That's only 40 pounds heavier than my Genz-Benz Shuttle cabs.
More power to the guys who insist on moving these. I'm not included.
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How to you load an 810 alone?
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That's only 40 pounds heavier than my Genz-Benz Shuttle cabs.
More power to the guys who insist on moving these. I'm not included.
One night after a gig , you will decide the best way to move a 810 is by helping the guy who just bought it from you .....load it into his van .
Had an Ampeg 810 some time ago, got it used and all the tolex was ripped up but I made some hardwood ( maple ) skids for the side made a huge difference in sliding it in and out on its side, recently squired a Fender Baseman 810, and they pit recessed handles, I'm the bottom, kinda clever, but the taller 810's & 412's are a lot easier to load in a vehicle, than a 410, which requires a dead lift to get it, up into the vehicle
Oh, I’m with you. I used to haul my 97lb SWR 410T cab up long sets of stairs to a regular gig of ours. Heavy but not impossible. I do appreciate my Ampeg PF-115 these days!
Yeah strangely enough their single 18" cabinets weighed substantially (72 pounds with cover and casters) than the 4 x 10". One BIG reason I wound up with their 2 x 10" since for anything large I was going to pair it with the single 18" or single 15" anyway.
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The fact that you can pick up a 410 HLF by yourself, and tilting a fridge into a pickup bed requires a back brace makes no sense to me at all.
Carrying that 410 HLF upstairs by yourself is not good for your back even if you can do it.
Stairs seem to be your limiting factor. Many if us have owned fridge cabs for decades and never had to take one upstairs. If you store it on the first floor, roll it to your truck, tilt it into the truck, slide it out and guide the wheels to the ground at your destination, and roll it into the venue, it's a breeze to move.
Carrying that 410 HLF upstairs by yourself is not good for your back even if you can do it.
Stairs seem to be your limiting factor. Many if us have owned fridge cabs for decades and never had to take one upstairs. If you store it on the first floor, roll it to your truck, tilt it into the truck, slide it out and guide the wheels to the ground at your destination, and roll it into the venue, it's a breeze to move.
i used to load an 810 in my old Saturn SL-2. That process involved a wee bit of smarts and a little bit of muscle. Wish i'd thought to video the process...
It's a bass cab, not a sports car haha. I like that my 6x10 looks like it's been used because it has.
I always joke that I lift weights not to look good, but to be able to move my cab by myself.
The issue for me with the hlf isnt about lifting it. Its that it’s not tall enough for me as a tilt and roll style cab. I really don’t even like having to move 610 cabs that way. It sucks to deal with stairs with an 810 but they are actually easer to roll around imo. As for loading. You pretty much said it. I typically lay a moving blanket down and tilt it so the top rest on the tailgate of a truck or back of a hatchback. Then you just grab the bottom and lift and slide it in. You never actually have to deadlift the 810 loading in and out of a car. Why are using a dolly with an 810? Most of them have wheels and a handle built in
Get a Bergantino HDN410 and live happily ever after.
That was the last way I lifted my Ampegs.
Good Question !!!!! Unless you have a hatchback or truck, I don't see how it's possible. I own a sedan, and that prevents me from owning an 810.
Lift with your back in a jerking, twisting motion....
