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Re: Best way to ship motor and trans?

To: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Best way to ship motor and trans?
From: Flash. <thefirebuilds@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:19:54 -0500
Two more suggestions:

call ABF freight and see what they can do for you.  I think shipping prices
start at $180 though.

Otherwise look for someone on uship.com trying to make a few bucks and
that's already on the way.


On 3/13/07, William McLeod <wbmcleod@cox.net> wrote:
>
> 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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