[GreenKeys] Never close enough and never willing to ship! LOL!

Thu Mar 31 16:35:51 EDT 2022

I've used Craters and Freighters, Pack and Send (or something similar) 
and uShip.

The first two for large rack mount DEC minicomputers as well as other 
paleted stuff and uShip for an electric forklift.

I don't remember exact prices but probably up to around $1000 depending 
on the "crate" requirements

For uShip you're basically asking for independent shippers to bid on 
your shipping job.

It worked well, but I shipped in the winter in the northeast (from the 
midwest) and I should have specified covered or inside shipping.

The forklift arrived white from all the road salt and I then spent time 
replacing switches that were all corroded.

Live and learn

Todd

On 3/31/2022 2:44 PM, Mike wrote:
> I sold a 3,000lb-ish turret lathe to a guy once and he used "uShip" to 
> get it from Tucson to Texas.
>
> Uship is private individuals with trucks, flat beds, all kinds of 
> conveyances actually, who bid on your transportation needs.
>
> I dont know what the buyer paid, but I can tell you that the whole 
> loading, strapping down and overall experience on my end was very 
> cordial and professional.
>
> Just my .02...
>
>
>
> Mike
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jim Cooper <jim.w2jc at gmail.com>
> Date: 3/31/22 8:11 AM (GMT-07:00)
> To: Ralph Mowery <rmowery42 at charter.net>, 'Green Keys' 
> <GREENKEYS at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Never close enough and never willing to ship! 
> LOL!
>
> "Back in the day" (like the '60s and '70s) when Van W2DLT
> and I (then W2BVE) were selling surplus Model 19 sets, and
> I had a small Toyota pickup truck I used to put a pallet in
> the bed of the pickup (just barely fit!) and then assemble
> the M-19 table and equipment and strap everything down
> with the plastic strapping bands ... then take it over to a
> trucking dock (like Roadway) and they were not too happy to
> have to bring the forklift down from the loading dock to the
> parking lot level to take the pallet out of the pickup, but
> they would do it ... AND then they would accept it for
> C O D  shipping !!    I doubt one could do that today, and the
> freight would probably be a week's wages.
>
> Jim  W2JC
>
> On 31 Mar 2022 at 9:56, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>
> > Some freight companies have what is called a LTL (less than a truck
> > load) shipping.    I bought an attachment for a lawn tractor that
> > was shipped that way.  The local freight company depot was about 40
> > miles away from my house and I had to go there to pick it up.  The
> > item was on a pallet and weighed about 100 to 150  pounds. Forgot
> > about what they charged to ship , but was thinking around 100 to 200
> > dollars.
> >
> >
> >
> > Another time I got some electronic equipment shipped on a pallet
> > from UPS or FedEX, don´t recall which.  The two items weight about
> > 70 pounds each so the total pallet weight was around 150 pounds.
> > There is a company just down the road about ¼ mile and the truck
> > driver called and asked if I could pick it up at the company parking
> > lot as he was in a big truck and it would be difficult for him to
> > get in my driveway and back out again.  I took my pickup and met him
> > at that company.  I don´t recall the shipping for that either.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ralph ku4pt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob kb8tq
> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:28 AM
> > To: Joe Duszy´nski
> > Cc: Green Keys
> > Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Never close enough and never willing to
> > ship! LOL!
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> >
> >
> > Just wondering ... what does it cost to properly pack up a 33 with
> > stand
> >
> > and ship it somewhere? The typical eBay / Craigs list type is going
> > to check
> >
> > out Fed Ex and UPS. I kinda doubt either one will handle something
> > like
> >
> > this. I´m guessing you build up a wooden box on a pallet these
> > days, then
> >
> > get it over to the freight company ....
> >
> >
> >
> > Back in the day, other options existed. I don´t think they do
> > anymore.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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