Parts shipping

grandpa Love · Apr 9, 2022

Anyone ever ship parts like this UPS with just a shipping label attached? Trying to box this stuff is a nightmare! I have received parts (Ford 900 exhaust pipe) from this site like that......

tomstractorsandtoys · Apr 9, 2022

Wrap the sharp edges with lots of duct tape. It would be a good idea to tape the coulter in suck a way it could not turn and pinch someones fingers. Tom

grandpa Love · Apr 9, 2022

It's tough shipping UPS in our town. We have a terminal here but they only open to the public from 5-6 pm, m-f. Long lines waiting every evening. I have to take the parts , get a shipping price. Then send my customer a price, after they send money, Paypal or money order, then I have to take part back to ups. Post office is my go to for most everything that fits in a flat rate box. Awkward stuff is way cheaper at UPS.

greg oliver · Apr 9, 2022

Kevin I messaged my son that works for UPS . He said cardboard then plastic wrap. Happy belated Birthday!

warbaby · Apr 9, 2022

Yeah, tape some balled up rags on the ends of that cylinder and put an old bicycle tire around that coulter, then wrap them in some cellophane.

I just imagine the worse injury some postal worker could possibly get handling my stuff, and try to prevent it- although it seems stupid ALWAYS finds a way...

Richard G. · Apr 9, 2022

I received a 28 inch tractor rim from NC on a UPS truck.
Just had a tag wired to it and the UPS guy rolled it out of his truck.

DoubleO7 · Apr 9, 2022

(quoted from post at 10:21:16 04/09/22) Kevin I messaged my son that works for UPS . He said cardboard then plastic wrap. Happy belated Birthday![/quote]

Have seen a lot of oddball stuff packaged this way.

There appears to be quite a few cardboard manufacturers around you GP.
I would look for box makers and visit or call them.
Many times they have pallets of custom boxes that are obsolete.
Or have printing mistakes.
You might find some big ones they will sell you cheap before the get shipped out to be recycled.

Vito · Apr 9, 2022

Ever consider shipping by Greyhound? I have done it in the past.

Vito

J.Wondergem · Apr 9, 2022

I did. I shipped a three point rototiller from Massachusetts to Michigan. Just put a label on each piece.

westga · Apr 9, 2022

How ever you package it also put the ship to address on the part with a permanent marker. Last year I ordered an hydralic cylinder that was poorly packaged and all I got was a $800 card board box. Somewhere in the UPS system is a unmarked hydralic cylinder.

caterpillar guy · Apr 9, 2022

Doesn't UPS have a limit of about 70 LBS to ship or break it down to pieces about that size? SOme of your bigger pieces might be worth creating a relationship with somebody close on YT that would pick up and deliver for you on a regular basis or on a regular schedule like once a week or every month or something like that.

huntingreen2day2 · Apr 9, 2022

Get you a set of scales and tape measure. Calculate the shipping g

wingnuttx · Apr 9, 2022

I get very few USED parts in a nice pristine cardboard box. Come on guys. This all relates to the used tractor business. Not a big deal huh. Just have the seller write your address on a good clean white paper and clear tape it to the part. You are the buyer. Tell the seller how the cow eats the cabbage. A saying from way down South. Wingnut

grandpa Love · Apr 9, 2022

One part is going to Ohio. One to IN. One to Va. Coulters (2 at 40 lbs each) to Washington state...... We ship up to 10 boxes a week......

john in la · Apr 9, 2022

Will they ship it without a box?
Yes
Will the charge you more?
Might.

While you may think your item is steel and not damaged easily they have to worry about you steel item damaging other freight.

chuck machinist · Apr 9, 2022

Fastenall CM

rustred · Apr 9, 2022

get yourself a pallet. strap it down with the metal strapping. then cut the pallet to size. then its forklift material and wont get lost . even if you build a wooden box for the cyl. out of plywood. cardboard is useless.

DIM · Apr 9, 2022

I ordered a 5 inch dia. x 18 inch hydraulic cylinder and it came in a cardboard box and they Broke it in shipping

Tracy Brown · Apr 9, 2022

UPS no, USPS yes. Rims, fenders, etc. They would not guarantee damage free arrival.

moresmoke · Apr 10, 2022

Go to ups.com and make yourself a shipping account and find a scale. You can get your own quotes, and print labels. Then you can give it to any ups driver, or some businesses will let you leave for their regular pickup.

I just leave stuff out for my UPS guy if I know hes coming, or I can leave it for him at the local Deere dealer.

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