HELP! You can be like Santa Clause!

ManglerYJ · 11-27-2009, 06:18 PM

My wife's best friend is selling us her kid's play house which is wood and 8'x8'. It is fairly heavy and cannot be disassembled. We need to get it transported about 12 miles from Welcome to the other side of Lexington (near Timberlake gallery).

I have neither a trailer nor a vehicle to pull a trailer. Her friend's husband does, but he tends to be a butt about stuff, so I'd rather keep him out of it. He will probably try to add "useful" advice either way.

Can anyone help with this between now and Christmas? My wife will provide you a very good home cooked meal for your trouble.

kaiser715 · 11-27-2009, 11:49 PM

8x8 and fairly heavy means it will be a bear to load on a trailer, as it's wider than the fenders, and will have to go up and over. (Lots of work, and rough on the material, unless you got equipment there that can lift it).

A rollback wrecker can do it easily, and much cheaper than you might expect. They can tilt down to the load, have wide decks, and a winch to pull it up onto the deck. If you can't find a tow service that will do it (I imagine most would), call one of the places that sells pre-built storage buildings, and get a referral to whoever delivers their units.

Bullardbs · 11-28-2009, 08:55 AM

We moved my sons playhouse with a 5 x8 trailer just lifted the building and backed the trailer under and set if down worked out well it was also 8x8

DieselWhale · 11-28-2009, 11:20 AM

I will do it PM sent

JC · 11-28-2009, 12:03 PM

I can do it also if DieselWhale can't for some reason. JC Transport

11-27-2009, 06:18 PM	#1
ManglerYJ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC	HELP! You can be like Santa Clause! My wife's best friend is selling us her kid's play house which is wood and 8'x8'. It is fairly heavy and cannot be disassembled. We need to get it transported about 12 miles from Welcome to the other side of Lexington (near Timberlake gallery). I have neither a trailer nor a vehicle to pull a trailer. Her friend's husband does, but he tends to be a butt about stuff, so I'd rather keep him out of it. He will probably try to add "useful" advice either way. Can anyone help with this between now and Christmas? My wife will provide you a very good home cooked meal for your trouble.

11-27-2009, 11:49 PM	#2
kaiser715 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sanford, NC	8x8 and fairly heavy means it will be a bear to load on a trailer, as it's wider than the fenders, and will have to go up and over. (Lots of work, and rough on the material, unless you got equipment there that can lift it). A rollback wrecker can do it easily, and much cheaper than you might expect. They can tilt down to the load, have wide decks, and a winch to pull it up onto the deck. If you can't find a tow service that will do it (I imagine most would), call one of the places that sells pre-built storage buildings, and get a referral to whoever delivers their units. __________________ -- DP My Jeep Pages My Photography The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security 1973 Jeep CJ-5 258-T18a-'pane-OBA-HEI 1967 Kaiser M715 350-AA Ranger o/d-'pane

11-28-2009, 08:55 AM	#3
Bullardbs Join Date: May 2007 Location: Thomasville, NC	We moved my sons playhouse with a 5 x8 trailer just lifted the building and backed the trailer under and set if down worked out well it was also 8x8 __________________ 90 bronco 2 hp 44 and 8.8 4.10 welded 38.5 16 15 tsl and a efi 302 to turn the meat 68 Ford f-100 2wd shortbed SOLD TO FUND THE NEW HOUSE

11-28-2009, 11:20 AM	#4
DieselWhale JC White Transport Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lincolnton	I will do it PM sent __________________ Tow rig:1999 Dodge 3500 dually Rig:CJ Juggy rockwells 49s airshocks NC Buggies & Truggies

11-28-2009, 12:03 PM	#5
JC GreyBeard Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Greensboro, NC	I can do it also if DieselWhale can't for some reason. JC Transport __________________ The Krawler - D60 Axles, 7.17 Diffs, 4:1 D300 TCase, SM420 Trans, 42" TSLs, 2.5L JCZJ - 97 ZJ, 5.2L, 3.73 Diffs, D30F w/LockRite, D44R Welded, 33" TSLs

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