Shipping Large Power Tools

[Bill Dufour]

Fastenal has a drop off program. Drop off a pallet at the store and they will put it on their trucks to another store. Rent or buy a pallet jack and drop deck trailer. I assume fastenal has a forklift at every store? They are used to pallets full of nuts/bolt so weight is not a big issue to them.
Bill D.
https://www.fastenal.com/fast/blue-lane-freight

[Brian Gumpper]

Thanks Bill I'll look into it

[Bill Dufour]

Some company had a program where they give you a pallet with a gaylord on it. You fill it up and they ship it for flat rate. It might have been fastenal?
Bill D.
Fed Ex freight box?
https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping...ide/boxes.html

[Richard Coers]

Days of cheap shipping are long gone.

[Earl McLain]

OWWM used to have a "Ruckers" forum--people traveling empty one direction hauled part-way. Mostly used for "old arn" transport. Don't know if that is still active there or not.

[Nick Crivello]

If the stuff will fit on pallets then use an online LTL broker that lets you choose from a number of venders like FedEx etc. freight quote.com is one such vendor.

You can easily build custom pallets to fit btw. Buy, borrow, rent pallet jack as needed. Truck will show up and use liftgate to take your pallet away.

I’d solicit bids via the broker, you might be surprised.

[Jim Becker]

Days of cheap shipping are long gone.

Yea, I agree. The shipping on my slider in late 2022 from Georgia to Pennsyltucky for about 1000 lbs was $1200 and that was with terminal pickup, not door to door. LTL rates are much higher due to labor shortage, etc.

[Holmes Anderson]

Maybe not directly related to the subject but what are the options for moving machines through a standard passageway door opening and over rough ground that is inaccessible to a truck? I have used the plywood and rollers technique but there must be a better way. Rhino carts?

[Richard Coers]

Maybe not directly related to the subject but what are the options for moving machines through a standard passageway door opening and over rough ground that is inaccessible to a truck? I have used the plywood and rollers technique but there must be a better way. Rhino carts?

Machinery skates is a tried and true method. But there are more and more electric powered equipment that is available for rent. I used a powered stair climber dolly that was a wonderful machine. Our son had a company move in a hot tub. Now those guys have the equipment for moving loads on yards!

[George Yetka]

https://www.freightquote.com/

Or a site like it will provide decent quotes for LTL. You will need to palletize, know how much it weighs, and dimensions. They will pick up with a lift gate if its light/small enough. Shipping is cheaper if dropped at facilities, shipped from a commercial address, or a if a forklift is available. Also if there is no rush it will help save.

Most I have done is 1 pallet with 500 lbs on it. It cost us $250 from a commercial address to a commercial address with forklift on each end. I receive a lot but am not really a shipper or returner.

[Earl McLain]

Machinery skates is a tried and true method. But there are more and more electric powered equipment that is available for rent. I used a powered stair climber dolly that was a wonderful machine. Our son had a company move in a hot tub. Now those guys have the equipment for moving loads on yards!

We're considering buying a pre-built yard barn (delivered and set is not much more than my material costs--crazy). Watch a video or two of a 16' x 20' barn being delivered--probably ranks up there with a hot tub delivery.