Free Halls Safe in Ebay

[djed]

Must pick up in Rhode Island.

[Squelchtone]

this one?
https://providence.craigslist.org/zip/d ... 55298.html

[djed]

Nope - see eBay id 153520930506

[Squelchtone]

Nope - see eBay id 153520930506

haha I missed the ebay part in your title.. long day..

[sign216]

God, RI is really close to me, but moving a full size safe is such hassle. I'd love to do it, but safes just don't seem to carry the value w the public that they used to

Am I wrong on this?

Joe

[Squelchtone]

God, RI is really close to me, but moving a full size safe is such hassle. I'd love to do it, but safes just don't seem to carry the value w the public that they used to

Am I wrong on this?

Joe

No, I think you're right. In our dumbed down society where people have no common sense and are brain washed by media sound bites that tell them what to think and how to feel and constant advertizing of what to buy, people can't and don't want to bother knowing or telling the difference between a $100 dollar Sentry fire safe at the big box store and a $10000 dollar Amsec Amvault TL30x6. To them a safe is a safe, so it must be good enough if it's being sold on a store shelf or on Amazon Prime.

There is probably a generational gap as well. People seem to have forgotten that safes are a good idea. Perhaps the safe companies and locksmiths of America need a new marketing campaign to teach the public that each home should own a proper safe to store ones cash, paperwork, jewelry, and guns.

I swear WBZ News or some Boston outlet recently did an expose on el cheapo fire safes that don't actually survive a real house fire, did you happen to catch that?

Squelchtone

[sign216]

Squelch,

No, I didn't catch that expose of cheap fire safes. I listen to more radio that TV, so I'm not surprised I missed it.

Yes, now that people are moving to digital currency people don't think they need to protect their other valuables. And like you said, even if they get a safe, they're happy w the low cost ones from the big box stores.

Hey, just to quell my curiosity, how much do you think it would cost to move that Ebay safe 50 miles? I'm thinking $500 - 750.

Joe

[Squelchtone]

sign216,

I would lift out the door of that safe to reduce weight, and then put some 2x4s out my Jeep Cherokee's hatch to use as a ramp, bring some cut up 2x4 or 4x4 pieces to get the safe a little higher off the ground, then tilt it against my bumper onto the 2x4s and some moving boxes and heave ho that thing into the jeep. have done so before. To remove from Jeep, slide safe out half way using the cardboard on cardboard under it for easier gliding, get a spare car tire with no rim put it on the lawn at the end of the driveway and let gravity do the rest.

cost ya gas money, and beer money for that friend who is gonna join you on that mission.

Squelchtone

[00247]

sign216,

I would lift out the door of that safe to reduce weight, and then put some 2x4s out my Jeep Cherokee's hatch to use as a ramp, bring some cut up 2x4 or 4x4 pieces to get the safe a little higher off the ground, then tilt it against my bumper onto the 2x4s and some moving boxes and heave ho that thing into the jeep. have done so before. To remove from Jeep, slide safe out half way using the cardboard on cardboard under it for easier gliding, get a spare car tire with no rim put it on the lawn at the end of the driveway and let gravity do the rest.

cost ya gas money, and beer money for that friend who is gonna join you on that mission.

Squelchtone

I don't know Squelchtone... It's to bad we all don't live in the same neighborhood so we could all gather and watch you attempt to get that safe in your Jeep. I would supply the beer.

Seeing that the safe is double door, is 60" tall, 41" wide and 31" deep, and is a thick walled fire safe it's going to be pretty heavy. It may be a very entertaining show. Hopefully, somebody would be sober enough to be able to call 911 when things go wrong.

Personally, I would load up the Bobcat on the equipment trailer and take that along so I could lift it and drive right up on the trailer. Not much entertainment value doing it that way though.

Oops! My bad. I saw the safe link that you posted Squelchtone. After reviewing the thread I see the Ebay safe is smaller. Carry on with the 2x4's and Jeep. Still may be entertaining to watch. Especially with plenty of beer and wise ass safe guys critiquing your style.

[Squelchtone]

=) I'm willing to make an ass out of myself =) for a free safe, even more so! and yes it would be cool if we all lived near by, it would nice to have some meet ups and safe penetration parties.

[00247]

Speaking of loading safes... Here is an excerpt from a thread from 7 years ago about my Victor cannonball.

A quick story about loading it. I took my equipment trailer to pick up the safe. The seller had a small endloader with large pallet forks to load it. I intended to use chains to lift it as there were no worries about damaging paint. That plan changed when the guys helper suggested rolling it onto a steel plate on the forks of the endloader. It was a large sheet of heavy plate steel so it sounded like a good idea. Rolling the safe onto the steel was easy as he lined it up with the edge of the concrete apron in front of the building.

As the safe was lifted the steel bowed a little as the forks were about 4' apart. All seemed sturdy and I gave the seller the thumbs up to move and lift it to the trailer. I have to give the old guy credit, the endloader was old and worn out but he backed up, turned and lifted the safe with care. Careful to keep the forks level I used hand signals to guide him to the edge of the trailer. Gently the heavy load was lowered until the steel plate rested on the trailer's edge. The steel just touched, the forks were tiled a bit to assist me and the guys helper to roll the safe onto the trailer. With a gentle push it started to roll... then all hell broke loose!

I hadn't noticed, but when the steel was rested on the trailer it was just the bowed portion of the steel. The forks were still a little higher. When the safe rolled quickly forward the wheels hit the wooden bed of the trailer as the steel sprung upward with the weight being removed. In a split second the safe flipped forward landing on it's backside! Thank goodness I and the helper were not in front of it. It happened so fast no one would have been able to get out of the way.

Fortunately, the safe was being rolled backwards. If it had landed on the door there would have been serious damage. It was determined that it was in the perfect hauling position and was chained down and I headed for home 150 miles away.

[sign216]

Well well. Squelch, I admire your courage. 00247, thanks for sharing your experience.

As for me, I hurt my back moving once before. More cautious now. let the youngsters do the lifting now.

Joe