How to move a shed by hand! Old school, no heavy equipment needed!

[@Dhi-fe5eu]

I needed to move an 8’x5’ shed about four feet that was heavy. I cannot believe how much easier it was using 2 baseball bats and one car jack handle. Your idea was brilliant. I would still be trying to move it if I didn’t see your video. Thank you.

[@mcsmama]

Great job... Well done! This is the way my own mind works; I love to see people using the brain God gave them for creative problem solving. There are too few people using their heads these days... this was so satisfying & refreshing to watch! God bless!😇 [4.20.2023]

[@scarroll625]

Probably one of the coolest videos I’ve seen on KZbin. Well done, sir.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Thank you I appreciate the support and feedback!

[@tjscottmd]

Just wanted to say thanks. My shed was 10x16 and used 2 in pvc as rollers over 2x6 on crushed stone. Tried 3/4 metal but wouldn’t budge. Never would have attempted without this inspiration. Thanks again.

[@rsvp89]

I'm so glad that you shared this ! In this age, of * convenience * a lot of people have no idea how much they can do themselves. Since, there's an app / machine for everything. I don't even believe trade schools are teaching students these DIY mechanisms. There's nothing wrong with hard work, or being old school Plus, This is a really good skill to have. Especially, in this economy - cut costs where you can . Sacrifice the time and energy to get the job done.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@lakendrickfisher7061]

10x8 shed moved and turned in less than an hour! Thank you so much for this video.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Absolutely glad it helped and appreciate the comment and view

[@lakendrickfisher7061]

@Harpster Farm No, no.... I truly appreciate you sharing your knowledge! You definitely have a new Subscriber!

[@laurafiler3760]

You brought back some cool old memories of my friend thats gone now. He taught me so much stuff.😊

[@jamespetersen9385]

What one man can do, another man can do.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

100% Thanks for watching and commenting! We really appreciate it! If ya haven't do us a favor and subscribe as well!!! 🤙

[@MarcAOuellette]

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[@TerryHooper-lf7yv]

Thank you so much for this! We moved my 12 x 8 shed yesterday and it only took one hour! Turning it was probably the biggest challenge but still went smoothly using 8' fence posts 😊

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

So awesome Appreciate you reaching out and commenting and thank you for following and watching

[@jon545]

My mom had a 15 by 30 foot building framed and all and a guy bought it and moved it like that out of a back yard to a driveway to load on a trailer . That's amazing dude :)

[@143MyPearl]

I'm doing this tomorrow. That's exactly what my plan was. Now I am more confident it will work great.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Right on! Let me know how it goes! Good luck!

[@ingmarsen]

Excellent !! You've shown me how to do it . I've got an old wooden shed I need to move for a project . This is a superb way , thanks !

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Awesome! Glad to help! Let us know how it works for you! Thanks for watching!

[@misscarmen491]

Thank you! Great video and so helpful. My husband will be moving a shed this weekend and I showed him your video. He was so impressed. We really appreciate your help!

[@sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519]

Good job thank you for sharing. We had to do this at my place. We used 4 inch PVC pipe. It worked great. We had to go up and down the hill so the PVC bent with the hill. Pretty good.

[@angkeats3685]

I have to move a 8x10 shed it will eventually need to go up a hill. How did you get yours up? Mine isn’t a big hill but it will be a difference in the grade of the ground for sure. So a small hill. Any help would be very appreciated 😊

[@bobbieevoy4332]

Great! I always felt I could move my shed but needed your knowledge to really believe I can, thanks!

[@mitziyoung9668]

Brilliant move!

[@taurusfilms.5658]

That was awesome ! Will do this !

[@lovera3878]

This is exactly what i need to do. thanks. My shed has sunk a bit on one side and I want to pour a slab or cement post for it for it . This is perfect for moving it out of the way. Ill figure out how to put it back on the slab afterwards

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Awesome glad to help ya out!! Let me know how it goes!

[@thewheeloflife2399]

Omg, I could watch you work all day. Sorry to be so bold, but you are a mighty intelligent and handsome young man. I admire your power mind and power actions to getting it done.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Thank you!

[@kellyk8966]

You wrote it, I thunk it. Probably demographics show older women watching.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

@@kellyk8966 lol.... making me blush ladies..... 😊

[@cutweldngrind]

My 12x20 (3000lb) shed sits on 15 3" metal piers 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. Thanks for the video.

