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How to move a safe?
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lowriderjim
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I lowered a antique, very large safe into a basement using a wrecker winch. Strapped the safe onto movers dolly and covered the stairs with plywood from stringer to stringer and rolled it down. only had about two in clearance on each side.
My advice is to get experienced help and pay the price. A lot of damage and/or injury could be caused a mistake or equipment failure.
No, I am not for hire. Good luck and be careful.
My advice is to get experienced help and pay the price. A lot of damage and/or injury could be caused a mistake or equipment failure.
No, I am not for hire. Good luck and be careful.
femurphy77
Grandmaster
Think Egyptian. Get about 10,000 slaves, some grease, elephants, old ladies to slop the grease oh and a funny head dress to wear while this is all going on.
And a bucket of chicken.
Have fun!!!
And a bucket of chicken.
Have fun!!!
Pay a pro. I had a moving company move my 900+ pound safe and those 3 idiots almost killed one of their guys going down the stairs and then there is ceramic tile damage etc... I paid a local safe/gun store to move my safe the second time when we moved and they had all the right equipment and were in and out of my house in 10 mins loaded up and driving to my new place.
I'll see your 6 guys and Dolly....
Absolutely hilarious!!! Their probably all anti-gunners.....the 7 of them would make a nice pillow for the landing into a basement.....
Keep in mind, original price of safe will have zero to do with the cost a professional charges to move it. Its going to depend on weight, difficulty, and time.
SkinNFluff
Expert
Hey INGO,
Did a quick search and didnt come up with a lot, so here it goes.
Im going to be moving in a month or so, and I currently have a 600lb cannon safe in my basement(dont want to talk about how we got it down there...it didnt take long at all).
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to get it up the stairs and out?
How did you move your safe?
Does anyone do this professionally?
Im not about to pay $500 to have an $900 safe moved...Id just leave it and buy another one(not in the budget).
Was considering hooking a winch up to the hitch on my dually and dragging it up the stairs...the problem is making the turn at the top....and not damaging anything.
Please and thank you
God bless
-Shred
This is the first thing that came to mind when I read that.
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Used a half assed fridge dolly and 4 guys to get my pepsi machine/safe into my basement. It went pretty well. Only 6 steps. May leave it when we move, or sell it cheap. Just bought a safe that will go the the new place. It really works great. Will hold 14 rifles easy and I have a bracket on the back wall to hang my 1919, then there is room over head for mags and handguns, and the compressor area below has lots of ammo. I think there is 19-20 long guns (not broon sticks either, scoped bolt rifles and military rifles with mags) in there now, 5-6 hand guns, 4 spam cans of surplus ammo, about 6 30cal cans full (some in the door). It really has worked out good.
Im going to be moving in a month or so, and I currently have a 600lb cannon safe in my basement (dont want to talk about how we got it down there
-Shred
My brother and I got mine into my basement exactly the same way, it wasn't really planned that way, but it worked! Still not sure how my brother survived.
Hell when I had my safe delivered to my house and then into the basement, the moving company sent 2 people for a 800# safe. One scrawy guy and one that actually looked like a mover..... needless to say they abandon the safe in my kitchen for a couple days so they could get more guys.... when they came back, they brought 3 guys, one of which that was scrawny..... when they started they immediately called me over to help cause the scrawny guy couldn't handle the load himself.... Luckily I have a good back....I could only imagine what would happen if it was an older individual that couldnt help out.
Step one: Buy much beer.
A couple of suggestions to add:
1. If possible, take the door off of the safe and move it separately. Will significantly reduce the weight. Typically the door just lifts up and out of the hinges. Wear work gloves and be careful not to pinch your fingers.
2. Rather than an appliance dolly, use a furniture or piano dolly, the kind that have four wheels and go underneath the safe. Much easier than tilting the safe back on an appliance dolly. The hardest part is getting the safe up and centered on the dolly, but once you have it, two guys can handle the safe fairly easily. Use an appliance dolly if necessary to help raise one edge of the safe up then work the furniture dolly into position underneath the safe.
3. If you need to move the safe across carpeting or hardwood flooring that you want to protect, get two pieces of plywood (at least 1/2 inch) to protect the carpet / floor. As you roll the safe from one piece of plywood to the next, move the piece behind to the front, and keep doing that as required.
1. If possible, take the door off of the safe and move it separately. Will significantly reduce the weight. Typically the door just lifts up and out of the hinges. Wear work gloves and be careful not to pinch your fingers.
2. Rather than an appliance dolly, use a furniture or piano dolly, the kind that have four wheels and go underneath the safe. Much easier than tilting the safe back on an appliance dolly. The hardest part is getting the safe up and centered on the dolly, but once you have it, two guys can handle the safe fairly easily. Use an appliance dolly if necessary to help raise one edge of the safe up then work the furniture dolly into position underneath the safe.
3. If you need to move the safe across carpeting or hardwood flooring that you want to protect, get two pieces of plywood (at least 1/2 inch) to protect the carpet / floor. As you roll the safe from one piece of plywood to the next, move the piece behind to the front, and keep doing that as required.
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Seriously consider James like mentioned earlier, only way to go. The time and effort of getting equipment and men, he would already have it out of there for you, he is VERY resonable on price, at least call and get a quote. If anything check out his facebook page for ideas (added link below, has good pictures). A 600lb safe isnt much, if you take the door off, you will probably have two pieces that are 300lb a piece, which would be much easier for a couple guys to move.
Professional safe and vault
Professional safe and vault
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Shootsforfun
Expert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuYX5FYTwQU You can rent these at Sunbelt rentals...usually takes them a couple of days to get one in but well worth it....I think it was around $80 or $90 buck for a day..My son and I moved safe to downstairs in our house ourselves....
