I see a lot people say a 410hlf is harder to move than an 810e.... I have both and I'm not really sure I follow the logic. I can carry my 410 up and down steps wtih no help... the 810 requires an appliance dolly, 2 ratchet straps, a back brace, and 3 tylonol (with codine)
I can lift the 410 up and down from my tailgate and wheel it in and out.
How do you get on loading an 810 alone? Do you tilt it back first, and then lift at the bottom end and slide it on the skid pads? I usually recruit help, and then load it in and out wheels first.
No problem at all and no pain medication is required.
Our rehearsal space, where my 810 also lives, is at ground level. So, when it's time to load up for a gig, I drive up with the band's van to the entrance, open up the rear and then I cart the 810 outside. It's really easy to pull behind me using the tug bar, yes, even if that means a couple of blocks.
I place it with its side to the vehicle. I tilt the top over, then grab it by the bottom, give it a little lift, and with the van supporting the weight, it slides in perfectly. Warning: yes, this rips up the tolex, but that doesn't bother me, as mine is a early '90's model and I got it well-used anyway. Depending on the transport that we rent/get, it travels in this position or right side up. I can raise it up by myself with ease.
If we get something more cramped, like a Volkswagen Transporter T4 (aka EuroVan?), then it needs to be loaded up by me and a bandmate. Two people are enough to pick it up (yes you read that correctly, pick up a 810 and hold it up) and place in the back easily, a third one might be good to assist so we don't drop it.
As for loading out at the gig, it's just all going backwards.
I'm not the strongest guy out there - quite the contrary - but I can cart it around, pull it up stairs, etc. with no problems at all.