[@koenrad]

Thank you for this! Going to move a shed tomorrow with this method, and the great thing is I don't even need to buy anything exra because I have a ton of nice round fence posts lying around.

[@petemontoya-wc3kr]

Just like the good OLD,OLD,OLD days.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@Drewmann1962]

Been struggling on how to move a large Amish Shed on my farm. This helped! Thanks

[@todaywork1622]

Thank you for posting this, I have a question about the jack - could you tell me what kind of jack I would need?

[@chuckspeer2163]

Thank you Harpster Farms good information for a non diy

[@jasonstruthers1015]

You Saved me!!!! Thanks so much for posting this.

[@FrankChesser]

Good video bout the same way i moved a shed away from the house 20 feet accross the yard 👍👍👍

[@MrShockley123]

You are a genius,a MASTER!

[@dakotathehooman]

Harpster did forgot to mention the most important part; Getting rid of the wasps first XD Was thinking about a method like this to move a wood/tin gambrel style shed by myself. Terrain is too uneven though. Back to plan A, use a reciprocating saw to cut the trusses off the wall. and move it in a couple separate pieces.

[@rickferko406]

Awesome. The old Egyptian method !!!

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

yep! easy! Thanks for watching!

[@chrisdixonstudios]

Great and to the point vid man! Chould put half a dozen cement pavers under the floor contact with dirt. I moved a little smaller shed similarly using pvc rollers...a long 2x6 lever helps turn and go uphil

[@savannahgentile1600]

What exactly are the metal rollers? How thick do they have to be to bear the weight of the shed? Thanks!

[@TheOGNatervision]

These are just fence posts I got from Home Depot! This shed is fairly light with most everything out of it so these worked out perfectly!

[@petemontoya-wc3kr]

Galvanized pipe

[@Ian_Burt]

OK, so I have a shed I need to move. I'm not even going to share how embarrassingly I had over thinked it. Definitely using your method now. This was definitely a "Duh" moment for me and I usually consider myself a pretty creative problem solver. After watching your video, my plan might have been a bit overly creative.🤦‍♂️

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Well... glad to have helped make it a bit easier! Good luck with the move and thanks for watching!!

[@TheresAGirlInTheGardens]

Did it involve a pack of crows? That’s where I was at 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

[@michaellee1688]

Ok. I’m about to move my shed soon, hope this works. Everything else I’ve done ended up in disaster. I was taking out some bushes and just broke the main water line. Lucky for me there is a Plummer down the street. Lol

[@mariebettucci3346]

You made it look so easy. Hope it works that way for me.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Hope it goes well for you too!

[@briankoch1917]

Now I can move my neighbors shed off my property to install my fence on my property line. Thanks man

[@notentitledtoyourownfacts2551]

well that's great. What Jack did you utilize?

[@xFalconFixer]

The steel pipes (rollers) are great. Have you used PVC (thick) pipe?

[@raymondharris7226]

Thanks so much, me and my family appreciate you so much...

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

You are welcome! Thank YOU for watching and commenting we appreciate your support! If you haven't considered subscribing!

[@reddman1723]

Hi and thank you for the innovative idea, Wow! Eureaka moment all the ideas . I was thinking of Large Pvc pipe, but the galvanized fence poles. Some things you use like the HFT farm jack I have on hand! Thank you, thank you.

[@Gonsleenger]

If you use bigger diameter pipes, you won't have to use the boards. I moved mine by myself with 3 2-inch pipes as rollers from one side of the yard to the other and turned it 180 degrees too.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Nice! Thanks for watching!

[@Ryndog]

Did you use steel pipes?

[@Gonsleenger]

@@Ryndog Yes, I used three 2" steel pipes. They're really part of a hammock stand I had. They rolled just fine on the ground. I kept moving the last one to the front. Did it by myself and I'm 80!

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

@@Ryndog yes old fence top rails!

[@Eldorion1]

@@HarpsterFarmAZ do you mean fence top as in from a chain link fence? We are getting ready to do this and I’m trying to figure out what type pipe to buy. And thanks for the video it was a great help!

