Highflight
Well Known Member
While my Finish Kit won't be ready to ship for a month or so, I thought I'd contact Partain to have it delivered to Houston and get a price to do so.
It turns out that they no longer will deliver sub-kits only, just complete QB kits, so regular trucking is the only way to go.
So, I checked with a company I've used at work a bit (FedEx Freight) and was quoted over $950.00; for JUST a Finish Kit box. wow
I then did some googling and found a site that places freight with one of over 80 companies that want to fill their trucks with "filler" freight that they will do at a deep discount.
So I got a quote using the exact numbers off of Van's site for size and weight of the Finish Kit and was told $369.00 which is less than the $450 that Partain quoted me months ago (when they were still shipping subkits).
The quote you get is only good for 5 days so I'll have to get a new one when my FKit is ready to ship, but for those of you looking for an alternative to big-buck shipping, you can try the link below and get an online, immediate quote.
Be sure to have both the zipcodes of origin and destination handy, the exact size and weight of the crate(s) which is all listed on Van's site, and note that you'll be asked for a Class of material, so be aware that all aircraft parts are Class 200.
Good luck, and report back here if you like to tell us how things work out.
(And no, I am not connected in any way to the linked company below).
http://www.freight-delivery-business.com/
It turns out that they no longer will deliver sub-kits only, just complete QB kits, so regular trucking is the only way to go.
So, I checked with a company I've used at work a bit (FedEx Freight) and was quoted over $950.00; for JUST a Finish Kit box. wow
I then did some googling and found a site that places freight with one of over 80 companies that want to fill their trucks with "filler" freight that they will do at a deep discount.
So I got a quote using the exact numbers off of Van's site for size and weight of the Finish Kit and was told $369.00 which is less than the $450 that Partain quoted me months ago (when they were still shipping subkits).
The quote you get is only good for 5 days so I'll have to get a new one when my FKit is ready to ship, but for those of you looking for an alternative to big-buck shipping, you can try the link below and get an online, immediate quote.
Be sure to have both the zipcodes of origin and destination handy, the exact size and weight of the crate(s) which is all listed on Van's site, and note that you'll be asked for a Class of material, so be aware that all aircraft parts are Class 200.
Good luck, and report back here if you like to tell us how things work out.
(And no, I am not connected in any way to the linked company below).
http://www.freight-delivery-business.com/