Safe Moved

[Jimbuck]

I have a safe (about 500 pounds) that needs to be moved from Waldorf to Lexington Park. Anyone know of someone that can do that?

 

[sead0nkey]

Carolina Safe Company (301) 374-233

Used them before and they are solid

 

[byf43]

Carolina Safes

3265 Leonardtown Rd, Waldorf, MD 20601
(301) 374-2333

Mr. Carl Hanson and his wife own the place.

GREAT people to do business with!!

 

[Ungermc]

Typically, with a couple of stout friends you can do it yourself. I recently moved a 600 lbs safe using two other guys, a pickup, a rental heavy appliance dolly and a few additional cargo straps just for extra security. Took us about a hour from off the truck, down a basement walkout and into place. Drilling the anchor holes and bolting down took about another hour.

All said, cost me $25 for the dolly rental and a couple six packs of beer.

 

[Mdeng]

When do you need to move it? Are there steps?

 

[Gryphon]

You can do it yourself (with some help) if you are in reasonably good shape. I am in my late 40's, 6'-0," and 215lbs. (yeah, I know, I need to lose 20lbs). I recently picked up a new safe - 510lbs. The store employee and myself tilted it into the back of my truck, and I slid it in on a heavy moving blanket - no big deal. I unloaded it in my garage myself. Use the truck tail gate as a fulcrum - provided its in good shape - or remove the gate and use the edge of the bed. If I didn't have stairs to deal with a heavy appliance dolly would have been all I needed to move it into the house. Unfortunately, I had 18 steps to deal with. I rented an 850lb capacity stair climber from Sunbelt ($100), and moved it upstairs solo, and into the house and into final position - all in about an hour. Caveat - if you go this route do a trial run with the Stair Climber without a load, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to have someone else around to help - but do not under any circumstances put that helper under the safe on the stairs using a stair climber. The stair climber relies on a moving load relative to the hand truck and therefore has a variable fulcrum that changes the leverage you can exert on the load. Have them help from above. If you have four guys, and a regular heavy hand truck, 3 guys on the bottom lifting with 1 on top guiding would be okay. Good luck, any doubts, get a pro.

 

[Jimbuck]

No steps. We are flexible. It is in my garage now and has to go to an apartment in Lexington Park. I have a bad back and my friend has a bad knee. We moved one and decided it was safer to get it moved.

 

[Aleutianhunter]

Moved an 800lb cannon a couple months ago with 4 guys and an appliance dolly. Down 5 stairs, onto the trailer, then about 100 feet over grass and brick, and up another 5 stairs.

Was a lot easier than I expected.

 

[Capt Skup]

Next time (cause now I need a bigger safe) I am going to get help. I bought a safe (400lbs) from Costco and moved it myself and I already experienced the joy of back surgery. The fun part was taking it down a hill on a dolly. If you can afford it, hire somebody qualified and insured.

 

[Soda]

Call Carl at Carolina Safes. You won't be sorry.

 

[FlatsFlite]

Pull the door off, now you have two trips of 250 pounds ... seriously.

 

[ASTC]

I have a safe (about 500 pounds) that needs to be moved from Waldorf to Lexington Park. Anyone know of someone that can do that?

Count this as another vote for Carolina Safes in Waldorf. They are professionals and do a great job. Have used them three times and would use them again.