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Shipping Wheels, Economically and safely |
914bub |
Oct 23 2022, 02:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 16-August 13 From: Modesto CA. Member No.: 16,260 Region Association: None |
I see a lot of threads about people asking how to ship wheels. I figured I'd throw this out there for anyone who's interested. A lot of people ship a set of wheels,(4 of them) in two boxes, two wheels per box.
This is the method I've used shipping over 20 sets of wheels, over a 20 year period. I've never had any damaged and this method will save money shipping. This works for up to 5 14 or 15 inch wheels. If you have larger wheels it would probably work for up to four wheels if you source larger boxes. I use 2, 16" (medium) moving boxes from home Depot, U-Haul etc. First tape one end of each box closed. Next put a wheel in the bottom of one box. Pack newspaper etc around the wheel to keep it from moving side to side in the box. Next cut a piece of cardboard,(I use scrap boxes) to roughly 16x16".Lay the cardboard square on top of the wheel,add another wheel pack newspaper again and repeat. Once all 4 or 5 wheels are packed and stacked take the second box and slide it open end down over the first box and go town with the tape gun in every direction. There's a substantial price savings shipping one box instead of two even though the box will be heavy. I've never run over the Fed-Ex or UPS weight limit of 70 pounds and saved a lot for my customers. Never a damaged wheel either. Another plus is that ALL the wheels arrive. Nothing more frustrating than a shipper loosing 1 of 2 boxes. Hope this helps. |
mepstein |
Oct 23 2022, 03:38 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,309 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I do pretty much the same thing but use the heavy duty med box. Worth spending the extra $2
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bdstone914 |
Oct 23 2022, 10:59 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,534 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
I do a similar oacking but get wheel boxes for free from tire stores that throw them away. They often have plastic rings that fit the edge and separate the wheels.
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Unobtanium-inc |
Oct 23 2022, 11:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,213 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
I ship a lot of wheels and do either 2 or 3 per box, 16X16X16. I tape up all edges and then run tape bands around all sides. Rarely if ever lose a wheel.
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