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August 4th, 2022, 04:47 PM #31
Re: How to move 550 pound gun safe 120 miles
I would just use a moving company, I know it's an expense but it will take the hassle out of the situation.
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August 4th, 2022, 05:05 PM #32
Re: How to move 550 pound gun safe 120 miles
Jezzz....it took me two fat old men and a woman to:
-unload 1000 lb safe from trailer
-roll it over several steps into the yard
-change direction and roll down hill (grass) some 50'
-change direction again and get it up 3 big steps
-change direction again and get it over a threshold
-roll it through the basement door and basement
-get it over another threshold into a doorway
-stand it upright
-maneuver it into final position
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Photo is from step 4....getting ready to roll it up that ramp. Only took two of us.Last edited by free; August 4th, 2022 at 05:34 PM.
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August 4th, 2022, 05:20 PM #33
Re: How to move 550 pound gun safe 120 miles
The company I bought my 800# safe from sent one guy with a lift gate. I paid to have it delivered into my basement, which I explained was easy as I have a Bilco door and it is a strait shot into my basement. But the skinny little guy from West Philly they sent had no idea how to get it into the basement. I got a neighbor and we helped him. I happened to have an appliance dolly that worked to get it from the truck to my Bilco door.
At one point, he had it on its back and ready to slide into the basement. My neighbor and I were pushing from below while he had straps and was "gently" lowering it. Then he said, "Look out." He thought he had it lined up to come right through my basement door, and he let go or just lost it..but he was wrong. It missed the door opening and it took out my doorframe. He was almost crying about it. I told him his bosses were assholes for only sending him. I let it go, gave him a few bucks for trying, and fixed the door frame myself.
Hire a pro that has insurance. Or, make sure you're friends are big enough to handle it.
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August 5th, 2022, 06:07 AM #34
Re: How to move 550 pound gun safe 120 miles
Furniture hand truck and 3 guys can load a 550# safe into a pickup. We used furniture hand trucks to deliver 55 gallon drums weighing 700#s. You can probably rent the hand truck from U-haul, get the one with the extra set of small wheels that snap out and keep the load centered. This is how I got my Liberty from NJ to my new how here. When do you need to have it moved by?
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August 5th, 2022, 03:28 PM #35
Re: How to move 550 pound gun safe 120 miles
Sell it in place and let the purchaser move it! Then buy a new safe at your destination and let the company deliver it!
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities".
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August 5th, 2022, 06:25 PM #36
Re: How to move 550 pound gun safe 120 miles
When I relocated to Pittsburgh, I sold my existing safe where it was. Buyer moved it out of my house.
When I got to Pittsburgh, I got a 5x better safe for only $200 more than what I sold my old one for. It was definitely the way to go, but mostly because seller didn't understand what model safe he had. He had a much better one than he thought.
Oh, and seller delivered to my garage too.
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August 6th, 2022, 08:30 AM #37
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August 6th, 2022, 09:10 AM #38
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Re: How to move 550 pound gun safe 120 miles
A quick perusal of Youtube provided: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6TESTKwkRw
550 pounds isn't that much for the tailgate; two good-ole boys sitting on the tailgate weigh more than that.
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