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Author Message   Paul Schuetz (Schuetz) Member Username: Schuetz Post Number: 72 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 01:11 pm:    Does anyone know th eweight of a 235/85/16 MT/R? Or how to calculate shipping when speaking to UPS regarding tires? Thanks, Paul   ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 146 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 01:33 pm:    There are special handling charges for tires. Additional Handling Charge "Domestic shipments in the UPS system may be assessed an Additional Handling Charge. This charge applies to the following: Any article that is encased in an outside shipping container made of metal or wood Any cylindrical item, such as a barrel, drum, pail, or tire, that is not fully encased in a corrugated cardboard shipping container Any package with the longest side exceeding 60 inches or its second-longest side exceeding 30 inches Additionally, UPS reserves the right to assess the Additional Handling Charge for any package that, in UPS's sole discretion, requires special handling. This charge may be applied to all packages without regard to the service level selected." Once you get the weight of the tires they should be able to give you that. I was bored..pulled it off their website. Ken   Paul Schuetz (Schuetz) Member Username: Schuetz Post Number: 73 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 01:55 pm:    Thanks, now all I need to know is the weight of the tire.   ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 147 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 02:42 pm:    check with the manufacturer or a distributor. i am sure they can give it to you or at least an estimated weight.   Eric Pena (Evalp) Senior Member Username: Evalp Post Number: 489 Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 02:48 pm:    Don't know where you are shipping to but I shipped a stock DII tire to the east coast form the rockies for $40 UPS.   Mark Albrecht (Markalbrecht) Member Username: Markalbrecht Post Number: 79 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 04:15 pm:    I'd guess 60 lbs/tire. I think that the class code is 77.5 (or you could try 60 -- but that's for pure waste tires and would preclude insuring the tires). For UPS info you can either call them or download the 70+ page pdf file and figure it out.