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mgmsleeper
08-31-2009, 09:50 AM
has anyone ever had a ford 8.8 rear end shipped?? if so what was the price?
OR
would anyone know the approximate weight of one?

O's Fan Rich
08-31-2009, 09:59 AM
I'd imagine it's a truck freight item.

mgmsleeper
08-31-2009, 10:00 AM
I'd imagine it's a truck freight item.

yea but im trying to get a price on how much but i need a weight.

Pops
08-31-2009, 10:01 AM
It will run 300.00 or more from my shipping expericence.

Stranger in the Black Sedan
08-31-2009, 10:04 AM
Not if you use a terminal to terminal shipper like forwardair.com. Door to door, will definitely cost that much.

Blk Mamba
08-31-2009, 10:07 AM
One reason, it may be so expensive, is that it can't ship on a standard shipping pallet,(LTL shippers figure, by dimension, then weight). No one ships carpet for this reason.

mgmsleeper
08-31-2009, 10:14 AM
thanks pops & trash.

stranger in the black sedan i will look into that site! have you used it to ship a large item as such before?

Stranger in the Black Sedan
09-01-2009, 06:12 AM
oh yeah I have shipped engines, transmissions, car hoods, etc. They can do double pallets as well. Just call around and do your homework on shipping, price varies a lot. But terminal to terminal like forward, will as a general rule, always be a lot cheaper than door to door, if you can afford the loss of convenience of having to go get it at a local terminal.

Blackmobile
09-01-2009, 06:49 AM
Thanks guys, I needed info like this this morning. I have a rear end on deck to be shipped. :beer:

mgmsleeper
09-01-2009, 11:27 AM
oh yeah I have shipped engines, transmissions, car hoods, etc. They can do double pallets as well. Just call around and do your homework on shipping, price varies a lot. But terminal to terminal like forward, will as a general rule, always be a lot cheaper than door to door, if you can afford the loss of convenience of having to go get it at a local terminal.

ok thanks :beer:

bob6364
09-01-2009, 03:20 PM
I have recieved a few large items via Greyhound bus believe it or not...the largest was a complete 1971 Mustang front door complete with interior and glass cost me 78 dollars from Washington State to Connecticut....you just have to pick it up at the terminal.

Stranger in the Black Sedan
09-02-2009, 07:38 AM
greyhound has a 100 lb weight limit

bob6364
09-02-2009, 04:52 PM
Well that door was pretty heavy....take the diff out and axles and ship seperatly

SpartaPerformance
09-02-2009, 07:13 PM
Complete axle assemblies weigh around 220lbs

FordNut
09-02-2009, 07:21 PM
I shipped one, built a framed-up crate with 2x4's and strapped it in with cargo tie-down straps. I believe it was a bit less than $200 to ship it. It is definitely truck freight. I generally use R&L Carriers, they've always beat any price I could get anywhere else. I usually drop off at their terminal. I took my crate to them, then they stuck it on a pallet so it's easier to move around with their forklifts.

babbage
09-02-2009, 07:36 PM
Complete axle assemblies weigh around 220lbs



I picked one up and set it on a palate at Mikes. Is that the assy you are shipping? I've used Yellow Freight before paid $120 for a transmission from Indiana. There are also places like "pack and ship" where they will properly palletize or box in what ever you have to ship out. Whole axle with rotors etc is bigger than a standard 4x4 pallate is I think (diagonally)

Might cost you more for the next size up...