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Ampeg 8x10 "fridge" How do YOU move it?

#22
Join a gym and throw that mutha on your shoulder! Works for me! My Berg HT322 is not light by any means. And thats what I do. Get my gear and Basses in one hand/ARM and throw my cab on my shoulder and head up the stairs of the Strip Club! :)
 
#25
Tallon said:
Loading into my Versa I roll it up to the hatchback and tip it back pivoting on the back of the car.
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For a split second, I thought you wrote, "Loading into my Vespa..." I was like, "***!?! You carry an 8x10 on a Vespa!" :D

My last vehicle was a wagon, but my current car is a sedan. I really wish I had a wagon again. A few months ago, I played an opening gig for my friend's band and he let me use his 8x10 with my Mesa 400+. The sound was godly. It is true: An 8x10 doesn't sound the same as two stacked 4x10s.
 
#26
I sold mine because it was such a pain to move. I'm sure i'll regret it someday (it was a 1976 model) but for now I'm glad it's gone.

I would do like others- lean the top against the back of my truck, then pick up the bottom end and slide it in. I added slider bars to one side of the cab so it slid easier- a couple of 1x2s from home depot, painted black. I also added a strap handle to the bottom panel so the 2nd helper (required) had something to grab onto. I replaced the wimpy plastic casters with solid steel ones because the plastic ones kept breaking.

If you hate moving it, quit complaining and sell it :p
 
#28
I know you specifically asked about moving the 810, but allow me to take this opportunity to extol the virtues of the Bergantino 610. It has lean back rollers and is easier to move than the fridge or a 410. Also, when you kick it back, it acts like a hand truck for moving the 98 lb Ampeg head. Finally, I can easily get the 6x10 in and out of the back of my Subaru Outback by myself.

As to how the Bergie sounds with the Ampeg, I think you'll find the general consensus is that it sounds pretty friggin awesome!.
 
#29
This is a very timely thread. I bought my 70's fridge in the late 1980s, and one of the conditions of sale was that it physically fit in the back of my Honda Civic wagon. Which, amazingly, it did. I left the US in the early 90's, and the SVT spent most of the next 20 years in storage. I've got it back, now, delivered by a moving company to my garage, and for the life of me, I couldn't remember how I got that damned cab into my Honda by myself. I know that I used to do it - then again, I'm a big dude and used to be pretty strong. In principle, the same trick should work for my Toyota Matrix. That lean-her-back-and-lift-the-wheels thing is somehow sounding familiar... ;)
 
#30
You'd be surprised what you can fit those 70s 8x10s into. I used to slide mine into the back seat of a 4-door chevy aveo (translation: tiny daewoo with a chevy badge). Not sure if you could do that with a tilt-back cab, i think they're slightly deeper, but man oh man. Like someone said above, if you don't give a damn about the condition of your car you can fit an 810 just about anywhere ;)
 
#31
JustinDubree said:
I recently picked up an SVT-CL and an 810E for relatively cheap. Now, after playing a few gigs around here, I have noticed that it is far from the easiest thing to move around. I'm curious on what your methods of transportation are for an 8x10.

How do you:

Put it in a vehicle?

Take it up/down stairs?

Any other tips would also be appreciated.

Thanks guys!
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I have a Tacoma and an Outback. With either vehicle I just tip the cab back and slide it along its skid rails. The reverse operation on the way out. On stairs i get a band mate to lift from the bottom while i lift at the towel bar. If there are lots of stairs I take something else, but 90% of the time I take the fridge.
 

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