How to move a tank?

[60CubeReefer]

Okay folks, now I've got a Reefer 750XXL sitting in my garage. Any suggestions on the best way to get it moved into the house? Get a bunch of volunteers and pay in beer + pizza?

 

[Nate77]

Beer and pizza sounds about right

 

[MarsRover]

The little thingy in my head went off......someone said beer and pizza?!?

How many stairs between the garage and end location? Tight 90deg hallway turns?

Shouldn’t take more than a couple cart dolly’s, 4 strong people, a couple pizzas, and a dozen IPAs

 

[60CubeReefer]

One step between the garage and the house. Tank is going in the living room on the first floor. Probably about 20 feet distance between the garage and the living room, no tight turns.

The pizza and (good) beer is the easy part. Who has cart dollies? Or suction cups? Is that something you can rent at say, Home Depot?

 

[MarsRover]

harbor freight has them cheap. probably only need 2 or 3. plus there are always 20% coupons to be found online.

 

[60CubeReefer]

Okay, this is getting a bit more complicated. I was trying to build the stand last night, but it looks like there are a bunch of pieces that are under the tank, meaning the tank needs to be moved twice, once to get the pieces out from under it so the stand can be built, and again to move the tank to the final position on top of the stand. Ugh, what a mess.

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Piece o' cake, one 325 lb tank, one person, it's all about the leverage!

 

[60CubeReefer]

Wow! I'm seriously impressed.

So I got the tank moved. The first move (to get it off the pallet so I could get the pieces under it to build the stand) I had the gardeners help to lift it onto a couple dollies. I got a great deal on movers to get it from the garage into the house.