[65 Lamnas]

I have an engine at a shop in the Portland OR area. It's complete, on an engine stand and bolted to a standard pallet. I live in IL and am considering my options to get it here.

If I have to, I'll drive out and get it, but I'm not thrilled about putting 4200 miles on my vehicle....so I'm looking for alternate options.

Unfortunately, I can't really use standard truck freight transportation, because the person on the shipping end is physically incapacitated for the next several months.. I'm assuming any freight company is going to require that it be in a crate and it's not.

I suppose I COULD fly out and crate it, arrange for a freight truck and help load it, and then fly back....dunno how well I'd be able to coordinate that tho.

Or I could fly out there, rent a truck (one way of course) and drive it back here, but that'd be fairly cost-prohibitive due to miles, MPG and likely a "drop-off" fee.

From time-to-time, I see enclosed transport spots available within this group, but not very often between the locations I need.

I'm just looking for ideas or suggestions...TIA