Shipping woes...
 

I just received my new modern head gasket fro Brattons and it was bent 90 degrees. One of the steel rings for the cylinders was buckled. They are sending me a new one but it puts me a weekend behind getting the old girl running. Anyone else have this problem before? Obviously it's a UPS issue...


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I use USPS whenever possible. Never had a problem with the service.

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Seems like you should be wondering about how Bratton's packaged it. They should know it should be in a sturdy box because of it's fragile nature..

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I have used both the USPS and UPS and never had a problem with either. It must be an isolated incident..

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Gaskets (of any kind) are the worst. My problem was with Snyder's. Now, anytime I order gaskets from anyone, I make a special note for them to package adequately and especially apart from other parts that may come in contact with the gasket during shipping.

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Same problem I had with a head gasket from synders.Called them and they sent another one promptly

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It should be sandwiched between to thin pieces of wood then packaged

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It was between two layers of cardboard. The box didn't even say "do not bend" or any thing. I agree that gaskets this large should be shipped with at least a wood backer in the box...


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The box didn't even say "do not bend"

most of the time when you write something like this, a disgruntled shipping employee will bend it for the heck of it.
someone shipped me a piece of glass with "fragile glass" on the box.
of course it was shattered in a million pieces..............!

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Life just happen at least Brattons is stepping up to the plate as they always do ! Don't be up set all thing happen for a reason

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Airline baggage handlers call it the drop test

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Ian,
I just got two Christmas 2015 mail order house catalogs delivered on March 17th. I did a double take on them and my post office offered no idea nor seemed interested in finding out where they had been for four months.
Dave

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You guys are giving me lots of optimism waiting for the gasket set I just ordered from Snyders :rolleyes:

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Well, besides 'optimism', you should get at least one GOOD tip/info from what has been offered, i.e.- always ship gaskets with a proper sized 1/4" sheet plywood for support. Can UPS still find a way to do it in, maybe...well yeah :rolleyes:

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I mailed a letter to John, across the street, he got it with a SACRAMENTO POSTMARK!!! I send mail to my Daughter in S.F. & she gets it in 2 Days. She sends me mail, & it takes 4DAYS???
Bill Paranoid

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I am a shipping clerk, and UPS can get perty rough with stuff. Proper packaging (and a little overkill) is probably the best insurance of all.

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http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/gre...gtraductor.jpg

"Mail bag traductor arm - passing trains scooped the hanging mail bags off the arm into a net on the side of the carriage."

Might be where the problem lies.

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I remember those still in use in the late 50's, but that must have been about the end of the line for mail being scooped off the pole.

I never had much of a problem with broken and lost packages until the past 25 years or so.:mad: Now it's so bad that I won't even buy a lot of things on ebay because I know they will be damaged during transit.

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What's another ten bucks tacked on for plywood everyone's willing to pay higher shipping rates . Try finding the Gasket closer to home maybe pick it up ?

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Toms address is posted at the post office where the old most wanted signs were, now for him it says "lose or destroy packages going here" ;)