shipping a used gas tank ??????? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

teeitup · 10-07-2002, 09:18 PM

Well sorry I'm full of questions lately!!! Hows the best way to ship a used gas tank? Greyhound or what. How can you cover up the smell? I need to get a quote for shipping in the next couple days. Thanks any help is appreciated. Randy

Longhorn Man · 10-07-2002, 11:05 PM

Good luck. That hazardous cargo sticker that they want to put on the box kinda drives up the price.

hjalbert · 10-08-2002, 12:13 AM

ive ehard if you triple rinse something in water, then there is no trace, id use vinegar though, nothing stinks like that

mikep · 10-08-2002, 12:45 AM

Flush it out with detergent and water and send it fedex ground. Theyre the cheapest if not the most reliable shipper.

Lippyp · 10-08-2002, 04:42 AM

Have it steam cleaned first.

Huck · 10-08-2002, 08:46 AM

Ask Longhorn, Jamie72, Bill, etc. for a pair of their old socks! That will MASK the odor of the gas for sure!!

teeitup · 10-08-2002, 09:28 PM

Thanks Huck if that will work I'd try it. he he

*big71* · 10-08-2002, 09:31 PM

hope i dont get some smelly socks hhehehehehehehehhehehehheh

JJ · 10-08-2002, 09:46 PM

It is illegal to ship a fuel tank that's used in a sealed container, by federal statute it's considered hazardous waste. If it crosses a state line it's a federal matter, or if you ship with a federally licensed carrier. You have to declare what it is when you ship it, and obtain necessary permits and placards to label it properly. As a matter of safety for the truck carrying it, and the driver, you should follow the rules. Just my $.02 worth as someone who knows a ton of truck drivers.

Longhorn Man · 10-08-2002, 11:22 PM

Huck, you were able to smell my feet!!!!!??????

Dam...talk about embarasing...
But I never fried my truck doing exhaust so.......

:p heh heh heh

Blue_71 · 10-08-2002, 11:33 PM

notice he didnt mention me

us kentucky boys know how to prepare for that heat

10-07-2002, 09:18 PM	#1
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	shipping a used gas tank ??????? Well sorry I'm full of questions lately!!! Hows the best way to ship a used gas tank? Greyhound or what. How can you cover up the smell? I need to get a quote for shipping in the next couple days. Thanks any help is appreciated. Randy __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

10-08-2002, 12:13 AM	#3
hjalbert cracker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,021	ive ehard if you triple rinse something in water, then there is no trace, id use vinegar though, nothing stinks like that __________________ FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Harry John Albert III located in Phoenix, AZ 1972 GMC JIMMY, 1969 lwb Chevy Frame, 1999 bmw k1200 ltc 1992 Kawasaki concours 1991 bmw k75 1973 cortez motorhome

10-08-2002, 12:45 AM	#4
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Flush it out with detergent and water and send it fedex ground. Theyre the cheapest if not the most reliable shipper. __________________ No truck :-(

10-08-2002, 04:42 AM	#5
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	Have it steam cleaned first. __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

10-08-2002, 09:28 PM	#7
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Thanks Huck if that will work I'd try it. he he __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

10-07-2002, 11:05 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Good luck. That hazardous cargo sticker that they want to put on the box kinda drives up the price.

10-08-2002, 08:46 AM	#6
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Ask Longhorn, Jamie72, Bill, etc. for a pair of their old socks! That will MASK the odor of the gas for sure!!

10-08-2002, 09:31 PM	#8
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	hope i dont get some smelly socks hhehehehehehehehhehehehheh

10-08-2002, 09:46 PM	#9
JJ Lurking Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Forest Grove, OR USA Posts: 196	It is illegal to ship a fuel tank that's used in a sealed container, by federal statute it's considered hazardous waste. If it crosses a state line it's a federal matter, or if you ship with a federally licensed carrier. You have to declare what it is when you ship it, and obtain necessary permits and placards to label it properly. As a matter of safety for the truck carrying it, and the driver, you should follow the rules. Just my $.02 worth as someone who knows a ton of truck drivers. __________________ JJ 72 GMC 1500 350 4 Speed, stone stock baby!!!!! 72 GMC K-2500 350TPI 700R4 For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.

10-08-2002, 11:22 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Huck, you were able to smell my feet!!!!!?????? Dam...talk about embarasing... But I never fried my truck doing exhaust so....... :p heh heh heh



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