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Moving a shed on my property -- am I crazy? EDIT: MOVED!!
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OK naysayers, I called and talked to a local towing company. At first the guy didn't want anything to do with it because of DOT tags and being registered for only hauling cars but when I told him about it being on my own property then he didn't give care and said he would talk to one of his drivers and see if he was interested. I need to check back with him in an hour -- I will keep you all posted.

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you got triple A? call and say your mobile home broke down in your driveway, tell them you need moved because it's blocking traffic, throw the driver a 12 pack when he gets there, win/win imo

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Well, no dice. The tow truck bed is only 20', the shed is 24', and the guy said they can't pull it fully up to take advantage of the 20' bed so a lot will be hanging off. No dice. Back to the PVC.

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well at least you tried. looks like you'll be having some fun with PVC real soon. might go easier than expected. good luck

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Excavator was here and helped me get one end up on blocks and PVC. Awesome but the skids are only toenailed to the floor. I need to strengthen that up. 

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looking good! how many pipes are you going to but under it?

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I picked up 10 5' 4" pipes -- so with just those I would have 5 going down each side. Plus my FIL gave me 4 more 8' to 10' pipes -- so I should have roughly 9 rolling under it. From what I have seen it should be enough.

My excavator also helped level out the fill for my parking area. The road gravel I paid for is more dirt and clay rather than gravel but I will make due. I tried to level it out some more by hand and I will be rolling it out with the garden tractor. This won't be perfect but I will make due. I have never done this kind of grading before so we will see how it turns out.

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where is the first picture in relation to second picture? I'm trying to visualize where all this is going, it's on the other side of your garden isn't it?

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