[@biodot88]

Helpful thanks! I need to move a shed four feet back. I’m in a tight space and need to push a large shed perpendicular to direction of the wood support beams. Thinking I’ll need 2X the wood to create perpendicular pipe and beam sandwiches

[@JoseMartinez-xy8zr]

Awesome video you made it so easy and I am thinking about the oilfield long pipes and a couple of 2x6 or 2x4 boards ??

[@youmbgtube]

Great Video! Nice to see someone actually do what they set out to do. I have an 8'x8' wood shed in the corner of my lot. It's at a 45 deg. angle and I want to make it parallel to my fence - so only about 4' or so movement. The shed is sitting on two 3x3's on dirt. I have 4 sections of 3" PVC pipe. I have 1x6 boards on hand to slide underneath. Are these OK or should I pick up some 2x4's? - Thanks

[@lindakleckner215]

This is how we used to move big furniture! Hey...🤙

[@mlester3001]

Truly old school! Say, thousands of years old..

[@CR8VE]

My neighbor does this for a living he uses thick wall PVC pipe to roll them on If they're too heavy you can use your vehicle to push or pull while you replace the pipe as the building moves

[@adrianime5838]

Do you think this would work with something maybe 20% bigger but much heavier? My mom has this solid wood minature cabin in her backyard i want to move.

[@brandona.deimel5155]

Would larger diameter thick walled PVC work you think? 6x8 wood shed I need to do the same with. Also need to find me a jack. Car jack???

[@SLICKMYSTER2004]

Do you think I could use 2 or 3 inch schedule 40 pvc pipe?

[@peterbarlow8912]

One time we had to move a shed out of the way of a garage addition. Fortunately the customer had some salvaged clips of telegraph poles. Rolled it a couple hundred feet.

[@oneofgodschildren]

My shed has 2 rudders under it this is a novel idea what are those steel pipes the rollers? I was gonna rent a mule. Thanks 😊

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

The pipes I picked up from Home Depot I believe they are for chain link fences. Your shed has Rudders? Interesting... thanks for watching!

[@geraldfoushee]

What type jack did you use? What type tube did you use as your rollers?

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

I used a hi-lift jack and the rollers I just got from Home Depot they tubular steel

[@silverfish314]

What rollers were used? Thank you

[@chriskline2640]

Thanks man, appreciate you.

[@tonyk.2682]

This is fantastic. Do you know, would this be more complex if the shed was in a fully seeded grass yard? Would there be any changes you would make to this process?

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

First off thanks for watching and commenting, we really appreciate it! Now for a more grassy area I would do everything the same BUT use slightly bigger diameter pipes to give more clearance! Hope that helps, let me know how it goes!

[@tonyk.2682]

@@HarpsterFarmAZ Thanks so much! I really appreciate this!

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

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[@lisalee2885]

Very Cool. I would have called on 4 of my strong guys and said "Come on you can all pick this up and move it" Lol!

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Definitely an option! But this is a back saver

[@tombrownrigg8794]

You made that look easy 👍

[@rustyworkman8292]

What were the runs pieces of board. And what size pipe and how many

[@916nando]

What is that type of jack called? Never seen that. I need to lift my shed to put concrete blocks under it.

[@carlthornton3076]

Very Good!

[@alaskansonthefly2737]

Excellent Video

[@blockbuster-em9bo]

What did you use for rollers?

[@Naive991]

I have a metal shed screwed into the paving slabs with screws and raw plugs. All I want is to rotate the shed so that it's facing the front of my house. I've recently applied a silicone underneath to make it waterproof. Is there any chance it can be rotated?

[@springbooth3547]

Excellent

[@annalexander8787]

Absolutely what I needed to see. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@deanbrown007]

Great clip mate 😊

[@danz58]

Did your extension cord make it?

[@jcbear8632]

I have an old shed that needs to be moved but it has no floor wonder if I could use some old gas lines to use as rollers? And what should I use for a floor?

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Well as long as it has a solid frame on the bottom it should roll just fine

[@bjc3634]

Awesome video ! What kind of pipe did you use ? Where can I find this at?

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Thanks! It is actually the top rails from an old fence I took down! But any big box home improvement store will have some pipe just try and make sure it longer than the width of the shed!

[@tedbaker7168]

What is the metal pipe you used?

[@schreckpmc]

Very helpful

[@jordansmobiledetailing5097]

Do you know if this would work for a 12'x15' shed? if i took everything out of it?

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

I don't see why not!

