I'm having an engine shipped from Alaska. I've heard the best way to ship them is to place the engine in a rubbermaid tub and pack it with old clothes and newspapers and stuff to fill all the voids around the engine.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions they can offer or add to the above?

 

Yep that is the best way...but make sure the Rubbermaid you buy is exactly that...a Rubbermaid. The cheaper imitation ones are prone to cracking on the sides dues to the pressure of the "stuffing" around the engine. Spend the extra $10 to buy a box that will allow peace of mind.

I wrap bubble wrap around the whole motor, and seal it with wrapping tape. The rest of the box is stuffed with old newspaper, towels, etc. Make sure something is on the bottom of the box so nothing pokes through. I have found that a 1/4 slab of plywood works very well...again, make sure you do this for extra safety.

For keeping the lid on the Rubbermaid, I wrap the whole thing many times around with wrapping tape, leaving room in the middle of the box for shipping adresses, etc. This method should keep the motor very safe. The guys that work for the mailing companies treat it like junk, so keep that in mind.

Good luck!

 

I've shipped a motor from Michigan to Oregon and back in a RubberMaid container, I drilled holes through the lid every few inches and zip-tied it on. Coming from Alaska I would double the containers, one inside the other...

 

dbeck,

I have only seen it done once and they bolted the motor to a small chunk of 1/2 inch or 1/4inch plywood and placed that whole thing into one of those black Rubermaid action packer totes. I think they used buble wrap to fill the rest of the space up with. The tote was zip-tied shut and taken on the plane as luggage. (this was prior to the 50lb baggage limit thing)

Just keep in mind that almost everything is air-freighted out of or into Alaska so the cost could be high for shipping.

SJ

 

I wonder if it would be safer, and cheaper, to ship the motor in parts? What kind of motor is it anyway?

 

what kind of motor?

 

Yes, dbeck, is it a motor for an ATV[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] or one, for your powered parachutes[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] j/k


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