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67chevy2wd · 10-12-2006, 06:30 PM

I am wondering what is the best way to ship large items such as SWB bedsides. Like which companies and how to package them? Also what would it cost roughly?

qksilver · 10-12-2006, 06:33 PM

Not to hijack but I have the same question on a set of seats

Aarons72s · 10-12-2006, 06:52 PM

67chevy2wd, if they are original gm bedsides, I would crate them up personally. If you pack them in card board there is no real guarantee they will arive in good shape but if you crate them up if the shipping company does mess them up they pretty much had to run them over with a mack truck. qksilver on seats I would probably due haow most places ship furniture Make a small wooden frame, atach the seats to thhe frame and staple card board on top of the frame for best possible protection. As for price I would just guess at it from what the vendors charge and say start at 100 dollars and go from there.
Aaron

jugernot · 10-12-2006, 06:55 PM

Like Aarons72 said crate them up nice, give Greyhound a call. I have shipped front and rear step fenders this way. Alot cheaper the others

67chevy2wd · 10-12-2006, 07:15 PM

What kind of crate are we talking here. Seeings how I am not the one doing the shipping I hate to ask too much of someone to ship them.

67chevy2wd · 10-12-2006, 07:18 PM

Would it be best to ship them together as one package or two packages.

72freak · 10-12-2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jugernot

Like Aarons72 said crate them up nice, give Greyhound a call. I have shipped front and rear step fenders this way. Alot cheaper the others

WARNING ABOUT GREYHOUND

Yes they are cheaper and I have had good luck with them..........but do this..if you take your items to get a shipping quote GET IT IN WRITING. Every time I have used them the actual shipping charge was MUCH more than the quoted price.

junkyardjohn · 10-13-2006, 05:10 AM

YEP... I AGREE THAT GREYHOUND IS THE CHEAPEST & I'VE USED THEM QUITE OFTEN IN THE PAST WITH GREAT RESULTS BUT.... YOU HAVE TO PACK IT PRETTY MUCH IDIOT-PROOF. REMEMBER... YOUR NOT DEALING WITH MENTAL GIANTS HERE, & SHIPPING CARGO IS NOT THEIR NO. 1 PRIORITY.

JOHN

Aarons72s · 10-12-2006, 07:38 PM

You have seen the plywood crates that they use to ship like car bodies and frames on tv shows or old movies. You could do 2 bed sides to one crate but I am not sure how heavy it would be. It would save money on shipping materials.
Aaron

67chevy2wd · 10-12-2006, 07:43 PM

Probably the same type of thing we gets large parts in at work. It is like a plywood box.

Huck · 10-13-2006, 05:30 PM

I have shipped many sets of bucket seats with Greyhound but they are pretty easy to ship as they will be in rough shape to begin with. Doubleing up on SWB bedsides may make it real tough as I can just about barely handle one and I am a lot bigger then most Greyhound drivers. Might try looking for a board member coming your way~~`.

Aarons72s · 10-13-2006, 07:00 PM

I am wandering 67chevy2wd, You live in north dakota, where are the bedsides at. Me personally I would drive down and pick them up. Plus if once you get down there if they arent what you thought dont buy them. Plus if they get messed up on the way back you can only blame yourself, but considering there yours they will probably have alot better chance of getting them back in one peace instead of shipping. I have seen what vendors charge for shipping and I figured for about the same money and may be a little more I can go pick it up with less chance of damage, plus get a road trip out of it.
Aaron

67chevy2wd · 10-13-2006, 08:08 PM

the bedsides are in OH. No way I can drive that far. I think I will end up waiting and buying them new from a vendor.

10-12-2006, 06:30 PM	#1
67chevy2wd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Salem, ND Posts: 1,558	Shipping large Items??????? I am wondering what is the best way to ship large items such as SWB bedsides. Like which companies and how to package them? Also what would it cost roughly? __________________ 07 Chevy classic LBZ Duramax (a few mods) '67 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (in pieces) '69 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (on hold) '71 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 ‘71 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd suburban Last edited by 67chevy2wd; 10-12-2006 at 06:31 PM. Reason: addition

10-12-2006, 06:33 PM	#2
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: Shipping large Items??????? Not to hijack but I have the same question on a set of seats

