I would put a sheet of plywood down man up. 

Edit: I thought it was in a table, not a nest. I move mine on a flat surface with ease, I would have a friend move it uphill with me. 

Do you have the handler attachment?  If not this might be a great reason to get one.  The egg merely sets in the nest ... the handler ties the egg into the nest.  I know it seems like a waste of money, but it makes moving eggs around much safer.

Since the XL only weighs in at ~220 to 250 lbs, ramps and a helper or two should be a safe way to move it.  Actually, with the nest and handler plus one hefty helper, you should be able to safely "bump" it up and down the steps.  Obviously, taking the guts out would be a help.

JR_Baas said:

Thanks guys. Has anyone taken off the lid on the XL?  What is involved?   I just hate to take it off because the lid is lined up perfectly. 

Yes, I have several times. If your dome is perfectly aligned, don't remove it, the XL can be a pain to get straight again.

Only 3 steps, cook up some que and invite the local high school football starters over.

You say you use it in the driveway in the summer - so with this leap of faith I'll assume if you have a driveway then you also have a garage. Rather than two painful moves a year year after year why not carve out a spot in your garage? 

Get a 2nd XL for your deck.

DMW said:

JR_Baas said:

Thanks guys. Has anyone taken off the lid on the XL?  What is involved?   I just hate to take it off because the lid is lined up perfectly. 

Yes, I have several times. If your dome is perfectly aligned, don't remove it, the XL can be a pain to get straight again.

Only 3 steps, cook up some que and invite the local high school football starters over.

If you haven't had the dome off, you will when it comes time to replace the gasket Practice makes perfect Remove the dome, the guts and then it really isn't that heavy.  Or as DMW said - friends or the local football team. 

I am with Ozzie....get a secounds one.

Anytime I move any of my three, I just loosen the top band and pull the lid.  Lift the fire ring and fire box out.  Takes about a minute to do this.....literally.  That puts the center of gravity low on the bottom half which makes it really easy to move with or without a helper.

Trust me, lining your lid back up is a lot easier than trying to super glue an egg back together.

When they delivered my XL fully assembled I helped lift it from the back of the truck a fad onto my driveway. All we did was take out the insides and presto. If your doing it a couple times a year with help it's really not that bad depending on how many stairs you have.

I have moved my XL a few times, there were two men to pick it up. Take the guts out and leave it in the nest. Use the nest as something to grab on to. It is not that heavy with everything removed from inside. I would NOT take the top off. I am not as lucky as you as I have tried for two years to get the lid straight and can't. If you are a little unsure I would recommend adding the nest handler. Good luck

JR_Baas said:

Davec433 said:

When they delivered my XL fully assembled I helped lift it from the back of the truck a fad onto my driveway. All we did was take out the insides and presto. If your doing it a couple times a year with help it's really not that bad depending on how many stairs you have.

How many people did it take to lift it? Did you lift it with the nest? Where did you pick it up?

Just myself and another. We lifted it with the nest and the innards. We simply grabbed it by the nest on both sides and moved it. If I was moving it far I'd take the innards out. It's only 219 lbs so if you split that up your really not lifting a whole lot.

My only concern would be where your moving it. If it tips or you trip it could be costly.

make yourself one of these, about $30 home depot parts. It's a 3-4 beer project.



parts list:
2 -  2x3x6 wood studs,  2x3 are easier to hold than 2x4
1 -  2x4x6 wood studs
2 - 36" long 1/2" threaded rods 
4 - wing nuts, 4 washers 1/2"
6-8  - wood screws 3"+ long
piece of paper big enough to copy egg radius

tools: jig saw, drill with drill & screw bit  for screws and 5/8 hole bit

to make:
- cut the 2x4x6 in half. 
- copy egg radius several inches below the base rim (rim part that sticks out below felt rim) on the paper.
- trace egg radius on both 2x4x6.
- cut to shape with jig saw.  no need for the wood to go fully around egg.  
- drill pilot holes and screw shaped 2x4x6 on each 2x3x6 with wood screws, sinks screws so not to scratch egg if drilling from 2x4x6 side
- come out from 2x4x6 ends about 6 inches and drill one hole each side of 2x4x6 to slide threaded rod through.  drill center of 2x3

to use:
- run threaded rod through holes each side,  washer & wing nut one side of each board;
- slip each board around xl base, slip rod through other holes and tighten down with wing nuts,   boards should be opposite sides of handle and hinge. tighten hand tight. 
- make sure plenty of clearance if egg has eggmate hooks. 
- you are basically clamping/wedging the xl in the hold you made with the 2x4x6 boards.  
- when you pick it by the 2x3x6 boards, the boards will bend in a bit but the rods will hold everything together.  If the boards hit the eggmate hooks, loosen, drop down some and re-tighten.  
-  just make sure the rods have the 2x3x6 boards snug.  

we use the one pictured to carry the cookers all over kingdom come.....real easy, real cheap and stores with no fuss.  take the fire box and fire ring out.

if you look close you can see that the 1/2" rods are bent.  that's why 1/2

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