How To Move A Shipping Container By Yourself At Home
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Here's a video I demonstrate the method on how to move a shipping container. All it takes is a Jack to raise the container up off the ground a bit, round wooden fence posts or some other round pipe or post all of equal diameter And something to push the container or pull the container once you have the round posts under it. I have also used an ATV to pull containers using a method similar to this.
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions feel free to comment.
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I know you are younger than me because I would have walked around the truck lol.
Thanks for your time. You have given me all sorts of ideas on moving my shipping
container into place when I get one.
I had same thought immediately when i saw that. I vaguely remember jumping up and down off a truck bed without worry of serious crippling.
Yes here also.
Well just found this video at the right time so great and easy I am an 58 year young woman and when I wake up God is still with me and I am sure I will succeed but I am gonna use car jacks and it is 2 half of a trailer house saw in two pieces and they are lying there 10 month just in front of my house so when I wake up I gonna do it . Thanks super video .
Hope it worked out well.
You can fix those big dents in the side... Just drag in a long 2x6 and lay it flat on the floor, up against the opposite wall... Then take your high lift jack and a short 2x4.. Stick your jack against that 2x6 on the floor and angle it towards the dent--- and use your short 2x4 as the push stick.. and just keep pushing the dent out in different places and working it straight again. With the foot of your jack pushing on that 2x6 on the floor--- it will spread the force out along the entire opposite wall and not damage anything. It's fairly easy to do.. if you have a helper. It probably won't be perfect, but you can get it much closer to normal
I'm going to move my container using this method. Had some years moving drive-up ATM's for Diebold, where we used round barstock steel to do the same thing with about 4,000 lbs. of ATM. I had the idea to do it this way, based on that. Extremely glad your video is here as proof of concept. I am, however, going to try pulling it with my Subaru..... we'll see. I'll post whether that worked or not. Wish me luck.
We used these same tips for moving a giant safe. You could barely tip it to one side just enough to get some pipes under it. Super heavy, but it still worked. The power of the WHEEL
Thanks for taking the time to make this clear, concise, and useful video!
Good common sense method for moving a container. Thanks for the comment about the safety strap to hold the jack vertically.
I didn't read all of the comments, but if you used 3 or 4 posts, you might be able to move it without jacking it up multiple times. Good video. Not exactly what I was looking for. I need to move a container from one site to another site. I use several lengths of 3-inch "oil field" pipe not sure what else it could be called. I had concerns that the wood posts would break, but I guess they can support the weight as you have just demonstrated. I would consider adding a piece across the front to support the pieces the container rolls over.
As someone else mentioned, you are much more agile than I am. I would have walked around the truck instead of over.
Safety strap actually needs to be held on to the bottom portion, not the top where I had. You can still do it like this, but keep some slack on the strap
Excellent video! Moving my shipping container today and you just made it super easy! Thank you.
Your welcome. Hope it ended up going well.
thanks - great video
Thanks!
Useful tips... much appreciated.
That worked very well. tHanks for the tips
Helpful video dude. Thanks
No problem!
Thank you.! Exactly video we are looking for. Good work👍
We moved our shipping container safely because of this video☺👍
Glad it was helpful!
I used a telephone pole to move the last one i bought i had a hard time getting the pole back out from under the cont. I used a come along and a steel binder to pull it my neighbor cut down My LOCAUST tree so i can't do it again. Great video.
Helpful. Thank you.
How long are the poles you are placing under the container?
It would be helpful to see how exactly you use the jacks.
All you do is put the Jack in the hole of the corner post then Jack the container up.
@@TysonCapel23
It sounds simple, but it would be nice to have actually seen you doing it instead of just talking about it.
@@Well_I_am_just_saying Please watch the full video. I absolutely do show it.
@@TysonCapel23
No, you should rewatch the video. Again, it would have been much better if you actually showed you using the jacks to actually lift the container. At no point in the video do you show yourself lifting the container off of the ground with the jacks. You only describe how you do it. I appreciate the video, but it could have been better. Do you have more video that you could post?
@@Well_I_am_just_saying Correct I didn't show using the Jack. It's pretty simple you turn it sideways and then lift it upright or you dig the dirt down just a bit and slide it in straight. Once you've done that you can lift it with the jack. Helps to have a well lubricated Jack. I've lifted over a 100 containers using this method.
