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Has anyone ever completely disassembled a pump (unrestored) in order to ship it cross country?

or

If you were advertising an unrestored pump on-line and someone made the request, would you have any issue with the request?

I'm starting the search for my next pump and every time I find one that is reasonably priced, they're 1,000 miles away. So once you add $300-$500 for shipping, they are out of my price range.

Just curious what the communities feelings would be.

1st..Disassembling a pump will not save Anything on shipping, just more boxes to lose or get damaged & more in shipping cost.
2nd...for your consideration would be knowing where all the parts fit, IF you received them.

Well said Dick, it would be like putting a jig saw puzzle together without the picture on the box top. I would not buy a disassembled pump unless it was for parts or a VERY rare pump at a GREAT price. There are a lot of collectors and gas pumps in Nebraska, Iowa. Post the type of pump and or pumps you are looking and I'm sure someone in your area will have one.

Whereabouts are you in Nebraska. If close to Pine Bluffs WY go over and see or call Kerry O'Dean (307-2453541). Last time I went by his place on old highway 30 there was probably 100 to 150 old pumps sitting there. Mitch

Thanks Chevy!!!!,

I'll give him a call

I agree, go see Kerry. Been there many times, one of the highlights on my trip to I.G. over the years.

*Attend as many farm auctions as you can, carry a Nozzle or qt can as you walk around a swap meet to get vendors attention of what your looking for.
*Leave a card w/ phone # @ antique shops.
*Talk to local bulk dealer/drivers & let them know your looking for old pumps & stuff.
*Post a sign @ feed stores, run an ad in farm mags/paper.
*Always ask @ yard sales.
*Cruise the back roads & go slow when passing a farm [stop & ask for directions-even if ya ain't lost, it breaks the tension].
*Talk to local scrappers & dealers.
*Talk to local welding guys.
*Talk to equipment dealers & trash haulers.
The stuff is still out there.

IF I go to I.G. again this year, I'll try to make contact as your on my way to or from.
db

Who in the world are you getting these quotes from? I just shipped a pump to the west coast for under 150 dollars.

If you are close to western Iowa I have several pumps for sale.

Keith

Ryan,
My quote of $500 was from Yellow Freight and $300 was from Pilot Freight Company.

Try www.unishippers.com There is a link there to get a phone number for your local unishippers jobber. They will give you a quote from many different shippers, as they are a logistics company. I would say 50% of the time it is YRC (yellow/roadway) but there is always somebody that is cheap. The most expensive pumps I shipped were up towards Maine (I guess not many options for trucking up there). I just shipped another last week to Oklahoma for around the 150 dollar mark as well.

Maybe i chose the wrong class for my quote. I think I chose 200 which I thought included things like auto body parts.

You want to use class 70

If anyone is traveling thru Kearney, NE & you ask for directions, ask for Carney, Ne.
If you ask for Kearney, they know you're lost.
I've been called a lot of things that has nothing to do w/ the way I Spell my name!

Looks like Dick got into the spirits again. LOL

LOL!!!!.....What makes that so funny is there's a lot of truth to that.