Quoted from Atomicboy:Everyone thumbed this down? Come on... It's a pinball machine, use common sense, obviously things like dolly, straps, hand bailing.. must come to mind. We have all been there and figured it out. That comment isn't out of line, it's not rocket science. Every basement will require different approaches. He has three already, clearly it's not a matter of what to take off and disconnect at this point.
Every sofa I have ever brought up from a basement has been harder than any pin. Meh, maybe I'm bitchy tonight, but that's a eye roller to me...
it is better to ask what may be a seemingly stupid question than to destroy a machine (best case) or suffer injury/death (worst case)...
what may be "obvious" to one person can be "completely confusing" to another...
iow, the op is right to ask the question, and you denigrating him for doing it was out of line... hence the thumbs down...