How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs)

@onhwy61,

"Carry one amp with your left hand and the other with your right. It's super important that you maintain your balance and not get your spine out of alignment. Also bound up the stair steps two at a time to cut the total number of steps in half."


Yes. This is ridiculous. Injuries are 
difficult to get over once you're over 40. After 50 they can threaten to become permanently debilitating.

Even months and sometimes years of rehab can't fully erase the damage a moment's carelessness can do.

Please be careful. 

You'd be far better off practising stretching, improving blood and oxygen circulation and getting enough sleep to heal damage as best you can.

No one tells you, so I'm telling you.

@auxininput,
Great Post!
It looks like those 6 wheel carts aren't up to the job.
I'll look for one with the skids.
Bob

Seriously, in an arena where $5k components are considered just "good", why skimp when it comes to moving components? Hire professional piano movers for heavy amplifiers and loudspeakers.  They know how to move large, awkwardly shaped and heavy objects carefully.  It will cost in the $200-500 range.

You could also look at it from a different perspective.  In motorcycling if your bike tips over the rider should be able to get it upright without anyone else's help.  If you can't, then maybe you should get a smaller motorcycle.  Same goes for audio equipment.  There's plenty of great sounding equipment out there that will still break your bank account, but not your back.

If you can't lift 100 lbs by yourself - then you need another person besides wifey/gf/daughter who is strong enough and won't drop it.  I once tried to take a Proceed 5 ch amp (~100 lbs) up a floor. The problem with the amp was that all the weight was in the front and it almost took my toe off, luckily I was able to slowly lower the amp to the floor without damaging it. Amps that weigh ~ 100 lbs are meant to be stationary. Handcarts etc can be handy, but if it rolls own the stairs and knocks your granny over, its pretty much over.

You people live in a world where neighborhood teenagers will help with menial tasks for $10 or $20?  Wow.