moving and how or who to move a 500lb gun safe

[Guest 1817ak47]

ok, I dunno when I will be moving but it might be soon. any advice on who or what I could rent to move my 500lb empty weight safe and 500 wood stove. I have stairs on my porch too

[56FordGuy]

Appliance dolly, and several friends.

If it's only one or two stairs, y'all might be able to go down with the dolly. If it's several, do you have any neighbors or friends that own tractors or forklifts?

[Jonnin]

Our *very* heavy safe took a moving company with a large truck and a bobcat forklift to move. 2 men and a truck or similar places should be able to move a 500 pounder, but you have to tell them exactly what you want done before they come over. I tried that first and it became 4 men and 2 trucks, so they are willing to call in a second team (did not help on the 4k pounder, but they did put in a good try).

[56FordGuy]

On second thought, how did you move the safe in? Do that, but push it outside instead of inside.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

Due to my house built on a slope, front porch and residential floor is "three steps" above ground level, but the back yard is level with the basement. To make it worse there is retaining wall and wood privacy fence separating the front top ground level from the back low ground level. Makes it crazy inconvenient to get something heavy out of the front driveway into the basement or vice-versa.

We had a hot tub on the back concrete pad that was torture for me and several young strong neighbors, laying plywood over the grass to handtruck that sucker all the way across the front yard, down steps, and all the way back across the back yard to put it in place. After many years the hot tub finally wore out and needed removal. I expected it to be equal torture getting the stupid thing out of the back yard, but we found a local hot tub company who did a great job because of special equipment. They had a nice truck with a crane lift built on the back. It was the size of a real big pickup truck. Bigger than a pickup but not near as big as most utility company crane trucks. The crane had a wireless control box so the guys could run the crane from 30 feet away or whatever.

They backed up as close possible to the fence but sayed on the front driveway, dropped the truck support legs, then steered that crane over the fence and under the power and ethernet lines that go to the shop. Strapped on that heavy-ass hot tub, lifted it up out of the back yard and steered it over the 6 foot wood fence and under the power wires, then set it on the truck bed, strapped it down and away they went. A tortuous job reduced to a half-hour easy chore.

Finding somebody with the right equipment ought to make safe-moving a lot easier.

[TGO David]

We have two vendors here who sell safes and likely can help you move any safe you already have. I'd try them.

[mikegideon]

Hiring a pro to move my safe was one of my brighter moments.

[Mike.357]

beer must be involved. Anytime something is moved there must be beer.

[R1100R]

beer must be involved. Anytime something is moved there must be beer.

It's the truth. But it is tooo funny!! lol

[10-Ring]

Wondering the same thing, I bought a 600 pound safe this morning.

[laktrash]

Hiring a pro to move my safe was one of my brighter moments.

I'll second this !

[Caster]

beer must be involved. Anytime something is moved there must be beer.

My first thought when I read the OP was friends some burgers and beer. If the safe proves too heavy, you didn't buy enough beer.

Just be wary of any comment resembling "Hey ya'll, what if we tried this...."

[Raoul]

Hiring a pro to move my safe was one of my brighter moments.

Definitely this.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

My first thought when I read the OP was friends some burgers and beer. If the safe proves too heavy, you didn't buy enough beer.

Just be wary of any comment resembling "Hey ya'll, what if we tried this...."

Along the same lines, it may be a bad idea to have a video camera in the vicinity.

[Guest boatme99]

It's kind of like when you break both hands at the same time. You'll find out who your real friends are! good luck.

[deerslayer]

I have moved/helped move two or three 500 poundish safes. All involved steps, a furniture doll, and a buddy. Two men of average strength can easily move one that small with a furniture dolly.

[Guest HvyMtl]

beer must be involved. Anytime something is moved there must be beer.

Do not forget the pizza!

Um. Seriously, I think you are going to have to use professional movers, unless you want to run the risk of hurting yourself, or others moving these

[TGO David]

If you're just looking for a good mover, my friend Lee owns Zoom! Moving here in the mid-state area. He singlehandedly moved my 500lb safe up a flight of stairs in our house and always has a great crew working for him. I cannot recommend him enough.

[Guest 1817ak47]

can a person rent a battery powered stair climber dolly rig??? I have 3 different sets of steps, 2 sets are 6 steps, and another is 3. all are 90 degrees from the next.

[hipower]

We have two vendors here who sell safes and likely can help you move any safe you already have. I'd try them.

Don't know if Mark and Scott will move your old safe for you...but I did visit The Safe House today. And they do have a nice selection on hand. It may have been the right thing to do at the wrong time. The Browning Prosteel is calling...loudly.

[Parrothead]

If your near the tri cities i would come help with the safe. Get a few more tgo'ers and we'll have that thing moved in no time.

[Guest pfries]

I could be game...

[hornett22]

I can help depending on when and where .I'm good with ropes,straps,pulleys and ramps. I have moved many safes and wood stoves.

[willis68]

Mine weighs a lot more than 500, but I had the guys from the Safe House do it, two big guys with a Power Dolly they did an outstanding job and were very professional

[mikegideon]

Mine weighs a lot more than 500, but I had the guys from the Safe House do it, two big guys with a Power Dolly they did an outstanding job and were very professional

... and you didn't lose any fingers or toes