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Author:  Devils Advocate [ February 6th, 2012, 11:35 am ]
Post subject:  Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
If so, can you tell me how much it cost and recommend a service?

Thanks.
Author:  Neil [ February 6th, 2012, 11:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
Devils Advocate wrote:
If so, can you tell me how much it cost and recommend a service?

Thanks.


Does the seller have access to a pallet, strapping & wrapping materials? That would, i think, be your best bet. You may need to make sure that both engine & 'box are drained of oil...

I had 8 wheels sent on a pallet for £54 recently.

These are the guys i used:

http://www.p4d.co.uk/pallets

Only had one bite on Shiply & the quote i received was £120.
Author:  Devils Advocate [ February 6th, 2012, 11:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
Thanks for that, Neil.

I guess the seller could stick it on a pallet quite easily, and ~£50 is fair enough for transporting it. Having said that, that sum would just about cover my fuel costs too if I picked it up myself, so I guess a trip to Wales is in order as it's a pretty nice place to visit!

Cheers.
Author:  toomany2cvs [ February 6th, 2012, 11:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
Neil wrote:
Does the seller have access to a pallet, strapping & wrapping materials? That would, i think, be your best bet.


Yep. It's the only way to send big/heavy/awkward stuff. I've shipped a set of 2cv tyres, an XM engine & box and even a complete XM interior to Norway on pallets. Surprisingly cheap compared to sending even a mid-size box via normal parcel courier.

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If anybody's looking for quotes for shipping of odd stuff, give Gary at Smart Directions a call, and tell him you're a mate of mine. They used to be next door to my old office, and are top blokes. They're "courier management", rather than couriers themselves, so will basically do a lot of the leg work for you, as well as getting you a better price than just ringing up a random courier out the blue.
Author:  J-dub [ February 7th, 2012, 1:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
An engine would be too heavy for courier!
Author:  Joe [ February 7th, 2012, 1:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
Jameswallace wrote:
An engine would be too heavy for courier!

Who's your mate?
Author:  J-dub [ February 7th, 2012, 9:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
I sent an outboard city link, a 2hp 2 stroke, the guy was grumbling about the weight, as it needs to be manageable on there own
Author:  Devils Advocate [ February 7th, 2012, 11:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
Thanks toomany - I'll check them out.

Anything up to 30kg is actually surprisingly cheap to courier; I sold a leg vice on t'bay recently and that came in at around 29kg. It was less than £20 to courier to mainland uk and would have been only £3 more to include Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Blimey, James - a 2-stroke 2hp outboard can surely only be around 15kg?! What a wus the guy was :P. The fellow who collected my vice was one of these heavily-tattooed, frayed-sleeveless-denim-jacketed blokes who just wasn't going to show me how much he was struggling. The pulsating veins in his neck said it all, though... :D. I didn't even offer to help as I knew he'd take it as a slur on his manhood... :roll:
Author:  subarupete [ February 7th, 2012, 12:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
Is the the expensive GS Engine/box?
Author:  Devils Advocate [ February 7th, 2012, 12:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone had an engine & 'box couriered within the uk?
Oops, sorry - it's a normal 2CV engine & 'box! (Any idea what these weigh - would it be around 35 to 40kg?)

I bought this on eBay - I've just checked - back in August 2009! I had a loose agreement with the guy before buying it that, as I was in no rush for it, he'd bring it along the next time he'd be heading down the M5 - which he reckoned he did on a regular basis - and I'd arrange to meet him on there and give him a tenner for his trouble. This, unfortunately, hasn't come about - which isn't really a problem as I always accepted that there was a chance I might have to go and fetch it myself. He's now moving house, tho', and needs the room! It's also the prompt I need to get my finger out and fix my poor bludy 2CV...

Just exploring the possibilities before taking to the road - it's 200 miles each way... :shock:
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