Whenever I move my 26" kettles, I do it in two moves. I first carry the lid and cooking grate to where it needs to be moved, then I move the bottom half of the kettle, rolling it to it's location. This relieves a lot of weight/stress put on the handles welds along with the leg sockets. I actually do this when moving my 22"ers also when they need to be moved more than a few feet. My grills have a lot of added weight with SS Killa Grilla grates and SNS's. This two step process also prevents any kettle tipping, lid rash disasters. I developed this routine after I tipped my MT moving it a few years ago. Only thing that saved me was the lid bail saved the bowl from hitting the concrete and I had a hold of the lid handle when it tipped.