20 'cargo container with JD450B

[srshaw3]

Will a JD450B drag or push a 20' cargo container around?

I am thinking of getting 1 or 2 to use as shed/garage storage on my property, and am hoping I can locate it where desired by using the JD 450B.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

[jtrichard]

i can move a 40' with a 580c case backhoe(gota work at it) 20' should be no problem for a 450

[srshaw3]

Thanks, can you drag it across uneven ground, uphill, etc.?
I am presuming I will want to grade in advance, but my skills are still being developed

[jtrichard]

i have to do one end at a time with the hoe with a dozer if you put the chains in the corner boxes where when you pull it will lift some you should be-able to pull it with ease

[srshaw3]

Ok, thanks again

[Tigerhaze]

I can pull my GMC 7000 grain truck, although with difficulty, with my 2010 crawler (similar HP and same HLR as a straight 450), and I believe it weighs at least twice as much as a 20' shipping container (I think the container tares around 4500 pounds). The difference is that the box has a lot more friction surface area, so if you can lift a little with the loader bucket as previously suggested that should really help.

If you do run into problems, you can try to roll it along while pulling by putting some similar size logs under it (old utility poles work well for this). Obviously that won't necessarily work on slopes, but is a time tested way to help move extremely heavy objects in ancient times.

[MarkW]

Long as the container is empty you should not have a problem, I helped move some 20 footers with an 80 hp tractor, I think a 350 should be able to drag one with ease (my main worry is if it is an old one you can pull the bottoms apart) so a 450 should be no sweat.