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Shipping a tranny
who has experience shipping SVX transmissions? i know i need to ship it freight, but what should i expect to pay from san diego to eureka (basically from the southern border of california to the northern border)? i got a quote from fed-ex freight for about $300 and i estimated the weight at 300lbs? am i way off on price or weight?
also, how does it need to be packaged? on a pallate? wrapped? crated? will the freight compnay take care of it? where would i get that stuff? any help would be greatly appreciated. can't wait to get my baby back on the road. . . cheers, mcveigh |
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Different companies accept different methods of packaging. In general, I've found that the cheapest will be a transmission that is crated (fully enclosed). I just had 2 WRX 5MTs shipped to me (about 100lb heavier than SVX auto) for $185 total.
I got various rate quotes from www.freightcenter.com. To crate and ship was $185, to put on a pallet and ship was $270ish, and to ship via a name brand like FedEx or UPS it was over $300. My advice is to get as many quotes as you can. Total door to door shipping time for my stuff was just over 1 week. Not too shabby since that was from NY, NY to Phoenix, AZ.
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Pallet
I had one shipped to me and it was on a pallet just held down with plastic wrap. Mine was shipped about 3 years ago, so shipping costs would not be the same today. When checking costs consider the option of having it shipped to a shippers terminal for pickup. In my case that was over $100 cheaper.
Lee
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thanks a lot for the tips! i appreciate it.
cheers, mcveigh |
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