How to move a pinball machine

You will read about ways to move a pinball machine but until faced with all the circumstances, you pretty much have to figure it out yourself.
Suggestions can lead to good ideas.
It is always said that if you move a pinball machine, it will never work again. And if it does, it’ll never work again right. This is a myth, or it should be, since with a little work you can get it going well again once moved, set-up and balanced just right.

If you do re-connect your pinball and it doesn’t work after you have moved it, check all of the connectors. Ensure none of them have popped loose. They should all be firmly secured. Check the connections under the playfield too, and if the game is totally dead then check the connections to the transformer and the mains supply.
Connector displacement is the main reason for pinball machine failure during moves, and it is the same for earlier models that are electromechanical as well as late model pinball machines that are all solid state electronics.

As far as actually moving the pinball machine, many people move their machine on it's back, by tipping it up (onto a trolley/pallet) and moving it.
If you remove the backglass, take special care to pack it properly for moving, and don’t take any chances. You really don't want it to break. It is best to pack the backglass in between plywood, thin but sturdy. Cut the plywood to just a bit larger than the actual size of the backglass for the pinball machine.

If the game is disassembled and you're transporting it on a truck / in a car then load it with the coin door part of the body going in first, so that when you pull it out for transport on a dolly it sits the correct way up.

One other clever way to move a pinball machine is sliding it on a sheet of really large plastic. This is useful for moving the machine between rooms.
Have someone pull the front of the plastic sheet, while you push the machine itself. Hopefully it should slide and you can manoeuvre it fairly easily into another room.