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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun May 31, 2020 11:28 am
by CrazyTom
Overtime getting in the way....
4 oz cans
1 lb steel
3 dimes
5 pennies
16 golf balls
2020 totals
27 lb 3 oz steel
8 lb 9 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
13 oz copper/brass
$12.96 cash
239 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:36 pm
by CrazyTom
More weekend OT cutting into the free metal quotient.
1 lb 3 oz steel
1 oz cans
1 quarter
6 dimes
4 nickels
6 pennies
20 golf balls
2020 totals
28 lb 6 oz steel
8 lb 10 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
13 oz copper/brass
$14.07 cash
259 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:54 am
by CrazyTom
Been getting better at finding golf ball hidey holes.
2 oz cans
8 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
4 quarters
7 dimes
1 nickel
16 pennies
40 golf balls
2020 totals
28 lb 14 oz steel
8 lb 12 oz cans
1 lb 1 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
13 oz copper/brass
$15.98 cash
299 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:57 am
by CrazyTom
Last weekend was heavy duty overtime at work, but I made up for it this weekend. Got a 11/32" Craftsman wrench and a 8mm Stanley wrench for the tool box.
12 oz cans
5 lb 2 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
4 pennies
1 nickel
1 dime
1 quarter
35 golf balls
2020 totals
34 lb steel
9 lb 8 oz cans
1 lb 2 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
13 oz copper/brass
$16.42 cash
334 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:28 am
by CrazyTom
The bang for the buck is finding coins. It's money right into the pocket with no further processing. I'm finding that the golf balls are the next best thing. Per unit, at 10 cents a piece, they beat the scrap metal.
2 lb 2 oz steel
15 oz cans
5 oz tire weights
6 quarters
3 dimes
1 nickel
7 pennies
34 golf balls
2020 totals
36 lb 2 oz steel
10 lb 7 oz cans
1 lb 7 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
13 oz copper/brass
$18.34 cash
368 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:19 am
by CrazyTom
116 degrees here. Still riding.
6 oz cans
2 oz steel
2 oz tire weights
3 quarters
1 dime
1 nickel
11 pennies
22 golf balls
2020 totals
36 lb 4 oz steel
10 lb 15 oz cans
1 lb 9 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
13 oz copper/brass
$19.35 cash
390 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:51 am
by CrazyTom
13 oz cans
5 oz steel
3 quarters
4 dimes
3 nickels
11 pennies
17 golf balls
2020 totals
36 lb 9 oz steel
11 lb 12 oz cans
1 lb 9 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
13 oz copper/brass
$20.76 cash
407 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:10 pm
by CrazyTom
A new commercial space tilt wall building was put up a few years ago next to the golf course. Been empty the whole time and the parking
lot was fenced off. I could see golf balls in there but had now way to get them. Now the fence is gone and hoo hoo!
6 oz cans
9 oz steel
2 oz tire weights
2 oz copper wire
1 quarter
2 dimes
1 nickel
6 pennies
37 golf balls
2020 totals
37 lb 2 oz steel
12 lb 2 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$21.32 cash
444 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:47 am
by Recyclersteve
What do you do with all the golf balls you find? They lose their compression after a while and won't travel nearly as far as they did when new.
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:29 am
by CrazyTom
Recyclersteve wrote:What do you do with all the golf balls you find? They lose their compression after a while and won't travel nearly as far as they did when new.
I found a place just down the road that buys them, I get 10 cents a piece. They clean them up in large vats in a warehouse and resell them.
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:31 am
by CrazyTom
Work work work....
2 dimes
4 pennies
21 golf balls
2020 totals
37 lb 2 oz steel
12 lb 2 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$21.56 cash
465 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:04 am
by CrazyTom
And more work......
2 quarters
7 dimes
1 nickel
3 pennies
19 golf balls
2020 totals
37 lb 2 oz steel
12 lb 2 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$22.84 cash
484 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:14 pm
by shinnosuke
CrazyTom wrote:And more work......
484 golf balls
So you've made $48.40 on golf balls alone while exercising. That's a pretty good gig you got going there, Tom. Tell the buyer that due to inflation you now want 11 cents each.
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:34 am
by CrazyTom
shinnosuke wrote:CrazyTom wrote:And more work......
