Shipping hardtop

piercedvw · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:02 am Post subject: Shipping hardtop

I'm having a bitch of a time finding a shipping company to get a hardtop.. Need it to get from LA, CA to Blaine, Wa...
Any thoughts?
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waxhead · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:19 am Post subject:

FedEx Ground, or Freight?
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piercedvw · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:25 am Post subject:

So far.. costs more than the top is worth Shocked

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laughatgravity · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:34 am Post subject:

about $120 Grey hound but the best you could get is Bellingham i think.

both you and seller would have to go to the station for pick up/ drop off.

http://www.shipgreyhound.com/scripts/quotes/gpxStep1.asp

Van-go108 · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:38 am Post subject:

I wouldn't ship it. I understand that if the top gets torqued it would break the glass. It also weighs a bit too. Unless it's got some kinda crate surrounding it.
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Bugs4Life · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject:

I saw a top for sale on Craigslist up there in Washington about a week ago. Might be your best best.
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Bugshift · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:09 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a road trip. Cool

piercedvw · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:39 pm Post subject:

yup.. going to have to find one closer.. I may have another, though I haven't seen photos yet.
Thanks for the input guys! Smile

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Semper_Dad · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject:

Use this site to look for several craigslist locations at the same time.

http://craiglook.com/
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Shoyrtt · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:24 pm Post subject:

I shipped a Mendiola transaxle a couple of months ago from CA to KS and used Con-Way. They were less than half the cost of Fedex and some of the other carriers. Here is a link: http://www.con-way.com/en/freight

Ferretkona · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject:

I shipped a hardtop from So CA to NY, cost $400. I used UPS contract shipping since the size was over size. Greyhound is very reasonable but has size restrictions that the top exceeds.
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Van-go108 · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:56 am Post subject:

Using UPS on that, did you build a cradle or crate?
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mikeyj007 · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:39 am Post subject:

I'm curious to hear what you go with. I'm really interested in finding a top and I'm also in Washington.

kubelmann · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3268

I have shipped big stuff worldwide and from my limited experience the cheapest way to ship stuff too big for Greyhound is:

1. Use a common carrier (Yellow Freight or other)

2. Drop the item at your closest terminal and have the receiver pick up the parcel at his closest terminal

3. For a hard top to arrive in-tact it must be crated.

4. To build a hard top crate you only need to use 1" x4"

If anyone is interested in how I build the crates email me at [email protected] and I will email you the instructions.

Ferretkona · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject:

I built a open crate. Made a pallet base for using a pallet jack.
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Floridian · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject:

Try Uship to get competive quotes for shipping the top to your location...I have used Uship this in the past with success.

[email protected] · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:22 am Post subject:

I have packed these before starts with a 4x 8 on a pallet, and build up around it from there, quite the process!
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hank0306 · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:54 am Post subject: photo

Anyone who has built a crate have a photo??

[email protected] · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject:

basically how i said, then lay the hardtop upside downon a shipping blanket, then wrap it then using 2 x 4s brace the window section to the plywood, pallett. trim off any extra wood
i had a picture somewhere.....
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