A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014

[CrazyTom]

Better miles!

1 lb 9 oz pop cans
7 lb 10 oz steel ( a 15MM deep socket, 3/8 socket, 1/4 short drive extension, and a tire iron)
7 oz tire weights

3 dimes
8 pennies

4 golf balls


2014 totals

179 lb 9 oz steel
37 lb 4 oz pop cans
12 lb 3 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

28 golf balls

$25.67 cash

[CrazyTom]

Drive-thru change really came through! And I found a toaster with the plastic shell already broken off.

1 lb 5 oz cans
5 lb 9 oz steel
8 oz tire weights

7 quarters
5 dimes
1 nickel
16 pennies

4 golf balls


2014 totals

185 lb 2 oz steel
38 lb 9 oz pop cans
12 lb 11 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

32 golf balls

$28.13 cash

[CrazyTom]

Work kept me away on Saturday but Sunday still delivers.

10 oz pop cans
2 lb 10 oz steel, and a 15 mm 3/8 drive socket
4 oz tire weights

3 dimes
1 nickel
8 pennies


2014 totals

187 lb 12 oz steel
39 lb 3 oz pop cans
12 lb 15 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

32 golf balls

$28.56 cash

[CrazyTom]

Got the Labor Day ride in too.

9 lb 15 oz steel (a 9/16 socket, a 3/8 x 7/16 Craftsman wrench, a 12 MM wrench for the tool box)
2 lb pop cans
2 oz tire weights
3 oz copper wire

1 quarter
4 dimes
3 nickels
18 pennies

4 golf balls

2014 totals

197 lb 11 oz steel
41 lb 3 oz pop cans
13 lb 1 oz tire weights
9 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

36 golf balls

$29.54 cash

[CrazyTom]

A flat tire slowed me down a bit. Nothing like Walmart at 5:30 in the morning looking for an inner tube.

2 lb 6 oz steel
1 lb 3 oz cans
9 oz copper wire
5 oz tire weights

2 quarters
3 dimes
1 nickel
6 pennies


2014 totals

200 lb 1 oz steel
42 lb 6 oz pop cans
13 lb 6 oz tire weights
9 lb 14 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

36 golf balls

$30.45 cash

[beauanderos]

are you working (walking?) the same routes every time?

[Morsecode]

CrazyTom is dedicated, that's for sure

Whats up with the golf balls? Your route takes you past a golf course or are these random drive-bys? (get it? "Drive" bys? I crack myself up sometimes...)

[CrazyTom]

are you working (walking?) the same routes every time?

My weekend rides are generally the same routes. The amount of metal that builds up over the week
is somewhat consistent. Then there are those fast food drive thrus!

[CrazyTom]

CrazyTom is dedicated, that's for sure

Whats up with the golf balls? Your route takes you past a golf course or are these random drive-bys? (get it? "Drive" bys? I crack myself up sometimes...)

They are the bad golfer windfalls. There are three courses on my routes.

[CrazyTom]

Wed, Sat, and Sun

5 lb 4 oz steel
1 lb 5 oz cans
4 oz tire weights

13 pennies
5 dimes
4 nickels

4 golf balls



2014 totals

205 lb 5 oz steel
43 lb 11 oz pop cans
13 lb 10 oz tire weights
9 lb 14 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

40 golf balls

$31.28 cash

[CrazyTom]

On call again this weekend.

1 lb 2 oz cans
2 lb 4 oz steel

8 pennies
1 dime



2014 totals

207 lb 9 oz steel
44 lb 13 oz pop cans
13 lb 10 oz tire weights
9 lb 14 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

40 golf balls

$31.46 cash

[CrazyTom]

Heavy rains dampened my Saturday. And I'll be out of town for the next couple of weeks.

In the steel was a ruptured pipe bomb......

7 oz pop cans
2 lb 13 oz steel
2 oz tire weights

3 dimes
6 pennies



2014 totals

210 lb 6 oz steel
45 lb 4 oz pop cans
13 lb 12 oz tire weights
9 lb 14 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

40 golf balls

$31.82 cash

[CrazyTom]

On the road again.

