<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Good idea, Eric. <div><br></div><div>There are also 10’ containers but I’ve only seen a few of them. If a 20’ is overkill it wouldn’t hurt to see if one is available. <div><br></div><div>Also, if you need more space than will fit in a standard container, there are taller ones called high cube. <br><div><br></div><div>Peace, </div><div>Pat<br><br><div dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Sep 27, 2022, at 5:28 PM, eric@megageek.com wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Rkg,</span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">There are a few
options. If you only have a few pallets worth of items, go out and
buy some "pallet wrap" (big roll of clear cling wrap.)</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Look in the local
craigslist for someone getting rid of a solar pool cover (should be easy
this time of year.) They are large plastic blankets of bubble wrap.
Also, you'll find a TON of people giving away pallets.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Load the items
on a pallet and bolt it to the pallet. Then wrap in the bubble wrap,
then the pallet wrapping. </span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Once done, have
a list of all the items/pallets with dimensions. If you know the
weight, that is much better.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Then, contact
a shipping company near you and tell them you have X many pallets that
need to be shipped. You may have enough for a full truck (best bet.)
If not, you are a 'ltt' (less than truckload.) this just means
you'll pay more.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Let them know
you need a lift gate. IF you have a good paved driveway, they can
use the pallet jack to load them. If not, you may have to rent a
forklift, or have a buddy with a tractor and forks come over on the pick
up day.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Then you'll have
to make arrangements on the other end. If you have a paved driveway
there, it might not be too bad.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">That is NOT the
ideal way, but it will work.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">IF you have LOTS
of stuff, going to a single location, here is the best way to do it.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Find a shipping
company that will drop off a 'intermodal container' (the standard shipping
container.) You'll have to decide if you need a 20' or 40'.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">They will drop
it off for you to load on your own. You don't need pallets, just
pack the stuff in there and use tiedowns and wedge things together. This
is also a good time to find people getting rid of mattresses and you can
put them in between items.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">You load the container
up (at ground level) and they pick it up, and drop it off for you to unload
at the other side. They normally charge a fee for the 'rental' time
of the unit, so plan well and be ready to load it and unload it right away.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">If you are in
NJ, let me know, I can easily help you with this.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Moose</span>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">From:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">Richard
George <rkg@teleport.com></span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Date:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">09/27/2022
05:15 PM</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Subject:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">[Shop-talk]
palletizing stuff and getting the pallets shipped... help?</span>
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by: </span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">"Shop-talk"
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<br><tt><span style=" font-size:10pt">Hi,<br>
<br>
I'm dealing with my dad's estate and have a large quantity of stuff <br>
(tools - ob. shop content) to send across country to get auctioned off.
<br>
I was originally looking at using normal shipping methods (boxes sent at
<br>
a discount via pirate ship), but it turns out the house is confident <br>
they can deal with far more "stuff" than I had originally envisioned
<br>
(would be 40 or so of those home depot small and medium moving boxes,a
<br>
few banker boxes, etc I think).<br>
<br>
I am guessing when one has that much material its probably going to be
a <br>
lot cheaper to palletize it/put them on a truck and ship them to the <br>
auction house that way rather than trying to ship the boxes <br>
individually. The trouble is that I'm not set up to do that.
I don't <br>
have any pallet jacks, don't exactly have any place to do the wrapping
<br>
(they are all in storage - I suppose I could do it there, but again, no
<br>
pallet jack and while the storage space would let me work there but I <br>
think getting a truck there might be a cluster, etc). In addition,
<br>
while I've packed a LOT of stuff for shipment over the years, I haven't
<br>
ever loaded up items on a pallet/wrapped the pallet for shipment so that
<br>
the will make it, actually tried to use a freight company for shipment,
<br>
etc. And... the times in the past I've dealt with freight companies
(on <br>
the receiving end), it often didn't go well (not so much damage as the
<br>
companies all seemed to do bait and switch on rates, tried to extract <br>
additional payments they weren't owed, there were issues with actual <br>
delivery, etc (story of cluster surrounding shipment of fiberglass GT6
<br>
hood omitted)).<br>
<br>
So I was hoping to get some advice for a newbie on dealing with this.<br>
<br>
Are there services that can handle the palletizing/getting it delivered
<br>
that won't take you to the cleaners/jerk you around on the pricing,etc?
<br>
Is there a "shipping by truck for dummies" tome out there, or...?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance,<br>
<br>
rkg<br>
<br>
(Richard George)<br>
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