best way to ship a big dillon 1100 with autodrive and mr bullet feeder
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Dusty Stevens
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Bolt it to a pallet and build a wood frame around it covered with cardboard
PatMiles
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And be prepared to pay a fortune to ship it.
Dusty Stevens
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A press like that may even be cheaper to buy new from dillon by the time its shipped. I bet itll be $500 to ship it damage free
what do you guesstimate? when you say fortune, do you mean more than 10$?
Pat's right. Shipping prices have become absurd.
yah, but dillon does not have any instock for months
You're joking, right?
yes, i was joking but thought he might have done it lately and remembers approximately
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
How much does it weigh? Itll take like a refrigerator size box so itll have to go lift gate truck freight
How does Dillon ship them from their factory? Does it come disassembled? If so, I think I would be inclined to take it apart.
The big stuff costs a LOT to ship. Sometimes the package dimensions will invoke a minimum weight charge beyond what it actually weighs.
I think taking it apart may also be a handy time to inspect/clean/lube the setup.
The big stuff costs a LOT to ship. Sometimes the package dimensions will invoke a minimum weight charge beyond what it actually weighs.
I think taking it apart may also be a handy time to inspect/clean/lube the setup.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
I ship outboard and mud motors sometimes. I use american freightways most times. Check with them once you know the pkg details
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
I know you gotta use a ladder to load it if its on a table so yes its going to be very big assembled
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Be sure to keep us updated however you do it so we’ll know next time
have not shipped anything lately but as I remember 4 small boxes would ship cheaper than 1 large monstrosity
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A heads-up on the foam. It's a good idea and I've used it in the past. Many different types of foam. Some don't expand at all (around doors and windows) other foams will push the unit, out the other side of the container. We used Saran-Wrap (one whole roll), covering each square inch of the item, sprayed WD-40 on the wrap, sprayed light-medium expanding foam in container, starting against the item, working our way out, toward the box, waiting, letting foam settle, adding more, start and work from the bottom up, filling in small air pockets with foam-peanuts. Since this item bolts down, build or use a piece of wood (1/2" plywood) on the bottom to bolt it to. I built a miniature version, of a pallet. Mark container, bottom, top, arrows. Took 2 of us, 1/2 a day packing that container. Fla. to Calf., (weighed 117lbs) arrived as it had left, without a scratch. It was a custom made control-unit we built, for an automated pest-control-system. Also check with airlines, one carrier may have extra (empty) space to carry it, at a discount. It's what we did, but it was 1987 also. Delta, sent it, for just a little more, than it would have costs using UPS. With airlines hurting, you never know, until you try. Even if you use, tid-bits of the this process, my job is done. Whichever route you go, Good Luck
Short of taking it all apart, best way. You could envelop the whole thing with spray foam and then put in a great big box on a pallet by truck. That will be safest but most expensive. If you're buying it let the seller ship and guarantee the final delivery. It's best to buy from Dillon unless you're saving hundreds but what good is that if you're paying hundreds for shipping.
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