I just moved my Assault from the garage to the basement. Down about 7 steps. With help consisting of my wife, who while wonderful isn't strong enough to assist. That wasn't very bright of me.
I did have an appliance hand truck (Harbor Freight special). Unfortunately, given the size of the machine and the depth and width of the stairs, I got the thing down to height of the hand truck, and ran out of space to stand where I could hold the hand truck properly. I had to lay flat on the ground to lower it the next two steps, then finally sit on the top step to lower it rest of the way.
Thankfully I didn't lose control, so there was no damage, but it was a near thing. (A year or so ago I was moving a fridge down the same steps but with a regular hand truck. That one I DID lose control of. Fortunately, the fridge will still seal if I use a bungie cord on it.)
Anyone who wants to school me on the proper way to do these things is welcome...because I tend to think that me lying on the ground holding the hand truck handles is NOT the right way!
I did have an appliance hand truck (Harbor Freight special). Unfortunately, given the size of the machine and the depth and width of the stairs, I got the thing down to height of the hand truck, and ran out of space to stand where I could hold the hand truck properly. I had to lay flat on the ground to lower it the next two steps, then finally sit on the top step to lower it rest of the way.
Thankfully I didn't lose control, so there was no damage, but it was a near thing. (A year or so ago I was moving a fridge down the same steps but with a regular hand truck. That one I DID lose control of. Fortunately, the fridge will still seal if I use a bungie cord on it.)
Anyone who wants to school me on the proper way to do these things is welcome...because I tend to think that me lying on the ground holding the hand truck handles is NOT the right way!

