A Pound of Metal per Mile 2020

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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.

[CrazyTom]

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.

[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

[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

[shinnosuke]

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.

[CrazyTom]

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!

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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.

[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

[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