Barn move

Well......got the barn off it's resting spot today. Braces all over, hooked on with the 966 and away we went. So far, the only damage was done in the first 10' of travel. A cement block rolled and broke off the end of a "sistered" stringer, and took out a floor joist. This also bowed out the rear wall, but we shoved it all back together and put some more braces on. We made it about 1/5 of the way to the house today...up the steepest hill, and learned alot. Hopefully all will go smooth for the rest of the journey.
Kate took some pics...I'll post later if she sends 'em to me....
JH

pics are a must

WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! It made it!!! Took about 4 hours to go a bit over a mile, but that included a bunch of fence taking down, post pulling, some extra bracing, and a whole bunch of head scratching. (even a little bit of butt scratching too )
As promised, here's some pics.....and I'll try the video of us coming across the creek just below the house....
JH





As you can see, there were a spot or two where it was a bit close....

As we came below the house, on the meadow..... the "cheering section" came over to watch.....



Unhooked and did a bit of prep work where I wanted to cross the small creek...



got as close as I could with it, to the creek, then unhooked, jumped the creek with the loader and lengthened out and yanked it across. Here, I've gotten the first pull across, and the stringer is just hanging over the bank.....and I'm trying to shorten up again for the second, and final pull...

OK...here goes a try on the video...
The first one is when we first pulled on it...this is leaving the spot it's been sitting since the early 60's..



This one is coming across the creek in front of the house...

Whatcha going to put in it?

amazing.
megamovers beware.

Those vids were no fun at all.

Where is the wheel spinning, the sinking to the axles, the creaking and snapping of wood?

How can you say your a mover when it all goes good?

yeah buddy

spartman wrote:Those vids were no fun at all.

Where is the wheel spinning, the sinking to the axles, the creaking and snapping of wood?

How can you say your a mover when it all goes good?

Well...... the only damage done was done during the first 10' of the move. A cement block rolled up instead of sliding and caught a rock.....



A gentle shove with the loader, and some more bracing, and we're back in business. The center stringer was too short, so they scabbed on a 4' chunk with a couple 2/6's...the block took the scabbed chunk out the back, wiping out a joist in the process.....but we're not concerned, as we'll cut the floor out, as it's going to be a barn anyway.

i love that building--the wood and the way it has weathered--it has character

Yah, I've never seen one built this way before. They used Larch 2x8's and 2x4's for board and bat, and stood them vertical. They're sitting on a Larch 2x8 lower sill plate, then a 2x2 on that, on the inside, with the vertical stuff nailed to it. On the top plate it's the same, but they laid a second 2x8 on it. I'll get some inside pics as we go. I think they used linseed oil on the wood when it was built... it's weathered to a fantastic finish, just like the cabin we live in. (which is built the same way, by the same 2 guys) These were originally summer cabins for a family from California. Lots of great memories in them! Those guys were into ANYTHING that made lots of noise....motorcycles, dynamite, guns (got a cannon they built), equipment......fun guys!!

JB, it's going to be the barn for the Clydesdales.. First baby is due by the first week of Feb, so gotta get this thing done asap! We'll cut the floor out, after we get it set and posts in the ground to anchor everything (Clydes scratch their butts and stuff moves!) so we get a bit more headroom from the beams that run across the cabin. There's a 8x12 room that used to be a bathroom, that's going to be feed and harness...should hold most of our work harness.....most of it.

Maybe I should have bought that for the chicken coop? LOL

I dont think mine is big enough.

I really like that cabin as well, I wouldnt mind living in that.

Thanks Steve, we like it. We've got the cabin fixed up like an efficiency apartment basically. There's a small room that we are using for feed and stuff, then the bathroom and a pantry, then the rest is one big room. Works for us, since it's just Kate and I (and Griz, the dog). We're not much on a big house anyway. The plan we have drawn up for a house (someday) is a "barndominium" with the barn and house all under one roof, on one level.... big barn and a little bitty house. haha