7 lb 6 oz steel. Found a 4" C-clamp.
1 lb 7 oz cans
6 oz copper pipe
2 oz tire weights

2 dimes
11 pennies
1 nickel
1 quarter

2 golf balls

Also found a working cell phone that my son helped return to the owner. They gave him $20!


2014 totals

217 lb 12 oz steel
46 lb 11 oz pop cans
13 lb 14 oz tire weights
10 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

42 golf balls

$32.43 cash

[smalltimeopn]

Good to see you back!

[CrazyTom]

Cleaning up the roads.

3 lb 1 oz steel
1 lb 7 oz cans
14 oz brass/copper
5 oz tire weights

2 quarters
5 dimes
11 pennies


2014 totals

220 lb 13 oz steel
48 lb 2 oz pop cans
14 lb 3 oz tire weights
11 lb 2 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

42 golf balls

$33.54 cash

[CrazyTom]

A little free metal is always good.

11 oz pop cans
14 oz steel
3 oz tire weights

1 quarter
1 dime
3 pennies


2014 totals

221 lb 11 oz steel
48 lb 13 oz pop cans
14 lb 6 oz tire weights
11 lb 2 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

42 golf balls

$33.92 cash

[CrazyTom]

Getting out has been a drag.

1 lb 7 oz cans
3 lb 8 oz steel
6 oz tire weights

4 quarters
2 nickels
5 dimes
20 pennies



2014 totals

225 lb 3 oz steel
50 lb 4 oz pop cans
14 lb 12 oz tire weights
11 lb 2 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

42 golf balls

$35.72 cash

[CrazyTom]

Looking forward to more time off during the holidays.

12 oz cans
13 oz steel

1 quarter
1 dime
4 pennies



2014 totals

226 lb steel
51 lb pop cans
14 lb 12 oz tire weights
11 lb 2 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

42 golf balls

$36.11 cash

[Rosco]

About how many Miles are your rides?? time to cover the routes??

Thanks Rosco

[CrazyTom]

About how many Miles are your rides?? time to cover the routes??

Thanks Rosco

I try to get 10 miles on Saturday and Sunday. Hasn't been working out.

[CrazyTom]

A harvest of metal this Thanksgiving. The light traffic early in the morning
allowed me to get to some parts of the road not usually available.

1 lb 10 oz pop cans
7 lb 1 oz steel (a couple of adjustable wrenches and a hammer head)
1 oz tire weights
8 oz copper wire

2 quarters
2 nickels
2 dimes
22 pennies

1 golf ball



2014 totals

233 lb 1 oz steel
52 lb 10 oz pop cans
14 lb 13 oz tire weights
11 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

43 golf balls

$37.13 cash

[Numis Pam]

Sure do enjoy this thread. Thanks so much for the time and effort you put in to keep me amused!

[CrazyTom]

:wave: Sure do enjoy this thread. Thanks so much for the time and effort you put in to keep me amused!

Thanks Pam, I'm holding the little I got this weekend to weigh in the next when I'll have more time off work.

[CrazyTom]

Got rained out Saturday morning!

1 lb 6 oz cans
3 lb 1 oz steel
5 oz tire weights

2 quarters
2 dimes'
5 pennies

2 golf balls



2014 totals

236 lb 2 oz steel
54 lb pop cans
15 lb 2 oz tire weights
11 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

45 golf balls

$37.88 cash

[CrazyTom]

Yes, I went out early Christmas morning, while the children were safely in their beds.

I also went out last Saturday. I found a kitchen stove dumped in an empty business complex. Went back and got it in the truck.
It always amazes me that slobs will risk a fine when for as much effort they could have got cash for it.

1 lb pop cans
3 lb 6 oz steel
3 lb 6 oz copper wire left by some road work crew.
1 oz tire weights

5 dimes
2 nickels
6 pennies


2014 totals

239 lb 8 oz steel
55 lb pop cans
15 lb 3 oz tire weights
14 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

45 golf balls

$38.54 cash