[@RC-ud9hh]

How can someone make a video with such step-by-step detail and not discuss and show what is used as rollers and how to obtain them? I already know but I am pointing out an obvious oversight for a YT vid.

[@NatervisionPrimeFinds]

some fence posts I had laying around... or goto Home Depot

[@nnoffuture]

Almost any metal pipe bro

[@RC-ud9hh]

@@nnoffuture Hi, I know, I quickly knew what he used & said that before. I was just commenting for those viewers who don't know. People who make instruction vids need to dumb it down for all viewers.

[@ObsidianSeduction]

Rent a skid steer. Way easier 😂

[@camowen8358]

I found aluminum poles in a dumpster lol, go binning. 2 inch. I wish for larger ones, cause 3 inch is easier to push pull or even 4 inch

[@ceasergert2780]

I be used 4 inch pvc pipe it worked great on grass

[@supersymun]

4Runner guys are like the Swiss Army knives of workers.

[@FixitAgain69]

I saw the thumbnail, I thought I knew what you were gonna do. And I was right

[@eddielaxton6]

Thank you !

[@jimhansen1957]

Awesome. Looks easy!

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

It really was! This one was fairly lightweight though!

[@rudysanders851]

Can you do it with a aluminum base and do the weight matter

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Absolutely don't see why not...if the shed is really heavy use more rollers to distribute the weight

[@JimmyBamis]

Can I use a car jack?

[@judyleblanc8376]

What if your shed frame is bet and pushed out can you still move the shed. Love your video

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

I would imagine as long as its solid enough to push or pull once on the rollers! It just needs to be a sound structure, especially the base.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Should be fine as long as the shed is structurally sound, especially the base. Make sure all the weight is out for sure.

[@zakaroonetwork777]

Thanks. Great Teqnique.

[@adl6067]

I'll do the same with my storage Thanks 👍👍👍👍👍

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Right on Thanks for watching!!!

[@adl6067]

@@HarpsterFarmAZ 👍

[@RozsaAmplificationLLC]

We moved my dads 20x30 cabin this way (Old School)! I need a shed moved, so will probably be doing it this way again! What kind of jack is that, so I can lift it up to put the rollers under??

[@RozsaAmplificationLLC]

I found the name in another video, it's called a "Hi-Lift jack"!

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Yep! It's a Hi Lift Jack! Just be careful they are not the most stable!

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Also thanks for watching and commenting! If ya can do us a favor and subscribe, we'd really appreciate the support!

[@p.s8950]

Thanks for this video. It served as proof to my wife that this can be done. LoL

[@wireup4321]

What did you use as rollers

[@NatervisionPrimeFinds]

Galvanized fence posts

[@johnl.4089]

Thanks a lot. Great video.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Thank you!

[@esteemedenergy]

Was hoping for a wood shed.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Same process should work just fine, might be useful to use 2 jacks due to weight! Good luck!

[@fdort3971]

@HarpsterFarmAZ thanks for the lesson

[@gabrielricardotacuenino9723]

No sorry what it’s the name to the lift hand ? How I can found it one like this

[@sarahchristensenkaeli7657]

If you were doing this on pavement would you still need the boards?

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Probably not if it is level with no cracks or unevenness... but sometimes even a small rock will cause the rollers to get stuck or knocked out of alignment!

[@hypnotherapycw]

this is great for an 8 x 10 shed. but i have a 12 x 28 i need to move. and i need to spin it 180 for before i move it back about 50-70 feet. i have a cement pad it's going onto... but... man, i'd REALLY love to save the$500+ the shed company wants to move it.

[@ruthiefaithcorner]

Thank u this was amazing 🙌🏽🙌🏽 I want to save 550.00 this time

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Happy to help!

[@mariebettucci3346]

Would plastic 2" pipe be strong enough? I have lots of that.

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Well depends on how heavy the shed is empty, can't give ya a solid answer on that one unfortunately

[@kevinchristeson7363]

Thanks!

[@stock7628]

My problem is i need to move the shed the opposite directions as this direction because of obstructions on the sides that are used in this video

[@tzavitz]

Has anyone tried large pvc pipe for this? Are they strong enough?

[@glenntownsend2716]

smart man

[@horacesawyer2487]

Excellent. Uh, what is the small horse creature 3:29 . .

[@HarpsterFarmAZ]

Lol my neighbors dog!