I bought a pair of old Ansen Sprint 3.5"x15" slots with tires on them from a guy a decade ago, and he agreed to ship them for a price. I wondered how it would go to pack up tires and wheels, so was curious if they'd arrive in good shape? He shipped them UPS, and when they arrived I saw that he'd let the air out of the tires, and cut heavy cardboard to cover the polished side of the wheels. Then he used clear shipping wrap to wrap each tire/wheel, and stuck a label on each of them. They were perfect condition, and took less than a week to get from the East coast to the West coast.
It would help if you provide specifics: How many wheels/tires ? Space needed Pick up & drop off zip codes Jim
Years ago I shipped a complete set (5X15 & 7X16) polished PSI pin drive kidney bean knockoff wheels with tires and we used a wooden crate we had shipped a motor in. Shipped from CA to NE by truck freight with no problems. That was 12 or so years ago. It would probably be unaffordable today. I recently sold a high priced 4 wheel of the same type of wheels with tires to a customer in Prescott and he arranged for me to meet a transporter who wrapped them in blankets in the back of his truck and delivered them to the mans doorstep.
Fastenal doesn't ship west to east and vice versa. The Mississippi river is roughly the dividing line IIRC.
The 'no go' line is actually the Rocky Mountains. Fastenal is a pretty good deal for us occasional shippers. But I don't believe every Fastenal outlet provides shipping service. It may be that only those with loading docks offer it. In any case, you have to go online to this link to get started........ https://www.fastenal.com/fast/blue-lane-freight Don't just show up with your package at your local store without checking in and working through the process online
Give Pirates shipping .com a try. I have actually looked into this route for 5 steel wheels and they were 50% cheaper than anyone else. Vic
Might be me, but I’d ask the buyer “who do you want me to use”? The buyer has more interest in saving on the shipping costs than the seller does, in my opinion.
Seller want's me to do it, was trying to be nice but he can pound sand, only wants to spend $250 or less. I'm selling $2500 worth of wheels and tires to him for $1250
Ya, that’s why some things should be “pick up only or find your own shipper”. I sold an engine years back, buyer asked me to find the best price. Like you I was being nice. I bet I spent 20 hours finding the best price for him. Now a shift knob, etc is easy, not much effort involved.
It is the responsibility of the Buyer to arrange transport - not the Seller A Seller isn’t selling transport … If they make shipping arrangements in order to make a sale happen and something goes wrong … Who do you think the Buyer will blame ? Jim
Super simple good condition pallet/skid strap wheels to it. (strap well) and then shrink wrap the crap out of it so it all stays PUT and use YRC freight super easy to get a quote via phone or if your keyboard savvy online its the simplest and extremely effective speedy and cost very little actually use a size appropriate pallet because your paying for the dimesions of it. under 250lbs is usually under $250 pretty much. I have used them for 1/2 dozen engines engine blocks beadlock wheels ect. if its too big or too heavy for usps it goes YRC freight just a hint depot to depot is a great way to save $$$ big money it means you drop it off at the nearest depot to you and the buyer picks it up at the nearest depot to them its about 50% savings. here is a link https://my.yrc.com/dynamic/national...nsactionalquote/rqTransactionalQuoteEntry.jsp
YRC is an option. The Buyer should contact them and schedule and pay for the shipping. That way - if there is a claim for loss or damage the Seller is not involved. Jim
i got a few quick quotes aprox $200 I could/would pack em smaller and better to save some dimensional costs but i used a basic 36x36 x36 guess. which is just a slap em on max size spec. size matters! its called a dimensional rate quote for a reason
I just did a Fastenal ship but since my buyer was in Utah I could only get the crate to Colorado and he had to drive over the rocky mountains to pick it up. Oklahoma to Kentucky should have no such problems. I bet you could do it under $250, but you've got to be willing to put them on a pallet and crate it, then drop it off at a Fastenal store and have him pick it up at a Fastenal on his end. Kind of a pain in the butt although it got the job done and it was not going to be easily ship-able any other way (a complete Model T touring car folding top). I guess it depends on how bad you want to sell these wheels. You could ship them individually packaged by UPS, might be able to get all 4 done under $250 if you've got an account but it'd be tight. I sell parts for a living and I as the seller am definitely getting paid to deal with the shipping, buyers seem to be willing to pay a massive premium for stuff delivered to their door, very few elect to come and pick things up, even if they're close. I'm generally happy to oblige, as long as I'm getting paid enough to make it worth my efforts.
Honestly Sir, Had you contacted one of the Quality Transporters in the Hamb O Dex Section (David Robert Phelps, BenD, Richard Johnson or Myself) they might have been delivered already! I delivered just west of the Dallas/Ft Worth area, reloaded & headed to West Virginia on Thursday & even though I went through Texarkana & Little Rock on I-30, I could have easily went through Oklahoma on I-44 instead! I know Dave will be in Texas soon picking up. WHY waste the time palleting & shrink wrapping wheels & tires for a big trucking company & then wondering of they get there at all, when they would easily fit in an enclosed trailer along with a car on one of our trips. I am already back home in Ohio with no other trips to Texas on my schedule....But I would check with Dave for sure! God Bless Bill Squires(owner) Bill's Auto Works https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/
You should also check with any regional carriers in your area. Up here (coverage is WI, MN, IA, IL Dakotas, part of Nebraska) I use "SpeeDee Delivery" service is excellent and about 2/3 the price of UPS, FedEx etc. There's probably a similar company or two by you.
This is the map for Fastenal's east and west zones. They do not offer a east to west or west to east service.
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