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Best/safest way to move a cabinet?
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 04, 2012, 02:33:05 pm ---The blanket and plastic wrap thing just makes them harder to deal with if they are going into something like a Rav-4.
As the others have said, just make sure you don't have anything loose inside of them.
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Yep that blanket that turns a 300lb cabinet into a 303lb cabinet really puts things over the top. ::)
Vigo:
Shovel them up on hand trucks, Wrap a tie down strap around it, and cart it away. If you can get a couple hand trucks, just leave them on the hand trucks permanently until they are moved back.
I wouldn't do any complete wrapping in blankets, just put something down where two surfaces can meet. Toss a towel in between the metal of the hand truck and the cabinet, a towel around the ratchet of the tie down. a blanket down on the truck bed when moving. You can use cardboard in there as well, but I don't know if bubble wrap would be any good. It seems to me it wouldn't hold up to the weight of a cabinet if hit on edge.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on October 04, 2012, 02:46:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 04, 2012, 02:33:05 pm ---The blanket and plastic wrap thing just makes them harder to deal with if they are going into something like a Rav-4.
As the others have said, just make sure you don't have anything loose inside of them.
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Yep that blanket that turns a 300lb cabinet into a 303lb cabinet really puts things over the top. ::)
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I never move a cab wrapped up -- I will wrap it in a blanket once in the vehicle and will use some flavour of padding on the dolly, but never put a wrapped cab on a dolly -- if things go south (and that can happen very quickly), it can be tough to get a grip if the cab is wrapped up.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on October 04, 2012, 02:46:38 pm ---Yep that blanket that turns a 300lb cabinet into a 303lb cabinet really puts things over the top. ::)
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A 303lb cabinet that will not slide into the Rav4 without the blanket getting caught on every sticky outy bit on the bumper, door, or floor of the vehicle. Even if it's not caught it will still get pulled down as you try to push the game over the carpet. It makes it difficult to get any real handhold on most of the cabinet and if you DO get a handhold, and the blanket slides, your grip is lost and you drop the game. The blanket really can be a super pain in the ass here.
BTW, the best thing I found to put under the cab to safely side it into a vehicle is cardboard. Same reasons dudes used to breakdance on cardboard boxes. :)
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 04, 2012, 03:13:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on October 04, 2012, 02:46:38 pm ---Yep that blanket that turns a 300lb cabinet into a 303lb cabinet really puts things over the top. ::)
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A 303lb cabinet that will not slide into the Rav4 without the blanket getting caught on every sticky outy bit on the bumper, door, or floor of the vehicle. Even if it's not caught it will still get pulled down as you try to push the game over the carpet. It makes it difficult to get any real handhold on most of the cabinet and if you DO get a handhold, and the blanket slides, your grip is lost and you drop the game. The blanket really can be a super pain in the ass here.
BTW, the best thing I found to put under the cab to safely side it into a vehicle is cardboard. Same reasons dudes used to breakdance on cardboard boxes. :)
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Any reason not to put the wrapped cab on cardboard?
I'm not saying I'm a cab moving master and I have certainly not moved as many cabs as Paige or Chad but I have watched professional movers destroy my pride and joy because they "knew what they were doing". I've since wrapped my cabs and pins when I've moved and have had no issues. Cardboard is always part of my moving arsenal tho as it does take care of those niggling sliding issues.