How to Move a Shed (The Easy Way) Long Distances-No Rollers or Pipe Required

Sheds can be very difficult to maneuver around by yourself. However, there are some tricks that can make it much easier. You can use a garden tractor, four-wheeler, or truck to easily pull it around and I'll show you some nifty trick to keep it in one piece while you move it. This will work for small to large garden sheds that have a solid floor. You don't need any special tools and can do this all by yourself will little effort.
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[@tylerbrengle9652]

Step 1: Get your tractor... Clicks off video.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

You can also use a riding lawn mower. Im pretty sure if you have a yard for a shed you have one of those. Use what you got.

[@tylerbrengle9652]

@@appalachiandiy2415 I've got a zero turn but it's only rated at towing 300lbs. I can hook it up to the truck!

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@tylerbrengle9652 interesting. I wouldn't have thought zero turns would even have a tow rating. I was surprised at how easily the shed slid. If your on a flat or slight down hill you might get away with the zero turn but might need your truck

[@flywheelmedia506]

Lol. That’s great.

[@nolanklein3370]

Lol get a tractor!

[@pawpawstew]

The easy way... Step one: Buy a tractor.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

dont own a lawn tractor, or vehicle, or have a buddy with one?!

[@jmeofnc]

You just saved me from having to tare down a nice shed I need to move next door. Looks to be a very helpful & simple method . Probably do it this weekend with a rubber tire loader.. thinking it should do fine with 2’x6’ boards.. I’ll let you know how it works out! Thanks

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Awesome! I would love to hear how it works for you

[@ordie2011]

How did It go?

[@davidb9323]

Following

[@westmcgee9320]

2 years of suspense is just brutal. 😅

[@megaflux7144]

no rollers or pipes required.. just a fucking tractor.

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

Hmmm. I'm going to give it a shot. I was just about to go buy round fence post and do it Egyptian style. My barn is bigger, but so is my tractor. It's worth a try and I have all the stuff on the property for your method.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Nice! I would love to hear back from you to see how you made out. Good luck!

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

@@appalachiandiy2415 Just sat down from doing it. I chopped a steel bar in half and drilled the holes through the skids. My 34 hp tractor lifted the 12 X16 barn without difficulty. In low gear the shed slid across the ground like butter out of the woods. I parked it in front of my big permanent barn for a final cleaning before putting it up for sale. Thank you very much for your video. It saved me a few bucks and some unnecessary steps.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643 Nice! Im glad it worked out well for you. Thanks for letting me know how it went

[@twigsticks2984]

Done similar with my pick up truck. Usually on sheds there are 4x4s on the bottom of the actual floor framing. I jacked the front up with my floor Jack high enough to wrap my chain around the 4x4s and looped it around my trailer hitch and boom! I’m gone! Worked great to move about 150 feet. Turned well and when to the area I wanted, re-jacked it, removed the chain, blocked the front. Then moved to the back and jacked it to level with front blocked it and done. No damage. Less than 10 minutes start to finish. Nice job man. You got it where ya wanted it!

[@melaniekeen3611]

We should be able to move our shed with our 48hp tractor then

[@michaell.5360]

Thanks for your great idea. Successfully moved my goat shelter by using this method. The pulling was a bit tough for my little lawn mower X350 but all works was done very well.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Nice!

[@xephael3485]

using an X350 is a good way to destroy an X350 transmission

[@vernacular1483]

@@xephael3485 Bet​​⁠ my X758 could do it. Different transmission tho

[@xephael3485]

@@vernacular1483 depends on the shed..but it would do better. I'm moving one slowly using two 5 ton come alongs right now. 😕

[@Specogecko]

I was hoping this was gonna be a way to take my shed down the highway, not across my yard

[@one2869]

Any suggestions to move a 12x20 shed sideways? I only need to move to roughly 20 feet to make room for my garage build.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Wow Thats A lot of Shed. Maybe Pull it forward at a 45 degree angle then back at a 45. Try to "shimmy" it back and forth instead of against a 20 ft side

[@one2869]

@@appalachiandiy2415 That might just work

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@one2869 Good Luck! let me know how you make out

[@metismessiah106]

@@appalachiandiy2415 I think he forgot to let you know.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@metismessiah106 haha yea, hopefully he got er done

[@brexit9279]

What happens if you can’t pull, YOU HAVE TO PUSH?

[@nkeel]

Moved my shed today this way thanks to your video. Thanks!

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Awesome! Glad it could help you out

[@tracyblack1509]

Awesome dude, This is just what I needed to see. I have a tractor and don’t need to move it far. Bless you.

[@hartfordboothe7466]

Nicely done on the move and making/shooting and posting the video. Thank you.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Thanks!

[@aprilsalazar267]

This is awesome. I have a playhouse/shed that my husband built years ago and I want to move it to the front of our property. This is a way better idea. Thank you

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Thanks!

[@Nununda]

Always good to see a Kubota continue to be the little tractor that can!

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Love that tractor 🚜

[@defiantwarrior76]

Great video! Do you want to move my shed? Lol

[@appalachiandiy2415]

haha! if you lived down the street perhaps. How big of a shed are you moving?

[@trsdarrin]

I did it Google search how to move a shed with a snowplow and didn't find it, but I did find this channel. This is my exact idea how you are chaining it up. The only differences is I am going to connect the chains to my snowplow and try to lift the shed up and back the truck up pulling it. Like the skid plates good job.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@trsdarrin nice idea! Good luck

[@ladyjo808]

Thanks for showing this! When doing this method, do you experience any twisting of the wall framing causing the door entry to go out of square?

