I can't advise on a shipper, but you are wise to be cautious. Years ago,
I was in a partnership for a Cherokee 180, which needed to have its prop
replaced (ground down one too many times). After a lot of (internet)
shopping, we found a serviceable prop, and had it shipped to us; it
arrived damaged (we sent it back). After much more shopping around, we
found another; the mechanics had it hung on the engine before they
discovered it had a golfball-sized gouge on the trailing edge, as if it
had been speared by a forklift prong. Back to the interwebs. We found
yet another serviceable prop and had it shipped, this time with $1M
insurance on it--it arrived undamaged. I don't recall all the shippers,
but the final shipment was by FedEx (we might have tried UPS as well).
Props are an awkward size and shape for shipping, but a massive policy
on them seems to warrant extra care from the shippers.
On 4/9/2022 4:07 PM, Jim Stone wrote:
> My great grandfather was one of the countryâ??s first manufacturerâ??s of
> wooden airplane propellers and his personal collection of 7 props was sold to
> a collector in Savannah, GA when he died. I, and other members of my family,
> have worked for many years to have them returned to the family and we finally
> succeeded last week. We had a family lottery to find them new homes and 3 of
> them now need to go to the west coast, 3 to the Chicago area and the last to
> Kentucky. (It isnâ??t relevant to the question that follows, but it is nice
> to add that 6 of the 7 are going to younger members of the family that are
> buying their first prop. Those of my generation have been searching them out
> and snapping them up for years, and most of us already own one or two*.)
>
> Now comes the hard part: getting them to their new owners. The props are 80
> to 110 years old and most of them are around 8â?? long; one is 10â??. The
> good thing about wooden props is that they donâ??t weigh much, but they will
> need to be handled carefully. We are planning on shipping them in two
> bundles of three props (the one to KY will be handled separately) and need to
> find a shipper who can pack them up in GA and get them to the west coast and
> Chicago. This is a long shot, but does anyone here have any contacts or
> direct knowledge of a shipper that might be appropriate for the job?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> *Shop content: My props hang on the inside wall adjacent to my shop. :)
>
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