> Wayne (ttyparts.com) and I had a disaster of a shipment on a ASR33, Fed Ex > Ground did us no favors. You are probably better off sending heavy shock-sensitive items on a pallet via freight. A parcel invites being handled on a conveyor or dropped. A pallet has to be handled with a forklift. It's likely more expensive, but I recall getting a decent price for a VT52 I had shipped this way via Freightquote.com.
--Bill