[@appalachiandiy2415]

yes/no. yes it twists a little in transit but if your base is flat it will go back to where it first was.

[@ladyjo808]

@@appalachiandiy2415 thank you!

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@ladyjo808 absolutely!

[@mickeygreer80]

@@ladyjo808 p

[@Kyle-ev4fk]

You look like you were just joy riding that shed

[@tonyviers-de9qi]

Heck , i think 2 strong girls can just lift that thing and carry it up on a trailer 😅

[@mistymountainmiss]

Oh my, this was exactly what I needed to see. Have an older 10x12 shed that needs moved about 50 yds in the next couple months to be repurposed as a chicken coop, but pretty hilly/rough ground in spots and tightish turns. Big tractor to use though. Did you ever get hung up? Your shed seemed to stand-up to being pulled and twisted on that slope. Nice video, thanks again! If I remember, I'll let ya know how it goes.

[@mistymountainmiss]

Update.. shed moved successfully and is now housing chickens. No issues with twisting or bowing of the frame, just took it slow. Honestly, I'm super surprised how smooth it all went. The "worst" part was rutting out some spots in the grass, no biggie. Thanks again for the idea.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Nice!!, glad it went well

[@Hajjat]

Same situation, I have bad slope, I'm worried the shed or tractor will topple over.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@Hajjat yea at spots its seemed a little sketchy but had no issues on my hill. I just took it slow

[@MrCoconutcat]

That's the way I didn't know how to move tiny home a few feet

[@xavierkost9264]

omg the KZbin commercial are pathetic.

[@RozsaAmplificationLLC]

...but what if you don't have a tractor or access to one?!??

[@appalachiandiy2415]

It pull pretty easy, a lawn tractor could prob do it as they are readily available, or your vehicle

[@cutweldngrind]

My 12x20 (3000lb) shed sits on 15 3" metal pipes and I need to move shed to build a shop. My plan was to tear the shed down later to reuse the lumber for the new shop. I do have to remove all my belongings to make it as light as possible. I have a 12,000lb badlands winch I can use plus a few bottle jacks. I also have a small Kubota l2501 I can use. Thanks for the video.

[@vin461]

Now I just need to buy a tractor, lol.

[@geraldoreyna7731]

What would you suggest on how to move the shed of the way you did it but on pavement a few blocks away

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Same Way. Dont tilt as high and run it like that. You could double the runner skid and it will wear away but not crazy fast. if you did it on wet pavement after it rained it would be even better.

[@marshallupshaw4237]

This is what I've been looking for...going to gave it a go...thanks

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Great! How far are you planning on going?

[@marshallupshaw4237]

@@appalachiandiy2415 100 yards slope

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@marshallupshaw4237that should be pretty easy. Good luck!

[@bryanhighley4942]

And he uses a tractor. Wtf

[@craigwalker7693]

I need to borrow your tractor please

[@appalachiandiy2415]

haha, its easily one of the best investments we have made to help around our property

[@josephfoster30]

So if you don’t have a tractor you can’t do this.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Absolutely not, it pulls very easy. you could easily pull with a lawn tractor, truck or about 4 big guys(if you dont have to go crazy far)

[@msgtbeast]

same principles should work for 18 foot long, lets hope. just moving to other side of house near pool. guys want 450 plus here locally

[@davidb9323]

Want to see how you installed it on a cliff edge

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Put cement blocks on one side

[@westmcgee9320]

I need instructions for a miles-long move. I thought this one said it would also have long-distance options.

[@johnhotine4196]

Thought about trying this with the truck.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Yea that will work just fine, not as maneuverable though

[@bgufford]

Great vid. I have to move my 12 x 24 and it has 4x6 skids under it. Also great music at the end of that video.

[@BARFYADAMS]

Nice funkin pull. Rock on!

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Thanks!

[@Justin-rc6xm]

Hell yea bud

[@appalachiandiy2415]

haha thanks!

[@MrUma-San]

"The easy way!" Let me just buy a tractor so I can move it.

[@allenpabst663]

.y shed is at least 3 times that size. Still trying to figure out how to move it

[@nealrstevens]

No Rollers or Pipe Required. Just a tractor. 😅

[@myette10]

Yeah... but how did you turn it into place at the end there?!

[@GingerWV22]

Are you in WV?

[@appalachiandiy2415]

PA

[@annalexander8787]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@marcusmazza2255]

Great video. Thanks!

[@jcmoney11111]

Lemme borrow dat dar tractor bub.

[@luissalazar2021]

Good job team!!

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Thanks!

[@matthewhenson9657]

I'm gonna try a 03 Jetta manual

[@jakethecollector1516]

Descent!

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Thank you

[@MintMab-gk1ux]

Thank you

[@Ur2ez4me81]

I’m gonna do this with my 19x13

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Wow, hope you got a big tractor!

[@kendrickwilliams3232]

Great

[@jenilynneful]

Yeah but you shed is elevated. Most sheds are on the ground lol

[@appalachiandiy2415]

that should not make a difference. they should slide all the same

[@jamescole3152]

Nice.

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Thanks!

[@rsowen44]

"Long distanes" my arse. The video is good for moving FEET with a garden tractor, not hundreds of miles. New DESCRIPTIVE title please.