How to move heavy amp on carpet

[drewtlh]

I need to re-position my DSL40 around in my carpeted practice room on a frequent basis, and my back issues don’t jive with actually picking it up. I’m looking for good approaches folks have found that don’t involve dollys or ugly carts. It needs to look good and not too industrial. Do you use Teflon sliders (seems like they would squirm out from underneath the amp)? Has anyone seen a low profile rolling table that would be a good fit?

Use a movers dolly ... cheep and strong. I have all of my amps on one so I can easily move them around and clean behind them.

 

[okgb]

Piece of cardboard, cheap, easy & ugly

 

[ITburst]

Befriend a big thug, offer him beer.

 

[Dirty-D]

Simplest solution is to lay down a towel bigger than the amp , and put the amp on that. Then just grab the excess and drag it around.like moving the coffee table by pulling on the rug underneath it. I'd not recomend casters that don't come on and off .amps sound better on the ground than on wheels. l usually pull my casters off when l park my amp anywhre.

 

[Mrmadd]

Mr. D. is correct.
I have made my own dollies by cutting a piece of wood to the correct size, paint it black, and mount four casters on the bottom.
Amp will push around the carpet easy.
Make sure you get 2" or larger wheels so they do not bind on the carpet.
Cheers

 

[JacksonCharvelAddict]

Guys that carry a stack everywhere

 

[JacksonCharvelAddict]

Mr. D. is correct.
I have made my own dollies by cutting a piece of wood to the correct size, paint it black, and mount four casters on the bottom.
Amp will push around the carpet easy.
Make sure you get 2" or larger wheels so they do not bind on the carpet.
Cheers

I like this approach. Saves the amp from getting drilled and you get a similar result.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

The bigger the caster the better it works on carpet...or any other surface, for that matter. And if you're creative you can hide the casters behind a skirt. They don't have to be visible.

 

[mike58]

You got the solution in the first reply.. furniture coasters.
End Of.

 

[CVS]

Hello,
I attach 4 wheels on my cabinets and/or combo's - 2 of them with brakes ...

 

[MarshallDog]

Those furniture sliders from home depot or Amazon. You won't even see them. They are small enough that you could just use and remove when you need them.

Yes those sliders work great, we use them all the time when re-arranging our furniture!

 

[NoelH]

Maybe I'm missing something, but a DSL40 is not a 'sacred' vintage item. Why not just put casters on it? You're on a carpet, so you have no 'mechanical connection' to a resonating floor surface. Maybe it's me, but this seems like a lot over-thinking about what I would consider an obvious answer. My 63-year-old back isn't in too bad a shape, but every cab I own has casters. If I want to have the 'mechanical resonant connection' with a wood floor, I turn it on its side. I don't own combo now but I did have a Blackstar 40 that I liked. Yup, I put casters on it.

 

[JP M]

Do it right. Put casters on it. Marshall casters. Cups and casters. No, it's not a vintage jtm or jmp. So what, it's still a Marshall. Show it respect, put Marshall casters on it.
It'll look better, it'll roll nice, and if you sell it it'll be an added bonus.
And if you hand it down to your kid? His / her back will last longer too...

It's not like replacing the power transformer....they're just casters....
Easy.
Hand drill.
Ebay.
Amazon.
Studio Sound Electronics.
Good luck!

 

[jmp45]

These work Great !!!

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Of all the furniture sliders I've tried, these work best.

 

[dro]

WHEELS

 

[SG Wilkins]

I assume the amp has rubber feet you'd rather not remove? I used stick on sliders on the bottom of rubber floor protector cups. The cabinets "feet" sit in the cup and it slides easily.

 

[Mastershon]

Someone may have already mentioned tri-dollys? They're cheap and work good without drilling.

Shepherd 6 in. Steel Tri-Dolly with 200 lb. Load Rating 9299 - The Home Depot

Use the Shepherd 6 in. Tri-Dolly when you need to move heavy loads. It's made of steel and features 3 tough polyolefin wheels that provide a load capacity of up to 200 lb. Low-profile dolly is easy to

www.homedepot.com

 

[GratefulDean]

OOOH! OOOH! I now this one! I bought a sheet of sanded cabinet grade plywood and some casters from the Home Depot to move my DSL40CR around my thickly carpeted basement. I will try to remember to take a pic tonight. It works perfectly. I even added a little 2" strip to the front that kicks the top back a couple degrees.

That worked so well that I built another cart for my pedalboard and 5W Bugera that I keep in our bedroom on my side of the bed. It is perfect! Now I can roll the whole thing into my closet when my wife looses her shit because I have guitars "absolutely everywhere!!!!!"

Neither are done though. I plan on painting them black then adding walnut skirting. The amp/board setup will get power and lighting capabilities. It's pretty badass and my marriage hasn't been better!!

 

[NikkiNova]

I use a pice of vinyl flooring flipped over, finish side down when moving appliances and my dollies aren’t around.

In a pinch, I've used pieces of corrugated cardboard to slide a Marshall cab around.

 

[Micky]

Install casters