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2kids1zb · 11-11-2008, 08:45 PM

Can someone tell me the best way to ship a z50 engine coast to coast. How about cost?

scallionrm · 11-11-2008, 08:54 PM

You could use an old cooler. Seems to work excellent!

slapaho16 · 11-11-2008, 09:13 PM

go to walmart there is a small blue coleman cooler for 13 or 14 bucks motor slips right in on its side with no movement just ask razzo i shippied him a motor in that exact cooler he claimed it was the best motor packing heed ever seen
heres what he said about it

Hey Ryan!

Today I received the most perfectly packaged motor ever. No oil leaking out of it. Exactly what you described. No mess. JUST PERFECT.

That is a great idea! Nice work. Thanks so much.
A pleasure as always.

Take care, Mike

slapaho16 · 11-11-2008, 09:19 PM

im not sure this is the same one but this is what it looks like
Coleman - 28 qt Blue Cooler with Bail Handle -

dirttrackin280h · 11-11-2008, 09:29 PM

I ship all my motors in a cardboard box. I found a box at Lowes for under $3.00 that is extra thick and is a perfect fit for a Honda 50 motor.
I like to lay a hard platform on the bottom so the motor will not come through. Plug the kicker/ shifter shaft with rubber nubs, and plug all open holes (intake, breather).

I've seen too many motors come in hard plastic containers and come cracked/damaged. I've never had any problems with the cardboard box method, and i've shipped over a handful of motors off.

As long as you know how to pack, your good to go. Key thing is to keep the motor from moving around in the package, stuff 'er tight!

Shipping is usually no more than $50 shipped in the U.S.

slapaho16 · 11-11-2008, 09:34 PM

problem is the cardboard box can and will come apart believe me i worked at ups ive seen what they do to our packages

FastMC · 11-11-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by slapaho16

problem is the cardboard box can and will come apart believe me i worked at ups ive seen what they do to our packages

That's a good point !!! That is why I use FEDEX !!!

dirttrackin280h · 11-11-2008, 09:40 PM

No, I understand. I do know how the carriers treat the packages, its awful!
I had a CRF150 motor shipped to me back in a plastic bin, and I received it with the whole left side of the bin destroyed. Looked like it fell off the fork lift.
It all depends on the individual(s) processing your package.
Go FEDEX

slapaho16 · 11-11-2008, 09:41 PM

their all the same people are just worker bees they dont give a **** about your ****

slapaho16 · 11-11-2008, 09:43 PM

yea i never liked the plastic bins allways used coolers very thick and sturdy and the cooler i pointed out fits the motor tight front to back and side to sidejust put paper on the bottem and top i actually shipped a fully built takegawa motor to france in one a few months ago

mikev · 11-11-2008, 11:25 PM

How do you secure the top of the cooler? Duct tape or something?

mini_thump · 11-11-2008, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mikev

How do you secure the top of the cooler? Duct tape or something?

Drill holes in the lid and the sides and run big zip ties.

moto234 · 11-12-2008, 12:22 AM

i just use a regular old cardboard box. i drain all the oil out then put the motor in a plastic bag the put newspaper on the bottom of the box, a few inch layer of styrofoam peanuts then put the motor in and fill it up the rest of the way. ive shipped like 3 motors that way and they all made it fine. usuall around 45 to ship

firepower354 · 11-12-2008, 04:07 AM

is mo-better than:

moto234 · 11-12-2008, 12:13 PM

well ive never had the above happen. if you use a big enough box and put enough peanuts in it that it doesnt move that wont happen

that bin looks pretty solid tho. i may have to try that in the future if i ship another one

slapaho16 · 11-12-2008, 04:55 PM

i use duct tape to seal off the cooler

RAZZO · 11-12-2008, 05:02 PM

Ryan is the WINNER!!!! Cooler is the best! Just say NO to the dreaded stryo peanuts!!!! I hate picking them out of every oil soaked crevice on a typically packaged motor. AHHHH!!! LOL! Slapaho is DA MAN!

firepower354 · 11-12-2008, 06:23 PM

Styrofoam peanuts are for shipping your grandma a snow globe for her collection, not a 35lb engine.

Expanding foam, sprayed in the bottom of the tote/cooler/coffin, then the bagged engine set on it before it fully hardens, then tightly packing around it with high-density foam works for me. I usually roll it end-for-end across the floor. If you hear or feel it moving around, start over.

--X-- · 11-13-2008, 01:09 PM

I'll second the expanding foam with the motor in a garbage bag. Works great and locks the motor down too. Then I put as much thick Styrofoam around everything so it doesn't move in a decently thick box. I take the carb, kicker and shifter off too; put those in a zip lock bag and put them in a small box, put packing in it, so if the motor shifts it doesn't do any damage to the carb.

2kids1zb · 11-20-2008, 06:41 PM

so I packed it up and sent it away. heavy duty box, lots of peanuts. But mother f'er. $85 to ship.

11-11-2008, 08:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
2kids1zb 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 139	motor shipping question. Can someone tell me the best way to ship a z50 engine coast to coast. How about cost?

11-11-2008, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
scallionrm 1st Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 202	Re: motor shipping question. You could use an old cooler. Seems to work excellent!

