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OT. Some physics, math maybe more involved
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Post 1 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 20:32
thecapnredfish
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Possibly some redneck enginuity. Purposely spelled that way. Picture this. A completely enclosed fort 8x8 in size sitting 5 ft off ground on top of 6 4X4 post. How would one lower it to the ground without a crane? Needs to land in one piece as it will become a lawnmower shed. Explosives would be the most fun, but it is getting a second life.
Post 2 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 21:04
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you said without a crane, what about a boom truck from a local building supply?
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Post 3 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 21:06
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Btw, apparently this is a common problem

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Post 4 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 21:10
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Civil War reenactment is LARPing for people with no imagination.

Post 5 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 21:12
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Chainsaw little slices off each post until it's on the ground. Nothing can go wrong with this -- guaranteed ;)
how in the hell does ernie make money?
Post 6 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 21:15
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Couple bobcats

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Post 7 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 21:43
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Post 8 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 22:10
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On September 23, 2017 at 21:15, Fins said...
Couple bobcats

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Ha! I have done that exact same thing! Well, cept one was a skid loader and the other forks on a tractors front end loader
Post 9 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 22:52
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On September 23, 2017 at 21:12, IRkiller said...
Chainsaw little slices off each post until it's on the ground. Nothing can go wrong with this -- guaranteed ;)

And to help nothing go wrong with it, this:
Select a corner that you're going to cut shorter. I recomment a 1" cut unless creaking sounds tell you that you have to go in shorter increments.

Jack up that corner by 1/4". Cut an inch off the 4x4 post. Lower the corner onto the now shorter 4x4.

Go around from there, doing the same thing over and over.

The last cuts require supporting the corners from outside instead of underneath. Attach to each corner something that will support the corner, and place it high enough that the jack can lower it all the way to the ground.

Be precise and make FIRM connections. If anything starts to slip, it's a goner.
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Post 10 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 23:05
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Four lifting shores outside perimeter of shed and two beams rated to hold the load. Jacks shores up a couple inches, remove existing posts. Get three other helpers, lower each shore in unison. Shed lands on new footings.
Post 11 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 23:31
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Come borrow my forklift and a tractor if you think it's too heavy for single side lift.

Otherwise, you can use farmjacks/hi-lift fairly easily.
Post 12 made on Sunday September 24, 2017 at 09:21
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Raise it instead.

Now you have your shed, AND a fort...
Post 13 made on Sunday September 24, 2017 at 11:03
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On September 24, 2017 at 09:21, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
Raise it instead.

Now you have your shed, AND a fort...

ha brilliant!
Post 14 made on Sunday September 24, 2017 at 12:27
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Another option, get some termites and train them to carefully eat each post away at the same consistent rate, gently lowering the fort to the ground. I admit this would be rather slow, but I think it would be faster than earnie's idea of 360 chainsaw cuts.
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Post 15 made on Sunday September 24, 2017 at 23:20
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On September 24, 2017 at 12:27, Fins said...
Another option, get some termites and train them to carefully eat each post away at the same consistent rate, gently lowering the fort to the ground. I admit this would be rather slow, but I think it would be faster than earnie's idea of 360 chainsaw cuts.

The point of your rather creative termite idea and my chainsaw idea was to avoid dropping any part of the house more than a slight amount at a time. "My chainsaw idea" was just a refinement of other ideas and was focused on guaranteeing that the whole thing didn't fall apart. After all, just how much engineering does ANY house get, that would allow it to be dropped one or two corners at a time? Your house? Probably not. A treehouse? Hell, no!
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