viperdrummer
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anyone have experience shipping motors door to door?Are there companies that will deliver and forklift into your garage? Thanks
Shipping motors
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dave6666
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All you need is for the truck to have a lift gate and a pallet jack, unless your driveway is hilly or bumpy. If so, then you'll need the forklift. Most big carriers do not do the forklift, but a smaller hot shot company could pick up the package from a local terminal for the final delivery.
BOTTLEFED
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I have shipped 3 myself and had 2 delivered
some tips:
ship from and deliver to a business - you'll save tons of $$ on the shipping cost. it doesn't have to be an automotive business, just an address that the shipping co. knows they can get a truck in and out of for sure. just find a friend (like I did
) to let you use his address.
shop around to compare prices - UPS freight, Fedex freight, and other big name co. might be more expensive than a smaller trucking co.
get an accurate weight before you start getting shipping quotes - a few pounds can put you in a different shipping class which means a huge cost difference. the shipping co. will also make you pay the difference if it weighs more than you claimed on your shipping bill.
pack it up like an egg - the truckers are not easy on freight. use a solid pallet and strap is down. make sure you drain all the fluids out and don't have any loose parts. the truckers hate a leaky package. put a piece of cardboard between the engine and the pallet to absorb anything that might drip.
insure it well - these can easily get damaged in shipping and you want to be fully covered.
as far as having a forklift, here is what I did
when receiving my crate, I backed a tall pickup (big 4x4) up to the back of the freight truck. the height difference wasn't much so with a couple guys we just slid it down into the pickup bed.
then I took it home, unpacked it, and used my engine hoist to lift it off the pickup.
almost the same with shipping. pack it and crate it in the back of a pickup. then took it down to the shipping co. and pushed it up into the freight truck.
as long as it isn't a long block with the trans. attached, this should work for you as well.
good luck!
some tips:
ship from and deliver to a business - you'll save tons of $$ on the shipping cost. it doesn't have to be an automotive business, just an address that the shipping co. knows they can get a truck in and out of for sure. just find a friend (like I did
) to let you use his address.shop around to compare prices - UPS freight, Fedex freight, and other big name co. might be more expensive than a smaller trucking co.
get an accurate weight before you start getting shipping quotes - a few pounds can put you in a different shipping class which means a huge cost difference. the shipping co. will also make you pay the difference if it weighs more than you claimed on your shipping bill.
pack it up like an egg - the truckers are not easy on freight. use a solid pallet and strap is down. make sure you drain all the fluids out and don't have any loose parts. the truckers hate a leaky package. put a piece of cardboard between the engine and the pallet to absorb anything that might drip.
insure it well - these can easily get damaged in shipping and you want to be fully covered.
as far as having a forklift, here is what I did
when receiving my crate, I backed a tall pickup (big 4x4) up to the back of the freight truck. the height difference wasn't much so with a couple guys we just slid it down into the pickup bed.
then I took it home, unpacked it, and used my engine hoist to lift it off the pickup.
almost the same with shipping. pack it and crate it in the back of a pickup. then took it down to the shipping co. and pushed it up into the freight truck.
as long as it isn't a long block with the trans. attached, this should work for you as well.
good luck!
