Posted: 7/8/2017 10:22:09 AM EDT
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My Heritage is the size of a refrigerator, only slightly shorter. Not sure of actual weight.
I'm moving, and need to decide if I need to pay a pro or can do it myself with young strong backs and a dolly. Anyone have techniques or tricks? I'll start by removing all the ammo. . . . |
| When I sold my Amsec (about 800 lbs) the buyer and I were able to load it into his truck with a come-along, some ropes and pulleys and other stuff for mechanical advantage. It can be done, but make sure you have enough muscle, think ahead, and carefully plan out how you will execute every inch of movement with the safe before you make it. Make sure everyone always has an 'escape plan' so they can get out of the way in case something goes wrong and you lose control of it. Beyond about 1000 however, I'd just have a pro do it. Cost me about $1200 to have three guys, and a boom truck to move a 4000 lb TL30 60 miles. Money well spent. |
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Prolly your best bet. Got a Browning, great safe, but the fucking thing weighs 900 lubs. 
Couple of strong young backs and a reefer cart was the way I always moved it, tho you'll need a truck with a lift gate. The safe movers I use are a couple of former D1 football players with a mechanical dolly. No problems for them. |
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My Fatboy Jr moved easily by rolling on PVC pipe sections (ancient Egypt style). Of course that's no help on steps.
Loading and unloading on a pickup is no problem with that size safe and a couple of guys. It's much easier than dealing with a low trailer.  Failed To Load Title |
| I bought a heavy duty dolly designed for moving large items. Once my giant Ft Knox was rocked back so that it could be run under it you ran the built in strap around it and could tilt it back so that it rested there. I was able to move it with only one other strong person assist. We had a small utility trailer with a ramp(used for motorcycles) and a hand winch to control rolling the safe up/down. Worked like a champ, and we were able to move the safe to several houses over the years with no drama, and no one knowing we had a safe which could be important. Dolly was $339 and after all my moves were over sold it for $250. You can also rent the same dolly. Regards |
| Pay a pro. I moved my dads Liberty Presidential 50 from PA to NJ. Wasn't cheap. But, couldn't replace the safe for what it cost to move. It was worth every penny. There were issues. Their dolly blew out a tire. Trouble getting it on the truck. But, they got it to my house without a scratch. Fast forward. We moved from NJ to FL. Moving company said they could move it. The additional cost to the move wasn't much. I let them. It was empty. Thank God. Now...I own a Liberty Presidential 50 safe with a scraped paint job and a dinged side. I had the paint repaired by a mobile guy our dealership uses to fix cars. came out OK. The moral of the story is, Get an estimate on a professional move from a professional safe mover. Weigh replacement vs. moving it. Act accordingly. Hope this helps. |
| Moved my big liberty safe a couple of years ago. Moved it out of the shop using a pallet jack.  Loaded it into the moving van using my tractor FEL & a forged eye bolt in the top threaded hole. Unloaded it with 3 big movers, a heavy duty dolly & a lift tailgate on a second truck. Rolled it into the house & stood it up - concrete floor. All went well. |
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Amateurs. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/297684/20170704-150804-248859.JPG The safe movers I use are a couple of former D1 football players with a mechanical dolly. No problems for them. |
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It depends on where it is, where it's going, and equipment you have...
If it's sitting on a pallet on a flat concrete floor, I could move a 3000lb safe without breaking a sweat, if it's a 650 lb safe on the 5th floor with a narrow spiral staircase, you can go fuck yourself and get a pro 
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My Heritage is the size of a refrigerator, only slightly shorter. Not sure of actual weight. I'm moving, and need to decide if I need to pay a pro or can do it myself with young strong backs and a dolly. Anyone have techniques or tricks? I'll start by removing all the ammo. . . . |
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My Rhino was 1580 lbs. Hired a pro, with the right gear. Went great. I moved it in myself. Took 4 hours, all went well. Hired a mover when I got married and bought a bigger house. They ruined a piano mover, a LARGE appliance dolly, and scarfed up the safe. |
| I would do it at or under 1000 lbs with no stairs. Be careful on your flooring. It might be a good idea to have a couple smalled pieces of plywood to roll your dolly cart on to protect your floor. 1000lbs concentrated on the contact area of 2 dolly wheels is a lot. Ne careful. I bent my tailgate a little unloading about a 800-1000 lb chunk of concrete. |
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A bud and I lifted a 900# safe into the back of a Sprinter van There was a trim plate on the floor. the safe had a electric box that got hooked on the trim I placed a 400# rated strap around the safe to drag it out. I pulled hard enough to break the strap.
Out the back of the van I flew. I went out backwards rotated over and placed my hand up to save my face. broke my right wrist in 4 places 3 plates 19 screws 2 surgeries and close to 1 year now. But I saved $300 bucks! |
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My old safe is a TL-30 rated Mosler that is solid plate steel. The door is 1" plate with an extra 1/4" of hardened steel plate on top of that. It weighs around 3k pounds.
We moved it out of a mini warehouse onto a trailer with nothing but a pallet jack, some wood, a come along and a lot of patience. I got a great deal on it but it was sold sitting in a mini warehouse and moving it was my problem. To put it in the house we used the tractor to get it onto the porch then just used plywood and the pallet jack to get it into place. The trick is to be safe, have patience and take your time. |
| It all depends on if you have steps/stairs involved.When I got my 1000# Sturdy safe I just backed it up to my French doors,slid it off the truck bed into the house,while I tilted it back slightly my buddy slid a couple of lengths of 3/4 PVC under it and off we went.I had to make 5 turns to get it into my closet and we just kept feeding lengths of PVC under it as we went.It probably only took the 2 of us 30 minutes and it was a breeze---and this was going across carpet.Just go slow and easy.It did help that as a Industrial hvac mechanic I've been rigging heavy weights my entire career so I understand it and am not afraid of it.Slow and easy is the key. |