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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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Check if your building codes will even allow it.

Some areas do not allow mobile homes and even if you can move it, you may have to bring the entire structure up to code.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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Go for it. Just take at least one pic so we can all see this rig.

Real question though. My mawmaw's place has a single wide from probably the late 50s on it, and I know for a fact that it would fall off the frame if we pulled on it. Is the structure up to being moved is an important question. It would be a bad deal to have the living room end up on the road when you take off.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by scrapyardking
A guy about five miles down the road from me is giving one away, and Im debating if my '77 F-250 will pull it.
So how heavy are these things? (its a single wide)
Does this sound like a good idea?
Well, what was the end of the story? Did you move the trailer or what?
Joe
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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I agree. I read the beginning of the story, but there doesn't seem to be an ending in sight. What happened?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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I ended up moving it with my uncles backhoe.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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And no pics!!!!!????? I would have still like to see it, that is just as interesting as the truck moving it. Funniest thing I ever saw was my dad trying to pull his Freightliner semi out of his gravel driveway with my step moms Camry.
 
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