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[boltpride 10+ year member]

Im gettin a hc2400 shipped to me and was wondering whats the best way to have it packaged?

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[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Im gettin a hc2400 shipped to me and was wondering whats the best way to have it packaged?

I had one shipped to me, was just in a sturdy cardboard box, for packaging the person just tore up another box and packed the battery in with chunks of cardboard until it sat tight in the box, with a few extra pieces of cardboard under the battery. Was actually the best looking package I've gotten when it arrived so it must have worked good.

Appears that with something as heavy as a battery you need packaging that won't compress as easy.

 

[boltpride 10+ year member]

hmm that sounds pretty good. Anyone else?

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

good idea, i'll run with it.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Sounds too simple, but honestly it seemed to work great.

 

[keifersracing 10+ year member]

if the person who is shiping it . They should know the best way to have it boxs up i have ups or some one like that do it for me so it is good to go

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

^^^^ the mailing center charged me $60 a pop to box and ship a friggin H2 12, no way I'm going to have them mail out a 60lb battery, it would put the cost well into the 100's i bet... i'll package it myself and save a bundle

 

[boltpride 10+ year member]

^^^^ the mailing center charged me $60 a pop to box and ship a friggin H2 12, no way I'm going to have them mail out a 60lb battery, it would put the cost well into the 100's i bet... i'll package it myself and save a bundle

yea and ull probably package it better. lol.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

I know I will

good thread, great ideas. not just for batteries but for everything heavy and difficult to ship.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Just don't forget to insure the shit out of it. You can pack something the best way possible and a shipping company can still find a way to break it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Atimm693 10+ year member]

Take board like insulation, its the big panels of foam type stuff. Encase the batt in that, double box.

Someone has the tutorial in their sig, i just dont remember who it was. lilmanic2 rings a bell??

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

ok... what about price to ship? basically its going across the country //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I was quoted around $50-60, is that too high do you think?

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Take board like insulation, its the big panels of foam type stuff. Encase the batt in that, double box.
Someone has the tutorial in their sig, i just dont remember who it was. lilmanic2 rings a bell??

lilmaniac2, the sticky is in the classifieds I believe

ok... what about price to ship? basically its going across the country //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I was quoted around $50-60, is that too high do you think?

Go to fedex.com and use their calc, they've been the cheapest for me. I think the weight was 72lbs packaged. Thats not a horrible price, they is heavy.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

in the sig, there is actually a 2400 i shipped in there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[boltpride 10+ year member]

usps has been the cheapest for me...