10-12-2006, 06:52 PM	#3
Aarons72s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 10,670	Re: Shipping large Items??????? 67chevy2wd, if they are original gm bedsides, I would crate them up personally. If you pack them in card board there is no real guarantee they will arive in good shape but if you crate them up if the shipping company does mess them up they pretty much had to run them over with a mack truck. qksilver on seats I would probably due haow most places ship furniture Make a small wooden frame, atach the seats to thhe frame and staple card board on top of the frame for best possible protection. As for price I would just guess at it from what the vendors charge and say start at 100 dollars and go from there. Aaron

10-12-2006, 06:55 PM	#4
jugernot Life, Be In It..... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Novato, California Posts: 1,498	Re: Shipping large Items??????? Like Aarons72 said crate them up nice, give Greyhound a call. I have shipped front and rear step fenders this way. Alot cheaper the others __________________ Project Name: LEMON DROP. Reconstruction started "December 2000". Projected completion date "Who knows" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200082

10-12-2006, 07:15 PM	#5
67chevy2wd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Salem, ND Posts: 1,558	Re: Shipping large Items??????? What kind of crate are we talking here. Seeings how I am not the one doing the shipping I hate to ask too much of someone to ship them. __________________ 07 Chevy classic LBZ Duramax (a few mods) '67 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (in pieces) '69 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (on hold) '71 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 ‘71 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd suburban

10-12-2006, 07:18 PM	#6
67chevy2wd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Salem, ND Posts: 1,558	Re: Shipping large Items??????? Would it be best to ship them together as one package or two packages. __________________ 07 Chevy classic LBZ Duramax (a few mods) '67 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (in pieces) '69 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (on hold) '71 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 ‘71 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd suburban

10-13-2006, 05:10 AM	#8
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	Re: Shipping large Items??????? YEP... I AGREE THAT GREYHOUND IS THE CHEAPEST & I'VE USED THEM QUITE OFTEN IN THE PAST WITH GREAT RESULTS BUT.... YOU HAVE TO PACK IT PRETTY MUCH IDIOT-PROOF. REMEMBER... YOUR NOT DEALING WITH MENTAL GIANTS HERE, & SHIPPING CARGO IS NOT THEIR NO. 1 PRIORITY. JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

10-12-2006, 07:38 PM	#9
Aarons72s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 10,670	Re: Shipping large Items??????? You have seen the plywood crates that they use to ship like car bodies and frames on tv shows or old movies. You could do 2 bed sides to one crate but I am not sure how heavy it would be. It would save money on shipping materials. Aaron

10-12-2006, 07:43 PM	#10
67chevy2wd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Salem, ND Posts: 1,558	Re: Shipping large Items??????? Probably the same type of thing we gets large parts in at work. It is like a plywood box. __________________ 07 Chevy classic LBZ Duramax (a few mods) '67 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (in pieces) '69 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (on hold) '71 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 ‘71 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd suburban

10-13-2006, 05:30 PM	#11
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Re: Shipping large Items??????? I have shipped many sets of bucket seats with Greyhound but they are pretty easy to ship as they will be in rough shape to begin with. Doubleing up on SWB bedsides may make it real tough as I can just about barely handle one and I am a lot bigger then most Greyhound drivers. Might try looking for a board member coming your way~~`.

10-13-2006, 07:00 PM	#12
Aarons72s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 10,670	Re: Shipping large Items??????? I am wandering 67chevy2wd, You live in north dakota, where are the bedsides at. Me personally I would drive down and pick them up. Plus if once you get down there if they arent what you thought dont buy them. Plus if they get messed up on the way back you can only blame yourself, but considering there yours they will probably have alot better chance of getting them back in one peace instead of shipping. I have seen what vendors charge for shipping and I figured for about the same money and may be a little more I can go pick it up with less chance of damage, plus get a road trip out of it. Aaron

10-13-2006, 08:08 PM	#13
67chevy2wd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Salem, ND Posts: 1,558	Re: Shipping large Items??????? the bedsides are in OH. No way I can drive that far. I think I will end up waiting and buying them new from a vendor. __________________ 07 Chevy classic LBZ Duramax (a few mods) '67 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (in pieces) '69 Chevy 1/2 ton 2wd (on hold) '71 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 ‘71 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd suburban

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