moving tower blinds

[Codie]

What is the easiest way to move a tower blind with 2 people?

I have never worked with rifle blinds, so I am not sure how to take them down without dropping them and breaking them. My landowner wants a blind from his Throckmorton cnty. ranch moved to his Young cnty. ranch and wants me to get it taken care of for him. Can anybody give me some ideas on how to get a rilfe blind that is sitting up on a 8-10 ft tower with ladder. down on the ground and onto a trailer? I am guessing that puting it back up will be as simple as attaching a rope or chain and pulling it up with a truck? Don't want anybody to get hurt and I sure don't want to mess up his blind in any way.

[JeffJ]

If the tower and blind are two seperate pieces bolted together it gets easier...assuming you can get access to a bobcat or loader with a pallet fork. We move ours with a bobcat and fork. Two people should be able to do it pretty easy this way.

[acearrow]

best way I found was with a bobcat with forks on it. But if that is not an option, you are stuck manually, just be careful. Lift up one side and pull 2 of the legs out. Then just lower it down with a strap or chain attached to the truck. Just take it slow and hopefully the two legs still on it will not give and slide out.

[Codie]

don't have access to any equipment (bobcats or anything like that)

[Birddogss]

We always use a truck with a winch and lower it that way

[Breezy]

We always use a truck with a winch and lower it that way

bingo! This is how we do it....easy and fast

[StevenW]

We hook a rope to ours and attach it to a truck or fourwheeler and push it over until it reaches its breakover point then just let it down easily with the truck or fourwheeler.

[cosmiccowboy]

There is no easy way without equipment. The safest way I have found is to back up a 16' trailer to about 6' from the stand legs. Chain the legs nearest the trailer to the trailer to keep them from "kicking out" as the stand is lowered. Tie a chain come along to the front of the trailer and then chain to the top of the tower (at the base of the box on top) draw this come along tight. Park a truck on the opposite side of the stand and tie off another come along to it. Make sure the chain/hook is all the way in on this one. Use a cable or chain to tie on to the top of the tower on the opposite side from the trailer and hook to the truck come along. As you tip the stand towards the trailer with one come along, let slack out on the other come along to hold backup. Once it passes the point of no return the legs will try to kick and hit the end of the safety chains. You then lower the stand the last few feet with the come along tied to the truck down to where you can hopefully handle the stand the last few feet. Good luck. It's not fun.

[Todd-ty729]

It's an art!

Use a comealong attached to the front of the trailer to get the tower started over if you cannot manually push it over.

Use a winch/rope/chain attached to the front tow hooks of the truck to lower the tower onto the trailer.

You have to consider what will happen to the tower bracing when the rope/chain/wire comes into contact with it just before the stand gets horizontal. The opre can/will bend the crap out of the tower frame if you do not support the rope or whatever.

You can take 2 4x4 posts and form an X near the top of them to transfer the weight off the tower bracing. This is real hard to describe accurately.


Just rent a big helicopter!

[mjhaverkamp]

I have moved several and the best way that I have come across is to leave the two legs nearest the 16 foot trailer anchored or tied to the trailer to keep them from kicking out, we put used rolls of carpet padding where the box will be setting on the trailer, attach a chain, rope or strap to the top of the legs and then just give a little slack and break blind over, lower down slowly and adjust the trailer where it needs to be, boom and haul butt.

[skeeter]

never done it or will ever try to do it with only two people. too many things can happen. get more help if you dont have equipment.

[ramrod]

I agree the best way is with two vehicles, but depending on the size not atv's

[StevenW]

I agree the best way is with two vehicles, but depending on the size not atv's

Our stands are 4x6 and fourwheelers do the job perfectly.

[Heath]

Go to Home Depot and pick up some day workers!