THanks Duane,

I realize that all of the damage that the stair climbers do is perhaps rub off a little rubber (particularly on hard wood), but I was moving a pinball from a multimilliondollar home on the lake in Oakville ... the owner (a nice Doctor) was more paranoid of his wife's reaction than anything (though I found her to be easy going).  

I am a lightweight, and Dr. helper was big/strong actually, and I've moved a few EM pinballs with no problems, but this Shaq Attaq, with the head on was more than I could handle going up and around a turn (but then I was lifting probably all of the weight from the top on each stair since I couldn't really lean it back (getting the hard wheels up over the stair bullnose).  By the last two stairs the calcium had taken hold and my muscles were exhausted (but then I also suffer from minor rheumatoid arthritis).

Taking the head off would be better, but it would involve taking the hinges off, I might try it.

On the appliance dollies I have rented (and now own), none of them have ever allowed the track to move at all, they simply rub on the rubber so I have to overcome the friction as well, so perhaps that's part of the problem too, cheap dollies?

The stair dream machine.



At the rate Mark brings pins in, he is looking at the revolving door option as well.

I'm not sure it would work for pins but I was impressed when Future shop delivered a friends 60" tv. They brought it in with straps that went under and around the box and ended up on thier sholders.
Took them 2 seconds to come up the stairs and they guys didn't break a sweat.  Here are some googled images of what I'm talking about.

http://www.chateauproducts.com/images/FridgeStairs.jpg
http://www.forearmforklift.com/images/2006_photo_0000005.jpg
http://www.northerntool.com/we.....1&rfno=200310414

I saw those for sale at the U-Haul today. I don't know if I want to be tied to the load. Yes, I really love pinball. No, it isn't worth killing yourself for it.

I have a strap to lift with and a proper appliance stair dolley. That and two guys seems to be all you will ever need.