Shipping T/C advice
10-28-2003, 07:01 PM
#31
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Oh yeah....
Oh yeah, if you get the right container it will probably have handles on it
too for the driver to lift it with should he need to.
I store over a hundred lbs of dog food in one, and regularly pick it up and
move it around the house without it collapsing.
"GamePlayer No. 1058" <nospamreader@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Tupperware!
>
> Stop the laughing, seriously crate it up in one of those large tupperware
> containers that have the snapclose lids, and throughly pack it in place
with
> a combination of cardboard, and newspaper, then tape the lid on securely
> with 1000 mile an hour black gaffer type tape, and slap a shipping label
on
> it.
>
> Of course first check with your shipping company if they will take this.
It
> shouldnt add more than about 5lbs to the package.
>
> "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> for
> > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
63
> > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> ground
> > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> >
> > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
hold
> a
> > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> >
> > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> around
> > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> >
> >
>
>
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too for the driver to lift it with should he need to.
I store over a hundred lbs of dog food in one, and regularly pick it up and
move it around the house without it collapsing.
"GamePlayer No. 1058" <nospamreader@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bnmvtv$12tcm7$1@ID-194553.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Tupperware!
>
> Stop the laughing, seriously crate it up in one of those large tupperware
> containers that have the snapclose lids, and throughly pack it in place
with
> a combination of cardboard, and newspaper, then tape the lid on securely
> with 1000 mile an hour black gaffer type tape, and slap a shipping label
on
> it.
>
> Of course first check with your shipping company if they will take this.
It
> shouldnt add more than about 5lbs to the package.
>
> "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> for
> > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
63
> > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> ground
> > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> >
> > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
hold
> a
> > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> >
> > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> around
> > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> >
> >
>
>
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10-28-2003, 10:34 PM
#32
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Re: Shipping T/C advice
The "junque" yard that shipped my AX15 + clutch assy and bell housing
put them in a plastic tub with newpaper to keep the pieces from
rattling around and stuck it on a Greyhound bus. That's a whole lot
heavier than a tc but it cost something like $80 from OKC to COS (600
miles or so) and got here the next day. The price was a bargain
compared to any other shipping method I looked at. Two issues for the
sender: you have to drop it off and it has to be drained. One issue
for the receiver: he has to pick it up at the nearest bus station.
Worth a look
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:20:44 UTC "c" <c@me.org> wrote:
> If he takes it to a shipping store, he'd be much further ahead to throw it
> out in the street. They will bend you over on shipping something like that.
> You might want to look into truck freight on it since it is already crated.
> I recently shipped a grinding machine from Michigan to Oregon. The weight
> was over 250 pounds and total shipping cost was $64. It took 6 days to
> deliver which is actually faster than a UPS package will get there.
>
> Chris
>
> "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1zBnb.122922$gv5.108399@fed1read05...
> > I hope you are selling it for a bunch. Hehe. All those hours of packaging!
> > What if you take it to a postal store and have them deal with it.
> > KH
> >
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> > for
> > > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
> 63
> > > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> > ground
> > > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> > >
> > > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
> hold
> > a
> > > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> > >
> > > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> > around
> > > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
put them in a plastic tub with newpaper to keep the pieces from
rattling around and stuck it on a Greyhound bus. That's a whole lot
heavier than a tc but it cost something like $80 from OKC to COS (600
miles or so) and got here the next day. The price was a bargain
compared to any other shipping method I looked at. Two issues for the
sender: you have to drop it off and it has to be drained. One issue
for the receiver: he has to pick it up at the nearest bus station.
Worth a look
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:20:44 UTC "c" <c@me.org> wrote:
> If he takes it to a shipping store, he'd be much further ahead to throw it
> out in the street. They will bend you over on shipping something like that.
> You might want to look into truck freight on it since it is already crated.
> I recently shipped a grinding machine from Michigan to Oregon. The weight
> was over 250 pounds and total shipping cost was $64. It took 6 days to
> deliver which is actually faster than a UPS package will get there.
>
> Chris
>
> "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1zBnb.122922$gv5.108399@fed1read05...
> > I hope you are selling it for a bunch. Hehe. All those hours of packaging!
> > What if you take it to a postal store and have them deal with it.
> > KH
> >
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> > for
> > > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
> 63
> > > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> > ground
> > > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> > >
> > > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
> hold
> > a
> > > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> > >
> > > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> > around
> > > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
10-28-2003, 10:34 PM
#33
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Re: Shipping T/C advice
The "junque" yard that shipped my AX15 + clutch assy and bell housing
put them in a plastic tub with newpaper to keep the pieces from
rattling around and stuck it on a Greyhound bus. That's a whole lot
heavier than a tc but it cost something like $80 from OKC to COS (600
miles or so) and got here the next day. The price was a bargain
compared to any other shipping method I looked at. Two issues for the
sender: you have to drop it off and it has to be drained. One issue
for the receiver: he has to pick it up at the nearest bus station.
Worth a look
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:20:44 UTC "c" <c@me.org> wrote:
> If he takes it to a shipping store, he'd be much further ahead to throw it
> out in the street. They will bend you over on shipping something like that.
> You might want to look into truck freight on it since it is already crated.
