Encountering a bump in the road while moving the trailer to its build location.

Despite living here for 30 years, we didn’t consider the challenges involved in moving the tiny house trailer up our driveway, known popularly as “The Hill”.  We got it from Sikeston, MO to our place in O’Fallon, MO fairly easily with the help from an old friend from high school, Vanessa Rodman, who loaned me her husband Alan’s Ford Ranger. (!) 

Once home, however, it wasn’t clear until we started up the driveway that the Ranger wouldn’t be up to the job. (Few vehicles could be!) My dad tried backing the trailer down the hill with the truck, but had he continued, we would have lost it into the creek. 

NOT an option. 

Instead, we left it where it was and called for the cavalry, who arrived with a tow truck. 

We got by with a little help from some friends. . .

Not a terribly big deal, actually. “George” and his trusty assistant (whose name we never got, sadly, as he was a lovely fellow) were brilliant and meticulous in moving the trailer. No damage, and they kind of pitied me, I think, so they knocked the price down significantly. 

George and his lovely assistant working with meticulous detail.

We ended up renting a Ford F-150 from UHaul to get the trailer moved to its location at the top of the hill where we will do the build. More pics of that to come. . .

In the mean time, here’s a pic of Noah sitting on the trailer while we waited for the tow truck to arrive. He’s clearly not concerned about any of it!

Noah thought it was all just fine!