11-11-2008, 09:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
slapaho16 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 5,382 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. go to walmart there is a small blue coleman cooler for 13 or 14 bucks motor slips right in on its side with no movement just ask razzo i shippied him a motor in that exact cooler he claimed it was the best motor packing heed ever seen heres what he said about it Hey Ryan! Today I received the most perfectly packaged motor ever. No oil leaking out of it. Exactly what you described. No mess. JUST PERFECT. That is a great idea! Nice work. Thanks so much. A pleasure as always. Take care, Mike

11-11-2008, 09:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
slapaho16 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 5,382 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. im not sure this is the same one but this is what it looks like Coleman - 28 qt Blue Cooler with Bail Handle -

11-11-2008, 09:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
dirttrackin280h 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oakley, California Posts: 1,008	Re: motor shipping question. I ship all my motors in a cardboard box. I found a box at Lowes for under $3.00 that is extra thick and is a perfect fit for a Honda 50 motor. I like to lay a hard platform on the bottom so the motor will not come through. Plug the kicker/ shifter shaft with rubber nubs, and plug all open holes (intake, breather). I've seen too many motors come in hard plastic containers and come cracked/damaged. I've never had any problems with the cardboard box method, and i've shipped over a handful of motors off. As long as you know how to pack, your good to go. Key thing is to keep the motor from moving around in the package, stuff 'er tight! Shipping is usually no more than $50 shipped in the U.S.

11-11-2008, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
slapaho16 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 5,382 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. problem is the cardboard box can and will come apart believe me i worked at ups ive seen what they do to our packages

11-11-2008, 09:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
dirttrackin280h 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oakley, California Posts: 1,008	Re: motor shipping question. No, I understand. I do know how the carriers treat the packages, its awful! I had a CRF150 motor shipped to me back in a plastic bin, and I received it with the whole left side of the bin destroyed. Looked like it fell off the fork lift. It all depends on the individual(s) processing your package. Go FEDEX

11-11-2008, 09:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
slapaho16 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 5,382 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. their all the same people are just worker bees they dont give a ** about your **

11-11-2008, 09:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
slapaho16 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 5,382 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. yea i never liked the plastic bins allways used coolers very thick and sturdy and the cooler i pointed out fits the motor tight front to back and side to sidejust put paper on the bottem and top i actually shipped a fully built takegawa motor to france in one a few months ago

11-11-2008, 11:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
mikev 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 614	Re: motor shipping question. How do you secure the top of the cooler? Duct tape or something?

11-12-2008, 12:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
moto234 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CHICO CA Ukiah CA MENDO 707 Posts: 2,782	Re: motor shipping question. i just use a regular old cardboard box. i drain all the oil out then put the motor in a plastic bag the put newspaper on the bottom of the box, a few inch layer of styrofoam peanuts then put the motor in and fill it up the rest of the way. ive shipped like 3 motors that way and they all made it fine. usuall around 45 to ship

11-12-2008, 04:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
firepower354 Advertiser Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Flint MI Posts: 11,002 My Mood:	Cardboard is bad, mmm-k. is mo-better than: __________________ If it has my name on it I did it;) FirepowerMinis.com Custom FPM parts and engines. Parts and service for all makes. Honda Trail Bikes parts and accessories. Pitster/Piranha/Thumpstar bikes, parts, engines and accessories.

11-12-2008, 12:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
moto234 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CHICO CA Ukiah CA MENDO 707 Posts: 2,782	Re: motor shipping question. well ive never had the above happen. if you use a big enough box and put enough peanuts in it that it doesnt move that wont happen that bin looks pretty solid tho. i may have to try that in the future if i ship another one

11-12-2008, 04:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
slapaho16 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 5,382 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. i use duct tape to seal off the cooler

11-12-2008, 05:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
RAZZO Old School Z50s Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NEW JERSEY PINELANDS Posts: 1,971 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. Ryan is the WINNER!!!! Cooler is the best! Just say NO to the dreaded stryo peanuts!!!! I hate picking them out of every oil soaked crevice on a typically packaged motor. AHHHH!!! LOL! Slapaho is DA MAN!

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11-12-2008, 06:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
firepower354 Advertiser Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Flint MI Posts: 11,002 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. Styrofoam peanuts are for shipping your grandma a snow globe for her collection, not a 35lb engine. Expanding foam, sprayed in the bottom of the tote/cooler/coffin, then the bagged engine set on it before it fully hardens, then tightly packing around it with high-density foam works for me. I usually roll it end-for-end across the floor. If you hear or feel it moving around, start over. __________________ If it has my name on it I did it;) FirepowerMinis.com Custom FPM parts and engines. Parts and service for all makes. Honda Trail Bikes parts and accessories. Pitster/Piranha/Thumpstar bikes, parts, engines and accessories. Last edited by firepower354; 11-12-2008 at 06:26 PM.

11-13-2008, 01:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
--X-- 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Lenox, IL Posts: 568 My Mood:	Re: motor shipping question. I'll second the expanding foam with the motor in a garbage bag. Works great and locks the motor down too. Then I put as much thick Styrofoam around everything so it doesn't move in a decently thick box. I take the carb, kicker and shifter off too; put those in a zip lock bag and put them in a small box, put packing in it, so if the motor shifts it doesn't do any damage to the carb.

11-20-2008, 06:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
2kids1zb 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 139	Re: motor shipping question. so I packed it up and sent it away. heavy duty box, lots of peanuts. But mother f'er. $85 to ship.