| Re: [GMCnet] TH425 transmission parts questions [message #184640 is a reply to message #184636] |
Sat, 15 September 2012 19:51  |
GMC_LES
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Thanks Ken, this should get me close enough. I'll overestimate & use a
total weight of 425 for a full assy with FD.
I'd be shipping within the US.
Les
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net>wrote:
> Les,
>
> I just checked the Bill of Lading (BOL) under which I had a TH-425 (only,
> no torque converter, final drive, nor stub axle) shipped from Manny to me:
> 250#. And that's in a very well constructed plywood box with internal
> cleats to secure the transmission and for screws to grip through the
> plywood, plus provisions for forklift tines to get beneath it.
>
> IIRC, the FD weights 85#. The stub axle I'd WAG at 20# max. I wouldn't
> expect any significant difference in weight between standard and switch
> pitch. I don't know the dry weight of a torque converter, but saw
> somewhere 40# with ATF.
>
> If Canadian policies are like in the US, be sure to ship between commercial
> addresses where forklifts are available. BIG cost savings. And
> comparison shop, including from each end. My cost was over $80 cheaper
> than the quotation Manny got for the same freight class, on the same truck
> line, between the same addresses.
>
> HTH,
>
> Ken H.
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Les Burt wrote:
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> > Anybody have a precise shipping weight for a TH425 complete?
> >
> > How about complete with final drive and stubaxle?
> >
> > Would a switch pitch version be any different in weight than the newer
> > versions?
> >
> >
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Thanks,
Les Burt
Montreal
'75 Eleganza II 26ft
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