shipping a motor

[biggrobb762]

whats the best way to ship a complete motor like how to package it and who ships for the best price

 

[blasterfreek30]

the best way is too buy a plastic tote with the seable lids..line the bottom with a peice of wood and fill with as much packing as u can...shipping companys dont care whats inside and ive seen many cases of stuff being bent or broken from the mail people..seems ups and fedex are the worst for that

 

[biggrobb762]

thanks for the help

 

[Luni]

Id add on that by saying drill 6 holes in the lid/tote and ziptie the lid on. Provide 6 zipties to whomever youre shipping it to to retie in the event they are sending it back.

When I shipped my jug, I wrapped it in tshirts, taped them on, then the shipping place added bubble wrap, and then it has peanuts on top. Prolly a mess to get out, but I know that thing was safe.

I have however shipped a car engine using the method described with the tote. Cept I used the blue shop towels as padding, so the guy who bought the engine paid for all the towels, and the tote, and he has shop towels for days!

 

[Awk08]

ken has been using small coolers to ship his motors, the insulated double walls of the cooler is added protection from abuse, then pack it tight inside to prevent movement

 

[NEONNIGHT34609]

coolers are a great idea. i have used them in the past. i hate to use a NEW cooler for this so i have upgraded mine and my friends cooler to get used ones. there is no sense in using a new cooler for this. so buy a new one for your self or your buddy and use the old one to ship your motor

 

[Awk08]

forgot to add that i used a milk crate to ship my motors to ken, they fit into it nice and tight then i found a box that all fit into and taped her up good, then UPS'd it
like $47 w/$500 insurance from PA to CT.

 

[biggrobb762]

great info guys i will probably do the tote i have a few laying around thanks