I’ve been asked to remove an antique safe from the third story of an old building. The safe is an E. R. Morse and measures as follows:
30” deep
36” wide
56” tall
It’s old as dirt and I know from dealing with smaller safes of similar vintage that it will be amazingly heavy. Just how amazingly heavy is what I would like to establish.
From my research It seems likely that it will weigh no less than 1,500 lbs which would seem to rule out the use of a powermate stair climbing dolly, as they top out at 1,000 for the stair climbing function. I am not afraid of moving heavy stuff, I have lifted a full 60 gallon water heater by the risers. But I will need a non lethal stair descending setup for something like this.
The owner of the safe owns the building (and many more) and his leasing agent called six people before I agreed to look at the safe. I would like to move it without having to pull the carpet and install anchors in the floor but that’s where my head is going. Trying to be in like Flynn.
I guess it really hinges on the weight. That’s where you fine people come in.
Just remembered I do have a 10,000lb pallet scale that I thought would come in handy one day. Maybe I will go back and weigh it…
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No I’m not subbing it out and no I will not focus on one thing, thanks in advance.
30” deep
36” wide
56” tall
It’s old as dirt and I know from dealing with smaller safes of similar vintage that it will be amazingly heavy. Just how amazingly heavy is what I would like to establish.
From my research It seems likely that it will weigh no less than 1,500 lbs which would seem to rule out the use of a powermate stair climbing dolly, as they top out at 1,000 for the stair climbing function. I am not afraid of moving heavy stuff, I have lifted a full 60 gallon water heater by the risers. But I will need a non lethal stair descending setup for something like this.
The owner of the safe owns the building (and many more) and his leasing agent called six people before I agreed to look at the safe. I would like to move it without having to pull the carpet and install anchors in the floor but that’s where my head is going. Trying to be in like Flynn.
I guess it really hinges on the weight. That’s where you fine people come in.
Just remembered I do have a 10,000lb pallet scale that I thought would come in handy one day. Maybe I will go back and weigh it…
No I’m not subbing it out and no I will not focus on one thing, thanks in advance.
