buddy leaving 2 old cheap aluminum sheds at his old place, said i could have them if i can get them out.
8x18 open trailer, with load ramps.

how would a man go about strapping them down, without crushing them?

only got to go ~5 miles - but it is a busy road. have to do ~45mph at least.

reckon I can just "come-a-long" it up by hooking on the wood frame?

come on now, I am sure Begle1 has done this, and broke something .....

 

Is there a minimum speed limit? Iwould guess you could strap over the top of them.

 

Use the wide straps on it with opening to the rear,if that makes sense.Ive done few,round fence post to help roll it on the trailer.Also take a few milk jugs with you for the edges.

 

I'd take some 2"x6" about 3' long and attach them together with some old strapping maybe about 8-10" apart? put those over the ridge to spread the load of your straps.. That's how we strap down pallets of bagged fertilizer so you don't cut the bags with the straps.

 

Can you bolt them to the floor of the trailer? I've done that before.

 

i hauled a 10x12 shed 150 miles for my mom once, the 120 miles for me after she passed away. 2-1/2" pipe rollers across trailer rails (takes about 4), 2 buddies and a case of beer and you can back trailer up under shed no problem. Tying it down I too chain and chain boomers and cinched it down across the 4x6 skids built under building. make sure you check tension b4 getting on road.


Gary

PS: MAKE SURE that there is NO road construction which narrows lanes down... I had to traverse a river bridge about half way on one trip where they narrowed lanes down to one, and that one was narrowed down to 12 feet wide. Made great pucker factor on trip, but my pants stayed clean. Can't say the same for one of the buds that made trip with me....LOLOLOL

 

If you are at all worried that the shed could collapse between the pressures from the straps and the wind driving down the road, it might benefit you to build a temporary wood support frame on the inside of the shed. Just a few 2x4's nailed together should do the trick. I would think that you could get a few more pounds of hold down pressure that way.

PISTOL

 

You might be able to loosen the siding at the bottom where you want the straps to go and strap the base plates down, if it has base plates. My old tin shed had them. Now about the 45 mph wind, you might want to duct tape any openings up and put the door at the back or it'll end up back in Kansas and you'll be left with the base plates. Good luck.