[Shop-talk] off-topic a LITTLE, its for the shop

[Marcus Pless]

I don't know about weight limits but I know a few people that have 
shipped large items (like car hoods) over the years via Greyhound.



On Thu, 28 Apr 2011, Mike Rambour wrote:
>
> I am looking at buying some equipment for my garage and according to the 
> website its 320lbs, 60"x20"30, the guy that has it is in NH (03748) and I am 
> in S. Calif. (93105), he says the last person who looked at buying in S. 
> Calif. was quoted $150 for shipping and backed out because of shipping costs. 
> I am willing to pay that shipping cost for this unit but everywhere I go on 
> the web starts at $525 and goes up to $650.   I know it can be cheaper if I 
> go terminal to terminal and he is willing to take it to one local to him, my 
> closest would be in Oxnard about 1 hour away.   How do I get this thing 
> shipped CHEAP, I did try the standard ones like UPS but they wont do that 
> weight and looking on the web just seems to get the expensive ones.
>
>    mike
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