I'm shipping my old Delorean engine to a guy in Ohio to get a rebuilt engine, it will be used as a core. But I have a 36"x36" pallet. I figure I should cut it down to 36"x30" the engine will fit and save on dimensional weight.

how should I strap it down and stuff.

I would try to find a working manager in some small company, lumber yard, electric supply, plumbing supply, trucking company or truck tire store, irrigation supply something like that. Often these companies have banding equipment for their own equipment and material handling problem. Cost is low, but it takes time. I would think it wouldn't be difficult to make a deal for a few bucks for someone to band it to a pallet at lunch hour or break time. You would have to have it on the pallet and ready to go, of course.

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yea, thats the thing getting it to a place to band it. I'll see what I can manage... I could always just get some cheap ratchet straps from HF and strap it down that way and shrink wrap the hell out of it.

I know we have the banding equipment at my Lowe's store, and it can be tricky to use, until you have used it a few times, so it might be best to find someone that already has it, and knows how to use it.

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I know someone that works at lowes... hmmm

On another forum, a guy bought an engine from MBGTC, the "clearance" division of Mercedes. They used an old tire beneath the block on the pallet.

If you band the engine down, use metal banding-not plastic. I recommend not using a tire. Use wood blocking to cradle the engine.

I just shipped a 4 cyl Volvo engine from Va to NY. I used roadway express. Cost me $225. I used a standard pallet and secured the engine with rope and wooden cleats nailed to the pallet to prevent the engine from sliding. Make sure all fluids are removed. I was told by Roadway that if there was an insurance claim made for damage, it would probably not cover the claim if the engine was not in a crate. It made the trip with no problems.

Besides the cleats, maybe you can find a hole or two, that you can use to bolt the engine onto the crate.
Shrink wrap will only get you so far, depending on how many times the forklift forks get shoved through.
I would try to make sure that the weight is centered, so that if the forks do pick it up a little on the left or right, the pallet won't try to tip over (remember, they only use 3 slats on the bottom side).

Good luck!

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I need to remove the clutch and somehow drain the oil from it. I wish I had a topsider, my friend moved away

I'm actually not sure how much oil is in it.



the pallet is 36x36 at the moment.. I might just leave it at that and get a quote for it as such. I wish I was given a Chep pallet, those are like the mercedes of pallets. Instead I was given a small pallet thats used by coke and or pepsi for moving 12 pack boxes of soda

How are you gonna load the engine into the shippers truck? Forklift or manhandle it?

my neighbor works for a shipping company(is the general manager for the southern region) and usually has trucks out in this area. He said he can have one of the guys stop by with a box truck with lift gate and just take the pallet jack and shove it into the pallet to bring it onto the truck and to the warehouse so it would be cheaper to ship. dock to dock is cheaper than the other way.

pick up a top-sider from west marine.

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Its nice when one has money in their bank account to do so... I'm pretty much tapped out this week. my friend would let me borrow his any time I wanted to since all he did was change the oil in his boat with it every now and then.

That's a good way to do it. Maybe your neighbor can bring home some banding and tools to get the engine banded to a pallet.
You might be able to roll the engine over to remove the oil drain plug, then roll it back so the oil can drain into pan or an old rug.