Does anyone have any recommendations on the best way to ship an engine (diesel, of course!) from Kentucky to New Hampshire?

Many thanks,

Ted

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1983 240D manual, Biscayne Blue, sold at 341K

It needs to be strapped to a pallet.......and then I woudl call several friegh forwarding companies...You will need a liftgate if you can't drop it off to the terminal.

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1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Thanks - do you have any freight forwarding companies to recommend?

Ted

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1983 240D automatic, Orient Red, 174K
1983 240D manual, Biscayne Blue, sold at 341K

Non-specifically....as I have never personally used any I can vouch for....I am certain others here have and can recoment who to avoid or who to use.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

freight forwarder not needed for inside usa shipment. call a national trucker

consolidated freightways
estes
yellow

look in the phone book or google, trucking companies, your city.

you miht need a liftgate if the p-u and deliv points do not have a forklift.

good luck.

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1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

Ok...I should have used Freight shipper not frieght forwarder..............anyone have people to recomend and shippers to avoid?
I just remembered a bad experience with DHL.......they lost a shippment and refused to refund me full value for the shippment, avoid DHL like the plauge...

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

FedEx freight has treated me right in the past.

You might also explore the difference in tarrifs between a fully-enclosed crate and an open pallet. Sometimes, the added expense of the full crate is more than offset by the lower cost of shipping at a different rate class.

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Roadway for long distance is one for sure, I received an engine a couple of years ago shipped by them. They usually hire a local shipper with lift gate to deliver from a Roadway depot to your door. www.Roadway.com

FedEx does a great job, but I don't think they will take over about 150 pounds. They have some LWH limitations also. Basically it has to be of a size that a lone driver with a two-wheeler can handle.

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2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



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Regular FedEx is limited to 150# but FedEx Freight doesn't have the same limitation. For grins I did a mock class 85 shipment from Austin to Bangor, ME:

650# $1,347.51
1500# $2,596.82
4500# $6,096.65

Go here

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Aha, I didn'y know they had a freight operation. That's good to know.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=121324

I looked into shipping a motorcycle recently. Here is a link to the thread where I asked a similar question.

I got lucky and sold the bike to a location that I wanted to visit anyway. I drove and let the buy pay for the fuel.