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Expert: - 10/9/2009


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Hello Terry,
My company is going to be relocating to another building and needs to know the weight of our York Safe....Serial #9552.
They need to know whether the floor can hold it without further supports.  While it said Serial #9552, it also had another label with "Serial L - 00004605" on it.  Can you please offer any advice or leads as to how we can find this information.

Thank you very much.

Regards,
Kathy

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Kathy,

There are a couple of numbers that you can use to "ball park" the weight of your safe.  If it is all steel, figure the square feet of all the walls, top & bottom and door at 1" thick.  Multiply this by 44 lbs and it will give you a rough estimate.
If the safe has concrete insulation, figure the steel portions as close as you can to square feet 1" thick at 44 lbs per sq ft.  Figure the concrete insulation in cubic feet at 144 lbs per cubic foot, (or 12 lbs per sqft 1" thick).  add your steel calculations and concrete calculations to give you the weight of the safe.

Another option would be to send me several pictures of the safe so that I can give you an estimate.  There are no records available by serial number, to give you the info that you need.

Send your pics to me, along with a brief reminder of your request to:  andy@securitysafeusa.com

Andy

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Safe and Vault related Questions; Antique Safe Repair and Restoration; With over 40 years in the Safe & Vault industry, if I can't answer your question I know where to get the answer. Current Project: Restoration of two Tilton & McFarland Safes from the 1860's. Will answer Safe & Vault related questions concerning age, value, restoration, moving, opening & repairing, parts, operation and history. Note: It is not my intention to teach you to open safes or to provide information which may aid in the unlawful opening of a safe. I will not give out drill points or information which I deem inappropriate.

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40 years in the Safe & Vault Industry. Service Manager for one of the largest Safe & Vault companies on the West Coast. Graduate of Lockmasters Safe Lock Servicing, Safe lock Manipulation and Safe Deposit Lock Courses. Graduate of Locksmith Institute. Certified Instructor for the California Locksmith Association teaching Basic and Advanced Lock Servicing, Basic Safe opening and Repairing. Factory Trained by AMSEC, LORD Safes, LeFebure, Mosler, KabaMas, LaGard and Sargent & Greenleaf

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Safecrackers International and the National Antique Safe Association

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Graduate of Locksmith Institute 1972 Graduate Lockmasters Safe Lock Servicing 1974 Graduate Lockmasters Safe Lock Manipulation 1975 Graduate Lockmasters Safe Deposit Lock Servicing 1985 Instructor Certified - California Locksmith Association - 1985 Factory trained by AMSEC, MAJOR, STAR, Johnson-Pacific, Kaba-MAS, Allied-Gary, ISM, Lord, Brown Safe, EXL, Mosler, Diebold.

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2009, 2010 & 2011 Listed in AllExperts top 50 Experts. All Experts Categories - Safes & Security Containers, Locksmithing, Antique Safes. Retired US Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer (CW3), with 32 years of total service. With numerous awards from Vietnam, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. US Navy - 1971-1981 US Army Reserve 1984-2006 US Army Retired Reserve 2006-present

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