Any thoughts

Originally Posted by matador

Pallets are easy to find for free- check your lumber yards and building centers if you're unsure where to go. They'll usually point you in the right direction. Out here, there are tons of farmers, so they use pallets for seed- the neighbor has an endless supply of free pallets.

As for gaylords, that I haven't figured out yet. I have two from people who shipped me MTSV items to test, so I'm using those for this lot. You can get two pieces of plywood and make an enclosure, but you add weight, work, and it costs a pretty penny. I'd be cheaper to get more Home Depot boxes, but I work with the recycling center in town, so I get free boxes there. The problem is that they're all different sizes, so I need the gaylord.

Shipping is "interesting" for me. I can take stuff to the terminal here in NW Wyoming and save money, but if I drive to Billings, MT, I save a LOT on shipping. The joys of being on the end of the freight line...

I don't have a forklift either, though it's on my wish list. So, I have a little different approach to shipping....





I bought this trailer last fall for shipping pallets. She cost me $180, and plates are about $30/year. She'll haul 4 pallets at a time, and that's pretty much all I plan on using her for, so I can load her while taking my sweet time.

I use my green enclosed trailer for collecting E-Waste, but this Spring, it seems like I'll be in hot demand, so I may have to build taller sides on this trailer and get her in on the action too

Not so much that you are on the end of the freight line, it's more that there are no national carriers. You wind up paying 2 different carriers, each who want to make a profit.
Something I found interesting when shipping to you:
1. Putting in your address, they said the terminal I should use was in Denver and not Billings.
2. Shipping to Denver was more expensive than shipping to Billings.
3. Shipment to Billings went thru Denver.

This may indicate that there is more freight coming out of Billings than going in and there is ample truck space.

Originally Posted by matador

Pallets are easy to find for free- check your lumber yards and building centers if you're unsure where to go. They'll usually point you in the right direction. Out here, there are tons of farmers, so they use pallets for seed- the neighbor has an endless supply of free pallets.

As for gaylords, that I haven't figured out yet. I have two from people who shipped me MTSV items to test, so I'm using those for this lot. You can get two pieces of plywood and make an enclosure, but you add weight, work, and it costs a pretty penny. I'd be cheaper to get more Home Depot boxes, but I work with the recycling center in town, so I get free boxes there. The problem is that they're all different sizes, so I need the gaylord.

Shipping is "interesting" for me. I can take stuff to the terminal here in NW Wyoming and save money, but if I drive to Billings, MT, I save a LOT on shipping. The joys of being on the end of the freight line...

I don't have a forklift either, though it's on my wish list. So, I have a little different approach to shipping....





I bought this trailer last fall for shipping pallets. She cost me $180, and plates are about $30/year. She'll haul 4 pallets at a time, and that's pretty much all I plan on using her for, so I can load her while taking my sweet time.

I use my green enclosed trailer for collecting E-Waste, but this Spring, it seems like I'll be in hot demand, so I may have to build taller sides on this trailer and get her in on the action too

What dimensions is that trailer? I am going to be in the market for a trailer soon. I can only tow 3500#.So far I am looking at probably getting a 5x8 utility trailer and building sides for it.

Since Ive started getting more pickups recently, Ive recently had to make multiple trips to the site and then also to the scrap yard. A trailer would have saved me probably 6 trips thus far just this year (6days).... So its def on my list.... just waiting for the right deal on a used one to come along before just grabbing a new one from tractor supply if a good used deal doesnt come up soon....