Thread: Shipping

shipped a twinsonic from ohio to WI. $56.00 for ups. Never will ship a full size bar again, local pickup only. Was a hassle trying to find a box.

I've read your posts and agree the end caps get smashed allot from the dock gorilla's.
What I do is wrap the bar in tough garbage bags. Tape it closed good.
I then use a small plastic bag and put it around the ends of the bar and into the box.
I then shoot that expanding foam you get at a hardware store like Home depot into that little
bag and it expands around the end of the bar; don't use too much or your gonna have fun when it blows up the box.

I agree that you definately have to play with the size of the box, an inch or two can add twenty or thirty bucks. A good relationship with your shipper also helps alot.
My local P.O. will run the different rates to see which is cheaper depending on where it's going.

I love the spray foam idea! The ends are my biggest problem receiving (broken ) and fear shipping. That sounds like a great way to make sure at least when I ship I can know my customer is getting taken care of. Thanks!!

Originally Posted by thefiredogg

shipped a twinsonic from ohio to WI. $56.00 for ups. Never will ship a full size bar again, local pickup only. Was a hassle trying to find a box.

FD,

Where did you finally get the box at?

I sure didn't see any that big at Giant Eagle. or Marcs

Originally Posted by NCICUSA

FD,

Where did you finally get the box at?

I sure didn't see any that big at Giant Eagle. or Marcs

Check around, If you can get a Bicycle box and cut it down they work great. Ive slid to long boxes together before, and even had to put 3 together before to ship a Jetsonic with speaker. Also check out the box company Uline that John Marcson posted on the previous page.

Uhaul sells a box that is 12" X 12" X 40", also one that is 15" X 15" X 48". I've used these regularly to ship light bars. It takes 2 of each slid together to ship a bar . I've used all sorts of padding, even something as simple as crumpled newspaper and haven't had a broken bar. I usually have about 5" of padding at each end to make sure they're well protected. Shipping full size bars is expensive especially if you"re using $10 to $12 worth of boxes to do it but if the buyer really wants the bar the cost gets passed along to them anyway. Odd shaped bars like a Vista or a Jetsonic with its long speaker housing are much harder to ship and require a lot of creativity to piece multiple boxes together.

Originally Posted by wfdstation42

I've used all sorts of padding, even something as simple as crumpled newspaper and haven't had a broken bar. I usually have about 5" of padding at each end to make sure they're well protected.

I had an Aerodynic, 40lbs, shipped from California to eastern Canada by Fedex, and it was simply protected with 5 or 6 inches of crumpled paper all around the bar. (not newspaper, though rather heavy brown paper)
I saw the delivery guy literally throw the box around in front of my place and when I opened it, everything was safe and sound. I then received another Aerodynic (UPS) with foam pads on the endcaps, and they were cracked.
I think the crumpled paper offers suspension, thus providing a packing material that retain its shape and bounciness, so to speak, all along the trip. Cheap and efficient method, imho.

Originally Posted by NCICUSA

FD,

Where did you finally get the box at?

I sure didn't see any that big at Giant Eagle. or Marcs

I have had good luck with the UPS Store, granted you have to purchase the box. They have a 48x20x20 which has worked well for me.