How to Move House Containers
House containers can be moved using methods such as vertical loading and unloading (lifting), horizontal loading and unloading (roll-on/roll-off), wheeled handling tools, or the unfolding and folding of foldable containers. Details are as follows:
Vertical Loading and Unloading Method: This primarily relies on lifting machinery, such as straddle carriers, rubber-tired gantry cranes, and rail-mounted gantry cranes. These machines can precisely and efficiently complete the lifting tasks of containers. At dedicated container terminals, quayside container cranes are a typical application of the vertical loading and unloading method, enabling efficient loading and unloading of containers from ships.
Horizontal Loading and Unloading Method: This adopts a roll-on/roll-off mode, where containers are placed on chassis trailers. The trailers are towed by tractor trucks and enter the ship's hold using ramps hinged to the ship's bow gate, stern gate, or side ports for container loading. Upon arrival at the port, forklifts and牵引列车 (this term may need further clarification in English, here temporarily translated as 'towing trains') are used to unload the containers from the trailers and tow them to the terminal yard.
Wheeled Container Handling Tools: These provide a more flexible and efficient solution for container movement. These tools are firmly connected to the standard corner fittings at the bottom of the container using special locks. They use hydraulic or mechanical lifting mechanisms to lift one end of the container, transferring its weight onto the wheeled tool. Subsequently, the container is transported using vehicles such as tractor trucks, forklifts, or heavy-duty trucks.
Foldable Container Mobile Homes: When moving, these can be folded first to reduce their volume for easier transportation. Upon reaching the destination, they are unfolded and secured according to the installation steps. The installation process for these container mobile homes is relatively simple. It only requires checking the stability of the steel wire ropes, lifting the main frame and unfolding it smoothly, placing support rods in the middle of the container to maintain stability, pushing out the walls and tightening them with fastening screws, and finally lifting the folded container home to the predetermined installation location.
