Gun Safe Moving Ideas

[DorothyNotKeegan]

Loneaggie and I moved mine into my house about 3 months ago. We used an appliance dolly, pvc pipe, cardboard, and elbow grease!

[Boomer57]

Plywood and dollies. Ply wood will spread the weight out to save tile and wood flooring. On carpet it won't let wheels bury up and tip save over.

[Daniel75]

I might be wrong but I just don't see a 500lb safe getting pushed on a piece of carpet. I moved my mom's piano that probably easily weighed 400+ and even on a dolly, it split the linoleum. I'd lay down the plywood and try the golf balls. It's going to be a PITA either way.

[Randy]

A 500lb safe is easy to move with a dolly with pneumatic rubber tires. If all else fails you can drag it on a quilt across bare floors. Not much different than moving a big refrigerator.


Nothing to it. Now when you step up to the 1000-1500lb mark thats when it gets tough.

[billinkb]

Which safe did you pick up at tractor supply? What was it that sold you on that one? And how much did it cost out the door?

If you don't mind...

Oh and I have heard of people having good luck with golf balls... That's the way I would go.

I got the Winchester 24 gun.

What sold me was, it was on sale for $599 versus $699 regular price.
It was $649 with tax.

They have a Cannon 24 gun for Regular price of $499 but it is 4 inches smaller in width.

[billinkb]

I have all wood and tile floor all the way

[JMAR]

I have all wood and tile floor all the way

It will slide easy! I used a rubber backed rug turned upside down and put it in a closet by myself! Same safe you bought

[Habanarrow]

I moved mine by placing them on a heavy blanket and one person pull on the blanket and one person pushing.Worked great.

This...
Also a big piece of cardboard will do great on carpets

[HoustonR6ryda]

I should be picking up my gun safe this evening from Tractor Supply.
I have two corners to get around in the hallway and I don't think that leaning it back on a dolly will work. Any great ideas on moving it. It weights 500 lbs and is 30"x26" and about 5 ft high.

did mine with the dolly and one spotter-wasnt that bad at all

[Tmag]

These little dollies work great. Got mine at Harbor Freight on sale for 7.50.

[bboswell]

I might be wrong but I just don't see a 500lb safe getting pushed on a piece of carpet. I moved my mom's piano that probably easily weighed 400+ and even on a dolly, it split the linoleum. I'd lay down the plywood and try the golf balls. It's going to be a PITA either way.

Just relaying what has worked for me, without big strong help, multiple times.

Your results may vary...

[DorothyNotKeegan]

My safe weighed 850 with no problems on the flooring when we put it on the cardboard.

[systemnt]

My safe weighed 850 with no problems on the flooring when we put it on the cardboard.

850 lbs?
Seguay is rated to 1000 aint it?

[CoachStanton]

Go buy some wooden dial rods and cut them to length. You won't have to pick it up as high as the golf balls. Just roll it along and replace them as you roll off of them. I have moved several and this works the best. The furniture four-wheel cart works well too, but you have to get it way off the ground, which I don't recommend for one or two people.

[Tbar]

Move it with the dolly.......when you get to the corner set it down on thick piece of carpet......slide it around the corner and pick it up again with the dolly. opps........I am assuming you have hard floors. Won't work on carpet.


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