[RHClarke]

A lot of work has been going on at the barn to prepare for the hot weather - which arrived (if just for a day) yesterday. After a general clean up, Bob and Grant got into fixing one of Bob's old tractors (see threads above).

This Friday the temperature only hit 25oC - perfect weather for a moving experience. After some preparation (support piers buried in the ground), plans were made to move the HUP sea container. Stu Fedak joined us at the barn to drop off some goodies and to check out our metal working shop. He also came in handy when we finally moved the container.

The sea can was prepared for moving by removing all of the contents to lighten the load (the can weighs 2100 kg). Bob's home built can axle and hubs were attached to the rear forklift pockets and his special sea can moving chain was hooked up to the can. Using the three point hitch on his tractor, Bob lifted the door end of the can and with remarkable precision (after a few attempts) delivered the can to its new resting place. There was some fine tuning of the can's position, but after some persuasion with a come-along, the can was on its piers.

This took up most of the afternoon, and by that time we had worked up a bit of sweat, so Bob came to the rescue with some cold beer, which evaporated quite quickly. We celebrated the move with a burger, a few pops and spent an hour chatting about hobby related things. After dinner we cleaned up the barn, put the HUP in the can and headed for home. Many thanks to Stu for the help and to Bob for being the gracious host he always tends to be.

Email Bob if you want more details on how to move a sea can using his (not) patented, homemade, jury-rigged axles and hubs.

Photos:
1 - Bob and Stu chatting about things metallic
2 - Bob's handiwork with axles
3 - Lifting chain arrangement
4 - "Home"
5 - Clear driveway at last!