Moving a gun safe

[harvey lee]

Have to move my son's new gun safe down a flight of stairs into the basement.

Got it into the house, braced the basement stair to make sure that was safe. How in the world does one slide it down the stairs safely?

[lawdog]

Not a job for amateurs Harvey! I think you need an electric stair cart like movers or appliance guys have. I'm not sure I'd try to tackle that thing without something like that.

[Wensel]

Big job

I ran mine down on a appliance dolly, one guy on the dolly (big guy)

Then I ran a sling under the safe and looped up the stairs to 3 guys on each side of the rope, so they took the brunt of the load.

I may have had a guy or two in front of the safe coming down the stairs too.

I had like 8 or 9 guys

Be safe....pardon the pun!

[harvey lee]

Don't know that I am cool with a couple guys in front of the safe going down the stairs. If one on the top side were to have any issue's, the guy's on the bottom could have serious issues.

I believe I am going to find a gun safe mover that is insured to be as safe as possible.

Kid had 4 big guys to move it down and they thought that would not work safely.

It well could work the way you did it Wensel but I am afraid of what could happen if one of the guy's had issues as it went down the stairs.

[SmilinBob]

I have one of the biggest safes made and recently moved. Manny's piano movers delivered it the first time and moved it for me. All I had to do was write the check and follow their instructions to stay out of the way. They did a professional job, no marks on walls, scuffs, dinged doorways, or anything, and they put it right where I wanted it. Worth every penny to use experienced pros.

[harvey lee]

Got ahold of a moving guy I know and he is going to check it out and maybe do it this evening.

Not worth the risk of another getting hurt bad or damaging anything while moving it.

[gunmunky]

My son and I moved my safe upstairs. The door to his room is at the top of the stairs so I bolted a boat winch to a 2X8, took the handle off the winch so we could use a socket and ratchet, set the board and winch in the doorway, and up we went. It went extremely smooth and I wouldn't hesitate to take it down the same way.

[Gordie]

I have one of the biggest safes made and recently moved. Manny's piano movers delivered it the first time and moved it for me. All I had to do was write the check and follow their instructions to stay out of the way. They did a professional job, no marks on walls, scuffs, dinged doorways, or anything, and they put it right where I wanted it. Worth every penny to use experienced pros.

Best advise I have seen and the stay out of the way is a must when it comes to those guys.

[harvey lee]

Talked to my son a bit ago and Manny is comimg out from the cities to move it.

[Gordie]

Glad to hear that Harvey,

I know my back was hurting just thinking about it.