Shipping a large item?

[Pistol]

My husband sold his exhaust system and needs to ship it. It weighs about 45-50#, and we don't have a box for it. It is approximately 80"x24"x6"tall. How does a person ship an item this large? Which company should we try? And how do we box it?

[eastover53]

You can buy boxes on Amazon and fedex it, or you can take it to a UPS store and they will wrap, box it and ship it for you. More costly that way, but it may be worth it.

[CabezaBlanca]

Put it in an 81”x25”x7” tall box and take it to UPS.

[Pistol]

Put it in an 81”x25”x7” tall box and take it to UPS.

and where does one find such a big box?

[100%TtId]

and where does one find such a big box?

Ya make one out of several other smaller boxes cobbled together with miles of duct tape to hold it all in place. Redneck engineering.

[SmTx]

Ya make one out of several other smaller boxes cobbled together with miles of duct tape to hold it all in place. Redneck engineering.

What comes to my mind.

I bought a gun off of here years ago from a deputy and it showed up in an evidence box. I still laugh when thinking about it. Get creative!

[perow]

Go to Home Depot/Lowe’s buy one of the large or exlarge boxes and cut it open to make your own box

[Drycreek3189]

Go to Home Depot/Lowe’s buy one of the large or exlarge boxes and cut it open to make your own box

I think this is the only way. I’ve made boxes before like this, box cutter and strong tape.

[drs]

Wrap it in brown paper and take it up there

[7sdad]

We ship large metal item's all the time without a box, stick a label on it and let it go.

[Pistol]

We ship large metal item's all the time without a box, stick a label on it and let it go.

Which shipping company do you use?

[7sdad]

UPS, FedEx and several Motor Freight companies.

[thegrouse]

I have been using a website called pirateship to ship packages. It has saved me a ton of money over UPS counter rates. You do not need an account to check rates. Cut some boxes up and use some packing tape.

[Pistol]

Thanks thegrouse - that is information I was looking for. We checked - the package is 84x28x16" and to ship it via Fed Ex Freight is $400-600

[Dusty Britches]

You can also look at DHS. Most shippers will have boxes in stock, but I agree with most - tape together multiple boxes. Save some money there.