484 golf balls
So you've made $48.40 on golf balls alone while exercising. That's a pretty good gig you got going there, Tom. Tell the buyer that due to inflation you now want 11 cents each.
I watched some YouTube videos on golf ball hunting. The vast majority is divers getting the water balls out of the ponds. I'm not that dedicated!
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:37 am
by CrazyTom
Got a $5.00 FRN and a 15mm impact socket.
15 oz cans
8 oz steel
$5.00 bill
1 quarter
4 dimes
7 pennies
26 golf balls
2020 totals
37 lb 10 oz steel
13 lb 1 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$28.56 cash
510 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:32 am
by CrazyTom
15 oz steel
5 quarters
10 dimes
1 nickel
21 pennies
28 golf balls
2020 totals
38 lb 9 oz steel
13 lb 1 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$31.07 cash
538 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:40 pm
by CrazyTom
Found a #8 GearWrench hex drive socket. Straight to the tool box.
2 oz steel
3 dimes
12 pennies
1 nickel
13 golf balls
2020 totals
38 lb 11 oz steel
13 lb 1 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$31.54 cash
551 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:04 am
by CrazyTom
A little holiday extras....
8 oz cans
9 pennies
6 dimes
4 quarters
1 nickel
25 golf balls
2020 totals
38 lb 11 oz steel
13 lb 9 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$33.28 cash
576 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:36 am
by CrazyTom
Found a 1926 wheat penny and a $1.00 FRN in drive-thrus.
And my son-in-law set me up. I found a golf ball with "Hi Tom" written in black Sharpie marker. He was golfing at the course where I get the most finds and tossed it over the fence a few weeks ago. Yesterday he asked me if I found it, and I sure as hell did, though I was clueless about the message when I picked it up.
1 $1.00 FRN
12 pennies
4 dimes
3 nickels
21 golf balls
2020 totals
38 lb 11 oz steel
13 lb 9 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$34.95 cash
598 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:06 am
by CrazyTom
1 lb 4 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
1 quarter
2 dimes
7 pennies
20 golf balls
2020 totals
39 lb 15 oz steel
13 lb 9 oz cans
1 lb 12 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$35.47 cash
618 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:29 am
by CrazyTom
Took in a batch of golf balls and got a check for $55.50. Didn't have the heart to sell the "Hi Tom" ball.
8 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
10 oz cans
2 quarters
5 dimes
1 nickel
32 pennies
21 golf balls
2020 totals
40 lb 7 oz steel
14 lb 3 oz cans
1 lb 13 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$36.84 cash
639 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:21 am
by CrazyTom
9 oz steel
7 oz cans
$1.00 FRN
3 quarters
6 dimes
10 pennies
39 golf balls
2020 totals
41 lb steel
14 lb 10 oz cans
1 lb 13 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$39.29 cash
678 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:01 am
by aussamdad
nice pickups there CrazyTom...I like ready about all the golf balls u pickup...I dont know I just do.
I walk 2 miles at work during my lunch hour...I have yet to find a golf ball but I do find metal of all shapes and sizes...yesterday a piece of steel that weighed 18.5 lbs. I drove my vehicle over to get it after work, I have only found one cent on the road while walking....earlier this year I did find a pile of 38 and 9mm brass in the street.
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:40 am
by CrazyTom
Keep up the walking aussamdad! It's the drive-thrus before they open in the morning that provides all the loose change. Between the golf balls and change I'm over $100 for the year.
Got a nice deep Stanley 1/2" socket and a driver tip to go with it.
1 lb 3 oz steel
6 oz cans
3 nickels
3 dimes
9 pennies
3 quarters
34 golf balls
2020 totals
42 lb 3 oz steel
15 lb cans
1 lb 13 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$40.58 cash
712 golf balls
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020
Posted:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:51 pm
by CrazyTom
The golf course is putting in the winter lawn, so I'm out of the golf ball business for a while. I'm having withdrawal symptoms.
2 quarters
3 dimes
3 pennies
2020 totals
42 lb 3 oz steel
15 lb cans
1 lb 13 oz tire weights
6 oz aluminum
15 oz copper/brass
$41.41 cash
712 golf balls