Wallis42
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Anyone know a good gun safe mover in the akron ohio area. It needs to go from the garage to the basement 450 lbs.
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Buckey08
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I'd first try a 12 pack of cold beer, a couple racks of baby back ribs and a few call's to all my buddy's that I've helped in the past. Don't mention that you got a safe to move just let that slip out after everyone arrives!
gdnagle
US Veteran
I'd move the safe before giving any refreshments. Let me see a couple drinking buds, one 450 pound safe being moved what kind of damage could they do.
Try a Google search "Akron Ohio area safe movers" for safe movers if you're not going to do it yourself, plenty showed up when I just looked. Even if you take the door off it is still going to be heavy if your not up to it. Make sure they are insured just in case.
I've moved many safes and don't ever want to do it again.
Call a safe company and see what they charge.
OR
Look for a rental like this.
MOVING EQUIPMENT : AAA Rent-All
You will still need help though. So yes, buy some beer for AFTERWARDS!
Call a safe company and see what they charge.
OR
Look for a rental like this.
MOVING EQUIPMENT : AAA Rent-All
You will still need help though. So yes, buy some beer for AFTERWARDS!
Moving a safe is not actually that hard. Depending on how many stairs you have to go up of course.
I have moved several safes, up to 1200 lbs. It is nice to have three people on the bigger ones. Four or more if going up a lot of stairs.
Here are a few hints.
If you are going to have to move more than one, or move it a long way, buy or rent an appliance dolly, usually called a refrigerator dolly. You want the one rated for 1200 lbs that has the "rear" wheels that fold out, so you do not have to support the weight, as you push or pull it along. ie. It will stand alone leaned back. It should also have the "belts" on each side designed to go up and dowh stairs.
Also get several pieces of galvanized steel pipe, say an inch and a half in diameter, cut to a length that will go through an inside house door.
If you have to cross a nice carpet or other nice floor do the following. On carpet place down some pieces of 1/2" plywood, say 4 foot long each, at least two of which will fit through the width of an inside house doorway.
If you have to go across a nice floor, say tile, wood, etc., then get some pieces of thick carpet, the same width as your plywood. Place the carpet down on the floor first, then the plywood.
You can use the dolly over all of this, except IF the safe is too tall when leaned back on the dolly to go through an inside door. If that is the case then you just place the safe on the steel pipe rollers and, push it along, moving the rollers that come out behind the safe to in front of it.
This is necessary with a 6 foot tall safe inside most houses, as it is taller than 6 foot when leaned back.
Just be carefull and go slow.
In a previous life I helped build the Pyramids...
I have moved several safes, up to 1200 lbs. It is nice to have three people on the bigger ones. Four or more if going up a lot of stairs.
Here are a few hints.
If you are going to have to move more than one, or move it a long way, buy or rent an appliance dolly, usually called a refrigerator dolly. You want the one rated for 1200 lbs that has the "rear" wheels that fold out, so you do not have to support the weight, as you push or pull it along. ie. It will stand alone leaned back. It should also have the "belts" on each side designed to go up and dowh stairs.
Also get several pieces of galvanized steel pipe, say an inch and a half in diameter, cut to a length that will go through an inside house door.
If you have to cross a nice carpet or other nice floor do the following. On carpet place down some pieces of 1/2" plywood, say 4 foot long each, at least two of which will fit through the width of an inside house doorway.
If you have to go across a nice floor, say tile, wood, etc., then get some pieces of thick carpet, the same width as your plywood. Place the carpet down on the floor first, then the plywood.
You can use the dolly over all of this, except IF the safe is too tall when leaned back on the dolly to go through an inside door. If that is the case then you just place the safe on the steel pipe rollers and, push it along, moving the rollers that come out behind the safe to in front of it.
This is necessary with a 6 foot tall safe inside most houses, as it is taller than 6 foot when leaned back.
Just be carefull and go slow.
In a previous life I helped build the Pyramids...
My first safe made it down the stairs after a 1/2 fifth of Black Velvet.
kozmic
Member
Not to belittle the task at hand, but 450 pounds is a fairly easy move with a standard dolly suitably sized for that weight. I have a small 600 pound safe that I can freely move with my son.
