lol reminds me of men carrying around their babies. personally i'd htink it's a bad idea. one person goes down, the other has all the weight bearing on them. what happened to elbow grease or dolleys?

I'd do it the right way.

Take the legs off, fold down the back box, stand it on the back end (that is what the little plastic feet are for), and strap it to a stair climbing dolly.

Hey that's what friends are for............ok who sang that???? I thought of that sappy song when I saw that pic. C'mon those straps work great!!!!!!!!!

I've Owned an appliance repair business for 15 years. In that time I've carried many many refrigerators up and down stairs. I own a set of these and if both people know how to use them it makes the work much lighter and smoother. If just one person dosent have a clue than your screwed. That being said I don't use them every time. Some times you just can't beat a dolly.

There was a thread about a winch setup somewhere one time. I winch was mounted at the top of the stairs on a setup that straddled the door and you were about to pull the dolly up that way if you do not have a climber.

I just bought a new roll 20"x1,000' pf stretch wrap for $21 at Lowes. It will protect from scratches while moving. I think this is a must for any movement.

Edit: almost for got the two most important thing after stretch wrap and Dolly, they are friends and beer.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_94016-929-40710S_0__?productId=1113917&Ntt=dolly&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Ddolly&facetInfo=

You can't beat the ease and SAFETY of an appliance dolly. There are straps so it's not coming off the dolly. I held out for awhile because I didn't want to drop the $100 one of these costs, but now I can't believe I ever did it any other way. I have moved the last 6 in and out BY MYSELF and I am not a big guy.

Proper leverage and an appliance dolly is all you need. Probably better have a friend for the stairs though...

Bingo

If you don't want to keep the dolly go buy from Lowe's and then return it after you take it down.....

You can rent a refrigerator dolly for $5 at ACO, Home Depot, or any Rental joint.

You can rent an electric stair climbing dolly for $20 at any Rental joint.

> Remove all loose items from within - including all balls
> place cardboard/blanket over glass and rails where back box folds and makes contact
> strap back box to cabinet cross-wise - with cardboard protectors for the corners
> wrap back box and cabinet cross-wise in plastic
> wrap cabinet sides in plastic to cover/protect any exposed art
> Use a thick piece of cardboard on back/bottom edge where dolly will contact and wrap long-wise to secure and protect
> tilt machine on back end and take the legs off
> pad and stack legs in cardboard separators and wrap in plastic
> Strap machine to a stair dolly and go.

I used these steps when I picked up the SM (just found them some place on the net) and they worked really well. Turns out it ended up being easier to simply load the dolly - with the pin attached - in the pick up (handle first), wrap in a couple moving blankets, and securely strap it down.

Obviously these are a bit more involved than necessary for moving to/from a basement

Those are good for moving a pin at all. If I am moving out of my basement it gets wrapped and all. Stairs are not very forgiving. If you make a small mistake you will scratch it or worse. Plastic stretch wrap at $20 for 1,000' if worth it. One good scratch will cost you more than that.

Hey North, I do have a furniture dolly you can borrow (it has a strap on it). Just cost you a game on WW or FT

Let me if you want to borrow it.

Bill

Make sure you have a partner who can lift 150 lbs. It seriously sucks when they can't.

Cardboard and stretch wrap.

I just picked up a set of these as I will be moving my first pin into the basement from the garage...movers took care of the vids so this will be my first heavy game into the basement....can't say I am looking forward to it but hoping the shoulder straps will make it a bit easier....

fingers crossed my first pin makes it in one piece....(if anyone cares its a class of 1812)...

Of course not for stairs, but for skittering around a room I just picked up Pinball Skates. They do what they do very well. I like them better than a dolly for just moving games around the basement. Yes, you have to crawl under the machines to put them on, but once up, they glide around.

Your only concern should be up. All you need for down is a cardboard sled.

For up, if your stairs have the room for an escalera, get one.

The shoulder dollys work great and you can "walk thru" tight landings and turns. Its all I ever use to bring pins up from my shitty basement stairs.

I have an appliance dolly, but that thing is a back breaker. The shoulder dolly will exhaust you, but doesn't kill your back.