Shipping a Columbia

tomcarman said:
UPS ground delivered to your door restrictions are: 100 lbs max, 8' long max. 500 miles away you would have it in 3 days. I continue to stress proper packaging to avoid damage, and yes the weight of the packaging counts.
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That sound greats but I was trying to avoid packaging by the seller. Maybe he can just take it to a UPS outlet and have it done. Will check it out.

I had Fed Ex ship an Olds crankshaft and the stupid guy dropped it on my brick stairs and broke it in two!
 
philipswanson said:
That sound greats but I was trying to avoid packaging by the seller. Maybe he can just take it to a UPS outlet and have it done. Will check it out.

I had Fed Ex ship an Olds crankshaft and the stupid guy dropped it on my brick stairs and broke it in two!
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I've posted before that I've been in shipping for 10 years. The package handlers are hired for their strength, stamina and speed, not their intelligence. Most I've seen belong in the NFL by looking at their physique. If I were going to ship this item I would build a small crate out of perhaps 2 x 2's and 7/16" OSB and thoroughly pack it with THICK and durable cardboard, foam or other such materials as to lessen the impact when being handled. It is possible that taking it to a retail UPS store and the seller explains the situation that the packer will double or even triple box it with padding. Most likely it will ship just fine as most packages do. I would accept the double or triple boxing at the store so long as it was padded properly.
 
Fastenal website states only shipping business to business and not to their stores.
Greyhound is an option.
If you have a business connection, Golden State Overnight ships but must have an account. They can do a pickup for you If you know someone in the wine business in SD using GSO, they are widely used to ship product.

QUOTED from Fastenal: https://www.fastenal.com/en/4590/blue-lane-freight
 
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A little over a month ago, I shipped a v/8 60 Transmission from the Fastenal store
here in MN., to a Fastenal store in GA., to a fellow Fordbarner.
He received it at the Fastenal store near him in GA., in less than a week.




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philipswanson said:
The order is in place by the governor but I have no idea if its being enforced. Traffic on I5 is very light up and down the state.
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I seriously doubt that the Highway Patrol is stopping people and asking them where they are going to make sure their trip is "essential".
 
tomcarman said:
I've posted before that I've been in shipping for 10 years. The package handlers are hired for their strength, stamina and speed, not their intelligence. Most I've seen belong in the NFL by looking at their physique. If I were going to ship this item I would build a small crate out of perhaps 2 x 2's and 7/16" OSB and thoroughly pack it with THICK and durable cardboard, foam or other such materials as to lessen the impact when being handled. It is possible that taking it to a retail UPS store and the seller explains the situation that the packer will double or even triple box it with padding. Most likely it will ship just fine as most packages do. I would accept the double or triple boxing at the store so long as it was padded properly.
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The problem here is I am not the sender but the receiver. All this hassle makes me want to just drive up and avoid all that packing.
 
philipswanson said:
The problem here is I am not the sender but the receiver. All this hassle makes me want to just drive up and avoid all that packing.
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That's what I did when I sold a flathead to a guy near Yuba City. We agreed on a price for delivery and I left at zero dark thirty and got there around 11 am after missing LA traffic. Unloaded the engine, fueled up and was on the way back to SoCal by noon. I was able to miss Scaramento rush hour traffic but did hit some LA traffic. All in all it was a nice drive thru the central valley on the 99.
 
tomcarman said:
UPS ground delivered to your door restrictions are: 100 lbs max, 8' long max. 500 miles away you would have it in 3 days. I continue to stress proper packaging to avoid damage, and yes the weight of the packaging counts.
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Now the weight limit is 150 lbs. max and length is 9 feet.
 
51504bat said:
That's what I did when I sold a flathead to a guy near Yuba City. We agreed on a price for delivery and I left at zero dark thirty and got there around 11 am after missing LA traffic. Unloaded the engine, fueled up and was on the way back to SoCal by noon. I was able to miss Scaramento rush hour traffic but did hit some LA traffic. All in all it was a nice drive thru the central valley on the 99.
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I would have to go about 300 miles further (round trip) than you went. I am south of San Diego.
 
oldford2 said:
Did you actually call them ?
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As I said in a previous post, I just made a Fastenal shiment a little
over a month ago, BUT, I just called them and as of a few days ago,
they are suspending any customer shipping untill further notice.




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Go to a junkyard and ask them to ship it. They do this all the time. We shipped and received parts all the time for our customers. Pulled seat belts from the cars and screwed everything down with them for everything e\we shipped on a skid.
 
Ol' Ron said:
Go to a junkyard and ask them to ship it. They do this all the time. We shipped and received parts all the time for our customers. Pulled seat belts from the cars and screwed everything down with them for everything e\we shipped on a skid.
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Junkyards closed with Stay At Home rules.
 
Phil,
I need to make a run to temecula after this CV stuff lightens up. If you can get it to central cal i can bring it down.
 
Just wrap it up real good with face masks, or toilet paper, boom! It’s now essential, go get it!
 
Ol' Ron said:
Go to a junkyard and ask them to ship it. They do this all the time. We shipped and received parts all the time for our customers. Pulled seat belts from the cars and screwed everything down with them for everything e\we shipped on a skid.
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Interesting. I never thought of this.
 
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