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Shibby
06-05-2009, 10:40 PM
I have a 5.4 that I may have a buyer for, but I need to know how to ship it and who to ship it through...thanks guys...someone on here's has to have shipped a motor before...

Shibby
LXtasy
06-05-2009, 10:52 PM
DO NOT ship UPS. Try to find a truck freight company i.e. Estes, Yellow Freight, Wilson trucking etc etc to ship. It will be cheaper that way.

I would get a pallent and put some wood in the front and back and maybe some on the sides where the motor mounts would be to hold it still. Get some small cable and cable clamps and run it to some bolts on the sides and/or over the motor to lock it down.
Shibby
06-05-2009, 11:34 PM
I forgot to mention it's only a block...and I got a quote online from UPS truck freight and it was only $85 to his zip and to a commercial address...you think that's too high?

Estes is $145
Yellow Freight is $183
LXtasy
06-06-2009, 07:54 AM
UPS will jack the price up higher when you get there. Been there done that with them. Never got a motor after 2 weeks and ups had no idea of it in there computer. Shipper had to go to the store and actually get the motor and reship it.

Mine was just a shortblock nothing else. I am not the first one to have that problem through ups.
Illusions
06-06-2009, 08:19 AM
DO NOT SHIP Freight THROUGH UPS!!!!!

Chuck as Hal stated us a trucking company to ship it. I got my complete motor and tranny shipped from PA and it was only $250. Shipping for just a block through UPS when all was said and done was going to be over $500 from CT. Yellow freight was much cheaper.

When you ship. package it as Hal stated but also see if you can wrap the block in bubble wrap or plastic to protect it from item dropping in the cylinders. then secure real good with cable to pallet. The pallet will be a small engine cradle when done.
Shibby
06-06-2009, 08:35 AM
thanks for the info guys
Illusions
06-06-2009, 08:41 AM
we just had two motors shipped to us and had trouble with UPS because they had no idea how to ship it. they never informed the shipper it was sitting in the warehouse with a big question mark on it. it sat there for over two weeks. Once it hit yellow freight we had it in 3 days, the way it should be.
Matts94Z28
06-06-2009, 12:24 PM
Zoom logistics
Shibby
06-06-2009, 02:43 PM
I called yellow freight and they told me that it would be $300 and change...that's alot...
slowgreen99
06-06-2009, 06:00 PM
I called yellow freight and they told me that it would be $300 and change...that's alot...

give me the address and ill get you a quote, possible a deal if I get a cut :cheers

I can pull a few strings if its a "direct point" for my company.
Shibby
06-06-2009, 08:44 PM
his zipcode is 62650 and my zip is 29151
LXtasy
06-06-2009, 09:52 PM
I called yellow freight and they told me that it would be $300 and change...that's alot...

Actually take it to UPS and see what it will be.

My motor shipped truck frieght was $280. UPS was $600+ for the same thing. Nothing was different. Plus, have the buyer pay for shipping anyways. But if you do not want a bad seller mark, stay away from ups lol
Shibby
06-06-2009, 10:39 PM
I'm going to call UPS monday...I called yellow freight and that's when their price went up, so I'm going to call UPS freight monday and see what they have to say...
Shibby
06-07-2009, 12:06 AM
I'm also going to call zoom logistics monday morning...thanks guys...Chuck.
slowgreen99
06-07-2009, 10:37 AM
his zipcode is 62650 and my zip is 29151

eh, cant help you there man. Were mainly southeast. If I were you, id try Old Dominion. They are nation wide, and do very good freight handling. Yellow (aka YRC) are trash. Just my .02.

Then again I dont know if its possible to hurt a block, but they may find a way...idk.
Shibby
06-07-2009, 10:52 AM
ok I'll call Old Dominion too...thanks
LXtasy
06-07-2009, 02:28 PM
Calling is good for a rough quote. But I would take it to them as you have it packaged and get them to weight it etc for an accurate quote.
Shibby
06-07-2009, 09:05 PM
I have a scale and already weighed it...it's unpackaged, but I can add for that no problem...
slowgreen99
06-08-2009, 08:41 AM
I have a scale and already weighed it...it's unpackaged, but I can add for that no problem...

if its just a block, just bring it to wherever you are using and they can put it on a pallet. Weve shipped thousands of blocks/complete engines/trannys like that. Just as long as its banded, or shrink wrapped good itll be fine.