On 10/18/2017 11:47 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 10/18/2017 09:12 AM, Jack Harper via cctalk wrote:
Possibly... :)
Freight charge to get one from the Washington, DC area to Colorado
is about $700 USD - and that is by Donkey :)
Anders, I have been monitoring the one in the DC area - the freight
cost alone is "large."
You're talking to the wrong people for shipping. My 7970 came from
Ohio to Oregon, and was securely palletized.
The trick was to use a packaging/shipping service to handle things both
at the sending and receiving end. They usually have contracts with
freight companies for considerably better rates than the usual one-off
LTL shipper prices.
Do your homework. $700 is ridiculous.
Yes, I had a 3500 Lb lathe shipped from NJ to MO for $600
(although that was some years ago.)
I had a 1700 Lb pick and place machine shipped from Boston
to MO for somewhat less than that.
FedEx and UPS have arrangements for boxes up to 170 LBS, I
think. There is a surcharge for overweight
boxes, but it isn't that bad. If palletized, you may need
to pay for a lift gate truck at the receiving end, or have
your own fork lift.
Jon
