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Moving a gun safe #6876520
05/19/20 01:27 AM
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Mr. Ed Offline OP
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just bought a gun safe from Tractor Supply. 64 gun model weighing 700 lbs. I can get it on my porch with my tractor forks and a couple of pallets to make it level with front door. Was going to use a 2 wheel dolly but worried about moving it that the small plate able to support 700 lbs. Other option was a Harbor freight short 4 wheel dolly but how do I lift it up an off the dolly. Anybody moved one ? Local mover wants $400 just from porch to the room its in.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876525
05/19/20 01:55 AM
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Use pipe as rollers. Watch close as they can take off quick once have them up on them. Will mash fingers easy as well.


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Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876526
05/19/20 02:05 AM
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I did use 4" sched 40 pvc to move my empty 12x16 shed to a new spot on the lawn. Used sheets of OSB for a base for rolling. Will also be using strips of plywood on the tile floor and hardwood to keep tile from cracking and hardwood from denting.

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Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876537
05/19/20 05:04 AM
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I have the same 64 gun safe from Tractor Supply and I used a 2 wheel dolly with inflatable tires from harbor freight (cheap one) to get it off my trailer down my sidewalk and up 4 steps and into my home. Once in my home I put Four 12" square pieces of carpet (upside down) under it and slid it through my house. The dolly held up fine. A hard wheeled dolly would have been better but it worked and the carpet made it slide great across my house floor (laminate flooring and carpet). I had help 2 other adults it will probably not get moved again though.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876540
05/19/20 05:18 AM
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4 guys and a 2 hard wheeled dolly to move the same safe. Tricky, but manageable.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876541
05/19/20 05:20 AM
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check with your local gun shop. Mine offers deliveries for a very reasonable and the two gentlemen that do the moving will move your existing safe for the same price.


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Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876542
05/19/20 05:22 AM
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We also have an appliance dolly at my office(Keen Plumbing Co.) that we use to move big water heaters that has two extra wheels that fold down and lock into place that make moving a 1200lb boiler very easy once you get it rocked back on all four wheels. I bought if for $300 with free shipping online. Some of the best money I've ever spent.


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Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876547
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I cut sch 40 pvc 4 inch and used 3 of them to roll is on it side and then stood it up.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876555
05/19/20 06:02 AM
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If you can, removed the door to reduce the weight

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876556
05/19/20 06:06 AM
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I used pipe on same cabinet.
Not sure where you are going on carpet or hardwood flooring.
A section of rug or heavy cardboard and just slide back and forth to destination or use hand truck to lift one side to slide.
If you use a two wheel hand truck, check load capacity rating.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876561
05/19/20 06:18 AM
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I would pay the 400 dollars. That sounds reasonable to me. It will take them several hours to drive to your place, move the safe with their equipment, with a liability bond, then return to their facility.


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876582
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Moving my safe into the house it was all I could do using a fridge dolly rented from the hardware store. If it would have weighted 1/2 a pound more I wouldn't have been able to tilt it.

My young son and I managed but it was all we could do. Once on the carpet it would slide. I couldn't scratch my wood floors or I'd never heard the end of it.

Then moving out of that house into the new one I had the HS football team helping and had a moving truck with a lift gate. Same issues just more bodies/hands and some big boys made it easier.

I think the trick is slow and easy. If it was on pipes I could see how it could get away from you quick.

If I set things up the way I'm thinking in the future the new safe will have delivery. I think my local guy charges $300 and he supposedly makes it look easy.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876589
05/19/20 07:02 AM
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Like a few others have said, it will slide on carpet or cardboard. If you can get it to where there is no elevation change sliding it is the way to go. It takes some time, working one side then the other, but you can walk it to where you want it a few inches at a time without any real problem. If it takes an hour you just got paid $400 for that hour of work, and that $400 can go towards filling one of the 64 spots in the safe!

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876645
05/19/20 07:36 AM
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On a good 2 wheeled cart they are not bad. Mine weight 1150 pounds empty and 2 of us moved them into the place. Steps suck but level floors are a breeze.


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Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876661
05/19/20 07:56 AM
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When I purchased the safe locally, two guys moved it in. It weighed 1050 lbs.

They had about a dozen pieces of schedule 80 -- 2" plastic pipe 36" long. Then using 3/4" plywood (not chip board) to roll it across the floor.

My job was to keep moving the plywood and rollers across the floor till we got it where I wanted it. It was on its back when moved.

Got to my spot, turned it around to set. 3 guys lifted it and set it into the spot. I think 2 of these guys must lift weights. Huge by any means.

Under the safe is a piece of 3/4" plywood larger than the bottom of the safe.

In the crawl space, I have a floor/beam screw jack on some 2x8 x 4' long to support the weight. Using a pair of 2x2 running perpindicular to the floor joists.

Once in, lag screwed to the floor. There are holes in the floor of the safe for this.

An interesting move to safe the least.


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Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876664
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Sounds silly but me and a buddy moved mine with ease by putting golf balls under it and inching it along. It was on carpet though.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876667
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I have used a 4 wheel dolly before and worked fine. The last time I moved it in a room to put new flooring down I used 1/2" pvc conduit. Could push it with one hand.

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876686
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I put cardboard under mine, slid a hole lot easier. did the same thing to move my brothers

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876725
05/19/20 08:56 AM
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Removing the door will reduce the weight and make moving it easier. Just make sure you’re careful. That thing can do some serious pinching that can be difficult to get out of.



Good luck

Re: Moving a gun safe [Re: Mr. Ed] #6876753
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Pay the money !! Remember they do it for a living plus if they tear a rug THEY replace it !!!

Or just put it in the garage if it's attached and has a concrete floor to anchor to. Better hope your floor can take that weight in one spot !!!!!

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