Parents-Help me solve this moving conondrum!

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<p>So, I’m moving into my second-floor apartment in a couple of days and my parents have graciously given me their old TV. It is fairly large, which is great, but is extremely heavy-probably at least 300 lbs. I’m dreading having to lift this thing into the cargo van we rented, let alone push it up a flight of stairs. The last time we had to move it we rented a dolly, but the TV is oddly-shaped so the dolly did more harm than good.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any experience with these kind of things? Are there any things available for purchase (wheels, etc) that might make this move a bit easier?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>I usually just use a dolly for something like that. Assuming it’s a tube TV, I’d place the face of the TV against the upright part of the dolly since the front of the tube TV is where the weight is. Protect it with some towels or blanket and then use straps or heavy duty bungees to secure the TV to the dolly. Then, back it up the stairs - preferably with one person ahead of the dolly pulling on it and another below the dolly lifting/pushing. Just go slowly and carefully.</p>

<p>Alternative - donate this TV and go buy a lighter but bigger flatscreen.</p>

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<p>^Spoken like a man who knows what he’s doing! </p>

<p>Cuse - Scroll down the Amazon link about halfway down the page to ‘Others Bought’, and you’ll see dollys.</p>

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<p>Definitely what ucsddad says! Donate it, and save up some money. You can get a little flatscreen tv for less than $300. :slight_smile: Those big tv’s are a pain to deal with!</p>

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<p>Thank your parents nicely and ask if you can donate it, preferably to an organization that will come and pick it up. Then buy yourself something you can pick up and move easily.</p>

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<p>Reminds me of the Tom Hanks (?) movie where he inherits an elephant… the problem then becomes what to do with it and how.</p>

<p>:D</p>

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<p>Kids have found with all their moving a light, 19 inch combination TV/DVR is well worth the investment.</p>

<p>Can be purchased used.</p>

<p>Very reasonable and finds a place in the bedroom, which large monsters don’t.</p>

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<p>At my daughters last house- they had a tv that was huge, maybe even 70".</p>

<p>They had some people over that wanted to buy it, but couldn’t come up with the money, so they just gave it to them, because no one else wanted it! ( plus they dropped it going down the stairs)</p>

<p>with so much available online and other alternatives like smaller screens, I would sell it/donate it.</p>

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<p>I’d like to get rid of our monstrosity that one of my kids brought home because someone ditched it. It’s huge and old and heavy and ugly. I can’t get anybody to take the danged thing.</p>

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<p>This is all great advice, thanks a ton. Right now I’m thinking that the moving straps that blueiguana mentioned seem the most promising, but I’ll look into alternative dollies as well. </p>

<p>Normally, I would gladly donate the big TV and look for something else, but I’m completely strapped for cash right now and any money that I earn from my job in the future will primarily be used for traveling. I have a very small TV in my room now that I’ve used for years, but I’ve been looking forward to using this bigger TV for a long time now. Hopefully it will be worth the hassle.</p>

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<p>We play Wii Fit/Resort on a used, 17in, 20 yo, TV with burn-in.</p>

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<p>We have just moved a 36" big old TV and rather than save it for my DD; DH says he NEVER again wants to move it and gave it away and will buy DD a flat screen</p>

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<p>If you’re determined to move the thing, check out the price of renting the correct equipment.</p>