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Posted: 10/18/2010 7:48:55 AM EDT
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Maybe this has been discussed before, but I tried searching and came up with nothing. My guns seem to be reproducing, so I'm running out of room in my current "safe." A friend of my father in law has a 2003 production AMSEC BF7240 that I can pick up for $600. I'm guessing this thing weighs in around 1000 lbs. or more, and it's just plain big. I would definately like to pick this thing up, but it's no rush because it's not technically for sale, but how the heck do I get it into my basement? Let me explain the situation. First I would have to get it on my deck, then about 6 inches up to get through the french doors. Once inside, it's about 12 ft. to the basement stairs across laminate wood floor. The stairs are carpeted, but if the carpet suffers its not a big deal because it is going to be replaced anyway. The stairs are also open on one side, and the space between the bottom stair and wall is 44 inches, 4 inches more than the width of the safe. Once in the basement I can move it into place with just a couple pieces of pipe to roll it on. So, any ideas from anyone who may have done this?
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You mean this can't be accomplished with a friend, dolly, and a six pack? Seriously though, I called a moving company on my lunch break and got a qoute for $250 to put it into place in my basement. Seems reasonable to me, and no one will have to go to the hospital.
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Quoted: Do not hire a moving company, hire a safe mover. You also need to make sure they are bonded and insured. When we moved recently the moving company was in charge of hiring the third party to move my safe. There were four guys from a moving company. They are lucky they did not end up injured the way they just muscled my safe down the stairs. Two guys were at the bottom with my 1000# safe above them and a concrete wall below/behind them. They didn't have the equipment or the know how to do it safely. |
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Quoted: You mean this can't be accomplished with a friend, dolly, and a six pack? Seriously though, I called a moving company on my lunch break and got a qoute for $250 to put it into place in my basement. Seems reasonable to me, and no one will have to go to the hospital.Dan It's usually a 12 pack. But that's how I herniated a disc so I don't recommend it. |
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I move safes as a second job. Two or three a week. Spend the several hundred bucks it will take to put a thousand pounder in the basement. If you do it yourself you will probably wish you had not. You and three buddies could do it, but why take the risk? You and your buddies each only have one back.
DR |
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I move safes as a second job. Two or three a week. Spend the several hundred bucks it will take to put a thousand pounder in the basement. If you do it yourself you will probably wish you had not. You and three buddies could do it, but why take the risk? You and your buddies each only have one back.
DR |
Thanks to everyone for the advice so far. It should be in my basement in about two weeks, just haven't had time to get everything lined up yet. I'm definately going to hire it out, but I'm having trouble finding an actual safe moving company locally. There's a local moving company right next to my shop and I've talked with them, and they said they move a couple a year.  Once it is in place I will do an update with pics, assuming all goes well.
Dan |
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Thanks to everyone for the advice so far. It should be in my basement in about two weeks, just haven't had time to get everything lined up yet. I'm definately going to hire it out, but I'm having trouble finding an actual safe moving company locally. There's a local moving company right next to my shop and I've talked with them, and they said they move a couple a year. Once it is in place I will do an update with pics, assuming all goes well.
Dan We want pics if it doesn't go well also 
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