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Title: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: crown on July 15, 2012, 03:46:36 PM
 hi i want to buy a folding elec scooter its near bend or. it is about 60 lbs. any help or where or how
to get it to ga. or fl. dont need it right away thanks john
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: crown on July 16, 2012, 07:17:58 AM
  this scooter is near bend oregon how can i ship this to ga. [bus nut friends house ] i am home in costa rica   
  right now. this folding scooter is no longer being made. been looking for one for a while . but dont known
  where to look for shipping ?  ups ?  come on guys help me out thanks john
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: crown on July 16, 2012, 07:24:00 AM
 picture of scooter
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: belfert on July 16, 2012, 07:32:11 AM
If it weighs less than 150 pounds UPS or Fedex ground might be able to ship it.  The shipper would probably need to build a crate as something that heavy would probably not survive in a cardboard box.
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: crown on July 16, 2012, 07:41:00 AM
  hi brian its about 60 lbs and less then 3 ft long
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: Uglydog56 on July 16, 2012, 06:08:56 PM
That should be shippable.  I just received 2 big block chevy cylinder heads via ups; they are about 30" long and 80lbs each.  I've also shipped a roadrace transmission that weighed 108lbs plus crating; the UPS driver scowled at me that day.
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: belfert on July 16, 2012, 07:42:28 PM
You're going to need a really good box to handle 60 pounds, but UPS or Fedex ground can easily handle 60 pounds.  The best packing material would be the two part foam that expands to completely surround everything.  I have received plenty of shipments in the 40 to 60 pound range that barely survived because they used a plain single layer cardboard box with inadequate packing material.
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: chev49 on July 17, 2012, 08:07:55 AM
i would use fedex. i live in country near salem ore, dont know any bend bus guys .. and fedex will pick up when i call them and charge my cc business acct.
if its boxed and 60 lbs they should just do that for you.
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: crown on July 18, 2012, 07:27:53 AM
 thanks guys for all the imfo trying to work something out the owner is 81 yrs old and the wife says
the scooter has to go   john
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: Don Fairchild on July 18, 2012, 09:04:41 AM
John, If you can get it down to me in bakersfield, I will take it to the get together at Bk's in Aug. There may be some one there that can take it to where you want it. That is after I try it out to see how it runs.LOL

Let me know

Don
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: LowTide on July 18, 2012, 09:11:19 AM
It sounds like you have somewhat of a collectable item AND in all honesty, I would call a company who builds shipping crates and have the come by and build one to hold this item.
It may sound like overkill, but you can rest easy knowing it will arrive in one piece and not damaged.

I think Fedx and UPS will ship up to 6' foot lengths, so your crate would fit within limits and it would be protected.

Good Luck!
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: uncle ned on July 18, 2012, 06:27:47 PM

John

If Don gets it. I will pick it up at BKS and bring it the rest of the way. Then I will put the fender for the scooter with it and bring it closer.

May have to try it out also.

uncle ned
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: crown on July 18, 2012, 07:12:38 PM
don thanks send me your zip code to check in to getting it to bakersfield
ned thanks will let you known
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: Don Fairchild on July 19, 2012, 03:00:22 PM
John, the address is 6300 seven seas ave shop "B" bakersfield, ca 93308
8884763626

Don.

P.S. do we get a prize for falling off it and skinning our knees. LOL
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: uncle ned on July 19, 2012, 07:36:32 PM


Don  I will load up my little Honda mini bike.  We can have mini races at BK's.

Wonder if there is a good field around there.

uncle ned
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: belfert on July 19, 2012, 08:06:12 PM
I suspect you'll find it won't be that much more expensive to just ship it all the way to Florida versus shipping it to California.  If you use Fedex be sure to use their ground service as any other Fedex service will be quite costly.
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: luvrbus on July 19, 2012, 08:18:07 PM
Collectible huh how much are they worth my wife has 3 of those things she is the only woman of her age I know of that has gas powered skate board

I have a shop full of her dumb scooters I can relate to his wife lol watch the little tires they will get you in trouble doesn't take much of pot hole to throw you I saw it happen to her a couple of times
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: Don Fairchild on July 20, 2012, 08:55:04 AM
Clifford, I will take a couple of them off your hands. Do they run.  Ned there is the fair grounds about a 1/2 block away we could set up a road course and have a good time gettin all skinned up. LOL

Don
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: luvrbus on July 20, 2012, 09:15:29 AM
Come get one Don she has a couple of gas powered also that would work better for you a couple have the 49cc gas engine one has the little tires and one 12 inch which in IO are better I will ride the ones with the 12 inch tires and electric start lol
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: Don Fairchild on July 20, 2012, 09:26:45 AM
Clifford, Why don't you load up and come back to BK's with us. Might have a good time.

Don
Title: Re: need shipping help from bend or. area
Post by: crown on July 22, 2012, 05:40:45 PM
 want to thank all for the offers of help but deal is off i think he might of told his wife he was keeping it.
any way still looking for a  [ badsey scooter ] if anyone knows of one contact me
thanks john
clifford what you got ?