Pack and Ship a Banshee Engine
Re-Do Banshee's process for shipping engines has evolved over the years. We've tried a few different ways to ship them, and this page describes our current best practices and suggestions to ship your Banshee engine.
If you are shipping an engine to Re-Do Banshee, we can make this easy for you! We can ship you a box with all the needed packing supplies in it. We can include a return shipping label. Then all you have to do is follow these directions to package your engine, then take it to UPS and ship it to us.
- Price for this is $45, which covers the engine packing materials and our shipping cost to get the box to you. This is for the lower 48 states.
- Price to ship the engine to Re-Do Banshee after it is packed up is extra.
Another Option - Save the Box!When you buy a Banshee engine from RE-DO Banshee and we ship it to you – SAVE THE BOX used to ship you your new engine! Re-Use the box and packaging to pack up your old engine and ship it back to us. We can send you a shipping label. This saves you the cost of the packaging. |
How to Package Your Banshee Engine
For a list of materials and written directions, keep scrolling past the video.
Materials Needed:
- 1 - Box sized 18" x 18" x 18." Needs to be double wall thickness.
- Near us, we found that Lowe's has a heavy duty medium size box that is 18" x 18" x 16" and double walled. This is shorter, but it can work.
- 4 - 2" x 4" boards cut to 17.5" long. Can also use 1" x 3" boards.
- 8 - Screws or nails - to fasten the boards together.
- Plugs:
- 2 - for spark plug holes (ours are blue)
- 1 - for clutch cover (ours is yellow)
- 1 - for cylinder head - coolant opening (ours is red)
- 4 - Plastic bags - to cover intake & exhaust ports.
- 4 - Rubber bands - to hold plastic bags on.
- Lollipop shrink wrap - used to shrink wrap engine to pallet.
- Packing paper - to wad up under the engine.
- 2 - Pool noodles - to place on top and around engine. We buy them at Dollar Tree.
- Tape - for the box.
- 4 - Straps - for outside the box (if you are able).
Steps to Pack the Engine:
- Drain the engine of all fluids. UPS requires this. It reduces weight and most importantly, they don't allow flammable liquids.
- Put plastic bags over the intake & exhaust ports. Use rubber bands to hold them on.
- Plug the holes for spark plugs, clutch cover, and cylinder head.
- Create a wood pallet for the engine to sit on.
- This can be made from 4 pieces of 2" x 4" or 1" x 3" wood.
- Cut wood pieces to 17.5" lengths (length should be 1/2" shorter than the size of box you use).
- Screw the wood together in a tic tac toe format.
- Set the engine on top of the wood pallet.
- Use the lollipop shrink wrap to firmly attach the engine to the pallet.
- Tape the box securely on the bottom.
- Wad up paper in the bottom of the box for the pallet to rest on top of. Make it thicker in the middle.
- Set the pallet with engine attached down in the box on top of the wadded up paper. Press down firmly.
- Put the pool noodles around the top of the engine to take up any extra space in the box. This helps hold the engine in place during shipping.
- Tape the box closed securely.
- If you are able - add 4 straps to the outside of the box in a tic tac toe pattern (when looking down at the top). This adds an extra layer of protection to keep all the packing materials in place.
- Take your package to UPS to ship. We've found they are the least expensive.
- Insure the package for at least $1000. This will not cover the cost if it is lost, but it will likely cover the cost of any damage during shipping.
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