Shipping Anvil

[rcowan]

I will try to tie this in to welding. I am trying to get my deceased older brothers anvil from his shop in Oregon shipped to Arizona for my welding shop. I checked FeDex and the way I figured it a 50 pound anvil would cost me $600 shipping. I want it but that's gotta be wrong. The family is ok with it. The son-in-law who has it already talked to the players who care.
I really would like this 50 pounds of history in my welding shop next yo my Hobart 175 and my O/A rig.


RC

 

[igpoobah]

Roadtrip is in order...

 

[Gary Fowler]

Contact a trucking company like Yellow Freight etc. They shipped my entire household goods for me from Canada to USA much cheaper than a moving company. If you are in no hurry, they will put it on a truck headed your way. You may have to get it boxed up for shipping and drop it at a local shipping company.
FEDEX cant be that much though. My brother in law just bough a QA adapter plate from a company that offered free shipping for 1000 miles and the 5/16" plate weighs more than 50 pounds and it only cost $128 including shipping cost. Fed ex delivered it to the door. I dont know what their max shipping weight is. You better weigh that anvil, though a 50 lb. anvil isnt very large and the normal shop anvils go 150# or more

 

[rinconryan]

Search online for a shipping company. Shop around, might find a better price. I have heard Uship is a site where people bid for you load, could be a place to look.

 

[jake98]

What ever you do, don't ship it UPS, they've been known to break stuff like that.

 

[NC tractor driver]

I've used Freight Center to ship stuff before. They shop the best rates and provide help to schedule the shipments. Freight Quote, Freight Companies, Freight Shipping Companies, Shipping Rates - FreightCenter.com

 

[cowski]

check with the post office .they carry 50 pound packages.

 

[Zebrafive]

check with the post office .they carry 50 pound packages.

Get dimemsions. at 50lbs it might fit in a large flat rate box for $16

 

[MarkV]

I'd check the weight. 50lbs isn't very heavy for an anvil of any size.

MarkV

 

[Stihlrunner]

I would check the size also...my cheapy HF anvil is 50 lbs!

You might look at one of the private shipping services like they use on Shipping Wars show. I can't remember the name but it's kind of like an ebay thing. You post what you have to ship/when/where and they bid on the opportunity to do it.

 

[sandman2234]

I picked up an old anvil about 30 miles from me for a friend who lives in south Florida. I kept it for several months, pending some sort of shipping arrangements, or the two of us were going to have to meet "halfway" with it. My brother goes down there from time to time, usually last minute notice, but luckily last week I got a couple hours notice and sent it with him. Made the new owner extremely happy.
That wasn't a large anvil, but according to my bathroom scales it weighs 135 pounds. It won't fit in a flatrate box either. My thoughts would be have it weighed...
David from jax

 

[rcowan]

Thanks gang

Yep it's not big but I don't do big projects.
So long as I can keep it around $100 it's worth it just for the family hairloom factor.

I like the idea of a meet-in-the-middle deal somewhere around Sin City!!

RC

 

[crash325]

Thanks gang

Yep it's not big but I don't do big projects.
So long as I can keep it around $100 it's worth it just for the family hairloom factor.

I like the idea of a meet-in-the-middle deal somewhere around Sin City!!

RC

On my next trip to Tombstone I'm going to pick up 1 of Grandads old anvils. There may be others there hidden under trash. Want to set up a black smith and welding shop.

 

[sandman2234]

Thanks gang

Yep it's not big but I don't do big projects.
So long as I can keep it around $100 it's worth it just for the family hairloom factor.

I like the idea of a meet-in-the-middle deal somewhere around Sin City!!

RC

I would look at USPS flatrate boxes!!
David from Jax

 

[Danno1]

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FedEx and UPS will handle up to 70 lbs.


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[Mud Mechanik]

You could also put it out for bid on U-Ship.com

 

[jonnyc1999]

Greyhound is a good way to ship large or awkward items as well. A few f the classic jeep guys that I knw have shipped jeep body parts through greyhound for cheap, you just pick it up at the bus terminal.

 

[RickB]

If it truly is 50 lbs, FedEx certainly isn't going to want $600 to ship it via ground to a domestic destination. They simply do not charge that much.

 

[huskerhayman]

FedEx Ground ships up to 150 lbs. Call 1-800-GO-FEDEX when you know the correct weight or go on FedEx.com and you can get an accurate quote. My guess would be around $100.

 

[jdrobison]

i have two anvils, a regular blacksmith anvil the was my grandads, it is about 180lbs, another one just a little smaller and it is 155lbs. someone tried to steal the big one a while back and only made it to the door and gave up, thats where we found it sitting.