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Can I get some recommendations on who to use to ship cars, engines, or trannies? For engines and trannies, do you normally shrink wrap or do you just stick it on a pallet and ship it?

 

While we're on the subject, what are the shipping dimensions for an ls tranny and ls motor (weight, height, width, depth)? I'd go into my garage and take the measurements but I'm at work and I figure someone out there might know right now or at least during the course of the day. Thanks.

 

John

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I have shipped an engine before...what I did was find a small pallet. (24" by 36")

 

and then strap and bolt the engine to the pallet....The trans I had shipped to a diff place but I put it into a regular cardboard box but with a plywood bottom...and then bolt the trans to the bottom...then ship ups heavy weight.

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I have shipped an engine before...what I did was find a small pallet. (24" by 36")

 

and then strap and bolt the engine to the pallet....The trans I had shipped to a diff place but I put it into a regular cardboard box but with a plywood bottom...and then bolt the trans to the bottom...then ship ups heavy weight.

 

So is that UPS freight for the engine/tranny? Or regular UPS? How much did the engine/tranny weigh?

 

John

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the trans is sent in a box through UPS maybe around 70 pounds im guessing.

 

the motor I strapped and bolted to a pallet..then stretch wrapped...that was shipped by freight carrier like matheson/Ac freight/ABF freight (those are good california companies)

 

the engine I believe is around 150 once on the pallet

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I ship engines and gearboxes all the time. I personally build a sturdy wood box and screw some garage door handles on there for the guys to lift it easier. I shipped a GSR tranny through ups this way for about 100 bucks to the cayman islands and he got it and was happy.

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I ship engines and gearboxes all the time. I personally build a sturdy wood box and screw some garage door handles on there for the guys to lift it easier. I shipped a GSR tranny through ups this way for about 100 bucks to the cayman islands and he got it and was happy.

 

Ok, so I guess trannies do not have to go through freight. I thought they did. But I think i'll put it on a pallet and shrink wrap the tranny as opposed to building the box--unless anyone things that's a bad idea.

 

John

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If you put the tranny on the pallet, it will have to go through freight. Otherwise regular ground is fine. Fedex is usually cheaper than UPS.

 

For big stuff, like engine use Baxglobal.

 

For cars, use uship.com

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If you put the tranny on the pallet, it will have to go through freight. Otherwise regular ground is fine. Fedex is usually cheaper than UPS.

 

For big stuff, like engine use Baxglobal.

 

For cars, use uship.com

 

So if you were to ship a tranny, how would you pack it? One recommendation was to put plywood on the bottom of a box. Another was to build what essentially is a crate with handles.

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I've had a engine (long block) and tranny shipped to me-it was shrink wrapped-using truck freight

 

I've shipped:

 

1) A tranny by itself using a cardboard box lined with 1/8" plywood and bubble wrap-using UPS regular shipping

 

2) A long block in a(n) (enclosed) crate (twice to mid-ohio). Using Integres and Baxglobal (air freight). Both costing about $300-$350.

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The wood box build and UPS is the cheapest and strongest way for a short block or a gearbox,maybe 70-100 bucks. I have shipped a ton of parts from home.

 

A whole engine/tranny swap,use frieght.

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I've used Fedex Freight and Bax Global. Both are good. For motors I weld a frame out of square tubing and bolt the engine to the frame. I then secure the frame to a pallet with wooden cleats or a heavy ratchet strap. I throw heavy cardboard over it and secure it to the cleats. If I'm just sending the engine as a core I just secure it to the pallet on the frame and shrink wrap it.

 

Transmissions of the Honda variety, get a plastic tub and put the trans in it. Secure the top and put your label on it.

 

Z

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