Moving 2 hip roof barns

FarmboyBill · #1 04/01/12, 09:07 PM

My house is made up of 2 hip roof barns that are, each 14ft wide and 12ft tall. One ins 24ft long, the other is 40. They are joined in the middle by 2 home made rooms.

Question is, Im looking at another place, close to my kids. Id like to take them and use one for hay and the other one for a grainery. Question is, how would be the best way to move them

Have somebody else do it. Its around 60/70 miles away. Who would I ask to move them that dont sell them.

I could put the 24 on my 22ft trailer, But with it being 14ft wide, would that be a problem, AND Could I move it with a 1 ton truck.

dirtman · #2 04/02/12, 06:33 AM

To move it yourself would be a trick. Being that wide you would need a special permit and a flag car in the front and rear. You would have to map the route to be sure you had enough clearance to get under all wires and bridges. If it is well built I'd consider removing the roof and wall sections and transport it broke down, but you would still have the wide load considerations..

Big Dave · #3 04/02/12, 06:56 AM

You need a house mover. they get all the permits, find the way around overpasses, bridges that have weight capacities, ect, ect... Not to mention power lines and insurance if some one says your house caused a wreck. By the way are you moving? Land for sale?

farminghandyman · #4 04/02/12, 11:40 AM

you may be able to wiggle around some legal aspects if one uses a farm tractor to pull it, AG is different than Commercial in most states, and some things can not be moved on weekends,

Tana Mc · #5 04/02/12, 12:21 PM

I moved mine when we moved 2 years ago. I didn't move it myself.... LOL!

I called the Mennonite guy that I bought it from and asked him about moving it. He put me in touch with the guy they use. I wasn't in a big hurry so he could haul it for me when he was in the area.

Took a couple of months but it was very reasonably priced.

FarmboyBill · #6 04/02/12, 01:42 PM

How would I haul a 40ft barn on a 22ft trailer 60 or 70 miles with a tractor??

CesumPec · #7 04/02/12, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by FarmBoyBill

How would I haul a 40ft barn on a 22ft trailer 60 or 70 miles with a tractor??

Have your wife keep it balanced as she walks behind it the trailer.

FarmboyBill · #8 04/02/12, 02:10 PM

Havnt had onna them since 88

Old Vet · #9 04/02/12, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FarmBoyBill

How would I haul a 40ft barn on a 22ft trailer 60 or 70 miles with a tractor??

Just start early and finish at dark. You can do it by lengthening the tongue and balanced on the center. But I wouldn't do it my myself unless it were to prove a point because you will have to make 3 trips.

FarmboyBill · #10 04/02/12, 09:43 PM

nope. Im too old for that.

FarmboyBill · #11 04/02/12, 09:47 PM

I may find, when I get the prices to haul them, That ital be as cheap or cheaper to have somebody make me a pipe barn frame up there, and I put on the sides and roof.

Big Dave · #12 04/03/12, 06:17 PM

So are you moving?

haypoint · #13 04/03/12, 06:30 PM

Power lines and bridge overpasses are 13'6", the max for semi trailers.
You need a trailer that is at least 35 feet long, but less than 18 inches on the trailer deck, so your 12 foot barn will clear. That isn't going to happen.
You'd be suprised at the number of places along a 60 mile journey that a wire crosses the road at about 14 foot.
In MI, you need an oversized permit. The DOT can tell you the route you have to take, based on width. Not sure if they record any over heighth loads. That is where you can start.

FarmboyBill · #14 04/03/12, 09:54 PM

Werll, I know that they came out here by truck. I dont think they had any problems. But I dont know for sure. They made them in Tulsa as a business.

Dont know yet Dave. Just getting ready, exploring options. Takeing pics of extra machinery that I dont/wont need thatll ill sell for a down payment