- Location
- Kennewick, WA
Wondering how everyone ships their engines. Do you make a crate? Wood fram to fit in a box?
Other shipping an engine
- Thread starter jetpilot08
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oxnard111
Creative RE Purchasing
- Location
- so Cali, Ventura/Oxnard area
I just shipped an engine out and got good feedback by the purchaser once it arrived. He said it "looked just like a new box".
This engine still had bed plates attached and a girdled cylinder head. Tapped up all the holes and double trash bagged the engine.
I then took a 16x16x16 box. Lined the bottom and sides with styrofoam sheets. Place the engine inside of the box, then filled the rest of the void space with packing peanuts. Put a styrofoam sheet on top. Then taped up that box. I then took a 20x20x20 box and again lined all 6 sides of the box with styrofoam sheet, placed the smaller box inside, and filled all the voids with packing peanuts. Total weight was something around 64lbs.
Total packaging cost totaled $20.
I purchased all the material from a store called "The Packaging Store". Next time I might try what the owner suggested. He said he'd probably use a 18x18x18 box and do that spray foam (sometimes called foam-in-place) all around the engine. He said he would have charged $30 dollars including box to do the foam-in-place.
http://www.gopackagingstore.com/Our_Services.asp#FoaminPlaceCustomFoam
This engine still had bed plates attached and a girdled cylinder head. Tapped up all the holes and double trash bagged the engine.
I then took a 16x16x16 box. Lined the bottom and sides with styrofoam sheets. Place the engine inside of the box, then filled the rest of the void space with packing peanuts. Put a styrofoam sheet on top. Then taped up that box. I then took a 20x20x20 box and again lined all 6 sides of the box with styrofoam sheet, placed the smaller box inside, and filled all the voids with packing peanuts. Total weight was something around 64lbs.
Total packaging cost totaled $20.
I purchased all the material from a store called "The Packaging Store". Next time I might try what the owner suggested. He said he'd probably use a 18x18x18 box and do that spray foam (sometimes called foam-in-place) all around the engine. He said he would have charged $30 dollars including box to do the foam-in-place.
http://www.gopackagingstore.com/Our_Services.asp#FoaminPlaceCustomFoam
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OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
Go to Walmart and pick up a large hefty tote (heavy blue plastic ones, usually under $10) place as much cushion around it as you can and drill holes thru the lid and lip and tie wrap the lid on.
Make sure to place the ty wraps in a fashion so that the sharp trimmed ends aren't oriented so as to cut the crap out of any handlers hands.
This is how i shipped out a 66E GP800 engine as well as how I received my fully assembled X-Scream SS865. I reused the same crate to then ship out a 701 across country.
Make sure to place the ty wraps in a fashion so that the sharp trimmed ends aren't oriented so as to cut the crap out of any handlers hands.
This is how i shipped out a 66E GP800 engine as well as how I received my fully assembled X-Scream SS865. I reused the same crate to then ship out a 701 across country.
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- Location
- Saskatoon,SK
I usually use a cheap 'cooler', never had a problem. Isnt that how Gary Coleman started his last journey too?
- Location
- Kennewick, WA
Excellent ideas guys. I'm starting to get parts together for my engine build. I'm hoping to fire my motor off to jetworks once I get everything figured out.
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- Location
- Kennewick, WA
Here is how I am shipping my motor to Jetworks. Good idea/Bad Idea?? The motor doesn't move and I plan on putting more towels over the top before I seal it up. Also how much should I insurance should I put on it?
I also found that my mod chamber has been rubbing against my bed plate. Just wondering if I should have someone weld up the chamber and grind it smooth. It has not worn through the chamber completly so I dont know if I should worry about it or not.
I also found that my mod chamber has been rubbing against my bed plate. Just wondering if I should have someone weld up the chamber and grind it smooth. It has not worn through the chamber completly so I dont know if I should worry about it or not.
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Lucaumpits
RIDE LIKE U'VE STOLE IT!!
- Location
- Orlando, FL
I shipped my just like that , but will be nice if u remove the carbs
- Location
- indonesia / Spain
same here brought a cheap cooler a sheet of foam and it was good to go
