I’ve always just muscled them up and down from where I need them. Or had someone help me.

Two or three big hairy strong friends. Afterwards a bucket of KFC and a case of beer.

LTG : )

If you have a good dolly/hand truck with inflatable tires, protection on the machine(blanket, cardboard, ect), strap it to the dolly and go. Even up your brick stairs, shouldn’t be too difficult.

If you make the load solid and secure, it won’t shift on you while moving, makes moving it very easy.

Tents if you really want the mower:

https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=car%20tent

They aren't that expensive. I know someone who keeps a small tractor in one.

my next house is going to have an elevator

I have 5 steps out of my basement and built two 2 x 10" x 8' ramps with aluminum ends on to take the machines out of the basement on a flatbed wagon(Harbor Freight), use a Harbor Freight lift to lift the machine from the side, remove legs and fold head, put two cardboard pieces on the wagon and position wagon next to the lift and at the same height, I can slide the machine onto the wagon myself, use two ratchet straps and strap to wagon, a friend goes up ramps first and merely guides the wagon and I push the machine up the ramps, do everything in reverse if you want to load into a truck/suv, all can be done essentially with one person, even a kid could guide wagon up the ramps. Since you have no steps the wagon and Harbor Freight lift cart is all you need.

Please explain how strapping a hand truck to a riding mower and attempting to tow it up a steep flight of stairs by yourself is going to work without ending in complete disaster.

Cause I’m not seeing it.

That's what I did! I built a home last year and had a cargo lift put in. Bonus points: grandma was able to use it to come downstairs to play pinball for the first time ever. All in all, it cost about what an LE pinball machine does these days, but I use it at least twice a month and I don't have to worry about injuring myself or someone else.

Nice! I was half joking, but if I build a house where pins are going into a basement I might do this.

damn, that is awesome dude.

I’d love to see it.

You live in OH. I’ve seen people pulling the weirdest shit behind a lawn mower in the upper Midwest.