Shipping 8.75 chuck?
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7demon2
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i have had 2 shipped to me. 1 useing a 5 gallon stain bucket, the other useing a milk crate. both held up pretty well. the milk crate maybe better if it is reinforced a little on the bottom.
The best type bucket to use is a chlorine 12 gal bucket with a screw lid. I take and cut a piece of plywood in a round shape to reinforce the bottom. I've shipped many like this.
7demon2
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yeah i agree the bottom is the key. that thing is heavy and needs some beefing up to send it out.....plywood is a good idea. i haven't seen that done before, but it sounds good. got to remember that.
grumpuscreature
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Had one of these shipped from Spokane, WA to Wild Wonderful. The chuck was in a kitchen size garbage bag inside two milk crates that were zip tied together. That conglomeration was inside a cardboard box and padded with wads of brown paper. It arrived with zero damage and is doing great in my /6 '66 Valiant.
dusterdood
The Duster Guy
I had one shipped wrapped in a shower curtain, and it was busting out of the cardboard box. Be aware that UPS will not cover you if it was packaged poorly. I had a cam disappear from the box. The box showed up empty. UPS said it wasn't properly packaged, but the guy who sent it had the UPS store do the package! Finally they had no choice but to conceed. I got $20. Thanks UPS, you idiots.
THAT IS VERY TRUE! If your going to ship anything with insurance, pack it good and take pictures of the packaging. Voice of experience here.
dc_mopar
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if you pay the ups store for packing service, THEY are responsible for that.
ups claims that "the ups store" is a seperate company, (actually mail boxes etc.) but you can file a claim with the ups store for poor packaging and let them fight it out with ups. since ups rates are based on weight and size and distance, the smaller the bucket the better rate-wise. i think a 12 gal bucket is overkill.
a 5 gal should suffice. even better than plywood would be cardboard, especially if you can get some double or triple thick corrugated cardboard. i have shipped engines in triple thick cardboard boxes without problems. if you put several layers in the bottom, cut a long strip or two and wrap it continously around the sides, so that the chunk fits snug inside it, then a few layers on top of it, then the lid. snap on or screw top lid should be ok, just duct tape it to secure it so it can't work loose. Doug
ups claims that "the ups store" is a seperate company, (actually mail boxes etc.) but you can file a claim with the ups store for poor packaging and let them fight it out with ups. since ups rates are based on weight and size and distance, the smaller the bucket the better rate-wise. i think a 12 gal bucket is overkill.
a 5 gal should suffice. even better than plywood would be cardboard, especially if you can get some double or triple thick corrugated cardboard. i have shipped engines in triple thick cardboard boxes without problems. if you put several layers in the bottom, cut a long strip or two and wrap it continously around the sides, so that the chunk fits snug inside it, then a few layers on top of it, then the lid. snap on or screw top lid should be ok, just duct tape it to secure it so it can't work loose. Doug
I used milk crates in the past very successfully. I did put some thin plywood on the bottom and the top and nailed to plywood at the top for protection. You may have to wrap the crate in cardboard or they will charge you a $10 unboxed fee. I used zip ties to secure the case in the crate so it won't roll around and cut the crate handle openings in the cardboard to make it easy to carry. It seemed to work fine. One crate went to California and one to Oklahoma.
Ken
Edison, NJ
Ken
Edison, NJ
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DocFiberglass
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IF you can find one ...a metal 5 gallon bucket is BESTer!
I had one shipped from WA a year or so during the winter ...and the plastic must have gotten VERY cold and the plastic on the bottom cracked.
I had one shipped from WA a year or so during the winter ...and the plastic must have gotten VERY cold and the plastic on the bottom cracked.
The problem with a 5 gal bucket is that a complete 3rd with the yoke and carrier ,gears. Won't fit, there to tall.
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