I've moved my 900+ pound safe on my own with a couple of friends, and down a few stairs with a home made ramp, and a come-along tied to the trailer hitch of my pickup, but not down a basement.
I don't know that I'd try going down a basement on my own, but that's up to you, as "Dirty Harry" says "a man needs to know his limitations".
BUT, the MAIN thing I'd do is at LEAST get it down here from NWI, so you're just having to pay the professionals to move it down your basement.
The way I transported it was using a heavy duty refrigerator dolly that also has wheels on the back so it can be laid down.
I strapped the safe to the dolly, and between myself and two other guys we could lay it down.
The trailer I had, had a ramp style back door and we just rolled it up the ramp, then strapped and blocked the wheels it so it wouldn't roll inside the trailer.
Then just rolled it off the trailer when we got to my new place.
I don't know that I'd try going down a basement on my own, but that's up to you, as "Dirty Harry" says "a man needs to know his limitations".
BUT, the MAIN thing I'd do is at LEAST get it down here from NWI, so you're just having to pay the professionals to move it down your basement.
The way I transported it was using a heavy duty refrigerator dolly that also has wheels on the back so it can be laid down.
I strapped the safe to the dolly, and between myself and two other guys we could lay it down.
The trailer I had, had a ramp style back door and we just rolled it up the ramp, then strapped and blocked the wheels it so it wouldn't roll inside the trailer.
Then just rolled it off the trailer when we got to my new place.