Never Build Your Shipping Container Home on a Trailer | Building a SHIPPING CONTAINER HOME

Sometimes things go to plan. This is not one of those times. Our plan for getting the Container off the trailer failed, but after a day's work we got it off and the best part no damage! Unless you have the proper equipment onsite to get the container off the trailer don't build it!

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[malypavel]

Correction: never build it on a trailer if you want to take it off the trailer after

[corinnelopez]

I want mine to stay on the trailer permanently, so this wasn't really relevant for me, but I appreciate you sharing the cautionary tale with everyone.

[JeremiahLiend]

Had to check this out, as having a 40' attached to trailer is a personal goal.

[Gpassantino]

I have a lot of respect for you taking the time to show mistakes as well as successes. Many folks just like to highlight the wins, but the losses teach us so much more. So, thank you for that.

[PaulDominguez]

DIY is a one learning process after another. Good looking container

[jennisjackson]

Hair looks good. Glad everything worked out. She is a beaut.

[ZeoCyberG]

There's container specific jacks you can buy or rent... Just raise the container up, pull the trailer out and lower the container to the ground... There's also specialty containers with jacks built in to the sides... Improvised, you can use the same methods of jacking up a house when working on the foundation to do the same thing...

While your point ignored the option of actually keeping it on the trailer and making that part of the structure, just like a Tiny House... Extra length of the trailer could have been a patio deck, for example and the whole thing could be lowered to the ground or a platform built around it, which could limit site prep to footers... Could have made more sense for something you're going to giveaway and transport to another site anyway...

[jonathanromero]

I do this often with the same type of trailer. You need bigger pipe at least 2 inch and 6 pieces and cover the ramp with plywood. The winch controls the motion. Two people 30 minutes and done

[crusherjones]

I'm having the opposite problem, because I'm trying to keep mine ON a trailer. Been having the hardest time finding a model that works. What did y'all use for this one?

[bladewire]

Thanks for the tip you're the best! I think I'm going to start calling you Mr Hollywood cause you're looking so sharp 👍🇺🇲

[matty]

If your ever North Georgia, I've got a great crane guy for you.

[paulbrink]

You live and learn from everything you do. Life is all about learning from mistakes it's all about not making the mistake

[matty]

So happy I'm here first. I hope this video's alright at the end bud!

[xyzwhps]

Yap it was helpful man.I like your videos.👨‍🏭

[stevepolychronopoulis]

Did this with my shed when we moved (luckily just across town). Tried using sched. 40 pvc as rollers, underestimated the weight of the shed and it squished them. Got a buddy who does field service on farm equipment and has a crane on his work truck to come over, still took a couple hours, inching it up the ramp onto the flatbed trying not to destroy the shed. Built it proper with 2x4 studs on 16" centers, framed in 2x6 with 3/4 osb, metal siding and a gambrel shingled roof. When we got there the decision was made to use tow straps across the front on two trees, and chain the rear to two more to avoid bending the front. Drove the trailer forward with a few 4x4 posts under it as landing skids. This got it off WAY faster than getting it on the trailer, but afterwards found that it had bent *just slightly*, enough that the double doors are off-kilter by about 1/4" from each other. Not bad, shed still works, but enough that every time I latch the doors I've got to pull up on one of them a little. And every time I do it, I still feel a slight twinge of regret that I didn't do a better job leveling those posts. But I just live with it, because it's never getting moved again lol.

[cepods]

Forklifts work nicely. And can be rented by the day or even the hour. Simple.

[ericaltieri]

You guys need a snatch block, a winch and dollies.. Install the winch like on a flatbed tow truck. Then extend the winch cable out and use a snatch block to reverse the snatch block pull/load by attaching it to a tree or the back of another pickups front or rear tow hooks.. Turn on the winch and pull her off. You should search on how to use a towing snatch block here on youtube to get the picture. Also, install a second winch to hold the load/weight to lower it off the trailer as you pull it off... Done.

[SteeleWelch]

Tilt trailer. That's what we use.

[jonpaton]

I can't believe their isn't a mature market for container jacks and dollies.
What are the numbers: Empty weight vs buildout?

[jasehagen]

Thanks for sharing this, don’t worry about the haters below 😀