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.

 

[rocketnorton]

+kindlin

 

[dboyd351]

+kindlin

that too

 

[Bill G]

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.

Never do that shipping outside the USA.
The package will be held up in customs and lost forever.
All shipping and packing material must be heat treated and meet international shipping regulations leaving the USA.

 

[Sidecarflip]

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.

My only comment is use packing peanuts in a suitable sized box and secure the box for shipping with filament type sealing tape. The packing peanuts are cheap and prevent any movement of the saw in the box... and remove the bar as well. I'd put the powerhead in a plastic bag sealed with a zip tie just in case any fluid is left over and might leak out.

I ship my custom built motorcycle parts world wide and that is how I pack them for transit. The filament tape insures the box won't fail. Double wrap over the flap closure and one more around the belly of the carton.

Shipper don't handle your package with care even if it says 'Fragile' on it. They care less and will toss it around.

 

[Sidecarflip]

Never do that shipping outside the USA.
The package will be held up in customs and lost forever.
All shipping and packing material must be heat treated and meet international shipping regulations leaving the USA.

That is 100% correct. Always use inert packing materials like packing peanuts or shredded newsprint. Even domestic shipments not using inert packing materials can be held up depending on where they are transiting to. Finally, always enclose a detailed note with your return address as well as the receiver's address and you phone number inside the box..

You'd be amazed at what package handlers do to shipped cartons. I've seen some that looked like they used them for basketball practice in the past.

For some of my motorcycle parts, I actually have custom corrugated boxed made for them. The more compact the box is, the less filler you need especially with USPS where they charge, not only on the weight bit the carton dimensions and that really adds up when shipping off shore especially.

Forget chunks of old cartons as well. All they do is allow interior movement inside the carton.

 

[Sidecarflip]

I've found the absolute worst country to ship to from here is Canada, the paperwork is insane and the border officials like to open stuff and look at it and they never put it back the way it was. I can ship items to Japan or Switzerland or even China (yes I do have customers in China) and it lands quicker than a Canadian shipment and why a lot of Canadians use a domestic forwarder to receive stuff. They all know how bad it is. I have a distributor in Geneva, Switzerland and he told me long ago that no matter what carrier I shipped with, it all landed on the same plane and not to spend an excessive amount on shipping. Ship the least expensive way just because of that.

Been playing that game for over a decade now so I know.