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Thanks for these comments - I ended up crating it - used some 3/4 plywood t=
o make a base, top and two ends, connected with 2" angle iron bolted throug=
h and some thinner ply for the sides=2E Gearbox bolted to end (four boots i=
n bellhousing) and rear mount bolted to base=2E Finally a pair of 4x2's for=
 feet so it can be forked=2E Came in just under 70kg=2E
Neil

On 2 June 2020 16:17:33 BST, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail=2Ecom> wrote=
:
>Regarding pallet size:  If it's too small to grab with a fork lift or
>pallet jack, you're going to incite some harsh language=2E  Just
>sayin'=2E=2E=2E
>
>On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 10:14 AM <eric@megageek=2Ecom> wrote:
>
>> >Neil ask about shipping a gearbox=2E
>>
>> I'm not sure what size you are talking about, but here are some
>ideas=2E
>>
>> Anything over 75 or 80 lbs should be palletized=2E  You can make a
>pallet
>> just larger than the unit=2E
>>
>> I simple way to do it is to find a hard sized box (wood or metal=2E)=20
>then
>> bolt the gearbox to the pallet and the box=2E Go from the bottom of the
>top
>> layer of the pallet, through the box's floor, and into mount points
>on the
>> gearbox=2E
>>
>> I hope this makes sense=2E  I would also cut out some cardboard
>pryrminds to
>> tape to the top so then don't stack other items on top=2E
>>
>> Let me know if you have any other quesitons=2E
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mule
>>
>>
>>
>> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a
>rational
>> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory=2E"
>Ralph
>> Waldo Emerson
>> -Who is John Galt?
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<html><head></head><body>Thanks for these comments - I ended up crating it =
- used some 3/4 plywood to make a base, top and two ends, connected with 2"=
 angle iron bolted through and some thinner ply for the sides=2E Gearbox bo=
lted to end (four boots in bellhousing) and rear mount bolted to base=2E Fi=
nally a pair of 4x2's for feet so it can be forked=2E Came in just under 70=
kg=2E<br>Neil<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 2 June 2020 16:17:33 BST=
, Jeff Scarbrough &lt;fishplate@gmail=2Ecom&gt; wrote:<blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid r=
gb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Regarding pallet size:&nbsp; If it's too small to grab wi=
th a fork lift or pallet jack, you're going to incite some harsh language=
=2E&nbsp; Just sayin'=2E=2E=2E</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 10:14 AM &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:eric@megageek=2Ecom";>eric@megageek=2Ecom</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=2E8ex;bord=
er-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"sans-serif">&gt;Neil ask about shipping a gearbox=2E</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I'm not sure what size you are ta=
lking
about, but here are some ideas=2E</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Anything over 75 or 80 lbs should=
 be
palletized=2E&nbsp; You can make a pallet just larger than the unit=2E</fo=
nt>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I simple way to do it is to find =
a hard
sized box (wood or metal=2E) &nbsp;then bolt the gearbox to the pallet and
the box=2E Go from the bottom of the top layer of the pallet, through the
box's floor, and into mount points on the gearbox=2E</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I hope this makes sense=2E&nbsp; =
I would
also cut out some cardboard pryrminds to tape to the top so then don't
stack other items on top=2E</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Let me know if you have any other=
 quesitons=2E</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
Thanks</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Mule</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
<br>
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory=2E" Ralph
Waldo Emerson <br>
-Who is John Galt?</font>
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