I apologize if this got posted previously, I have been working between
computers and may have missed seeing it , But this really worked well for me.
William Hook wrote:
> FWIW I had some axles for my Willys shipped from Calif. to Seattle by
>Amtrak... If you and the person you are shipping to can get to an amtrack
>train station they will ship heavy items for $.25 per lb... yes 25 cents/lb..
>station to station. The axles weighed close to 400# and the cost was under
>$90 and took 2 days. You need to secure the items on a pallet and get it to
>the station. They will call the recipient when it arrives and it needs to be
>picked up within something like 48hrs? or they charge for storage. It worked
>really well for me. I don't know about more delicate items like fenders but
>if they were well protected and secured to a pallet it could work
> IMHO.
>
> Bill Hook, rookie w/ 57 TR3 on wheels and
> 62 Willys spread on shelves, tables and the garage floor....
>
> > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 05:36:16 -0500
> > From: "Jeremy Ryan Kinney"
> > Subject: Query: Shipping Large Items
> >
> >
> > Anyone on the list have any experience with shipping large component
> > items--fenders, bonnets, hardtops, engines--from the east to west coasts (or
> > vice versa) in the US? I am primarily interested in knowing how private
> > individuals have gone about doing this and at what rate of success. Are UPS
> > and FedEx the only options?
> >
> > Jeremy Kinney
> > '71 GT6 Mk III
> >
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