Moving a new stove in.

[dvellone]

I’ll be picking up a f55 v2 this coming week and though the dealer will be able load it in the pickup with forks I’ve got to plan how I’ll get it off the truck.
They don’t have it on a pallet (it’ll fit under my cap that way) or I can have them put it on one if that might make getting it off the truck easier. I moved my f400 in relatively easy, but it was substantially lighter. Any suggestions? Thank you

 

[Dieselhead]

What equipment do you have on your end? Anything with pallet forks? Once off the truck where does it have to go? Stairs?

 

[Turbo89]

2 strong friends, or 1 strong friend and a dolly. Strap it to the dolly well, back up to a hill and roll it off the tailgate on the hill. Use the dolly to slide it up or down stairs. If you don’t own one or have a friend with one, you can rent them.

 

[stoveliker]

I had my Chinook in the truck on a pallet.
Add two 2x8s to create a ramp (make sure they can't slide away at the bottom end), use a manual chain winch (?) to slowly slide it down the 2x8s, then when it's on the ground, tilt one side up, slide a dolly under, tilt the other side up, slide another dolly under.

 

[all night moe]

Pixy dust.

Just kidding, I've used all the methods described here. I'm used to cautiously working solo to boot. Slow and steady wins the race.
Knowing what you're up against will gain you better feedback.

 

[Dataman]

Rent good dolly with Climbing Legs. This one might not be big enough. My Harmon XXV they had similar and it had battery so motor would do the climbing. https://www.staples.com/mount-it-st...capacity-black-yellow-mi-924/product_24534116

 

[dvellone]

I had my Chinook in the truck on a pallet.
Add two 2x8s to create a ramp (make sure they can't slide away at the bottom end), use a manual chain winch (?) to slowly slide it down the 2x8s, then when it's on the ground, tilt one side up, slide a dolly under, tilt the other side up, slide another dolly under.

This addresses my concern: should I forgo the convenience of fitting the stove under my cap and instead remove the cap and have them put the stove on a pallet for ease of getting it off the truck? It does seem risky to me to attempt to slide something this heavy on its legs alone.

 

[stoveliker]

I would not slide it on it's legs. The sound chair legs can make when sliding under weight would happen here too. Lots of vibration. Glass, brick, hinges won't like that.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Last stove I moved I rented a low Uhaul trailer with a ramp. It was like $20. Sooooo worth it. A dolly got it off the trailer no problem.

 

[Murray01]

Take the legs and the door off, remove the firebrick then dolly and/or manhandle it.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Due to my hobbies most of my friends are a little bit older and when I travel around for trials I usually end up hearing the phrase hey, do you have a second? I've been handled a few stoves, dryers, basement refrigerators and if you go that route of enlisting a buddy just make sure the beer payoff is worth it

 

[Eman85]

First be sure to strap the stove securely in the bed of the truck, a hard braking or hitting something would send that hunk coming at you. Been a while but I moved my VC stove with my wife from one house to another. I used a trailer which was a lot lower and used cribbing and lowered it one board at a time, I'd lift and she'd remove the board. Put it on the hearth the same way. Moved it around on a hand truck to get it up the steps.

 

[Highbeam]

A stove with legs, definitely mount to a pallet. We’ve seen way too many broken legs.

 

[John Lehet]

Progress Hybrid came on a pallette with legs not attached. 700 pound stove. They backed the truck right up to the porch. Two guys lifted it from the truck down to the porch. Then a dolly to the hearth. They lifted it one more time onto the hearth with straps. One of the guys big and strong, the other less so. But they knew what they were doing.