a little problem

[Dirtrider73068]

You can also by using the 2x4 under the legs and get good round sticks and put one down, go back about 8 inches put another, keep this going, then put a couple out in front, and with a little shove the coop will roll across the round sticks when one spits out the back put it back up front, to spin get at one corner and spin it, this method is also used to move sheds.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Axels are so 5000BC

Get yourself two used wheels and tires from a FWD auto. Also two wheel bearing hub assemblies from the same auto. Attach the two hub and wheel bearing assemblies (rear ones work best) on the coop frame using grade 5 USS Cap Screws, washers, and nuts, then mount the wheels and tires. -Red Flag Warning Red- make doubly sure that were ever on the body of the coop that you mount the hubs that they and the tire and wheels have room to turn as well as meet the ground. Green Flag Warning Green- you can mount the wheels with the outside to the wheel facing inside if you needed to do so for tire and wheel clearance. We are not dealing with a 3500 pound automobile here going 90 MPH, OK?

 

[Blammmo]

I'd put some timbers on the legs and use them as skids, you could pull it with a tractor or truck (or a heck of a car)

 

[vehve]

Borrowed from http://blackrainbow-blackrainbow.blogspot.fi/2011/06/building-pyramids-of-egypt.html

 

[drmusic]

I agree with LPeaslee, but I would consider 2x6s instead of 2x4s. I would also jack up the coop a little before attaching the skids so the bottoms of the skids are a couple of inches lower than the bottoms of the legs.

 

[vehve]

As a more serious solution, is the site car accessible? You could jack it up on some sort of temporary braces, drive a trailer under it and move it to it's new location.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

As a more serious solution, is the site car accessible? You could jack it up on some sort of temporary braces, drive a trailer under it and move it to it's new location.

x2 Can you put one of those trailers like this under it?
http://www.harborfreight.com/catalo...ER&RequestData=CA_AttributeSelected&q=trailer

Harbor Freight trailers

 

[vehve]

Check for rentals, don't know how it's there but over here in Finland you can usually rent a trailer from a gas-station for 20-30 euros. Of course, owning your own trailer can be handy too. Remember that the max allowances for those trailers are for travelling at 60mph usually, so I think you could pretty safely shove quite a lot of more weight on one if you just move it a short distance. That's just speculation though, always follow manufacturer recommendations when it comes to max weights

 

[Hokum Coco]

 

[mahat]

I went through a similar situation with a shed I bought on CL. The skid approach is likely your best bet. It is not likely you will move this again once you get it where you want it. Anything else is likely wasted effort. Depending on how hard your ground is,and what you have for a tow vehicle, you can use post, pipe, etc to make this easier. Definitely dog ear the skids.