Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Best way to move a heavy gun safe to a new house.

I moved mine by myself, 800lbs empty. Just gotta be smarter than the load.

That being said, be careful. The business that I bought mine from is a Mom & Pop safe dealer with a couple of stores. The owner ran one store and his wife, the other. About a month ago the owner was in the store working alone as he always did, a safe fell over on him as he was moving it around and he was dead when found some time later in the evening. He was a fine example of what God would have us be and I pray that he didn't suffer.

Why in the world would you’d bolt down a 1700# safe?? Oh wait your a cocksucking liberal dumbass from California

you can move a safe or any heavy object easily with a Roll-a-Lift. Strap the two halves together, lift and roll it anywhere you want then let the hydraulic jacks down and crib it any way you want. You can probably rent them.

Mine weighed 760. I put in myself. Slid it into place on cardboard and a rug. Stood it up by hand. It was my physical limit at the time. I would never do something so foolish again.
Hire movers that know how to do it.
If I move mine is staying in place. I will buy a new larger one and have pros install it.

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Empty it, and then take the door off.


It's the simple things...




GR

This right here.... ^^^^^^^

I was quoted $4400 to move a Fat Boy and a Liberty 50 from the Atlanta area to west of Ft. Worth. I sold my safes to friends for $1k each and they moved them. I put that $2K with the $4400 i would have spent moving and bought new. I am happy and my friends now have relatively inexpensive decent safes.

Kris

Regarding opening the safe, grinding out the bottom sounds like a risky move. It might be worth exploring other options first, like contacting the manufacturer or a locksmith to see if they can help with the key or combination.
I've heard good things about Flyttfirma i Helsingborg when it comes to moving heavy items. They might be able to offer some advice or assistance if you decide to go that route.

I move mine around for exercise with a Toyota narrow pallet jack.

Hire a safe mover, did it for years. Not bad if you have the right equipment.
I did learn-
Stairs are a bitch
Tile can crack
Schedule 80 PVC 1.5 - 2" is your friend

It simply amazes me that these marxist c unts continue to come back here.

Should be obvious to even most DumbPhucks like yourself! Its because with most large safes, most of the weight is in the front of the safe, and with the door fully open there is a tipping hazard if not bolted down...

Phil

Be careful moving safes please.

Pretty sure a business owner passed recently due to a safe falling on him, but not 100%.

Also, I tried moving one with a U-Haul and a dolly by myself. I did it, but quite honestly, I got lucky and it could have been bad.

Check the safe. I moved my safe at least two times before I learned that the door, (about 200lbs) came off the hinges when opened. Sure made moving the safe easier and safer.

If moving the safe up or down stairs, rent a fridge dolley with the tracks that ride the stairs.

Geeze, just rent a pair of Safe Dollies at any rental yard for $50. Strapped together one on each end (which also keeps the door in the unlocked and closed position) and the jacks do all the lifting.





One person can do it, but two is better. Protect the floors, and use a couple steels to go over thresholds.


Phil

Pay somebody with the right equipment and young guys with good backs.

If new construction

Build the safe around the construction

In a basement corner

split level house, put the gun safe in the basement.

lower the safe down the stairs with a rope tied to a truck in the yard.

I got a set of those heavy as fuqk