Chainsaw Shipping Tips Wanted

[johnsk00]

Hi,
Does anyone have suggestions on how to pack a chainsaw for shipping? Actually any shipping suggestions are welcomed!

 

[farmer steve]

You'll get a lot of answers/suggestions. Not sure if PHO or not. Here's mine. Drain oil and gas. Clean the saw. (The receiver will appreciate it)Remove dawgs and wrap in cardboard and and duct tape them to the bottom of the saw. Saw should go in a double garbage bags. 2 boxes. One to go inside of the other. I've used empty water bottles and newspaper for packing. As much as you can. Delivery guys are rough. Lots of tape to seal the boxes. I like gorilla tape. Don't forget a nice big legible label.

 

[heimannm]

If anything inside the box can move, you have not packed it well enough. I like double or triple layers of corrugated cardboard all around and crumpled newspaper or brown wrapping/packing paper after double bagging as noted.

If you plan to include a bar in the box. double or triple layers of corrugated cardboard secured to the ends to make sure it can``t poke its way out of the box.

Pack it as though you expect it to get dropped from 10' and rolled down a concrete embankment.

Mark

 

[cookies]

Make sure you cover the entire label with clear packing tape to water proof it and prevent scuffing from making it un readable. Good advice above. If you use packing peanuts pack the box overfull to require pressing the flaps down firmly to seal the box to lock everything in place.

 

[EchoShindaiwaMakitaDolmar]

All saws should be shipped to me... PM for my address.

 

[Colonel428]

Also a good idea to remove the dogs (front spikes) on larger saws. Those things are box killers. Just put the spikes and screws in a plastic zip lock bag in with saw.

 

[farmer steve]

If anything inside the box can move, you have not packed it well enough. I like double or triple layers of corrugated cardboard all around and crumpled newspaper or brown wrapping/packing paper after double bagging as noted.

If you plan to include a bar in the box. double or triple layers of corrugated cardboard secured to the ends to make sure it can``t poke its way out of the box.

Pack it as though you expect it to get dropped from 10' and rolled down a concrete embankment.

Mark

 

[dboyd351]

Water bottles are good packing material as suggested but if you don't have enough and you live near pine trees, the pine cones make great, free, ,biodegradeable packing material.