shipping large/oversize items???

[aldochina]

just wondering what you guys do, and who you use to ship items like fenders, and wheels with tires mounted, frames ect... i tryed to get some online quotes from usps, and ups for some rear fenders, they were both over 100.00. I see people ship this stuff all the time for 30-50 bucks. Just dont know how. who do you use??

[HuffieVA]

I practice "extreme custom box making" an inch here and there can make a huge difference, tires can just be shrink wrapped same with frames, you can also ship greyhound (pretty much anything under 150 lbs for about $65 or less almost anywhere in the lower 48 but the recipient has to pick it up at the terminal) also if you make a wooden crate, cover it with cardboard (for some reason there is a surcharge for wooden boxes/crates)

[Dirtcrasher]

Open a free FEDEX account, 10% off. Shrink wrap it protecting the corners. If it's floppy, add thick foam insulation to sturdy it up......

[Ironbnder]

Huffie & DC just about said it all. The custom box trick is important for USPS cause they have the 108" maximum. This makes the difference on rear fenders shipping for $35 vs $100. Fed Ex has always been cheaper than UPS for me as well.

[jensenracing77]

on really big stuff i use greyhound. some of what you have, fed ex would be better than UPS

[JayBone]

I use my local post office. Pack & wrap myself.

[hublake]

I recently shipped tires from a US90 from Boise, ID to Hubbard Lake, MI. All I did was tape a piece of round cardboard to the center of each tire on each side and put my address on them. Cost around $21.00 to $22.00 for each tire. I have sent things such as a rear rack and front fender with just address labels taped to them. If I remember right it cost me around $20.00 to send a front fender to TX. This was with the USPS.

[ceaserthethird]

I just used Fedex Ground on a 6x5x5 small box under 5 lbs.

From Oregon to Texas $17.16

Gas goes up, shipping goes up

[4cylinders]

hey,usps priority for small heavy. big light,fedex on line, fitted box. medium priority box, free at post office, only $10.95 up to 70 pounds.

[oldtime3wheeler]

I shipped a set of Honda 110 rear fenders in a box I cut down about a month ago. I shipped them from Pa to Texas via usps parcel post and it cost me $21 with insurance. As long as the box dimensions plus girth is under 180" and its parcel post its cheap. I shipped a seat to Texas also to Texas for $15. The key is PARCEL POST!

[captainweezy]

just wondering what you guys do, and who you use to ship items like fenders, and wheels with tires mounted, frames ect... i tryed to get some online quotes from usps, and ups for some rear fenders, they were both over 100.00. I see people ship this stuff all the time for 30-50 bucks. Just dont know how. who do you use??

I am having the same problem. I probably have 40 sets of fenders and cant get the price for a set of 200x fenders down under $65. to ship from Illinois to Oklahoma. I even made my own box. usps was 65 and ups was 78.

[cr480r]

you might try this..

http://www.fastenal.com/web/services...tion=Logistics

[oldtime3wheeler]

I am having the same problem. I probably have 40 sets of fenders and cant get the price for a set of 200x fenders down under $65. to ship from Illinois to Oklahoma. I even made my own box. usps was 65 and ups was 78.

Whats the size of your box length + width + heigth + girth? Take the packed box to your local post office and tell them you waqnt a price for the cheapest way. I used to go to the big post office in my town. They seemed to charge alot. I now go to the little one person post office near me. The lady there told me the cheap ways to ship, and some things the other office wouldnt tell me.

[aldochina]

thanks for all the great tips guys. i have shipped tons of stuff, but never fenders, or mounted tires. I always use usps parcel post. their online calculator is usually right on! When i type in the dims. of what the fender box would be it says too large to ship. Ups is just rediculous. I will look into fedex, and greyhound is a great idea, ive got a terminal 15 mins away.

[powdiddy]

yeah cost me $56 to ship a set of fenders usps.and i had to rig a box to make the measurement.