Shipping a T oil pan

Topics Last Day Last Week Tree View    Getting Started Formatting Troubleshooting Program Credits    New Messages Keyword Search Contact Moderators Edit Profile Administration
Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Shipping a T oil pan
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Haddock on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 08:31 am:

Has anyone ever found a good way to ship an oil pan? I have one that needs to be shipped to a shop to be straightened, but after packaging it so it can travel safely it's so bulky that it would be cheaper to but it round trip airline ticket than to send it UPS.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Zibell on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 08:39 am:

Try truck freight or shipping by bus. I've shipped motorcycle frames by bus (Greyhound). If it fits in the luggage compartment they will take it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Fretschl Oshkosh Wi on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 09:02 am:

the county airport were I use to work is also the Greyhound bus stop. Saw a lot of big packages sent thru them. And I mean Big packages.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 09:05 am:

I sent fenders wrapped together and padded, to Fla by bus. Took 1/2 hour each way to get to station.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kevin Whelihan on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 09:11 am:

Check USPS. I have found that on bulky items they are willing to ship, they can be half of what UPS or FedEx charges. Just take the package to them for an estimate. My local PO is always happy to do that so I can compare shipping charges.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 09:31 am:

Fedex ground is the cheapiest way. It takes one heck of a box for a pan.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Mullins on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 09:39 am:

I have shipped several pans by attaching a thin piece of board to the pan with label & sent UPS.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James A. Golden on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 10:08 am:

The pan needs to be totally free of any oil or grease to avoid a fine, if DOT inspects the shipping vehicle.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Donnie Brown on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 10:25 am:

Hi: I have shipped lots of bulky items by wrapping the item in saran wrap. Just stick a address label to the pan (in case they damage outside label) and then wrap well with the saran wrap. Use duct tape or cardboard on sharp edges. Then put the main shipping label on outside. I use my wifes box of wrap she keeps in the kitchen. Don't tell her. I think I've convinced her the rolls are not as big as they used to be. Like stated above the US Post Office is cheaper a lot of the times than UPS. The reason for doing it this way is it saves on weight and size. Sometimes it is enough to save a "oversize" fee.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Gould on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 10:37 am:

I've shipped a few pans by Fed Ex and the cost wasn't bad. I crated them in a frame made of 2 x 2s with plywood on the ends for protection. I certainly wouldn't want a straightened pan to be shipped back to me without a crate.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 11:40 am:

I bought one and had it shipped from CA to TX. If I remember correctly, the seller/shipper had it shipped by either FedEx or USPS. Either way, I think it came in a cardboard box, but I could be mistaken. Have you exhausted all efforts to find a pan jig within driving distance?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 03:06 pm:

I think Terry may be on the right track there. It's my impression that Michigan is a hotbed of Model T activity. There should be somebody with a jig close enough to avoid shipping.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Haddock on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 04:33 pm:

I also would have thought that there would be someone here in Michigan, northern Indian or Ohio, but the closest I've found is 180 miles away. If anybody knows someone in that area that can straighten a pan I'd be tickled pink to hear about them.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 10:43 pm:

Craig, the other T club (MTFCI) is centered in, and was founded in, Michigan. Contact one of the following members and ask for help or a recommendation: Eric Macleod, Kalamazoo, (269)420-3852; Jack Zimmer, St. Claire, (810)329-3301; John Williams, Lawton, (269)423-8905; Ed Walla, Washington, (568)752-4617; or Mark Eyre, Battle Creek, (269)963-4617. Jack restores T's for a living and Mark was the former Tsch Editor for the Model T Times magazine. They should be able to help you.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Doug Money - Braidwood, IL on Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 11:23 pm:

Gee, I didn't know the MTFCI was founded in Michigan, I thought it was Chicago.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 12:14 am:

OK, in Obama's hood. LOL


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 12:18 am:

I had to ship an Alfa Romeo motor from NY to Cali.
Since I didn't have a clue what to do I took it to work and asked the guys to help.
They smiled and said EeeeeZZZZZZZeeeee!

A few hours later I found them putting it in a cardboard barrel with lots of packing material.

The guy at the other end called me and he said that was the best packing job he had ever seen.

A few months later the same guy bought a 5-speed Alfa transmission from me and he asked that I ship it in a barrel.

I think he was collecting barrels! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 08:14 am:

EZ, if you have access to cardboard barrels.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 09:15 am:

I built a sturdy wooden crate and bolted my pan securely into it to send to George King III (www.enginerestoration.com) for him to straighten on his KW jig. He used the same crate to bolt the pan into so as to send it back to me and the sturdy crate served to protect the newly aligned pan from damage and also kept it straight and square. It is worth the extra expense in case it suffers from careless handling or is dropped along the way or something heavy it loaded on top of it. Jim Patrick


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 10:29 am:

Some shippers, like UPS, charge EXTRA for a wooden container. If you use wood, put cardboard on the outside so they won't see it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 10:03 pm:

OK I figured it out -
The Cali guy was collecting barrels and the NY guys were trying to rid of them! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kohnke Rebabbitting on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 10:13 pm:

The way they used to come in here by U.P.S. was very clean and sand blasted, with a tag that had to be put on very sturdy.

Never in a box or crate, just bare pan.

Herm.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kohnke Rebabbitting on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 10:18 pm:

Also no pet-cocks, inspection plate, and no hand crank.


Posting is currently disabled in this topic. Contact your discussion moderator for more information.
Topics Last Day Last Week Tree View    Getting Started Formatting Troubleshooting Program Credits    New Messages Keyword Search Contact Moderators Edit Profile Administration