Grab a friend with a heavy duty dolly and go for it. A couple of beers and a pizza aught to be fair payment!
Grab a friend with a heavy duty dolly and go for it. A couple of beers and a pizza aught to be fair payment!
Correct. But when stairs are involved, it's a whole different ball game.
bgrone
Member
Measure all the openings you have to pass through, as NE450N02 stated the clearance needed will increase when the safe is tilted or when twisted to negotiate a corner. If the floor is smooth at its final resting place and the safe is flat on bottom you can use a film of dish soap to maneuver it into final position. above all be careful it is easy to underestimate the amount of force it takes to restrain a heavy object on a slope such as a stairway .
Jim in Iowa
Jim in Iowa
How fast did it go down the stairs? Was there a dent at the bottom of the stairs?
Try Grey Enterprises. We use them for safe work at U of A.
They also move safes and are bonded.
grey enterprises inc., locksmiths, keyless entry, video surveillance
They also move safes and are bonded.
grey enterprises inc., locksmiths, keyless entry, video surveillance
Moving Safe is Unsafe
I brought a 1075 pound safe into my basement with eight men and what amounted to a narrow gauge railroad built on the stairs to slide the safe down. The basement staircase was also reinforced at points. First removing the double-doors saved about 200 pounds that was moved separately.
The bottom of the safe became waterlogged during Hurricane Sandy. Hired professional safe mover to get safe out of basement. They used an electric stair crawler resembling a track on a tank or bulldozer which, climbed the stairs to the outside where a crane finished the job.
When I acquired the safe, my veins flowed with piss and vinegar. Now that I'm older and allegedly wiser, I realize how stupid I was to tackle a half-ton safe, with which, one mistake could have gotten someone killed or maimed.
No thanks. Always let a safe mover move a safe. It's what
they're good at.
I brought a 1075 pound safe into my basement with eight men and what amounted to a narrow gauge railroad built on the stairs to slide the safe down. The basement staircase was also reinforced at points. First removing the double-doors saved about 200 pounds that was moved separately.
The bottom of the safe became waterlogged during Hurricane Sandy. Hired professional safe mover to get safe out of basement. They used an electric stair crawler resembling a track on a tank or bulldozer which, climbed the stairs to the outside where a crane finished the job.
When I acquired the safe, my veins flowed with piss and vinegar. Now that I'm older and allegedly wiser, I realize how stupid I was to tackle a half-ton safe, with which, one mistake could have gotten someone killed or maimed.
No thanks. Always let a safe mover move a safe. It's what
they're good at.
I had a piano mover handle my last one. It was 950 pounds. No stairs involved. It was on a pallat.
They put a 25ish young stout man on each corner with a seat belt strap over their shoulder.
I was amazed at how fast and easy they moved the safe.
They put a 25ish young stout man on each corner with a seat belt strap over their shoulder.
I was amazed at how fast and easy they moved the safe.
getting a safe up 20 stairs took alot of pushing up the carpet once flat we put it on a large piece of carpet and draged it to its spot i think if i move its gunna stay cause i want a bigger one
mr-mom
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
I just moved a Liberty FatBoy 150 miles to our new home....... The moving company did a great job getting it out of the old house, down the hill to lower level walkout, then moved it into place in basement. Call a reputable moving firm. They know how to handle these things.
Dave
SWCA #2778
Dave
SWCA #2778
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
You want about 5 or so 20 something flatbellies to help. 
Back when I used to race sailboats regularly, the rule was to always have at least one guy named "tank" to grind the primaries- Trying to sheet in a 150 closehauled in a breeze ain't for sissies
Back when I used to race sailboats regularly, the rule was to always have at least one guy named "tank" to grind the primaries- Trying to sheet in a 150 closehauled in a breeze ain't for sissies
zzzippper
Member
In St. Louis I hired Zykan movers. I was expecting several body builders. Instead two little runts with a powered dolly that could walk the sfe down the steps arrived. They had it done in no time and they charged a flat rate plus extra for each step.
One tip they gave me in advance was to have four hockey pucks available if it is to be placed on concrete floor, great advice.
One tip they gave me in advance was to have four hockey pucks available if it is to be placed on concrete floor, great advice.
