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Rigging & machinery

Heavy Equipment Movers San Diego

A 1,200 pound machine does not care how strong your crew is. It cares whether they planned the path. Gorilla Movers relocates gym, medical and industrial equipment across San Diego with the gear and the patience the weight demands.

4.8 Google · 339 reviews
A+BBB Accredited
Since 200825,120+ moves
LicensedCAL T-192729 | USDOT 3801918
The short version

Gorilla Movers relocates heavy gym, medical, and industrial equipment across San Diego using rigging gear, skating and jacking, and a planned path rather than brute force. A 1,200 pound machine is a geometry and floor-loading problem: we measure doorways, check the route, protect the surfaces it crosses, and bring the equipment to rest exactly where it needs to sit. Machinery, safes, racks, imaging equipment, and production gear are all routine. Quoted from a walkthrough because the path is what sets the price. Call 619-600-5000.

Planning beats muscle

Every heavy move starts with three numbers: weight, dimensions and center of gravity. Then we walk the route. Door widths, thresholds, ramp angles, elevator capacity, floor loading, turns that look fine on paper and are not. By the time the crew arrives, the path is already solved and protected.

The tools do the lifting. Machine skates, toe jacks, heavy-duty dollies, ramps and ratchet rigging move weight in controlled inches instead of heroic shoves. Floors get masonite or ram board, door frames get padding, and the machine gets wrapped before it rolls one foot.

Gorilla Movers truck loaded with heavy equipment

What heavy equipment do you move?

Commercial gym equipment: treadmills, plate-loaded machines, squat racks and full facility relocations
Medical and dental equipment: exam tables, chairs and imaging support equipment
Light industrial machinery: mills, lathes, compressors and shop equipment
Printing and production equipment
Commercial kitchen equipment: ranges, ovens, walk-in components and prep lines
Safes and other single, stubborn, very heavy objects

How does a heavy equipment move work?

Anything unusual gets a free on-site survey, and survey quotes are binding, so the price is settled before the toe jacks come out. Your equipment technician handles disconnects, decommissioning and recalibration; we handle everything between the old pad and the new one, including placement and leveling where the manufacturer allows it.

If a piece genuinely needs a crane or a specialized millwright, we say so at the survey instead of discovering it in your doorway. Most equipment in gyms, clinics and light industrial shops does not, and that honesty is why facility managers keep our number.

Who you are trusting with the weight

Gorilla Movers has moved San Diego since 2008: 25,120+ moves, a 4.8 star average across 338 Google reviews, BBB A+, CAL T-192729 and USDOT 3801918. Crews are our own background-checked, uniformed employees, never day labor, and certificates of insurance for your building are standard.

On move day you get a live-tracking text so your facility is not waiting on a mystery ETA, and $5 from the job goes to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Call 619-600-5000 and describe the machine; we will tell you exactly how we would move it.

How it works

Four phases to open on time.

1

Free on-site walkthrough

We survey the space, inventory the assets, and hand you a binding quote with a project plan.

2

Pre-move planning

A named project manager coordinates schedules, building COIs, elevator reservations, and IT cutover.

3

Move management

After-hours or weekend execution by our own uniformed crews, live-tracked station by station.

4

Post-move support

Reconfiguration, punch-list walkthrough, and debris removal, so Monday opens on time.

FAQ

Heavy Equipment questions, answered.

How heavy can you go?
With skates, toe jacks and ramps, our crews routinely handle items into the thousands of pounds. The honest limit depends on the path as much as the weight, which is why heavy pieces get a free on-site survey and a binding quote before we commit.
Do you disconnect and reconnect the equipment?
No. Utilities, decommissioning and recalibration belong to your equipment technician or a licensed trade. We coordinate timing with them so the machine is ready to roll when we arrive and ready for reconnection the moment it lands.
Will you move a single item, like one safe or one treadmill?
Yes. Single-item heavy moves are a normal day for us, priced hourly with fuel itemized up front. Send photos, dimensions and the two addresses, and we can usually quote quickly.
Can you relocate an entire gym or clinic?
Yes. Full-facility moves are where planning matters most: teardown order, transport sequencing and a floor plan for the new space so equipment lands placement-ready. Those projects get an on-site survey and a binding quote.
What happens if a job really needs a crane?
We tell you up front. Some machinery belongs to crane and millwright contractors, and pretending otherwise damages equipment and buildings. We will identify it at the survey and can coordinate our crew around that scope.
How is heavy equipment moving priced?
Hourly for straightforward items, with fuel itemized up front. Binding quotes are locked in with a free on-site survey, which we require for the largest and most complex pieces.
How soon can you move heavy equipment?
Most heavy-equipment moves book within the same week, and a single machine can often be moved sooner. Send the weight, the dimensions, and how it is accessed at each end and we will tell you the soonest we can schedule the right crew and gear.
Reviews

