FoT, Thank you.....
I had some nice offers to help get this head to Wes Dayton, near Sydney.
FoT comes through again!!! The head will go to a prominent California Triumph
guy and he will consolidate the head with other Triumph stuff going to Sydney.
Regards,
Joe Alexander
>There are numerous other package companies besides UPS and USPS. DHL tends
>to be more reasonable for heavy or bulky items, Airborne express, and we
>use some Brand X carriers for shipments to Hawaii. Your big problem is
>that you're in the middle of the country. By boat is the cheapest way.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BillDentin@aol.com [mailto:BillDentin@aol.com]
>Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 11:12 AM
>To: N197TR4@cs.com
>Cc: fot@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: FoT Help!!!! Australia Shipment
>
>
>In a message dated 12/20/2002 1:03:13 PM Central Standard Time,
>N197TR4@cs.com writes:
>
>
>> I just learned something about shipping a cylinder head to Australia.
>> If it
>> weighs more than 44 #s it is very, very expensive. $300-$400 US
>>
>> I tried UPS and USPS.
>>
>> FoT Wes Dayton wants a TR4A Head. I have it crack checked, crated and
>> ready
>>
>> to go and it weighs 65#s. Wes is near Sydney and I am in Waterloo.
>>
>> USPS suggested breaking the shipment down into smaller pieces. I told
>> them
>> this would be unacceptable to Wes.
>>
>> Any ideas or solutions?
>>
>
>Joe:
>
>It's simple...have Wes come and get it.
>
>We'd all like to meet and see him anyway.
>
>And...he'd enjoy our mid-western winter weather.
>
>Bill Dentinger
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