any tips on moving large tube TV

[Raincity]

I have a 32" Sony Wega that I need to move downstairs. Movers are not an option since the cost would be greater than the value of the TV. I was planning on renting a appliance dolly and hoping for the best. Any tips on reducing damage as it gets bumped down about 15 stairsteps.

 

[EyeMWing]

32" isn't big at all.

Get a friend and a beer.

 

[Cattlegod]

do the same thing you did to get it upstairs.

you could also lower it out the window on a rope.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
32" isn't big at all.

Get two friends, a heavy duty dolly. some furniture pads and case of beer.

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Fixed
And I know your pain, my TV wieghs close to 250 lbs. I don't want to move it ever.

 

[mundane]

I suggest a complex series of rope and pulleys (block and tackle) hanging perilously out of a window. Make sure the supporting arm structure is as flimsy as possible. Have your most incompetent neighbor/friend/family member control the rope, and tell them to " let 'er rip! ".

In all honesty, you and friend should be more than capable of carrying it down a flight of stairs.

 

[slsmnaz]

Get a big piece of cardboard and get below it. Slide it gently down.

 

[Raincity]

I got up the stairs witha friend because it was in a box with handles on the side. Weighs 165 and all my friends have left town.

 

[spidey07]

you'll do more damage with the dolly.

Just get a buddy and be done in a few minutes.

 

[hypn0tik]

Lift with your legs, not your back.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I'm so glad I never have to do that again

Moved a 36" wega twice and a 34" one for a neighbor

I wouldn't mess with a dolly. Slide it down if you can't handle it with someone helping you.

 

[bwatson283]

Hurcules!!!!!!!! Hurcules!!!!!!!! Hurcules!!!!!!

Call eddie murphy.

 

[Raincity]

so my best bet to to place the tv on a heavy broken down cardboard box and slide it down the steps ?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
32" isn't big at all.

Get a friend and a beer.

you'll do more damage with the dolly.

Just get a buddy and be done in a few minutes.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Lift with your legs, not your back.

WRONG, the proper way to lift a TV is to bend over with your legs straight like you're stretching, grab the bottom tightly, and lift up, you need to build those back muscles! If you can't lift it like this then you are weak, if you disagree with me, you're a moron.

 

[JasonE4]

Put an add on craigslist and pay some guy $10 to help you move it.

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Lift with your legs, not your back.

WRONG, the proper way to lift a TV is to bend over with your legs straight like you're stretching, grab the bottom tightly, and lift up, you need to build those back muscles! If you can't lift it like this then not only are you weak, if you disagree with me, you're a moron.

Hahahahahahaha. Nice!

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: JasonE4
Put an add on craigslist and pay some guy $10 to help you move it.

So that guy can break in later and steal the tv?

 

[Raincity]

Looks easy if I had this Dolly and a wood pallete

 

[spacejamz]

on my last move, I had a 32" Toshiba tube tv that weighed a ton...one of the movers (who was about maybe 5' 6" and weighed about 160 or so) took the TV, lifted it up and over his head so the screen was touching the base of his neck and carried it out the door, down two flights of stairs and into the van...:Q

I thought to myself that I would be getting a new TV if he dropped it but he made it...

 

[waggy]

I have a 36inch tube. to get it moved i got some brauts for the grill a few cases of semi cheap beer and called a friend with a truck and a few buddies who are big and strong. they took care of the rest.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
on my last move, I had a 32" Toshiba tube tv that weighed a ton...one of the movers (who was about maybe 5' 6" and weighed about 160 or so) took the TV, lifted it up and over his head so the screen was touching the base of his neck and carried it out the door, down two flights of stairs and into the van...:Q

I thought to myself that I would be getting a new TV if he dropped it but he made it...

I moved funiture summers between college.

You wouldn't believe how strong you get, and FAST.

That being said, juggling a TV and bouncing it down stairs is not a good idea. There is no reason why two people can't move this TV with ease.

 

[CptObvious]

Yesterday I helped move the same TV (32" Wega). It's a monster...I'd say it'd probably take 3 people to move it down a flight of stairs.

 

[Fritzo]

Wuss. I did a 36" TV up the stairs by myself. Of course I'm 6'4", so I have long arms (I wouldn't recommend this- thought I popped a nut when I was done).

32" shouldn't be that bad to lift.

 

[MrChad]

Carry it with the glass facing the floor. Much easier that way.

 

[udonoogen]

i remember helping my friend carry his wega. i never thought a 32" tv could weigh that much.