Keystoker KA-6 Moving advice

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Wed. Aug. 10, 2022 6:53 pm

Thought this might be a fun thread. I'm driving to pick up my Keystoker KA-6 on Saturday. I'll have a few young guys to help me. Gonna bring a two wheeler, a furniture dolly with a 1000lb capacity, iron pipe, ramps etc. I rented a Uhaul trailer with a ramp. It's up 3 steps so should be striaghtforward. Gonna be a bear getting it into my basement. I do have a 10,000lb winch.

Retro_Origin · Post by **Retro_Origin** » Wed. Aug. 10, 2022 8:13 pm

ASea wrote: ↑
Wed. Aug. 10, 2022 6:53 pm
Thought this might be a fun thread. I'm driving to pick up my Keystoker KA-6 on Saturday. I'll have a few young guys to help me. Gonna bring a two wheeler, a furniture dolly with a 1000lb capacity, iron pipe, ramps etc. I rented a Uhaul trailer with a ramp. It's up 3 steps so should be striaghtforward. Gonna be a bear getting it into my basement. I do have a 10,000lb winch.

Moved mine into my basement with just 2 other guys and a come along. Built a wooden ramp to slide it down off the trailer. Then two of us stood it up onto a dolly type cart. I manuevered it around my basement with a floor jack and roller skate type dollies, placed and leveled it all myself. (Needless to say, I almost dropped it at least twice). The full boxy shape does make it very helpful to predict where the weight is (covers off). I think we figured about 450 lbs empty but I truly have no idea. The stoker mechanism probably weighed about 80 lbs alone, it was nice having that and the hopper off and out of the way.

Post by **Rob R.** » Wed. Aug. 10, 2022 8:27 pm

Moving them isn't as bad as you think. If you are really straining, you are doing it wrong. Pipes, bars, and boards will be your friends.

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Wed. Aug. 10, 2022 8:58 pm

Rob R. wrote: ↑
Wed. Aug. 10, 2022 8:27 pm
Moving them isn't as bad as you think. If you are really straining, you are doing it wrong. Pipes, bars, and boards will be your friends.

I'm going in loaded for bear! All kinds of stuff! Looking forward to getting it home.

waytomany?s · Post by **waytomany?s** » Sun. Sep. 18, 2022 12:34 pm

Hey! How did this go? I found an old post that said the KA-6 was 1200#s. How did you get it down to 450#?

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Sun. Sep. 18, 2022 6:50 pm

waytomany?s wrote: ↑
Sun. Sep. 18, 2022 12:34 pm
Hey! How did this go? I found an old post that said the KA-6 was 1200#s. How did you get it down to 450#?

Gonna hire a rigger. No way we were gonna move it. They are impressively built.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Mon. Sep. 19, 2022 9:50 am

KA-6 stripped vessel is 900 lbs....1200 is a little exaggerated.

I once rigged/raised one up a set of basement stairs and out the kitchen door to porch and then onto pickup truck. But then I do have a bit of rigging skills.

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Mon. Sep. 19, 2022 10:02 am

McGiever wrote: ↑
Mon. Sep. 19, 2022 9:50 am
KA-6 stripped vessel is 900 lbs....1200 is a little exaggerated.

I once rigged/raised one up a set of basement stairs and out the kitchen door to porch and then onto pickup truck. But then I do have a bit of rigging skills.

My hats off to you! It was me and two of my sons. I'm inexperienced and didn't want anyone to get hurt. Not worth it.