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Old 05-21-2015, 05:54 PM   #9
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Default .... ok ... let's roll it!

For just one dollar each, the Family Dollar in Meredith has large foam noodles, about 4"d x 48", as opposed to 3.88ea at Wal-Mart, which are great for moving bulky heavy things like a boat with no trailer, and probably would work for a shed, too.

Just like the Egyptians built their great pyramids, using rounded wood logs for rollers to move huge, heavy stone blocks; a foam noodle works very well as a roller underneath the load. And for just ten bucks, you could get ten noodles, and continuously set them ahead of the shed as it gets pulled along to its destination using either human muscle power, or a car with a tow rope, or a 'come-along' attached to a tree, to pull it across the noodles. Another possibility is to use a boat trailer style winch and attach it to an available sturdy tree trunk.

If you need to purchase a 'come-along' which is also called a Maasdam Power-Pull, suggest you check out the selection at the Laconia Service Star Hardware in Lakeport.

.... rock & roll!
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