Gun safe moving woes...

[The Gleam]

Get a big piece of carpet. Lay that on the three steps. Tilt the safe down onto it's side and slide it up the steps. Once past the steps, tilt it back up. 1911R SSS mentioned blankets, but alternating carpet remnants to slide it across each piece on hard floors has always worked for me.

[MarikinaMan]

Did it with with three guys and removing the door. The door was over 250 pounds. PITA

I reused the pallet and a car jack to reposition and reinstall the door.

[Win231]

I'd rather spend a few bucks & have experienced professionals do it, but if you want to do it yourself, here's a tip I learned when the delivery guys brought my 1,000 lb. piano up 13 steps to the living room:
They put some carpeted wooden boxes on each step & I was surprised at how two guy easily slid it up the stairs. The boxes made the stairs like a ramp.

[IVC]

I've learned long time ago to use specialized safe moving services. They have those special dollies that are "pumped" to move a safe up the stairs. Nothing like watching one guy, average size, move the safe by using his brains instead of his strength...

[MarikinaMan]

Now that I’ve done it, I can tell you, I will never do anything over 800 pounds ever. Without the appropriate gear, it’s pretty dangerous.

[johnthomas]

I guess you did it? Did you take the door off?

[MarikinaMan]

I guess you did it? Did you take the door off?

Yeah I did. Took it off with a car jack. Same when I put it back on.

[golfish]

Did it with with three guys and removing the door. The door was over 250 pounds. PITA

I reused the pallet and a car jack to reposition and reinstall the door.

That's using your head...way to go OP

[Erion929]

IMO, building a little ramp would've done wonders.

Either some support bricks and thick plywood....or a steel grate.....roll the safe up. The longer the ramps, the lower the angle.

[ARDude]

Take the guns and ammo out first....

[ditchdigger]

Use 6" tall blocks.

Rock the safe on one side and place a block. Rock it on the other side and put a block. Slide the safe forward to the next step.

Repeat with another set of blocks and slide it forward again.

The first two blocks are free. Use them for the next step.

[JackEllis]

This is one of the reasons I rejected a safe in favor of a home grown option. The only ways to get a safe where I wanted it were to either move it down 11 steps that were never built for a 600 pound safe or move it down an earthen slope.

My solution isn't as theft resistant as a safe, but it's good enough to deter smash-and-grab thieves and that's good enough for me since I don't own collectible firearms.

[hunterb]

This is why I have 2 medium safes instead of 1 big one.
I moved one of my safes by myself once. ONCE. My back hurts just thinking about it. Almost squished my dog

Hats off for doing it yourself OP! OPSEC!

[Gringo Bandito]

I just moved and had the movers take my safe down a few flights of stairs of an apartment building. Talk about sketchy..Stairs flexing like crazy. The almost dropped it down the stairs and crushed one of the movers so I jumped in and we got it down the stairs. They declined my advice of using the lift gate and the safe actually fell on one of the movers as they pushed it up the ramp. I helped lift it off of him. All in all, I will call the pros next time.

[rdfact]

Gun safe moving woes...

I have been thinking about safe moving lately as a move is in my future. My gun safe is not as heavy as OP's Amsec - my son and I moved it in using a furniture dolly.
My problem is I also have a "file safe" (sort of a file cabinet on steroids). It was made in the 60's and has, or had at the time, a 1 hour fire rating. It is lined with concrete. It has 4 drawers and weighs 1,040 lbs. empty. I estimate the drawers are 50-60 lbs. each so if I remove them it is down to about 800 lbs.
I was thinking a foldable shop crane with some lifting straps could lift it into the back of a truck if the safe was on its side. Harbor Freight has 1 ton and 2 ton models.