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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:17 AM
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Well i didn't have a truck and was helping my girlfriend move her stuff to a new apartment. I had a rack and thought, well you know we could probably move the couch (which is the only item we needed a truck to move) .. Guess again. This is a the Econo-Box mover.

Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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ha ha, thats pretty cool, did it shift at all while you were driving?
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:52 AM
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Wow! That's too cool!...
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:55 AM
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Very Impressive!
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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O_O
wow, i would be so scared to do that.
props for major cajones.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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Nope i used some ratchet tie downs. it was solid. it didn't shift at all. of course i didn't drive a lick over 40 mph.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:23 AM
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I wonder what other drivers were thinking when they saw that sofa on that xb of yours...
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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it was hilarious. my gf poked fun and said you don't need a truck to move a couch to onlookers.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:44 AM
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ha! I've only moved things that fit inside- a dozen bags of mulch, hundreds of pounds of books, grill, lawn mower, leaf shredder/chipper, everything from my condo that would fit. No bed, couch, dresser though. I guess I just needed to think outside the box and get a roof rack...
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yeah i put a fully built desk in my car before. i had to put my seat all the way forward for it to fit.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 02:48 AM
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 02:51 AM
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that is the best thing i have ever seen. props for having the testicular fortitude to put that on your roofrack.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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did you get on the freeway!!?
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:43 AM
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That take some ballz!
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSide_xB
that is the best thing i have ever seen. props for having the testicular fortitude to put that on your roofrack.

Wow, really. Best thing you have ever seen...hahaha jk.

Nice use of the box.
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No i went on a major road though that was 40 mph max. free way no. although i'm debating whether to go to IKEA in sacramento and loading up a new couch
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 06:59 AM
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my girlfriend and I dead lifted that couch though. it was tough. the toughest had to be the 14 inch thick queen mattress. felt twice as heavy going on the rack.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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No i went on a major road though that was 40 mph max. free way no. although i'm debating whether to go to IKEA in sacramento and loading up a new couch
naw, the $$ in gas to get there and back makes it now where purchasing a more expensive couch at a closer location to you the most financially friendly route.
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The couch is almost bigger then the car.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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Nice. I haven't attempted a couch yet, but I've moved arm chairs and a file cabinet on the inside.



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