[Shop-talk] Shipping a gearbox

[Eric Russell]

Fastenal probably doesn't have a truck going from the UK to Finland 
though...

EjR

On 6/2/2020 9:50 AM, Pat Horne wrote:
> +1 for Fastenal. I had a 5 speed OD transmission shipped from Georgia 
> to Texas. It weighed almost 200 lbs with the crate & cost $125.
> On Jun 2, 2020, at 8:43 AM, Eric Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net> wrote:
>
> I shipped an MGA gearbox from North Carolina to Idaho using a Fastenal 
> truck. I attached it to a pallet (used, available for free). For 
> shipping overseas, I'd build a box over it. The pallet makes it easier 
> for the shipper to move it.
>
> On 6/2/2020 9:02 AM, Neil Sherry wrote:
>>
>> Hi * I am selling an MGB overdrive gearbox to Finland (from the UK) * 
>> best deal I have found is with UPS Standard. Any suggestions on how 
>> to wrap it * I am thinking I could empty the oil, wrap in plastic, 
>> strap it down to some ** plywood * which would make it slide and not 
>> fall over * but do I need to box it in? What have you done?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Neil
>>
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