I am buying a Bravo One from a close friend but he is 900 miles away. What is the best way to get the drive shipped? It's about 125 pounds so I don't think normanl UPS will pick it up.

Thanks.

Do not use UPS, have him strap it on a pallet and use a freight service, much cheaper and wont get beat up.

If you don't mind separating the lower from the upper, I have done this and used rubbermaid tubs to ship UPS. If you do this heavy cardboard sharp areas, fill with bubblewrap, heavy duty duct tape outside.. If freight is not too much of a hassle it is the better way to go .

I have shipped 4 drives 3 drives this year regular ground ups.I made wood crate for them12" by length and width.I used 1x10 for the outside perimeter and 1/8th lawan for the sides bolted the drive in and shipped with no problem,packed in foam.One was a duo prop from maryland to california,and one was next day air.Insure it.JOHN

i used ups to ship a bravo lower to Australia. It was painless and undamaged.

I received a drive in a Merc shipping box and the drive had fallen out. They put it back in the box, missing some of the packing cardboard. Holes on three sides after the trip, then it was dragged across my driveway and tore up the cavitation plate..
Insured for $6k and they would not pay a dime to repair it.
Said it was not packaged correctly.
So beware.

I usually build a crate out of 1/2" plywood and ship it truck freight. 32" x 39" x 13". With 2x4's under it to make a high friendly crate..

Fender, do you have pics of that box?? I am curious as how you constructed it.. and bolted the drive in. I think my driver would still destroy it when they roll it out of the truck??
Thanks.

UPS sucks when it comes time to make a claim.

They stand under the umbrella of "not packaged properly" for everything.

They could break an anvil.

You couldn't afford to properly package an item for UPS and ship it. Even then, they would find a way to not pay.

My 2 cents, ship by truck.

Ken

Thanks everyone for the advice. It looks like I'm going to ship it LTL on a pallet, it's a little expensive but the safest way to make sure it gets here in one piece. It's not worth going cheap with UPS and running into any problems.

I suggest some kind of cover on the drive. If you strap to a pallet, then it is visible.. never know if it has to sit in a terminal for a while and a friend of the high low driver is in need of a drive for his boat this weekend. I like to build the box.. that covers things up. A ratty old cardboard box over the drive fastened to the pallet works too.

You are making a good choice to go LTL..

Dick