Strong Hold Locker Question

[elterrell]

I am pretty set on buying one....big question is how am I going to move it? Seriously. That thing is like 600 pounds. Any ideas short of investing in a very heavy duty dolly/truck. Anybody got some redneck engineering ideas?

 

[EOC_Jason]

Most good quality 2-wheel dollies will hold like 1,000 lbs.

Maybe those little furniture movers with the 4 casters, I don't know what you call them.

If you don't have the tools to move it and don't want to invest in them, you can check your local rental place. Get one of those trailers that drops to the ground and a heavy duty furniture dolly...

 

[elterrell]

Most good quality 2-wheel dollies will hold like 1,000 lbs.

Maybe those little furniture movers with the 4 casters, I don't know what you call them.

If you don't have the tools to move it and don't want to invest in them, you can check your local rental place. Get one of those trailers that drops to the ground and a heavy duty furniture dolly...

I have tuck cart and a dolly, but at 600 lbs, it may crush me like a grape if things go poorly.

 

[bdamico]

look up 12 gauge garage if you haven't already

 

[spotco2]

As far as moving it around once you get it home, get 3 pieces of metal pipe 1/2-3/4" and about as wide or a little wider than the object you are moving. You can use galvanized, black or even solid round stock. Basically whatever you can find cheap will work.

Use a lever (long 2x4, piece of angle iron, Johnson bar, etc) with a couple of pieces of wood stacked on top of each other for a pivot point. Have one piece of pipe on the floor in front of the box. Lever under the hinge enough to slip the pipe under the front. Push it a little from the back so it starts to roll up onto the pipe. Let it get almost to the center and insert second pipe under front.

Now you're rolling. When the center piece gets to the back end, the front piece should be near the center so it's time to insert pipe 3 under front. Rinse and repeat until you get it where you want it. Then roll as close to in place as you want it and roll it off your pipes into place.

Getting it home is a different story and depends on if you have a truck or trailer and a way to unload it.

 

[bsg]

As far as moving it around once you get it home, get 3 pieces of metal pipe 1/2-3/4" and about as wide or a little wider than the object you are moving. You can use galvanized, black or even solid round stock. Basically whatever you can find cheap will work.

Use a lever (long 2x4, piece of angle iron, Johnson bar, etc) with a couple of pieces of wood stacked on top of each other for a pivot point. Have one piece of pipe on the floor in front of the box. Lever under the hinge enough to slip the pipe under the front. Push it a little from the back so it starts to roll up onto the pipe. Let it get almost to the center and insert second pipe under front.

Now you're rolling. When the center piece gets to the back end, the front piece should be near the center so it's time to insert pipe 3 under front. Rinse and repeat until you get it where you want it. Then roll as close to in place as you want it and roll it off your pipes into place.

Getting it home is a different story and depends on if you have a truck or trailer and a way to unload it.

Won't work on most Stronghold cabinets, they have four legs, not a flat surface.

I move mine around with a pallet jack. The legs are the just the right height off the ground to give clearance for the pallet jack. I do this with the cabinet loaded, makes it easy to rearrange the shop when needed.

Good luck, love them Stronghold cabinets.

Kevin

 

[jerseywild]

I have four stronghold cabinets, the little one is 600 the big ones are just under 1000. I have a hydraulic lift to move them.