Any of you ever ship a hood? If so how did you ship it and what did you do to protect it. Thanks in advance.

 

Insure the crap out of it!!!!

Seriously, I would crate it w/ wood. Adds weight & size but at least handlers almost have to intentionally damage it in decently built armor.

 

I got a quote from a freight company you drop off at the dock and they pick up from the dock cuts cost down by 60%


It was usf reeding

 

I figured the crating part. However, most LTL shippers have a used item clause in the insurance. It rates all used items at .10 a pound. A rip for sure. I am looking for who has used what companies to ship and what kind of results. Positive results is what I am looking for. Thanks

 

An often discussed topic. Suggest you ask Eric (jensenracing77) - he was looking into shipping an OAI hood to TX and might be able to give some advice. There's also John McNeel (2blu442) in Medford OR - pretty close to you who could likely give you some pointers on shipping large stuff.

 

You might try Fastenal - don't know about their maximum sizes, though, but their prices are right.

 

A few years ago I shipped a w-25 repo hood (all fiberglass) from outside of Chicago to the middle of texas.

Weight was about 60 pounds and it cost me about $85 to ship it.

I shipped it by Greyhound bus.

I completely wrapped it in bubble wrap and then cardboard. Dounled up the cardboard on the corners. It made it there in about 3 days and was in the same condition as it left.

Greyhound shipps all kinds of stuff in the lower compartments. There were motorcycle frams and other weird shaped items being shipped with my hood. They told me they ship stuff all the time like this.