redneck23ms
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i have a couple hp120's for sale and have a buyer lined up but they would need to be shipped. what is the preferred method and carrier to ship tanks? valves need to be removed?
tank shipping?
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You can always ship via Greyhound. Vie found they're the cheapest carrier for large, heavy items.
http://www.shipgreyhound.com/e/pages/Home.aspx
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Greyhound is good if the logistics work out on both ends. A long time ago, I shipped, among other things, 14 AL80 tanks from Honolulu to Seattle via Parcel Post. When Seattle didn't stick, I shipped via them Amtrak to Miami - I shipped 39 boxes of stuff for $380. Plus I got GREAT Amtrak customer service when I kinda back the truck a little too vigorously into the loading bay at the downtown Seattle station. I don't think Amtrak ships stuff anymore.
If the Greyhound thing does not work out - and when I used Greyhound, I used a prepaid freight shipper which was about 40% cheaper than Greyhound itself - I get great rates on heavier items from FedEx. I signed up for some program on eBay, and the rates are WAY less than either USPS or UPS.
The Greyhound freighter link is: Busfreighter.com :: Save on Shipping :: Welcome. I have no idea how they undercut Greyhound so deeply on Greyhound's own damn buses. I did it twice - both times, the Greyhound clerks were amazed at what I had done, but my stuff was prepaid and in the system.
There are ways to ship stuff on trucks - you buy unused space on a semi going somewhere. I found this to be a ROYAL PITA to set up. Other people love it. Good luck with whatever you use.
If the Greyhound thing does not work out - and when I used Greyhound, I used a prepaid freight shipper which was about 40% cheaper than Greyhound itself - I get great rates on heavier items from FedEx. I signed up for some program on eBay, and the rates are WAY less than either USPS or UPS.
The Greyhound freighter link is: Busfreighter.com :: Save on Shipping :: Welcome. I have no idea how they undercut Greyhound so deeply on Greyhound's own damn buses. I did it twice - both times, the Greyhound clerks were amazed at what I had done, but my stuff was prepaid and in the system.
There are ways to ship stuff on trucks - you buy unused space on a semi going somewhere. I found this to be a ROYAL PITA to set up. Other people love it. Good luck with whatever you use.
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Amtrak still provides cargo shipping services - more information here. I've used Amtrak cargo before to send a decent amount of packages from west coast to east coast and vice versa at once. It's very easy to do and the prices are really reasonable as they don't charge by how many packages you have, only the weight. The problem is that they don't really provide quotes online, you have to call them to get a quote and the one time I called to check, I ended up getting a different rate (cheaper!) at the station. They hold the cargo for 72 hours or so after arrival which is handy because they can't really guarantee when the items will arrive due to delays (especially on trains west of the Mississippi) and space availability for cargo.
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