Tailgates & usps shipping - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

ashx2 · 03-18-2009, 05:48 PM

Okay, I'm sure I'm not the first to try and figure out how much shipping a tailgate is going to cost......so for those that have actually done it.......what was the damage to the wallet?

I've checked w/UPS....$108-$110 USPS (as best I can figure...) $37.35 for Priority Mail, $184.10 for Express Mail, $28.11 for Parcel Post.

UPS is a little high priced I think.

Parcel Post is out of the question, cause who knows when it'd actually arrive and in what condition it would be.

Express Mail is outrageously priced, so the winner sounds like it is going to be Priority Mail.

I rated the tailgate/pkging @ 50lbs. Sizing it @ 70"x10"x25.

Can somebody share their experiences w/shipping such an item???

Thanks,
Greg

fastom · 03-18-2009, 06:03 PM

USPS won't ship a box that big, I tried!!

**El Jay** · 03-18-2009, 06:19 PM

Have you checked with Greyhound.

I've never used them personally, but it's my understanding that they're fairly reasonable, & they can handle odd shaped packages.

**Hart_Rod** · 03-18-2009, 07:33 PM

Try fedex. I shipped one from NM to SC for about $50.

into69z · 03-18-2009, 10:52 PM

I shipped one ups....I had a prestine tailgate, took it to ups, it was 72X5 ....I think and wieghed 60 lbs from cali to wi, and cost $74.00. READ THIS: IF THE BOW WAS 73 INCHS THE COST WENT TO $127.00 FOR ONE INCH!... I know, Iknow, some people make a big deal about one inch but......make sure you get insurerance for how much the gate is worth-I failed to do this and the gate was dented by the shipper even though I wrapped it in bubble wrap and put foam in it! The only way i WOULD SHIP ONE NOW IS DOUBLE THE INSUREANCE AND MAKE A WOOD CASE TO SHIP IT IN OR PAY THE UPS GUYS 100+ TO PACK IT FOPR YOU......OR JUST HAVE THE GUY SWING BY AND PICK IT UP...

QKENUF4U · 03-18-2009, 11:49 PM

i used DHL and built a 2x4 box with 1/4 plywood top and bottom.. think it was a 100$ ........ no worries then

03-18-2009, 05:48 PM	#1
ashx2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Graham, Texas Posts: 239	Tailgates & usps shipping Okay, I'm sure I'm not the first to try and figure out how much shipping a tailgate is going to cost......so for those that have actually done it.......what was the damage to the wallet? I've checked w/UPS....$108-$110 USPS (as best I can figure...) $37.35 for Priority Mail, $184.10 for Express Mail, $28.11 for Parcel Post. UPS is a little high priced I think. Parcel Post is out of the question, cause who knows when it'd actually arrive and in what condition it would be. Express Mail is outrageously priced, so the winner sounds like it is going to be Priority Mail. I rated the tailgate/pkging @ 50lbs. Sizing it @ 70"x10"x25. Can somebody share their experiences w/shipping such an item??? Thanks, Greg

03-18-2009, 06:03 PM	#2
fastom That's right, it's Copper!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Central California Posts: 558	Re: Tailgates & usps shipping USPS won't ship a box that big, I tried!!

03-18-2009, 06:19 PM	#3
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Tailgates & usps shipping Have you checked with Greyhound. I've never used them personally, but it's my understanding that they're fairly reasonable, & they can handle odd shaped packages. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

03-18-2009, 07:33 PM	#4
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,859	Re: Tailgates & usps shipping Try fedex. I shipped one from NM to SC for about $50. __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

03-18-2009, 10:52 PM	#5
into69z "brand new second-hand" Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: White House, Tennessee Posts: 526	Re: Tailgates & usps shipping I shipped one ups....I had a prestine tailgate, took it to ups, it was 72X5 ....I think and wieghed 60 lbs from cali to wi, and cost $74.00. READ THIS: IF THE BOW WAS 73 INCHS THE COST WENT TO $127.00 FOR ONE INCH!... I know, Iknow, some people make a big deal about one inch but......make sure you get insurerance for how much the gate is worth-I failed to do this and the gate was dented by the shipper even though I wrapped it in bubble wrap and put foam in it! The only way i WOULD SHIP ONE NOW IS DOUBLE THE INSUREANCE AND MAKE A WOOD CASE TO SHIP IT IN OR PAY THE UPS GUYS 100+ TO PACK IT FOPR YOU......OR JUST HAVE THE GUY SWING BY AND PICK IT UP... __________________ Steve 69 3/4t custom camper tilt,am/fm,speed warning,air gauge,buddy buckets,aux battery, big block,p/s,p/b,a/c 67 Camaro 96 Impala ss-sold 04 hybrid Honda-saving gas for the blue truck!:b69:

03-18-2009, 11:49 PM	#6
QKENUF4U Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA Posts: 2,097	Re: Tailgates & usps shipping i used DHL and built a 2x4 box with 1/4 plywood top and bottom.. think it was a 100$ ........ no worries then Last edited by QKENUF4U; 03-18-2009 at 11:49 PM.

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