Moving a gun safe. Need help with ideas!

[GunTroll]

I've got a problem....I am moving to TN and have to move a 900 lb. gun safe. No one will rent me a moving truck with a lift gate for a one way move. I got a pallet jack squared away and help to move it but can't figure a way to get it into a truck that only has a ramp. It currently sits on a pallet that it came on. Any ideas? I would like to not spend much money to get this done. I know I'll have the same issue on the other end but got to tackle one step at a time.

Thanks
GT

[Pancho Villa]

Take the tailgate off, use a flat piece of steel if you can find one as a ramp?

[GunTroll]

I'm talking big rental truck. Uhaul,Budget,Penske style. Got to move my whole house worth of crap.

[RCCrawler]

My guess is you would be better off selling this one local and picking up a new one when you get there.

[gnihcraes]

Get a large portable engine hoist... pick it up and set it into the truck. might be able to find a rental to use somewhere, and hope you can do the same in TN.

[esaabye]

grab a local landscaper with a bobcat and forks to lift it. Else you can rent a forklift but it will run 150 for the day.

A bobcat can lift about 1500 lbs without any problem.

[opie011]

Just thought of this. I've got a hydrolic tilt trailer with a winch we can use to pull the safe onto my trailer then back the trailer up to the rental truch and use a piece of steel(I have a perfect plate of steel for this purpose) to make a small ramp up in to the rental truck. If you can find out the height of the deck on the rental truck that can give me a better idea of what needs to be done! We can make this happen, even if I need to take it to a loading dock on my trailer!!

[GunTroll]

I was just about to PM you. I'll look into the deck height tomorrow. I'll email you.

[TFOGGER]

I dunno how feasible it is, but can you find a loading dock with a ramp that you can use? I have done this with motorcycles in the past.

[blackford76]

If all else fails, call a tow company and ask them for a flatbed wrecker to help you out, I used to do stuff like that all the time, even put a boat into a U-Haul.

[GunTroll]

I just wish the rental truck companies would rent me a truck with a lift gate! Only for local moves they tell me. Thanks all for the input. Opie011 is trying to help me with this. Keep the ideas coming! I appreciate all of them.

[Hoser]

Take the door off. It makes them a lot easier to move.

[Dr_Fwd]

OK, my friend was moving his safe and we had te very same problem as you. what we did is - we went to the nearest Lowes store found the flatbed delivery track driver and asked him to stop by when he's gonna be out for the next delivery. paid him $20 cash - he was happy, we were even happier.

P.S. in case if you don't know - these guys have the forklift attached to the flatbed all the time.

[GunTroll]

I just realized my neighbor is a repo guy and has a flat bed tow truck. Now my wheels are turning!

[Dr_Fwd]

I just realized my neighbor is a repo guy and has a flat bed tow truck. Now my wheels are turning!

here we go.. [Beer]