I have a better method than that.
I ship pretty frequently .......it's so I know 'about what to expect' on
shipping on anything....
And if varies by who ships it (UPS< fed-ex, US post office etc. ),
How far, how heavy and how big it is.

My guesstimate on a crank and rods .....60 to 80 lbs.
If you 'have' to get an estimate....take a box that would hold those parts,
take it to your UPS store or whatever, and just ask them 'how much to ship
75 lbs to this zip , in this box.'
And you'll get your estimate.

If you had said from where to where ( but SO many people never include
location info  ..) I'd even give you a dollar guestimate.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jake de Villiers
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:22 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: another "weighty" question

You could simply subtract the combined case, cam, and etc weight from the
long block weight to arrive at the crank weight.

On 7/31/07, John <vanagonvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Getting a  pair of heads for an 81 air cooled,, and the seller also has
> a crank and rod assembly he says he will throw in the box for nothing.
> "Has rods, gears, and bearings on it"
>
> Can I bug folks who might know, how much that all would weigh, to guess
> at the increase in shipping costs? I don't really need it right now, but
> if it won't cost a ton more for shipping......
>
> http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Weights.html
> This is a great resource for such things, but as luck would have it, no
> number given for the crank..
>
> Don't need precise, but a ballpark would be a great help, since I have
> never seen one up close, and have no idea.
>
> As always, I appreciate any input and assistance.
>
> John
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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