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Subject:Re: Best/Cheapest way to ship tires
From:Jim Felder
Date:Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:00:32 -0600

No, I meant the bus as in the bus you ride, Greyhound.

Jim

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 4:56 PM, SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss ) <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

>  'the bus' ..........Ken Kesey's Merrie Pranksters bus ?
>
> thought maybe you mean Bus Depot ,as I'm sure they ship tires all over.
>
>
> UPS or FED-EX .that's how Van Cafe shipped four to me.
>
> or Greyhound . That might even be the cheapest , worth checking into I'd
> think.
>
>
>  On 1/28/2014 2:28 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
> Check out the bus, too. They ship anything they can put in the hold on the
> outside under the seating, and pretty cheap. I have shipped vanagon panels
> this way from Alabama to New Mexico for $40 or so. It does have to be
> wrapped, but almost anything will do.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>  UPS.  Strap them in pairs.  At least that's how Tire Rack shipped mine a
> few
> years ago.  You can also wrap them in stretch wrap before strapping if they
> are somewhat dirty used tires.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>] On Behalf Of
> JRodgers
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 1:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Best/Cheapest way to ship tires
>
> Anyone have any suggestions. Need to ship a set of tires from Birmingham,
> AL
> to Wisconsin!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>
>
>

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