ot upright freezer

going over to help my 83 year old friend move, he's giving us a upright frigideer freezer which is older, but still works fine, my wife , who knows everything about everything, [just ask her] wants to just pick that up and set it in the back of the pickup, this pickup has a stock trailer ball in it so it will have to be set upright behind it, it also has a toolbox, so in front of the trailer ball is out, the question is how much about, should that thing weigh? im no bigfoot and i dont have to hire a helicopter to pick it up and set it in the truck

It shouldn't weigh more than 100 lbs, unless it's REAL old. Two people should get it up there without too much trouble. You can lay it on it's back temporarily (less than 5 minutes) to get it on the bed if you need to.

Chuck, the retired appliance salesman.

My guess is closer to 300lbs. and it's not a good Idea to lay them down, set it against the ball close the tail gate and run a couple racket straps both ways...,, plug it back in as soon as you can,,they some times go bad just setting ,,for reasons I am not sure of...

A wife that knows everything about everything??? You must be talking about mine Eric. I'll answer your question first then talk about my smart gal.
Lean a piece of plywood against the tail gate and tilt the freezer in then lift bottom and push up as far as the ball. Haul it lying down then slide plywood and freezer out enough to tilt bottom to ground. Alow freezer to sit upright about an hour before plugging it in. You can store a modern appliance 2 years laying down without harming it. The unit in your RV or grandpaw's propane or kerosene box would require service after laying down a few hours,possibly after only several minutes.
Now back to know it all wives. About 30 years ago I was driving accross NM one night and stopped to refuel. The wife and kids woke up to use restrooms and get snacks while i refueled. When I pulled back on the road the wife said I was going back from where we had just come from. She continued reminding me until I did a u-turn and she quited down. No conversation followed for about 20 miles when we passed a sign saying "Hobbs 40 miles",wife softly said "I think you should turn around again,we are headed back home". After 30 years the kids sometimes say "dad you are going the wrong direction,turn around"if the wife is arguing with me.

First of all use leverage to your advantage. Even though the box may not weigh all that much, it is cumbersome and that causes it's own problems.

No problem in laying it flat on your pu bed. Reason for the caution is that the oil can leak out of the compressor into the ref lines, not outside all over everything, but out of the compressor and it needs the lube when it starts up and COULD cause problems on startup if the lube hasn't had time to drain back into the compressor.

But that's not a problem either. Just set it upright, move it around as you need, upright and no sooner than 30 minutes after you have placed it upright plug it in.....oh and don't forget to set the thermostat....the dial on the inside somewhere.

Sometimes folks turn the stat off for moving or prior to moving (storage) and the thing will not start after being plugged in. No brag just fact. "Hey the freezer you said worked didn't work at my house". Well, did you turn the thermostat on to 3 or 4? No. I didn't think of that..............................

Just pad as necessary and don't dent the cabinet in your transfer.

Mark

Oh, and having had both kinds, I like the upright better as you have better access to what's inside, with less loss due to age neglect (because it's on the bottom with all the rest of the stuff piled on top of it) even though you loose a lot of frozen air when you open the door and the cold air drops to the floor.

But considering that tad of air as compared to the " mass (weight) of the heat removed contents....frozen stuff" stored in the box, it's miniscule and MIGHT cost you 15 cents on your light bill to recharge it.

Mark

You do not have to get it done in 30 minutes. When you stand it back on it's feet don't plug it in for a day.
When I move one more then 100 miles I laid it on it's back and slide it into the truck, was a lot easier than horsing it up on it's feet, then after the move, that took a couple of days, I didn't turn it on for a day. Still works fine ten years later. I would, however, try to have it stand in a warm environment not on the back porch.

It may weigh over 300 pounds and I would borrow or rent a cart made for handling that freezer. If you don't feel up to it ask any of your friends
that know someone that can move it. We bought a big new upright last March. They had to remove the door on the old freezer and new freezer to get it in and out of the basement. I think it was free delivery from Sears. Hal

older as in how old. Freezers can run anywhere between 100lbs(newer) to almost 400lbs(or more). Get it as close to the truck as possible tip slightly (not all the way on side) slide up and in at same time set on tool box or anything that will handle weight (another helper works too)If one person can hold it the other can guide from top(in truck) slide in/up a little more. Tip up, adjust, and strap down. If you are worried about scratching use a piece of carpet a rug or blanket on side of freezer that is against truck.

Right on Texasmark. No comparison how handy an upright is compared to a chest. If I go broke it is not gonna be because to much cold fell out of my upright each time I open the door.

i appreciate all the advise, this freezer is im guessing 70's or 80's just by its look, it works fine where its sitting in his garage keeping meat frozen, he doesnt want to move it with him. at his age , and recent back surgery hunting is over, and he's moving to South Carolina and neither of us is sure what is there to hunt, i can use it to store meat too here