> I recently shipped a grinding machine from Michigan to Oregon. The weight
> was over 250 pounds and total shipping cost was $64. It took 6 days to
> deliver which is actually faster than a UPS package will get there.
>
> Chris
>
> "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1zBnb.122922$gv5.108399@fed1read05...
> > I hope you are selling it for a bunch. Hehe. All those hours of packaging!
> > What if you take it to a postal store and have them deal with it.
> > KH
> >
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> > for
> > > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
> 63
> > > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> > ground
> > > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> > >
> > > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
> hold
> > a
> > > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> > >
> > > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> > around
> > > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
put them in a plastic tub with newpaper to keep the pieces from
rattling around and stuck it on a Greyhound bus. That's a whole lot
heavier than a tc but it cost something like $80 from OKC to COS (600
miles or so) and got here the next day. The price was a bargain
compared to any other shipping method I looked at. Two issues for the
sender: you have to drop it off and it has to be drained. One issue
for the receiver: he has to pick it up at the nearest bus station.
Worth a look
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:20:44 UTC "c" <c@me.org> wrote:
> If he takes it to a shipping store, he'd be much further ahead to throw it
> out in the street. They will bend you over on shipping something like that.
> You might want to look into truck freight on it since it is already crated.
> I recently shipped a grinding machine from Michigan to Oregon. The weight
> was over 250 pounds and total shipping cost was $64. It took 6 days to
> deliver which is actually faster than a UPS package will get there.
>
> Chris
>
> "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1zBnb.122922$gv5.108399@fed1read05...
> > I hope you are selling it for a bunch. Hehe. All those hours of packaging!
> > What if you take it to a postal store and have them deal with it.
> > KH
> >
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> > for
> > > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
> 63
> > > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> > ground
> > > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> > >
> > > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
> hold
> > a
> > > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> > >
> > > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> > around
> > > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
10-28-2003, 10:34 PM
#34
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Re: Shipping T/C advice
The "junque" yard that shipped my AX15 + clutch assy and bell housing
put them in a plastic tub with newpaper to keep the pieces from
rattling around and stuck it on a Greyhound bus. That's a whole lot
heavier than a tc but it cost something like $80 from OKC to COS (600
miles or so) and got here the next day. The price was a bargain
compared to any other shipping method I looked at. Two issues for the
sender: you have to drop it off and it has to be drained. One issue
for the receiver: he has to pick it up at the nearest bus station.
Worth a look
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:20:44 UTC "c" <c@me.org> wrote:
> If he takes it to a shipping store, he'd be much further ahead to throw it
> out in the street. They will bend you over on shipping something like that.
> You might want to look into truck freight on it since it is already crated.
> I recently shipped a grinding machine from Michigan to Oregon. The weight
> was over 250 pounds and total shipping cost was $64. It took 6 days to
> deliver which is actually faster than a UPS package will get there.
>
> Chris
>
> "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1zBnb.122922$gv5.108399@fed1read05...
> > I hope you are selling it for a bunch. Hehe. All those hours of packaging!
> > What if you take it to a postal store and have them deal with it.
> > KH
> >
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> > for
> > > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
> 63
> > > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> > ground
> > > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> > >
> > > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
> hold
> > a
> > > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> > >
> > > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> > around
> > > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
put them in a plastic tub with newpaper to keep the pieces from
rattling around and stuck it on a Greyhound bus. That's a whole lot
heavier than a tc but it cost something like $80 from OKC to COS (600
miles or so) and got here the next day. The price was a bargain
compared to any other shipping method I looked at. Two issues for the
sender: you have to drop it off and it has to be drained. One issue
for the receiver: he has to pick it up at the nearest bus station.
Worth a look
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:20:44 UTC "c" <c@me.org> wrote:
> If he takes it to a shipping store, he'd be much further ahead to throw it
> out in the street. They will bend you over on shipping something like that.
> You might want to look into truck freight on it since it is already crated.
> I recently shipped a grinding machine from Michigan to Oregon. The weight
> was over 250 pounds and total shipping cost was $64. It took 6 days to
> deliver which is actually faster than a UPS package will get there.
>
> Chris
>
> "Kevin in San Diego" <kevin_hedstrom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1zBnb.122922$gv5.108399@fed1read05...
> > I hope you are selling it for a bunch. Hehe. All those hours of packaging!
> > What if you take it to a postal store and have them deal with it.
> > KH
> >
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ctBnb.1021$Aa6.33506@news.uswest.net...
> > > I'm selling a NP229 transfer case that weighs 108 lbs. I built a crate
> > for
> > > it, and never being one to under-build something..... the crate weighs
> 63
> > > lbs, which puts it at a combined 171 which is 20 pounds over FedEx's
> > ground
> > > limit. What can I use to ship it that weighs less?
> > >
> > > The crate I made was 20 X 22 X 30. The new one can be at least 2 inches
> > > shorter on each side. 18 X 20 X 26 would probably do it. Are there any
> > > containers anybody can think of that meet these dimensions and could
> hold
> > a
> > > 108 lb T/C and don't weigh over say 40 pounds ??
> > >
> > > I could build a new crate out of 1 x 1's instead of 2X4's (all I had
> > around
> > > the grage).. But it was kind of a PIA. Would a rubbermaid or plastic
> > > container of some kind be able to do the job?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
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