ejr1953: I cant think of a few good reasons why you bought such heavy equipment:
1. (And most importantly) . . we are guys, and guys like over-sized and heavy stuff. Why buy a zippy car with a 2.0 liter engine and fuel injection that putts around when we can get a screaming/snarling car with 427 ci and a 4 barrel carb? Why use a shovel and wheelbarrow to dig a hole when we can rent/buy a Bobcat or a backhoe? Cause we’re men! And we can!
2. If the stuff is heavy for you to lift/move at your leisure, it’s not hard to imagine that it might be too heavy for burglars to want to lift and carry while they are wanting to get in and out as fast as possible. Better than insurance!
3. Then there is the aforementioned quality of construction and sound implied by something that can give you a hernia when moving it. That has to count for something!
PS. When I recently purchased a Parasound A21 amp from a fellow, it was just he and I — a couple of old guys — struggling to move this thing in its box up the stairs from his basement. It wasn’t just the weight, but it was hard to get a grip on this box and lift while trying to protect our backs. We slid the thing up a step at a time. I asked him why he was selling it — he said he wanted to get something smaller. Smart guy!
1. (And most importantly) . . we are guys, and guys like over-sized and heavy stuff. Why buy a zippy car with a 2.0 liter engine and fuel injection that putts around when we can get a screaming/snarling car with 427 ci and a 4 barrel carb? Why use a shovel and wheelbarrow to dig a hole when we can rent/buy a Bobcat or a backhoe? Cause we’re men! And we can!
2. If the stuff is heavy for you to lift/move at your leisure, it’s not hard to imagine that it might be too heavy for burglars to want to lift and carry while they are wanting to get in and out as fast as possible. Better than insurance!
3. Then there is the aforementioned quality of construction and sound implied by something that can give you a hernia when moving it. That has to count for something!
PS. When I recently purchased a Parasound A21 amp from a fellow, it was just he and I — a couple of old guys — struggling to move this thing in its box up the stairs from his basement. It wasn’t just the weight, but it was hard to get a grip on this box and lift while trying to protect our backs. We slid the thing up a step at a time. I asked him why he was selling it — he said he wanted to get something smaller. Smart guy!