Moving a Gun Safe...?

[bulldog]

Bought a Cannon 36 Gun safe (750 lbs.)...how is it best to move it from the store to my house and into the house?
Not sure where to put it...back bedroom is my first choice, next to an exterior wall.
Would it be good to place it in my garage? The garage gets hot in the summer, and cold in the winter.
Thanks!
Bulldog...

 

[Sugarbug]

I'd say no to garage as the humidity will wreak havoc. Inside is best and for that you'll need a sturdy hand truck and someone to help you out. Make sure your doorways/hallways are large enough to accommodate the width.

 

[Ritten]

You want to put it in a secure and temperature stable room. As far as moving it, you will be amazed at the items that an iced down case of beer will move! With the power of facebook and a game on, it's almost magical.

 

[kajuntriton]

Truck bed works great for the haul, lay it on its back on a thick piece of cardboard.....STRAP it down and secure it firmly......once you get home, you will need to get really close to a door.....the one closest place to final install.....once inside lay down a thick piece of cardboard and stand safe on cardboard......this helps it slide easily and wont scuff floors.....of course if you have an EXTREMELY heavy duty dolly you wont need the cardboard...I thought mine was heavyduty until I put a 700+lb safe on it......
Best of luck!

 

[1funvet]

You might look into renting an appliance dolly to help move it.I agree with Didley on location.Also in your garage,more people are likely to notice it and this could cause a problem.You bedroom will be more secure.

 

[Tx_oil]

A furniture dolly works well..you can rent one at a local equipment rental outlet and it will save your back. Some thick furniture pads wrapped around the safe to protect the walls is also a good idea. When you get it set in place you will want to mark the holes in the floor of the safe on the surface (carpet/wood/concrete) so you can install concrete anchors to lock your safe down. Two burglars with a hand truck can move it out in a few minutes. Anchor it down.

 

[lsu fan]

Furniture dolly is good, but you still need help supporting it. That's what we used the first time I moved my safe in. The second time we used cardboard and "walked" it down the hall and into the office. If it's easy enough to take the door off, it can make the job easier, as the door weighs a lot, but it can be awkward and might not be worth it. I had to take the handle off to fit mine through doorways. Just make sure you have enough help.

 

[flamatrix99]

I need to anchor mine down... I never did because I didnt want to ruin the carpet and we know we don't want to live in this house much after the kiddo is out of high school. Plus the safe is in a corner the dining room. not like it was in a closet. We don't use the dining room with only three of us. We eat at the dinette table in the kitchen.

 

[tas745]

I had the same problems. We bought a cannon safe from tractor supply and couldn't lift it on the dolly so we used and old comforter and my wife and I slid it across the whole house. It seemed to work great.

 

[bulldog]

That's the one I got...48 gun Cannon from Tractor Supply... 580 lbs.

 

[ewebb10]

Truck bed works great for the haul, lay it on its back on a thick piece of cardboard.....STRAP it down and secure it firmly......once you get home, you will need to get really close to a door.....the one closest place to final install.....once inside lay down a thick piece of cardboard and stand safe on cardboard......this helps it slide easily and wont scuff floors.....of course if you have an EXTREMELY heavy duty dolly you wont need the cardboard...I thought mine was heavyduty until I put a 700+lb safe on it......
Best of luck!

What happens if you don't strap it down?

 

[cnodie1]

+1 to taking off the door. It is almost 1/3 of the totla weight of the safe and makes it a much easier task.

 

[beauxdog]

Bulldog,

Don't laugh but we use golf balls. One of the safe guys told us about it and I have a 5 gallon bucket of golf balls just for that use. You and some friends can get it in a house and stand it up, we put the balls on the floor leaned the safe back put them under the safe and you will be amazed at how easy it is to move it. You just got to keep putting the balls back in front for the safe to ride on. Of find a furniture dolly with caster wheels that can handle 750 lbs. The important part is the dolly can't extend past the side of the safe because it won't make the turns into the rooms if it does. Been there already. As always Good Luck.


Beauxdog

 

[kajuntriton]

What happens if you don't strap it down?

It slides out of the truck......A$$HOLE!!! As if YOU didn't already know THIS!!!!

 

[Golden Dragon]

Furniture dolly is good, but you still need help supporting it. That's what we used the first time I moved my safe in. The second time we used cardboard and "walked" it down the hall and into the office. If it's easy enough to take the door off, it can make the job easier, as the door weighs a lot, but it can be awkward and might not be worth it. I had to take the handle off to fit mine through doorways. Just make sure you have enough help.

"I had the same problems. We bought a cannon safe from tractor supply and couldn't lift it on the dolly so we used and old comforter and my wife and I slid it across the whole house. It seemed to work great. "

Go to a carpet store get some old carpet out of the dumpster cut out what you need. Make it longer, 8 foot longer and as wide tour safe, use the long side to pull and push once in place you can cut and leave some under or pull it all out. Harvey duty to slid with safe on it.

 

[jussaddwata]

I had the same problems. We bought a cannon safe from tractor supply and couldn't lift it on the dolly so we used and old comforter and my wife and I slid it across the whole house. It seemed to work great.

Moving blankets worked great for us...we slid that safe where ever we wanted it....

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[Specularius]

A hydraulic palet jack works great!

 

[Trey@IG]

It slides out of the truck......A$$HOLE!!! As if YOU didn't already know THIS!!!!

that was pretty dirty ewebb!

on the other hand, how does a 600+ lb safe move?

 

[slogoat]

This, or roll it on metal pipes. Dolly is a PITA.

Bulldog,

Don't laugh but we use golf balls. One of the safe guys told us about it and I have a 5 gallon bucket of golf balls just for that use. You and some friends can get it in a house and stand it up, we put the balls on the floor leaned the safe back put them under the safe and you will be amazed at how easy it is to move it. You just got to keep putting the balls back in front for the safe to ride on. Of find a furniture dolly with caster wheels that can handle 750 lbs. The important part is the dolly can't extend past the side of the safe because it won't make the turns into the rooms if it does. Been there already. As always Good Luck.


Beauxdog

 

[sandman7925]

You want to put it in a secure and temperature stable room. As far as moving it, you will be amazed at the items that an iced down case of beer will move! With the power of facebook and a game on, it's almost magical.

That's how I did it. It worked like a charm, never mind one person involved had to see a chiropractor and I had to see an orthopedic the next day.