Ever moved a couch with the xB? Well I did !!

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07-14-2008, 12:17 AM

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Ever moved a couch with the xB? Well I did !!

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.

07-14-2008, 12:43 AM

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ha ha, thats pretty cool, did it shift at all while you were driving?

07-14-2008, 12:52 AM

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Wow! That's too cool!...

07-14-2008, 12:55 AM

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Very Impressive!

07-14-2008, 01:03 AM

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O_O
wow, i would be so scared to do that.
props for major cajones.

07-14-2008, 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.

07-14-2008, 01:23 AM

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I wonder what other drivers were thinking when they saw that sofa on that xb of yours...

07-14-2008, 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.

07-14-2008, 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...

07-14-2008, 02:22 AM

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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.

07-14-2008, 02:48 AM

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choice

07-14-2008, 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.

07-14-2008, 05:42 AM

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did you get on the freeway!!?

07-14-2008, 05:43 AM

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That take some ballz!

07-14-2008, 05:47 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.

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

Nice use of the box.

07-14-2008, 06:57 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

07-14-2008, 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.

07-14-2008, 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.