San Diego keeps calling us back. 4.8★ across 339 Google reviews.

★★★★★

Gorilla movers did a fantastic job moving my mother in Oceanside. Raul was incredible. From the moment he arrived, he was very strategic in how he would complete the job. I had doubts with all of the stuff we had but trusted his knowledge and experience and he exceeded our expectations! They take care of your items, asked a lot of questions and consistently checked in on if there was anything else they could help with. Raul, not sure if we could have done this move without you!! Thank you so much and than you Gorilla movers!! -Jackie, Marty, and Liz

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Jackie SprongGoogle
★★★★★

Alex and the crew were very professional and took great care of our stuff. We booked on short notice and they were accommodating and communicated throughout the move. They even helped move some of the boxes of stuff from our garage to the appropriate rooms as we had a little extra time.

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Taylor BasharaGoogle
★★★★★

Gorilla Movers made my move stress free. The team was organized, friendly, and worked non stop until everything was done. Definitely a 5 star service.

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Alexis MendezGoogle
★★★★★

We used Gorilla Movers 7 years ago and they did an excellent job. So we hired them again for our current move and they worked so hard. This time we were moving our belongings into pods and the perfectly wrapped our furniture for a long move. They also perfectly packed the pods so we could fit all of our belongings. I highly recommend this moving company.

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Veronica GiamancoGoogle
★★★★★

Genuinely honest and hardworking people at this company. You couldn't ask for a better service and well worth it. Absolutely indicative of their already glowing reviews!!!

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Chris PanteliGoogle
★★★★★

Excellent, careful, friendly movers ... highly recommended!

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Harry LevinsonGoogle
★★★★★

I cannot stress enough the quality of their service, expertise, and responsiveness. Gorilla Movers made the task of relocating my call center operation within the San Diego area far easier than I anticipated. They exceeded my expectations throughout the entire process and will be the first company I call for any future moving needs.

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Carlos MoralesGoogle
★★★★★

Alonzo and Alexis were excellent. They knew exactly what they were doing and were very careful in all the details they performed. They were quick and efficient and very professional in all their duties. They responded well to questions and any changes made. Couldn’t have had two better people help us with our move. Wonderful!

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Karen KitinojaGoogle
★★★★★

Raul and his team were excellent. Not only did he guide the entire process of loading my belongs into the PODS, he went above and beyond to help me organize my things and make sure everything was loaded properly. I would certainly recommend Gorilla Movers and specifically, Raul, again. Thank you to everyone at Gorilla Movers, from start to finish!!

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Mark BlevinsGoogle
★★★★★

Great Staff, Easy to communicate, professional, great with our commercial moving items.

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Manuel MendozaGoogle
★★★★★

Moving my daughter cross country was exhausting & exciting enough. We decided to used Gorilla Movers to unload our rented truck. What a wonderful experience. The two men were professional, respectful and got the job done quick and without any issues. I would highly recommend them!

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Sherri HeltGoogle
★★★★★

Raul and his crew were very professional. They were quick and polite. 100% would hire them again.

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Mayisha FrugeGoogle
★★★★★

Excellent workers great customer service 10/10 amazing

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Tommie WillsGoogle
★★★★★

I had a fantastic experience with Gorilla Movers! The crew was professional, punctual, and handled all of my belongings with great care. They worked efficiently, communicated clearly throughout the move, and made what could have been a stressful day feel easy and organized. Nothing was damaged, and they went above and beyond to make sure everything was placed exactly where I wanted it. If you're looking for reliable, hardworking movers with excellent customer service, I highly recommend Gorilla Movers. I would definitely use them again!

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Ryan HelfandGoogle

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