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| larryanderson
10-05-2012 04:30:58
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A man from Texas needs a rear window with frame and door which I have .Problem getting it there.Its not over 70# but needs to be handled properly and not be too expensive.Any ideas? thanks to Jim and KH for good words!
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| Texasmark1
10-06-2012 08:00:46
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| | I just got a door glass for my cab. It came in a cardboard box with air pack and that was it. Shipped via UPS. Carton showed no sign of damage. Mark
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| oldtanker
10-06-2012 08:24:47
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to Texasmark1, 10-06-2012 08:00:46
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That's odd. When I was working at a computer shop I saw the UPS truck pull up in front of the store. The driver opened the door and started throwing boxes out of the door onto the sidewalk. Those boxes contained computers. He then got out of the truck, stacked them on a dolly and push them into the store. I told him to put them back on the truck because I wasn't signing for them. I called our supplier and UPS and told them what happened. What a bunch of clowns.
Rick
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| Texasmark1
10-06-2012 16:13:33
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to oldtanker, 10-06-2012 08:24:47
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| This driver saw me at the end of the driveway where I have my
shop. He drove to it, turned around, backed up to the doors and
helped me unload it. The guy has been on the route for half a
dozen years and does good work.Mark
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| larryanderson
10-06-2012 03:32:56
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| Thanks for advice.I ended up sending it truck freight as the post office would have sent it but too many extra charges for odd shape of door.Insurance was $2.25 per hundred so even though I was going to get $200 for door and window and around $80 to send it it might work out.They both said send it just like it was then if it gets broken they will know what happened.JDAGJD probably summed it up best.It weighed right at 100# plus pallet and freight was $80.Buyer said rear window w/o frame was over $300 and door N/A.
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| Bradracer18
10-05-2012 19:00:14
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| We have shipped a door for a chopper, and it came in a wood framed (1x3's) which was very sturdy and the window itself was packaged in some bubble wrap/foam.
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| jd2cylman
10-05-2012 18:49:03
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to Andrus, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| Do not use Greyhound. They may do shipping, but there's no guarantee it will arrive. An acquaintance shipped a large model rocket in two boxes via Greyhound. Never arrived. They refunded the shipping, but the item never arrived and Greyhound said "Oh well".
YMMV
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| JDAGJD
10-05-2012 18:21:28
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| Take a hammer to it and smash it into a million pieces. It will fit into a smaller box and get there in the same condition.
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| bill mart
10-05-2012 17:31:15
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| look into Greyhound.they do shipping
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| donjr
10-05-2012 08:19:07
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| Use 1"x2" or 1"x3" boards to make a frame a bit larger than the window, the cover it with cardboard and trim it. Pack it wit peanuts or foam if possible, and mark it heavily as being 'Glass- Fragile', etc.
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| MisterT
10-05-2012 07:36:23
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to Mtractor, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| Find a box, or make one, that is larger than needed and fill the excess space with wadded up newspaper. Pack it tight enough so the item absolutley cannot move around inside the box, and so anything striking the box cannot transfer the blow to the door or window. UPS, Fed-EX, and whoever else will have the same rates, and the drivers and other employees will all treat the package exactly the same. In other words, most of them either don't care, or don't have the time to care. It is your responsibilty to make sure it arrives un-damaged.
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| Resting Relics 1
10-05-2012 06:07:17
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| Hey Larry,
Good Luck on this. We bought a new windshield for a John Deere Cab from Mother Deere and it took us three tries for UPS to get it delivered unbroken. Maybe Fedx? Don't know if they go that heavy.
John
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| Stan - Florida
10-05-2012 05:52:27
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Re: Shipping cab window and door best way? in reply to larryanderson, 10-05-2012 04:30:58
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| | No help on your question, but rumor has it that "best way" often used to be written on shipping invoices, causing some enterprising trucking operator to name his company "Best Way". True or not? Who knows, but maybe it would have made sense. Stan
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