Shippers

[SIGNGUY]

The Last time  I used forward air to ship a machine, they required it to be crated... have any of you been asked that, or maybe it's standard now? Obviously safer but for a machine that was going to be restored anyways??? thought it was overkill and cost me more to have it crated?

[loman4ec]

I have never had that problem and with my moving around alot I have used several terminals. In the past year I have shipped out of daytona beach, Memphis, Cincinnati, and Minneapolis. I have never had a problem. I always blanket wrap, Most of the time I cardboard wrap them or I double blanket and then shrink wrap and then strap it to the pallet. I have never even had anything said to me about it.

[MoonDawg]

Crating is safer and recommended. But it drives up the cost for an unrestored machine.  Wrapping in cardboard would surely reveal what damage was pre-existent vs. damage in shipping.

[sodaworks]

I always use the crating method to avoid damages in shipping.
It's cheap insurance.