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How do you move HEAVY speakers with sharp spikes without lifting?

I have large (175 pounds each) speakers with sharp spikes placed on carpet. I would like to be able to move them a few feet by myself to tweak their positions but lifting them is obviously not an option (I can't even lift half their weight).

I currently use a convoluted method involving tilting them over about 30 degrees, slide a board under spikes on one side, and then repeat on the other side. The speakers almost toppled over the other day which would damage them.

I'm aware there are non-spike alternatives but do not have the money to spend on these options. Any clever moving methods out there? 

Thanks!
wahoospiff
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passet02
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Home Depot
Put wheels on them.
midareff1
182 posts
 
Rent an aluminum hand truck from Home Depot or Lowes.  Slide bottom under, tilt back and roll.
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kahlenz
274 posts
 
You can try replacing the spikes with carriage bolts (round headed, make sure they are then same thread).  I use them with my Sound Anchor stands so I can move my speakers Harbeth P3esr) into the room for better sound.  Of course, I'm not dealing with 175 pounds (with that mass, I suspect the carriage bolts would work, but the speakers will still be challenging to move).  Cheap experiment.
john_g
81 posts
 
I use a four 18"-long 2 x 2s to move my Vandersteen Treo CTs (≅ 65 lb each). I rock each speaker back enough to slide one 2 x 2 under the front, and forward enough to slide another under the back. You move them by (very carefully) pulling each pair of 2 x 2s in the intended direction. This has worked for me on a rug and an bare floors.
nsp
653 posts
 
+1 Herbies gliders. My speakers are 220lb.s apiece w/spikes and i move them anytime no problem ....on wood floors.He can tell you if they will work on wood floors.
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