The only reason there are not straps on this safe is because we were literally lifting it from the floor in front of the wall and setting it down just inside.

Steel safes slide very easily on steel forks. Strap it.

Remember the old saying: "The job isn't over until the video is posted."

I used the dowel method when we moved my 1100 lb safe into the house. Except I used steel pipes instead of dowels. I dread having to move it again. The notion of leaving it for the next owner and buying a new one is interesting...

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so once I get the safe out, I'm just driving the skid steer three blocks and putting it in the garage for now. We're going to buy another house this fall, and that will be its final destination. The real problem is where to keep 100 or so rifles and handguns.

Steeeeeaaaaaaalthy!

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
The real problem is where to keep 100 or so rifles and handguns.

I'll keep 'em for ya. Is the 2340 I sold you still part of your collection? I later decided I wasn't really done with .40 and bought another one. lol

Can a skid steer handle 1700#?

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
It has a nice detached garage, so once I get the safe out, I'm just driving the skid steer three blocks and putting it in the garage for now. We're going to buy another house this fall, and that will be its final destination. The real problem is where to keep 100 or so rifles and handguns.

Call your local law enforcement agency prior to driving down the street - it will save embarrassment if someone calls them, and they might escort you for safety!

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Originally posted by SigSAC:
Call your local law enforcement agency prior to driving down the street - it will save embarrassment if someone calls them, and they might escort you for safety!

I want to see the dash-cam video of the "chase".

Sigcrazy, Any update on how this went? Pics or video?

The big day is this Saturday. The utility line kill for the gas and electricity is this Friday.

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
The big day is this Saturday. The utility line kill for the gas and electricity is this Friday.

LIVESTREAM IT!!!

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
The big day is this Saturday. The utility line kill for the gas and electricity is this Friday.

Sigcrazy, how did it go?

I wish I could report that it was epic. But alas, the whole thing turned out to be a big fizzle.

I HAVE SO MUCH STUFF!! I spent three days just packing up my office (gunroom), with the deadline quickly approaching. This whole move has felt like that picture of the pullout from Saigon. You know, the one with people trying to get on that last UH-1. If I hadn't have parked a semi trailer across my front lawn last month, I'd have been majorly screwed.

For two weeks, my wife and oldest daughter have been clucking constantly about how we're going to kill ourselves, yada, yada, yada. Without my knowledge, she called up to Ft Knox Safe and hired their people to show up one day ahead of my big plan. It turns out that the same guy who installed the safe 12 years ago showed up with just one other guy, two little plastic rollers, and a specialized trailer. They moved a 2000lb safe up the street to storage in under thirty minutes. I told my brother we didn't need his skid steer, so he left it at home.

While handing over the $200 + $20 tip, I was forced to admit to my smug wife that it was the best $220 I'd ever spent, given our time constraints, all the while having her give me that accusing look that I am Tim the Tool Man when doing anything.

Later that weekend, with just four hours to go before we had to vacate the premises, we were trying to rescue the backyard playground. With a huge storm approaching, I was busting my ass to remove the playground sized swing (a huge one that liability has made obsolete in parks), including the 100 lb concrete balls (x6) buried in the ground. My wife observed that this was way more difficult (for me) than she thought. I felt compelled to state that a skid steer would have lifted them out in a few minutes.

And so the battle of the sexes continues... I feel like I'm losing.

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Originally posted by Russ59:
Can a skid steer handle 1700#?

I work in the demolition industry. Now days the big ones have over 100 horsepower and can lift twice that much

Well, I’m glad it was moved safely. Sounds like one hell of a couple weeks.
I’m about to start the same adventure... Moving out of a rental and into our new house. The upside is that we never really unpacked in the rental.

Glad to hear there was no damage, but it would have been EPIC

I think most people underestimate the time it takes to do a move. I was involved in emptying a house with a co-trustee which increased the difficulty because she never could hit the deadlines she set. Fortunately I was in a position where I could could hire some help for my part so I was able to hit my deadlines but the whole thing was a pain. Glad you weren't killed moving your safe. You may want to call those guys back for the next move!

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
While handing over the $200 + $20 tip, I was forced to admit to my smug wife that it was the best $220 I'd ever spent, given our time constraints, all the while having her give me that accusing look all the while having her give me that accusing look that I am Tim the Tool Man when doing anything.

This is why we demand pics!