Shipping heavy equipment

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In a message dated 12/7/2004 9:49:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
sethm at loomcom.com writes:

Well  here's a fine mess I've gotten myself into...

I need to ship a MicroVAX  3800 (BA213 case, about 110 pounds, give or 
take) to Pennsylvania.   Granted, it's no 11/780, but it's certainly 
bigger than I've ever shipped  before.  Does anyone have any suggestions 
about the cheapest way to  do this? (Hopefully one that will also ensure 
that the beast gets there in  one piece, of course!)

For reference, dimensions on a BA213 are approx.  14" by 20" by 26".

-Seth



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If you have access to the shipping department of where you work, that's a  
big help. I do, and there's all kinds of pallets and packing options to choose  
from. One idea is to find a smaller size pallet than the standard 40x48 and 
use  plastic or metal bands to secure it to the pallet and then plastic wrap and 
send  it. Old server boxes and crates are great for reuse here. All you'd 
have to do  then is carry to a DHL station or similar and do the paperwork. It's 
easier that  what most people think.