Moving farm outbuildings

How to safely skid and lift small structures

BY DAN KERR

The structures, on our new rural property, were established for logging with farming as a side venture. This left us traveling back and forth adding many extra miles walking, or on the tractor, to accomplish daily tasks. Just the distance from the garden to the garden shed was over 300 feet. Forget a hoe and [...] MORE

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