Shipping A Shortblock

[paczowski123]

I feel like I've read a thread on this before, but cannot for the life of me find it. Can some of you shed some light on cheap shipping methods for shortblocks? Or, perhaps, link me to the threads that cover shipping shortblocks?

Thanks!

 

[BruceSki]

Thick cardboard box. Plywood on the bottom. Lots of padding. Like more than you think is good. Then add more.

Wrapping the complete engine in an old pair of denim jeans works well too.

 

[paczowski123]

Hmm, seems you would need quite the cardboard box for that?

I think I remember reading somewhere people use plastic containers?

 

[BruceSki]

I use boxes from work that we get rags shipped in. I cut the box down so it's just barely larger than the engine and pack it right with soft padding stuff to cushion it.


Also tape almost every inch of the box and the cardboard won't blow out. I ship 5-10 engines a year depending on how many skis I part out.

 

[paczowski123]

What's the shipping cost? Seems like it'd be quite a lot?

 

[BruceSki]

East coast is 40-60

West coast is 90-100.

I ship UPS.


What I usually do is give an estimate on shipping, pay it myself, then send a picture of the receipt to the purchaser so they know they are covering the price I paid to ship. I don't up charge for shipping or packaging.

 

[paczowski123]

Yeah, I would do the same. Thinking of selling my short block, but wasn't sure what shipping would be or the best way to do it. Thanks Bruce!

 

[BruceSki]

Best way is figure out what you want for the motor and then tell the customer it will be 50-100 to ship as an estimate.

 

[imabadfish]

I shipped in a plastic tote with the lid zip tied via fedex, however, the fedex store i normally use wouldn't take it because it wasn't a box. I feel more confident it wont get dropped with the plastic tote handles over a box... I had to get my wife to drop the tote off at another location. I used a think piece of cardboard and Styrofoam on the bottom and just pack in all the sides and top so it doesn't shift around. I have heard of people using spray foam can before to fill the voids.

 

[paczowski123]

Yeah I think I read somewhere about wrapping in a couple garbage bags and using spray foam too.

 

[Jetfiend]

I've used the spray foam method once in a large tote, maybe I did it wrong, but it was a mess.

I liked the double box with foam peanuts better. UPS charged me $111 from San Diego to Washington/Canada border. Pretty pricey, but it got there safe.

 

[JMew03]

Plastic tote with lots of bubble wrap, foam padding, with the top zip tied on.

Cost me $80 to ship from Texas to Florida.

 

[yamanube]

Just like Bruce said, cardboard box, plywood bottom and top, lots of packing (I use sheets of pink insulation board for the outermost layer). Bolt a crappy flywheel cover on it and up charge for it if needed, if and when it gets dropped, the bottom flange of the case is susceptible to breaking.

 

[paczowski123]

Is it a bad idea to remove the bed plates when shipping? It would help allow the use of a smaller container, but don't their bolts have some effect on sealing the cases?

 

[jo5hi3]

I just shipped a 1000, built a wooden crate out of osb and 2x2's. put foam inside the crate to keep the motor from moving too much. Put the wooden crate in a cardboard box. Whole setup cost $30 and worth every penny. I shipped it with the bed plates still on so I could pin the motor to the bottom of the crate and keep it from shifting too much.

 

[mike b]

I wrapped my motor with plastic bubble wrap. Set into a 16 cube box with foam padding and peanuts. Set that box into a 18 cube box with padding on all six sides as well as the first box. Gives it extra cushion for the ride. I wrapped the box all the way around on the vertically and horizontally so that the tape could hold anything if the box got damaged.

 

[N3vrSat1sfied]

this was how I got my last engine from @SpaceCowboy. Super safe!

@Jyzmbe

 

[JMew03]

That's how I shipped mine to Jetmaniac. It didn't come back with it though. That was a good tote.

 

[SpaceCowboy]

this was how I got my last engine from @SpaceCowboy. Super safe! View attachment 290642 View attachment 290643

@Jyzmbe

The upmost safety must be taken while transporting the special sauce.


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[paczowski123]

this was how I got my last engine from @SpaceCowboy. Super safe! View attachment 290642 View attachment 290643

@Jyzmbe

I hope there was padding in there?

I ended up shipping mine in a Heavy duty cardboard box, lined with wood at the bottom..then threw in a folded towel underneath, stabilized it with balled newspaper, covered the top end in a box, then surrounded all of it with folded up towels and blankets until it didn't move anymore. Shipped fedex with insurance for ~$75