Shipping a motor...?
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Shipping a motor...?
Who has shipped a motor? How did you crate it? And who did you use?
If anybody is heading to Indiana soon get in touch with me.
If anybody is heading to Indiana soon get in touch with me.
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We do alot of shipping back and forth alot depends on the carrier taking it, it can be a pain.
Why you looking to ship we are right in north east pa
Why you looking to ship we are right in north east pa
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I usually start with a pallet. I build a frame with 2x2's and sheet it with 1/2" plywood. I end up with a box that is about 4 feet cubed. I ship a lot of engines all over the country, and out of the country. I have never had a problem with these crates and they are simple to build. I can whip one up in about an hour or less.
The shipper I use varies. Lately, Fed-Ex Freight has been the best.
Eddie.
The shipper I use varies. Lately, Fed-Ex Freight has been the best.
Eddie.
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I usually start with a pallet. I build a frame with 2x2's and sheet it with 1/2" plywood. I end up with a box that is about 4 feet cubed. I ship a lot of engines all over the country, and out of the country. I have never had a problem with these crates and they are simple to build. I can whip one up in about an hour or less.
The shipper I use varies. Lately, Fed-Ex Freight has been the best.
Eddie.
The shipper I use varies. Lately, Fed-Ex Freight has been the best.
Eddie.
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another option would be the standard merc shipping crates ..the motor bolts down on the motor mounts on a steel frame made for the motors ..the steel frame sits in a plastic tub and has a matching cap supported by steel tubes ...the sides fit into the tub and cap. They are real heavy wax inpregnanted cardboard. Maybe a local shop could loan you one? good thing about them is they have the slots underneath the tub for a forklift ....m
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John it's not like you're doing anything for the next few weeks. Hop in your truck and come see us. The bar is always open.
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call old dominion, drop it off at there terminal ad have it picked up there, i just shipped 2 500 EFI's in crates i built similar to the suggestion above and it was only 230$ per crate! total weight for both motors and crates was 2300lbs
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I just shipped a motor to Fl from Chicago. I bought one of those 30.00 engine cradles from Summit and built a base a little larger than the cradle. Then I lag bolted the cradle to the base, then built a box around it. It is very strong and hopefully will arrive in Fl with no damage.
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