Post by tomcamp on Aug 17, 2007 9:01:40 GMT -5
These ideas from Ray Crump on shipping important, heavy equipment.
thanks Ray,
The sides of the box should have hinges with "knock out pins" attached by cable to the box (Hopefully, the pins will not get lost this way.) The inside of the box could be lined with attached bed springs/high density foam rubber. we would be under the 65" and the 50 lbs. Handles would be ropes going through the corner post, so that when you lift the box, you are lifting all four post and everything attached to them.
I have used this type box with up to 400 lbs and it works well. Because of the weight and bouncing the bottoms have had to be strengthened. Nails and screws pull out of the bottom with the weight on the bottom with every bounce in the road. Sheet metal angle (90 degree) solved this problem. These boxes have been in service for over 15 years and still going.
Ray C
thanks Ray,
The sides of the box should have hinges with "knock out pins" attached by cable to the box (Hopefully, the pins will not get lost this way.) The inside of the box could be lined with attached bed springs/high density foam rubber. we would be under the 65" and the 50 lbs. Handles would be ropes going through the corner post, so that when you lift the box, you are lifting all four post and everything attached to them.
I have used this type box with up to 400 lbs and it works well. Because of the weight and bouncing the bottoms have had to be strengthened. Nails and screws pull out of the bottom with the weight on the bottom with every bounce in the road. Sheet metal angle (90 degree) solved this problem. These boxes have been in service for over 15 years and still going.
Ray C