It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:34 am




Reply to topic  [ 12 posts ] 
 Best way to ship a mud motor? 
Author Message
MMT Pro Member

Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:40 am
Posts: 55
Post Best way to ship a mud motor?
Sorry, I'm sure it's been discussed before but couldn't find much doing a search. Is there a clear winner on the shipping? I have a business that can be shipped to.

Let me know some thoughts, thanks, Matt


Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:36 am
Profile
MMT Elite Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:54 pm
Posts: 5582
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
In a crate.


Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:37 am
Profile
MMT Pro Member

Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:40 am
Posts: 55
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
Thanks, that was brilliant.

I was talking more about truck lines, ups, ??? Also, approximate costs?

A whole forum full of knowledge here, surely someone's shipped a motor before....???


Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:11 pm
Profile
MMT 1000 Club
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:55 pm
Posts: 1636
Location: Baton Rouge, LA (Central)
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
uship.com


Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:26 pm
Profile YIM WWW
MMT Pro Member
User avatar

Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:23 pm
Posts: 204
Location: Bayou House!
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
I looked into shipping a GTR from Indiana to South Louisiana earlier this year. If I remember right it was going to be about $350 through Uship.com. I didn't feel confident in sending someone thousands of $ for something I could not see in person. So I bit the bullet and drove my butt there and picked it up in person. Fuel and 1 night motel cost me $300. Piece of mind, Priceless!


Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:36 pm
Profile
MMT Addict

Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:17 pm
Posts: 617
Location: Idaho
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
I have shipped a Mudbuddy motor from Idaho to Wisconsin for $195, a Prodrive from Louisiana to Idaho for $280 and an 1852 boat hull from Iowa to Idaho for about $450.

All on uship.com. Great site. Post your load and get bids. Shippers are rated by feedback, just like buyers / sellers on eBay.


Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:52 am
Profile
MMT Pro Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:24 pm
Posts: 82
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
Here's some pics of my prodrive in the crate when it got delivered







Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:12 am
Profile
MMT Pro Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 14, 2015 7:43 am
Posts: 174
Location: SLC, UT/ARK-LA-TEX bred
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
This is an old thread but does anyone know if I can ship a motor directly to my house or does it have to go to through someone that can take freight?

_________________
40 Go Devil FNR on 20x48 WC Custom --


Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:18 pm
Profile
MMT 1000 Club
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:30 pm
Posts: 1386
Location: West TN
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
I've always had to have my motors shipped somewhere that has a forklift. YMMV.

_________________
40 Backwater SWOMP Lite / 1752 Alweld Mud

6.5 Backwater SWOMP Lite / 1440 PolarKraft


Sat Aug 18, 2018 4:47 am
Profile
MMT 1000 Club
User avatar

Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:38 am
Posts: 4323
Location: Cut Off, La.
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
I've shipped a few motors.
It really all depends on what trailer is used.
Everytime I ship a motor, I request a trailer than has the loading platform that goes from ground level, up to the trailer. I don't know the real name for it. Maybe a hydraulic lift or samtin?
Anyway, I had the truck come straight to my house, and us slide the pallet on the lift gate and then he was able to put it where he needed it on the trailer with his pallet lift.

I've also done it at a business and used forklift.
Another thing to look into, is on Uship, sometimes you can ask the company for a cheaper rate if you bring it to their warehouse. I did that also. they unloaded it from my truck with forklift and put it on their trailer.
Uship.com is the easiest and best priced for shipping stuff like this.

_________________
Refurbishing a Prodrive


Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:26 am
Profile
MMT Pro Member

Joined: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:25 am
Posts: 493
Location: SWGA
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?
You’ll need to ask for a lift gate if your getting it shipped to your house. Call several different carriers for quotes as the prices actually do vary a lot. If you can get it shipped to a commercial address it’s often cheaper. If there is a UPS store in your area they will let you ship it to their address, and you pick it up there as long as it’s the same day. Think they charge around $15 for that service, but it was around $50 cheaper. Most carriers will include a surcharge for a lift gate, so if you know anybody that has a loading dock it will be cheaper that way. I’ve never used uship, but that price quoted above sounds reasonable to me.


Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:41 am
Profile
MMT 1000 Club
User avatar

Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:38 am
Posts: 4323
Location: Cut Off, La.
Post Re: Best way to ship a mud motor?

_________________
Refurbishing a Prodrive


Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:00 am
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic   [ 12 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 232 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to: