Show CARRY A SIXTON SIXTON BUILDING squad of soldiers move structure 72 by 24 feet without aid of any machinery carrying a sixton six ton atin building without the aid of machinery or other equip blent was ono one of the unusual tasks performed by north dakota soldiers when they were on the Alex mexican ican border der to elie popular mechanics acs ics the frame structure that was moved housed abe army Y AL C C A tit tes and meas tired ared 72 by 24 fiat feet f lic cause its site was wag undesirable it was proposed to io hire a contractor to inove the ho structure to a new location but the array army engineers devised a plan by which the men themselves could perform the task and so save money they estimated that with soldiers helping each would have to carry less than 1 GO 60 pounds accordingly tho the build ing ang wits n ns well braced and its walls walla provided with runners since there wits was no floor boor the tuen men were stationed along fill ell tour four inside as well ivell as outs out each soldier standing next to a beam inserted beneath at the word of command they lifted the building from the ground find and marched away with M it to a site yards ynola |