Moving a conex

[bluedog225]

Tl:dr-what tow truck to move a conex?

A while back I had a 20 foot conex delivered. The kid who sold it to me didn’t really know what he was doing and got his 40 foot trailer jammed up. Ended up putting the conex in the middle of the road. Fine.

I dragged off the road with my jeep winch. It wasn’t great but it worked.

Recently I had some land cleared and I want to move it about 250 feet to its final resting place. It’s got some stuff in it. Not heavily loaded, but it’s got some weight.

The bobcat guy tried to scooting it along with his machine. That didn’t work. It was just a bit too heavy. And his tracks were pretty worn and it was a little muddy.

I’ve got a guy coming out with an excavator to put in my septic system. Not sure it’s going to be big enough.

The conex sellers charge $750 to move it. Seems high.

My question is what type of tow truck would get the job done? Lower bed is preferred to get under some trees.

The tare weight is 4500 lbs. and I’m guessing the total weight is 6500 loaded.

Thanks

 

[1982fxr]

I rented a 20 footer and it was like $100 for delivery no fee pick up on a flat bed tilt. Ask the rental companies.

 

[Jim greengo]

Somebody with a good sized tilt bed wrecker ,With removable side rails should be able to move it.
As long as ground is dry.
Any time I used to need our cube vans towed,they would send a single axle peterbuilt or kw tilt bed,never had a problem.

 

[bluedog225]

That’s the detail I needed. Thanks!

 

[Samh]

I just had to move mine by hand, but only had to move it 8 feet. I just jacked mine up, put down strips of plywood, and set them on some machinery skates. Then hammered a concrete form spike in the ground at an angle and used a power pull. Worked well and was easy.

They also make a set of wheels that mount into the holes. They are kind of pricey, but handy.

Could also jack it up, set it on some round fence posts and roll/pull it with your truck

 

[chris142]

We used a landall

 

[Walkers]

Get a handful of round landscape logs, or pipes, lift up one end and get the round things under it and then you can roll it. Another option is to empty it and then move it.

 

[SmartShoe]

Have you tried looking via a search engine the phrase "shipping container wheels?" May not be the cheapest option but maybe you'll get some ideas from looking at the pictures. For a case of 12 ounce refreshing cold beverages, I had a buddy weld up something that worked quite well when I moved my container last year

 

[r3mac]

The move would depend on what the ground is like and what the surface cover is. We moved our 40’ about 150’ behind a 2500 pickup, but it was across a fresh building pad, and slightly downhill. Though not sure about the tailwind.

 

[Ultradog MN]

Where there's a will, there's a way.
A few years ago I moved our old garage up to our property - 120 miles away - so we could add on to our house.

 

[Joemctag]

Where there's a will, there's a way.
A few years ago I moved our old garage up to our property - 120 miles away - so we could add on to our house.

Not knowing all the details, can’t say whether I think it was safe and all, but I hope a lot of others see your pics. You sure got the job done! Gotta like the mirrors and lights set-up you built! Looks good.

 

[Ultradog MN]

LOL
Thanks
That was 6 years ago now. 14x22 garage.
I just set it on two layers of treated 2x6s on a gravel pad. Some day I will pull it over and burn it.
It was an interesting project.
We left at 8 AM on a Sunday morning.
I was feeling a bit fatalistic as we pulled out of the yard but my insurance man said as long as I wasn't doing it for hire I was covered.
Took it easy - about 40 mph.
My hunting pal drove his PU as pilot car.
Would have cost a couple/few grand to have it torn down. The move cost me about $500 including $17.50 for the permit, gas for 2 vehicles, misc lumber and a load of class 5 for the pad. It all went without a mishap.
I built a new 30x33 garage to replace it.
Had to do a bit of contriving on that too to lift the trusses with the forks of a borrowed loader tractor.
Mother must have intuitively known I would be something of a ----- rigger as she named me Jerry