[Shop-talk] Shipping a gearbox

[Pat Horne]

Picky, picky!

Most folks don’t know about Fastenal so I try to get the word out. 

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
We support Habitat for Humanity


On Jun 2, 2020, at 9:00 AM, Eric Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net> wrote:


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
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk/attachments/20200602/d56719ec/attachment.htm>