A high lift jack... not the little purse and cone combo used by the ancients to move megaliths?
You can also use an ATV to push or pull the container.
Is there away I could talk to you
@@JayGenseal yes. (803) 450-zero040 feel free to call or text.
Does it need a certain horsepower?
@@frederickjamesweddingpocke8137 I have moved them with my ATV using this method.
If the can is on a concrete floor you will need a puck jack for the first part of the lift as the foot of the hi lift will not fit under.
Hello I have watched a lot of you tube videos on moving a container. I need to move mine to the side like you did. The meat Al post are 3 or 4 inches around they will roll on gravel (will that work? How should post be aligned straight or angled towards area moving to . I have alot of post how many should I use .
Hope you got it figured out.
You can angle the pipe a bit to help. If you are on soft ground, the roller made again to the dirt. Even if it does as long as you are using something metal as your roller, it should slide across the metal fairly easily.
Showoff, jumping up on the bed of the pickup like that, us oldtimers are too stiff to do that any more 😉
Do you have a video actually showing you lifting the container with the jack?
exactly. i used the same jack and it bent it. i have to return it. i call bullshit.
@@AdamFilmgrain
I ended up buying a bottle Jack and a special bracket that I bought off of Amazon which is a million times safer than using a high lift Jack. Do not try to use the high lift Jack, it's not safe.
@@AdamFilmgrain
It is called a shipping container booster lifter for $195. It is expensive, but it is very safe compared to using other methods.
@@Well_I_am_just_saying I used the same jack you recommended, and conveniently didn't videotape and nearly killed myself. You should remove this video.
I am surprised that you went with the mag method and not the little Nicky like most batman enthusiasts clayton
Do you think 4 ft jack is enough? I was going to get the 5 ft jack, but then it will be more trouble to carry around and store.
Depends on how strong the Jack is I wouldn't go to high because the higher you go the weaker it becomes and it's possible it can fold the Jack over.
Hello I would like to ask some questions about my ship container
Feel free to ask.
Sorry to take so long to reply. I just saw this.
my yard is really narrow and I don't have a car to shift it, i'm trying to move it a foot sideways any tips without a car?
You can use this method but use a 2" ratchet strap instead of a truck. Hook the strap to the container then hook the other end to something else that would be a good anchor point not on the container. Once you've got that done you can ratchet it over.
@@TysonCapel23 do you know if I need a come along that is able to carry the full weight of the container? I can't seem to find any online that support at least 5000 lbs?
@@danielmbcutler I have literally used the 2" ratchet straps to move it over it takes a bit of time but it works.
Another thing you can do is get one of the chain hoists from Harbor freight the strongest 1 they have and should work fine. I actually use one of the chain hoists from Harbor freight to load 40' containers onto my trailer sometimes.
@@TysonCapel23 thank you so much will give it a shot
God damn spider monkey up the gate
I need to move mine on soft sand. I'm thinking of laying boards on the ground with pipes on top. I need to move length wise about 30 feet and side ways about 8 feet. Do you think a 2 x 12 would support the weight of the container on the pipe?
You may want to use a thicker board. The width however is plenty. A couple 4"X6" would work better to set the pipes on..
@@TysonCapel23 Thanks for the reply, I ended up having it moved.
Sorry... did it move?
Can a forklift lift one of these?
Depends on the lift capacity of the fork lift.
FYI a truck is Heavy Equipment!!!!
I've done it with an ATV as well. If I would have had an ATV there at the time I would have done it with that.
Saved my ass !!🙏🏻
Is that a 40 foot container?
Yes
How much did you pay for each container.
I am a supplier so I pay less then you would. Cost depends on location.
Dumb container company raised my quote on 1 container by $980. I'm debating on getting me some containers.
Prices are insane right now and they keep going up. They are about $1000 more than they were last year and have went up about $500 on price in the last 3 months.
You did not show what you did with the jack.
You put the jack into the hole of the corner post by tilting the jack sideways then once it's in the hole on the corner post you tilt the jack up. You can also just hook onto the C-channel on the side of the container.