Best way to ship a drive shaft

[oldkimmer]

Hi guys, how would u recommend to package a shaft with the yoke on it. Idt I’ll be able to find a tube or box that long. I’m thinking to wrap it in layers of cardboard but not sure if it’s the best plan. Thanks. Kim

 

[memike]

Thin wall pvc pipe with two caps, if that's to expensive fide cardboard tubes.

 

[mopowers]

Sometimes shippers charge more to ship tubes than rectangular boxes.

I'd probably just wrap the **** out of it with bubblewrap and cardboard and tape it up really well.

 

[MidnightSwinger]

U-Haul/Moving companies carry a lot of different types of boxes to get this done. I agree with @mopowers that a box will be cheaper than a tube for shipping as they see anything not square as “irregular” which is an extra charge.

 

[BrianT]

I shipped two leaf springs to a member here by wrapping them together with reinforced packing tape. The guy at UPS didn't bat an eye and they arrived fine. I don't see why you couldn't do this with a driveshaft? I used PirateShip and it was actually not that expensive.

 

[cosgig]

I use the cardboard tubes that come from the inside of big carpet rolls, they’re 12’ long and most carpet stores have bunches of them and are glad to give you a few.

 

[memike]

I shipped two leaf springs to a member here by wrapping them together with reinforced packing tape. The guy at UPS didn't bat an eye and they arrived fine. I don't see why you couldn't do this with a driveshaft? I used PirateShip and it was actually not that expensive.

Now that I think of it that could have been me, off a 74 4 door dart, I put them on my 66 Valiant Victoria, its been about 12 to 15 years ago, I had a set delivered like this

 

[1MeanA]

Make a triangular tube or two