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How to Pack a Vespa Engine for Shipping |
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- How to Pack Vespa Engine for Shipping
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- Here we will show you how to package a Vespa Engine for shipping
- Remove the muffler and kick start lever to make the engine a more manageable size
- Begin with a flat piece of cardboard
- Set the engine on the cardboard
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- Score the cardboard so it can be folded around the engine
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- Start to form the cardboard into a tray around the
engine and secure it to the engine
- We use an industrial strapping machine
- Assuming you don't have one you can just use heavy duty packing tape
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- Make a similar shaped top piece to enclose the engine
- There is no exact method just shape it as you go along
- The idea is to get the entire engine covered in cardboard
- You want it to be as tight as possible around the
engine
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- Now get 24x24x24 box
- Make sure it is double walled cardboard
- Securely tape the bottom of the box with multiple
layers of tape
- Use extra strength tape
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- Fill it about half way with packing peanuts
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- Place the engine inside
- The idea here is to have the engine suspended within the outer box so make sure it isn't touching the bottom
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- If you are sending the muffler and kick start lever put it in now
- Fill the rest of the box with peanuts , packing it around the sides and top (it doesn't hurt to overfill it a little)
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- Tape up the top
- Shake it and make sure there is no movement (if you can feel any
movement, open it and add some more packaging material)
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- We again use the strapping machine but you can just sufficiently tape it.
- Now tape all the way around the box in several places.
- No penalty for over-taping , but there can be a severe penalty for
under taping
- Now you are good to go
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