Have all your helpers stand on the other side of the heavy safe and lean it back slightly.
Move large safe off floor.
The real problem you may be facing when moving to another home is how to move a huge safe your high security commercial safe that could weigh up to 500 lb or even more.
If you re loading the safe onto the back of a moving truck use a loading ramp to roll the dolly up.
Once the entire unit comes to rest upon the wheeled equipment tilt back the dolly so that the extreme weight is distributed evenly onto the rubber wheels.
With the help of your friends slowly and carefully tilt your safe and slip the dolly underneath its bottom.
Use the supporting straps or pieces of rope to strap down the safe to the moving dolly.
Tilt the safe carefully to one side and slide the appropriate dolly underneath it then wrap the safe with straps as tightly as possible to minimize any movements.
Completely secure the safe to the dolly with the straps or ropes before moving along your pre planned path.
Shut and lock the safe before moving it.
Wrap a furniture blanket around the safe and secure it with tape.
And when you add extraordinary weight and large dimensions to the world of moving things can go from easy to hard and then from safe to dangerous in mere seconds.
The first half of the video will show how to move a small gun fire safe off a pallet and the last half will sho.
If the safe happens to go off balance or be off center to begin with then it could come crashing to the floor.
How to secure a safe for moving.
In this job we will move a 1200 pound gun safe from one store to another we removed all the shelving to avoid damage during transportation.
Slide the dolly underneath the safe until the latter rests safely against the two wheeler.
This could definitely do some damage to you or the surrounding area.
It is important to get a steady push so that everything is under control and the safe doesn t fall forward.