When you think of moving, you may become overwhelmed by the chaos of organizing and cleaning, and neglect safety considerations. Whether you're moving a few heavy objects or several objects that increase the moving weight load, you should following these tips for moving heavy objects safely:
Call For Help
If you can’t hire a professional moving company to assist in your move, enlist your friends. It is better to have more help, than not have enough to prevent the risk of injury from heavy lifting.
Plan Your Route
Plan your route to get your heavy objects out of the building and onto the truck as well as your route to your destination. You want to ensure as seamless a move as possible and planning and mapping your route will help you greatly.
Acquire the Proper Equipment
By far the most important tip for moving heavy objects is making sure you have the proper equipment. You should have blankets and padding to protect the items. Use sliders to move heavy objects into place before moving them. A dolly such as Anderson’s Gun Safe Dolly is an important investment. It’s considerably light, weighing in at only 50 pounds while it boasts 1600 pounds of weight capacity. You’ll have no problem moving solid, heavy items safely to your destination while its strapped into your Anderson Gun Safe Dolly.
Moving is inevitable, but proper preparation and equipment can lessen the burden.