ps. Wooden props are works of art; your grandpa must have been a real
craftsman.
On 4/9/2022 4:20 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> 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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