anyone ship a 3rd member in a 5 gallon bucket?

thinking about wraping a 3rd member in cardboard and putting in a 5 gallon bucket and screwing the lid on with some self tapers.. is this ok or would this piss a guy off? thanks for the advice.

Let me say it will not fit in a 5 gallon bucket......so with that said no I guess it wouldn't piss anyone off..... or lets say mine don't fit....


Randy

the Coug wrote:Let me say it will not fit in a 5 gallon bucket......so with that said no I guess it wouldn't piss anyone off..... or lets say mine don't fit....


Randy

Maybe you got the wrong 5gal. bucket

the Coug wrote:Let me say it will not fit in a 5 gallon bucket......so with that said no I guess it wouldn't piss anyone off..... or lets say mine don't fit....


Randy

Hey Randy depends on who is doing the backing............................

the Coug wrote:Let me say it will not fit in a 5 gallon bucket......so with that said no I guess it wouldn't piss anyone off..... or lets say mine don't fit....


Randy

Randy,
Maybe your (9") won't fit in the bucket, but his "member" might be smaller than yours. He did not say what kind of 3rd member he is shipping, is the 8.8 smaller in size, I don't know.

LOL, its 9 inch SCJ 3rd member. all stock stuff

If a Ford third member will fit into a five gallon bucket, the plastic type will not survive in transit and I'm not sure a metal one will either, considering your shipping truck freight. How much packing can one include with the third member into a five gallon bucket? If the part has value, as in an original SCJ car part, I would crate it up nicely, to endure plenty of punishment during the shipping process.

Dave.

I shipped a 69 Torino N-Case last year over 1000 miles in a plastic 5 gallon bucket, and it made it there without issue. But then again, I used Fedex also and not those morons at UPS. I just picked it up by the yoke and slid it in. It won't fit square, but it does fit tight. I don't think you'll have any problems.









Doug...

im gonna go pick up a bucket tomarro and see. i only use fed ex, if i get it in there and i dont like the way it sits il crate it up..thanks guys

I always crate stuff up like they are going to drag it by a chain behind the truck. I don't think that a plastic pail would take too much punishment.

Bill

You need one of these, or do like Dave said, build a wood crate. Moser shipped mine in one of these with steel banding around it.

Jegs or Summit have storage/shipping containers for the 9". the unit gets held down by 2 screws and the lid screws on as well, and it has built in hand holds to carry it. Works great for shipping intact, only draw back is the price keeps going up, the used to be $27. Now they are like $39.

I lucked out, my friend has one of those totes that his carrier was sent in I can buy for 10 bucks! Now I just gota see how much it would be to ship. Hope its less then a 100 bucks??

Believe it or not, try the U.S. post office, they have some flat rate shipping thats low cost. I've used them and so far everything has arrived on time and undamaged, they have tracking too.

ThndrChkn wrote:I shipped a 69 Torino N-Case last year over 1000 miles in a plastic 5 gallon bucket, and it made it there without issue. But then again, I used Fedex also and not those morons at UPS. I just picked it up by the
yoke and slid it in. It won't fit square, but it does fit tight. I don't think you'll have any problems.










Doug...

Who u calling a moron?

ithink he said ups employees.

I be one.