Getting a Transmission shipped?
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Not sure if this is the right forum, so move it if you need to. Here goes:
I am looking at buying a transmission and the only rate quotes I seem to be able to find are talking about $400+ to ship the transmission. Does anyone have a better idea? That was FedEx freight, UPS hasn't gotten back to me, and I don't know who else to call. If getting a transmission is going to be this expensive and tough, it might mean the end of my lebaron... HELP!
-Will
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$95 on average to ship a 5spd. Dont select frieght. That is what I am spending to ship to Cliff Ramsdell. That doesnt include the supplies to package it either. For autos, its more as you have to ship the torque convertor seperately to meet the 150lb weight restriction.
Frank
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Okay, That makes more sense. How are you packing it up Frank? If I may ask? Yeah, I was selecting freight because that's what I thought it would be. About how much does it weigh after pulling the TC?
I'm clueless, I know this. Thanks all!
-Will
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Okay, That makes more sense. How are you packing it up Frank? If I may ask? Yeah, I was selecting freight because that's what I thought it would be. About how much does it weigh after pulling the TC?
I'm clueless, I know this. Thanks all!
-Will
A dry auto with no converter in a plastic container is 140lb. You have to use a rubbermaid 35gal type to ship it, a real container puts it over the 150lb limit.
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Awesome
Thank you so much for your quick responses all. I now if I can just figure out the other few small issues I have with my baron, I could get it up and running again in no time. Thanks again.
-Will
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A dry auto with no converter in a plastic container is 140lb. You have to use a rubbermaid 35gal type to ship it, a real container puts it over the 150lb limit.
PM me your dad's addy for shipping these trannies. Have been stuggling getting ahold of him thru electronic means. Also who do you secure the rubbermaid 35gals? I am using cargo/tie straps. Think that will fly with UPS? I know they arent coming off.
Frank
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PM me your dad's addy for shipping these trannies. Have been stuggling getting ahold of him thru electronic means. Also who do you secure the rubbermaid 35gals? I am using cargo/tie straps. Think that will fly with UPS? I know they arent coming off.
Frank
Done. We secure ours the same way, drill through the lid and the lip, use a tiewrap through the holes. One in each corner and three more on each side usually suffice.
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Ahh! I like the tiewrap better! Beats the cargo strap I had setup. Thanks!
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you mean they still havent shipped out yet??????? :/ gazer.....
Brian
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Ya... forgot to tell you that. My previous address listing was accepted for the online method, but then they were never picked up and I finally got the reason why. Unfortunetly they wont pick them back up until Wednesday now that I have the right address. I have time to revise the securing methods.... They are sitting outside waiting no matter what.
Frank
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I just shipped two transaxles (A523 & A568) and an OBX to Cliff. Used one big wooden box to ship it all together. $245 via freight from Wyoming to Conneticuit.
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Drain it, box it, then fedex it.
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Here are pictures of the trannies going out tomorrow... $93 each to ship.
Frank
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That's picture makes me anxious... What did you use for packing material? We ship huge steel boxes at work, and we've had them dropped so hard in shipping that the welds on the doors actually broke (these are from Hammond MFG for anyone who deals with enclosures, so they aren't garbage welds either).
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Lots of foam. Its a chance ya take. I did declare their values at 400 each.
Frank
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We have a guide from UPS at work and on normal ground/express shipments it states they should be able to be dropped from shoulder height and not damage the goods. When we ship LTL it's pretty much the same.
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That's what insurance is for.
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Insurance only goes so far. We once had to rebuild about 4 days worth of dedicated work, which for a small company is a big hit, and our customer still didn't have a working product, so they were upset at us, regardless of the reasoning. In our case, the shipping company screwed us over (yellow freight, stay away) and we ended up taking the hit and just getting our parts shipped back to us for use on RMAs.
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Originally Posted by iTurbo
I just shipped two transaxles (A523 & A568) and an OBX to Cliff. Used one big wooden box to ship it all together. $245 via freight from Wyoming to Conneticuit.
Speaking of which, where in the hell did you get that box? It showed up today at the shop and christ is that thing big.
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Heheh got it at my mom's office; she works for the school district here. I have no idea what they used it for. Good to hear it arrived.
I had a small wooden box that I kept when I bought a used A555 on eBay a while back, but since I had to ship two transaxles and the OBX, I figured I'd just use the one big box.