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Posted: 10/27/2013 12:09:33 PM EDT
| I'm finally going to buy a safe in the next month or so and have a question about transporting it. I don't want my neighbors seeing a safe in the back of my truck when I bring it home. Can I lay it down in the bed of my truck and not cause any damage? Don't want to mess anything up inside. |
| Just moved mine a few months ago. kept it strapped to an appliance hand truck / dolly. tipped it into ths horse trailer and transported it on it's back. tipped it out of the trailer into the upright position and slid it across a gravel driveway on several 4x4 sheets of plywood. two guys and two gals. took a while but nothing got broken and nobody got hurt. |
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Just be careful if the safe has a glass relocker.
Something you might look at is whether you can remove the door or not. Makes a huge weight difference when moving the body around. If you are really worried about the neighbors seeing your goodies, rent a small uhaul. The ramp will come in useful when loading and unloading. Use an appliance dolly. My method for moving my safe (I have done it twice) is to unload everything, take the door off, roll both pieces into the uhaul, and then remount the door. I used a vehicle jack to raise and lower the door into position on the hinges. |
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Most gun safes will transport on their back just fine. You will want to make sure all of the shelving is locked into place with extra shelf clips, or removed to keep it from tumbling around inside. There are a few safes that are known to have issues with the gypsum board coming loose and blocking the bolt work. Placing those on their backs could increase the odds of something like that happening.
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