I also have used Amtrak - to ship a tranny from Newark New Jersey to Los
Angeles, CA. The cost was about $55. It has to be from a major station;
the small one right down the street from me in Anaheim doesn't do big stuff.
All you need to do is to take the items to the express dock at the Amtrak
station. They will sell you a pallet for $5, then shrink wrap it to the
pallet for free. They do request that the tranny has no fluid in it (I
guess they don't want leaks in the train car.) It took about a week for the
shipping, and they called me when it arrived. They give you 2 days to pick
up the item, then start charging storage fees: about $3 for the first day,
and about $1.50 for each succeeding day. I don't know the anything about
getting things past the border though.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: William Hook [mailto:wghook@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 1:26 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Canadians - help!
Jim,
If you are anywhere near an Amtrak station at both ends they will ship heavy
items for (ISTR) about $.25 per lb. station to station. They will call you
when they arrive and will hold them for a day or two. I would recomend
separating the tranny. Wrap each in heavy plastic and secure them to
pallets..(ask or check for them behind your local auto supply store/ home
depot...). Bolt on some 2x4 braces to secure the engine and protect the
pan.
Make sure that everything on the engine is secure.... remove and box any
delicate or easily lost parts (carbs, air cleaners etc....)
This worked very well for my Willys Axles from California to Seattle ...2
days
+/- $75 C O D.. and they had a fork lift to put them in my truck when I
picked them up. The fellow in CA that I got them from just used tie down
straps and droped them off at the station.
I would imagine that Canada Rail and Amtrak have some similar agreements to
handle freight and customs.
I hope this works for you as well as it did for me. good luck
Bill Hook, 57 TR3, 62 Willys, 53 BMW cycle........
> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 20:29:36 -0500
> From: Jim <caldwel1@intranet.ca>
> Subject: Canadians - help!
>
> I really need some advice on how to get a TR7 motor and transmission
> from Kentucky into Ontario and here's the catch - they are uncrated.
>
> I have never done anything like this before and am really at a
> loss as to how to proceed.
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
>
> I am hoping that someone can recommend someone or some company
> that will get the stuff from there to here (hopefully at a not
> too expensive price).
>
> Any one out there with pointers - or do I have to rent a UHaul
> truck and go get them myself?
>
> If so, what do I need in order to get them over the border with
> a minimum of hassle from Customs?
>
> TIA
>
> Jim
>
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