Packing a saw for shipment

[Skooks]

Hi all:

The time has come to part with my trusty 066. I have never shipped a saw before. Any recommendations on the best way to package/box up the power-head?

Thanks,

Don

 

[kattcutter]

I sell a good bit online, & my items never arrive damaged! I would garbage bag the powerhead first, (after all fluids drained) make a square cardboard box around the powerhead, wrap in large size bubble wrap, using wide packing tape, & they place that in a larger box of packing peanuts. I have shipped items across continents this way, never a problem!

Good Luck, kattcutter)

 

[BostonBull]

Get a box plenty big enough. Empty all gas and oil out and leave caps off overnight to air out. Put caps back on and wipe down with a rag. Put a thick piece of carboard on dogs and tape in place. Wrap saw in garbage bag, put in box ON TOP of lots of newspapaer or bubblewrap. The pack all around and on top of saw with newspaper or bubble wrap.

 

[04ultra]

Get a box plenty big enough. Empty all gas and oil out and leave caps off overnight to air out. Put caps back on and wipe down with a rag. Put a thick piece of carboard on dogs and tape in place. Wrap saw in garbage bag, put in box ON TOP of lots of newspapaer or bubblewrap. The pack all around and on top of saw with newspaper or bubble wrap.

Like Bull said...

Make sure if the dogs are left on you put cardboard on them and tape or tape a rag on them.. Just dont need them ripping through the box..


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[Bill G]

Use the 6 foot drop test. Will it survive a 6 ft drop ? Double boxing is a minimum. As for the dogs do not try to protect them remove them. As do many others I ship saws weekly without problems. As for the packing their is a great debate on peanuts, paper, foam, and others. Basically if the saw cannot move and it is centered in the first box and then is centered in the second box you will not have problems no matter what you use as material. Ideally wrapping the saw in a heavy bag and filling it with expanding sprayfoam is best but that is expensive. I pack saw in wood crates for overseas shipments and I have to ship to many different countries. I will say the 2 man saws going overseas are a bit of a challenge

Bill

 

[Ax-man]

I like to take the handles off, if it isn't a hard thing to do or reassemble for who ever buys the saws, put the hardware in a little plastic bag and tape to handle, saves on packing and reduces empty space and the height of the box if need be.

I have also started recently to take a paper towel and stuff it up around the oiler then install the clutch cover to hold the towel in place to catch any oil that might not have been drained out.

I also do what everyone has mentioned, drain out oil and gas, plastic bag for the saw, make cardboard holder for bar, seperate box for chain and small extra parts , pack in bubble wrap and newpaper, I don't like peanuts myself, they get all over the place.


Don't do this trick please, I got a part saw once packed using insulation

Larry

 

[Sparky_NY]

I had to ship one recently and couldn't find a box big enough to hold the head and bar. I didn't want to ship 2 packages so I took the EASY way out!
Went to the local UPS store, had them package it, cost $10, perfect size box, powerhead in a plastic bag, large bubble wrap etc. All I had to do was carry it in and hand them $10. A thought that came to mind was that if it was packed by UPS, then later damaged in shipping, it would hard for them to say it wasn't properly packaged.....

Note: "The UPS store" used to be called mailboxes etc. appears they changed their name