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Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:37 pm
by Dr. Cadmium
500 lbs light iron shred @ $120/GT

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:19 am
by hobo finds
140 lbs. clean sheet iron (2 file cabinets) $.0615 lb.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:20 am
by hobo finds
260 lbs. sheet iron (4 vacuums a dryer and a microwave) $.0465 lb.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:20 am
by cwgii
took my 4-45 gallon cans of tin cans in. and was told that they no longer took them as 'clean sheet'' an to move my truck down to the shred pile.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:21 am
by cwgii
yard clean up , lawn chair bar stools fan shrouds,,, the ''good'' guy gave me heavy melt at 143/ton

i have to pick up some barrels used to properly destroy american flags yesterday.
a salad bar, and a wrought iron railing.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:46 pm
by hobo finds
cwgii wrote:yard clean up , lawn chair bar stools fan shrouds,,, the ''good'' guy gave me heavy melt at 143/ton

i have to pick up some barrels used to properly destroy american flags yesterday.
a salad bar, and a wrought iron railing.
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I have a few flags I would like to get rid of properly where should I take them?

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:30 pm
by TXSTARFIRE
Your local American Legion Post should take them.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:07 pm
by cwgii
or the vfw or the dav.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:39 pm
by hobo finds
Thanks to both of you. My father in law had a bunch when we cleaned up his place and I have 2 or three around here...

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:27 am
by cwgii
5- 55 gallon barrels used for burnign flags. 140lbs at 133/t

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:55 am
by hobo finds
$180 lbs. sheet iron $103 net ton so $.0515 lb.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:00 am
by hobo finds
200 lbs. sheet iron $.0515 lb. Place was loaded full of appliances today!

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:31 pm
by xippi
$155 gross ton 2240# $ .06919 cents per lb

1940 lbs 15 appliances and one water heater 2 trips
13 lb PB battery .15 lb

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:23 pm
by daviscfad
Do was wondering what you alls opinion is on holding scrap.. I do HVAC work on the side and have been stacking my units, was wondering if thats the smart thing or should i be scrapping them as i go, I figure i got nothing in them, but at the same time it begins to take up room

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:03 am
by hobo finds
daviscfad wrote:Do was wondering what you alls opinion is on holding scrap.. I do HVAC work on the side and have been stacking my units, was wondering if thats the smart thing or should i be scrapping them as i go, I figure i got nothing in them, but at the same time it begins to take up room


prices slowly going up

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:14 am
by hobo finds
160 lbs prepared steel $.0715

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:03 pm
by cwgii
a gas stove that i tore apart. 100 lbs at 133/t

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:22 pm
by hobo finds
140 lbs clean sheet iron $.0665 lb.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:20 pm
by cwgii
a door and 3 chairs. clean sheet at 133/t

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:48 pm
by smackvay
4337 pounds of scrap metal at .07 per pound = $303.59


Guys I have the double axle dump trailer about 80% full of copper aluminum radiators I'm gonna have to start filling a second car trailer as I have a bunch more to go. My point is im gonna run a contest and give away free silver I'd say within the next week. I will post pics and you guys guess the weight.


Mike

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:46 pm
by hobo finds
60 lbs. Clean Cast Alum @ $.40 lb.
39 lbs. Alum Cans @ $.85 lb.
7 lbs. #2 plastic color @ $.15 lb.
6 lbs. #1 plastic @ $.40 lb.
22 lbs. Clean Stainless Steel @ $.36 lb.
30 lbs. #2 Ins Wire @ $.55 lb.
12 lbs. #2 Copper @ $2.06 lb.
63 lbs. Yellow Brass @ 1.48 lb.
64 lbs. Compressor / Sealed Units @ $.15 lb.
11 lbs. Dirty Stainless Steel @ $.18 lb.
180 lbs. Dirty Alum @ $.24 lb.

$257.76 total

All prices have the + ten cent price per pound increase for this load. So I made an extra $49.40

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:22 am
by silverflake
9 lbs Al soda cans @ 0.50/lb
25 lbs scrap iron/shred @0.065/lb
5 lbs electrical cord @0.25/lb

on 3/28/17

Keep stacking. Keep scrapping.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:23 pm
by cwgii
odd the stuff that is appearing on the curb

today. a mower, a chair and guessing 3 old water heating drums.

anyway 9.20$ for the picking up.

then another chair base, a wheel, parts and pieces from a shelving unit.

249 lbs of al cans

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 2:21 pm
by hobo finds
Glad I got rid of some steel last month, called the yard $20 net ton drop across the board for steel...

Sheet Iron $83 net ton
Unprepared $103 net ton
Clean Sheet Iron $113 net ton
Prepared $123 net ton

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:55 pm
by cwgii
boohoo