How do you ship a sterndrive

[cullen493]

I have a roughly 100 pound omc outdrive that I need to ship to someone in Canada I am in Georgia What would be my best bet on who can ship something this large

 

[oldjeep]

Re: How do you ship a sterndrive

Best price for bigger stuff: http://www.freightquote.com/

You will need to put it on a pallet and deliver it to your nearest freight terminal.

 

[jfadool]

Re: How do you ship a sterndrive

If you can get it under 100lbs you can use grayhound bus. It reasonably cheap, I have used it to ship large motorcycle parts.

 

[Bondo]

Re: How do you ship a sterndrive

Ayuh,.... Break it into 2 halves, in 2 boxes,+ ship by UPS...

 

[scutly]

Re: How do you ship a sterndrive

i work for regular ups (not ups freight) and i just yesterday saw an complete alpha drive shipped in an heavy duty cardboard box. ( an "overweight" box) about 3' x 4' x 10" wide. weighed 90 lbs. we deliver up to 150 lbs. anything over 70 lbs is considered overweight and requires a two man lift. definitely do not use a wooden pallet. we do not use power equipment. everything is loaded by hand. check the price difference for shipping it intact or split into two lighter boxes. i would be worried about the exposed shaft if you do split it. make sure its not gonna poke through the box and get bent.