Need Some Advise For Shiping

[Zxarkov]

I was wondering if anyone had some tips for shiping a engine block. What would be the recommended carrier? The dry weight? I would need the Block sent from Des Moines Iowa to Wisconsin FYI

 

[luigisho]

I'll have to look for the company that was used to ship my block. It can be very cost prohibitive.
Something to consider--I asked the seller to pull the heads off and just ship the shortblock to cut the cost (weight) almost in half. IIRC a longblock weighs close to 400# and the shortblock was close to 250#. The cost also changes if you want it delivered to a residential address. It has to be loaded onto another truck with a lift and that costs a little extra.

I think I lost the name of the company. A good idea is to search for freight shippers and request a few quotes. Looking at the geography it might be a little cheaper than mine was (MN-VA).

<small>[ March 25, 2004, 07:31 PM: Message edited by: luigisho ]</small>

 

[Zxarkov]

250 lbs is the weight of a average 3.2 shortblock?

 

[luigisho]

I think it's close. I had it shipped last year. I bought it from Tim Dahm and he might have a better memory than I. I'm sure you can scrape up his email address somewhere. Check his 3.2 swap article over on shotimes.com He did the actual shipping and should have a ballpark figure on weight-- and may even remember the name of the company.