Another alternative would be to get a delivery service to pick up, pack and send the machine to you. I noticed at least one eBay seller who mentioned that as an option for a heavy item he did not want to ship. I don't know who to recommend, but I'm pretty sure the major carriers offer this service. I hope you can get someone in Detroit to do as redvette54 suggested, but if not, there would probably be some pros to do it.