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Re: Best way to ship motor and trans?

To: derf <derf247@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Best way to ship motor and trans?
From: William McLeod <wbmcleod@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:26:21 -0700
derf wrote:
> I may need to ship the Spitfidget motor and trans to Lynden, WA.  What is
> the best, cheapest way to get it from Baton Rouge to Lynden?  That is about
> as far as you can get from BR and still be in the lower 48.  I can strap it
> to a pallet and drop it at a depot, but which one is best?  Will Greyhound
> do such heavy stuff?
>
> Greyhound will not.  If you remove the trans and box it you can ship it DHL 
>or whatever (drain, drain, drain and then bag it with 3 layers. no one will 
>ship a leaky package.).  All the big 3 shippers will take 150 pounds. Above 
>that it gets real expensive!  If you take off the head and ship it separately 
>with a few side items, I believe you can get the block down under 150 pounds.  
>With 3 boxes, or 2 if you put the head and stuff in with the tranny, it 
>shouldn't be too bad.  All 3 (UPS, DHL, FEDEX) have web sites that will allow 
>you to calculate the cost, as does Greyhound.  UPS is far and away the most 
>expensive... FEDEX screws up a lot.... I personally use DHL (and Greyhound).
>   
Regards, Bill




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