I am selling a B18A and tranny on ebay and I was wondering if anyone could recommend a shipping method that would be most affordable.
Thanks!

 

The only practical way to do it is to crate it up and ship it freight.

 

crate it up would be best, but if u really can't, just strap it down on a pallet and u can truck that anywhere.

 

pallets work fine...tie it down really well make sure the oil pan doesn't get too much pressure on it (usually put some 2/4s next to it to help stabilize it and put some pressure on the block)...then what is most usually done is to put saran wrap around it to keep its wires and hoses from dangling around (also make sure you drain the engine of oil and coolant

 

on a ship

 

Putting shrink wrap around it is a nice touch, however draining it of oil is pretty much a legal requirment to ship.

 

ive shipped blocks via ups
i had to tell them it was a cast iron antique footstool though.

also had to remove the pistons and head to beat the 150lb maximum weight.
weighed in around 145 or so lbs...but that was a h series, b series should be lighter by like 50 lbs or so...complete engine vs complete engine

when shipping a complete engine, i usually use yellow freight or roadway freight, both have hubs near me and both are pretty inexpensive $150 - $250 depending on how many zones away it has to go. they also let me bring the pallet to them in my mtx pickup and they take it right out the back with the hi-lo with no questions asked. i always throw the hi-lo dude $10 anyway.

once i started using freight i found it smart to cover the engine in large pieces of cardboard and then shrinkwrap it up. i got the roll of wrap at home depot for a few bucks.

~kris