and ask who they use?The Guy I used might do it considering he would have to go to Springfield to get the Permit anyway

big rockpile

[DAVID In Wisconsin]

Originally Posted by Jim S.

I like reading HT cuz every time I read something like this it makes me love my adopted state of TN more and more. We are still relatively free here to do what we want.

I hauled wide loads for years. Tennessee DOES require permits and insurance and everything else for an oversized load. A lot of states have special exemptions for farmers and or farm equipment manufacturers.

[veggrower]

Originally Posted by michiganfarmer

Cut it loose from the foudation, brace it so it doesnt disintegrate while its being moved, hoist it up on a trailor, and haul a 12' wide bulding 30 miles down the highway? Im supprised anyone would do it that cheap.

Exactly! $900 sounds like a deal to me. They are going to need pilot cars, permits, etc to haul something 12 feet wide. Depending on the height of the building at the peak when sitting on the trailer, the might need to have utility companies go ahead of them and disconnect wires to get the building through.

Donsgal:


I posted before I read all of the posts. I see that you already know that you need pilot cars and permits, yet you still don't understand a $900 quote? Do you expect a business owner (the licensed mover) and his employees/subcontractors to do this job at a loss for you? Get real.

You rant about red tape you are encountering, but I bet you would also be on here ranting about being stuck in traffic behind someone who tried to do this on the cheap and lost part or all of the load on the highway in front of you. You seriously can't see the need for some rules to be followed for an operation like this?

[Jim S.]

Originally Posted by DAVID In Wisconsin

I hauled wide loads for years. Tennessee DOES require permits and insurance and everything else for an oversized load. A lot of states have special exemptions for farmers and or farm equipment manufacturers.

I'm a farmer.