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A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:24 pm
by CrazyTom
Been a real slacker. Sorry friends, let some things get in the way of free metal.
But, like a scrap addict, I got back out there......

13 oz cans
1 lb 11 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
5 oz copper/brass

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 11:38 pm
by plus1hdcp
Glad to see you back

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:39 pm
by smalltimeopn
Keep at it! I enjoy your posts!

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:14 pm
by CrazyTom
A nice warm weekend here in Mesa Az!

5 oz cans
2 lb 7 oz steel

2016 totals

1 lb 2 oz cans
4 lb 2 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
5 oz copper/brass

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 3:10 pm
by CrazyTom
A chunk of copper pipe, bent from cars, is always a nice find.
And a steel concrete forming spike.

1 lb 4 oz cans
4 lb 9 oz steel
9 oz copper

1 cell phone (broken)


2016 totals

2 lb 6 oz cans
8 lb 11 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
14 oz copper/brass
1 cell phone

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:13 pm
by hobo finds
No golf balls yet?????

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 5:49 pm
by CrazyTom
No golf balls yet, Hobo, and no loose change because it's too cold for me in the mornings.
But, it's warming up and I'll be back on those drive thrus soon!

2 lb 13 oz steel
12 oz cans
3 oz tire weights


2016 totals

3 lb 2 oz cans
11 lb 8 oz steel
4 oz tire weight
14 oz copper/brass
1 cell phone

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 4:49 pm
by CrazyTom
Road scraps are my Easter eggs!

8 oz cans
1 lb 3 oz steel, and a small crescent wrench with Ikea on the plastic coated handle
1 oz copper wire
1 oz tire weights


2016 totals

3 lb 10 oz cans
12 lb 11 oz steel
5 oz tire weight
15 oz copper/brass
1 cell phone

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:02 pm
by CrazyTom
It helps to get your steel in one big chunk, a square tube bar that will span the handlebars.

5 lb 9 oz steel
12 oz cans
1 oz copper wire



2016 totals

4 lb 6 oz cans
18 lb 4 oz steel
5 oz tire weight
1 lb copper/brass
1 cell phone

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 3:45 pm
by CrazyTom
Spied a bonus steel plate and long piece of rebar. Had to go back in the truck to
get them, 60 extra pounds!

7 oz cans
3 lb 5 oz steel (a foundation forming spike)
1 oz tire weight
1 oz aluminum


2016 totals

4 lb 13 oz cans
21 lb 9 oz steel
6 oz tire weight
1 lb copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2016 6:42 pm
by CrazyTom
Mother's Day metal!

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

3 golf balls

1 live 380 round :sick:



2016 totals

5 lb 10 oz cans
22 lb 10 oz steel
10 oz tire weight
1 lb copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
3 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2016 4:21 pm
by CrazyTom
I found a new Blackhawk #2 inside the waist holster and it fit my Glock!

7 oz cans
1 lb 10 oz steel
7 oz brass/copper

1 dime

3 golf balls


2016 totals

6 lb 1 oz cans
24 lb 4 oz steel
10 oz tire weight
1 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
6 golf balls
$0.10 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2016 1:27 pm
by CrazyTom
Some previously uncovered territory now covered.

1 lb 10 oz cans
5 lb 2 oz steel
6 oz tire weights
9 oz brass/copper

1 golf ball


2016 totals

7 lb 11 oz cans
29 lb 6 oz steel
1 lb tire weight
2 lb copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
7 golf balls
$0.10 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2016 9:14 am
by plus1hdcp
Nice find on the Blackhawk holster

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:14 pm
by CrazyTom
Been putting that Blackhawk to good use plus1!!!

Today fetched me a deep socket 5/8"


14 oz cans
3 lb 15 oz steel
2 oz tire weights

3 dimes
13 pennies

2 golf balls


2016 totals

8 lb 9 oz cans
33 lb 5 oz steel
1 lb 2 oz tire weights
2 lb copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
9 golf balls
$0.53 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 5:59 pm
by CrazyTom
Heat wave, schmeet wave. I still went out. Its only 118 here.

1 lb cans
2 lb 5 oz steel

1 dime
1 nickel
4 pennies

4 golf balls


2016 totals

9 lb 9 oz cans
35 lb 10 oz steel
1 lb 2 oz tire weights
2 lb copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
13 golf balls
$0.72 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 2:22 pm
by CrazyTom
A little 4th of July metal for the patriots out there!

6 oz steel
1 lb 8 oz cans

1 quarter
5 pennies

2 golf balls


2016 totals

11 lb 1 oz cans
36 lb steel
1 lb 2 oz tire weights
2 lb copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
15 golf balls
$1.02 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 1:12 pm
by CrazyTom
Been getting slammed with the over time, but got a little change.

3 dimes
1 nickel
4 pennies


2016 totals

11 lb 1 oz cans
36 lb steel
1 lb 2 oz tire weights
2 lb copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
15 golf balls
$1.41 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:45 pm
by CrazyTom
Still working it when I can!

12 oz cans
5 oz steel
3 oz brass
1 oz tire weight

3 dimes
9 pennies

2016 totals

11 lb 13 oz cans
36 lb 5 oz steel
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
2 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
15 golf balls
$1.80 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:18 pm
by CrazyTom
I do love those drive thrus!

6 oz cans
1 lb 12 oz steel

1 cell phone
1 golf ball

2 quarters
1 dime
1 nickel
1 penny


2016 totals

12 lb 3 oz cans
38 lb 7 oz steel
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
2 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
2 cell phones
16 golf balls
$2.46 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:09 pm
by plus1hdcp
Hard to believe you found a cell phone! I guess that was at the drive thru?

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:31 pm
by CrazyTom
plus1hdcp wrote:Hard to believe you found a cell phone! I guess that was at the drive thru?


I have found a number of phones. Usually just on the side of the road. Maybe the result of an argument?

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:34 pm
by CrazyTom
A little is better than nuthin'.

5 oz cans
2 oz steel

1 quarter
2 dimes
4 pennies

2 golf balls



2016 totals

12 lb 8 oz cans
38 lb 9 oz steel
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
2 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
2 cell phones
18 golf balls
$2.95 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:52 am
by CrazyTom
A little labor for metal on Labor day.

8 oz cans
12 oz steel

1 quarter
1 dime
4 pennies

3 golf balls



2016 totals

13 lb cans
39 lb 5 oz steel
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
2 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
2 cell phones
21 golf balls
$3.34 cash

Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:35 am
by CrazyTom
Last weekend I worked both Saturday and Sunday, this weekend I'm on call. I still eeked out a little.

10 oz cans
2 lb 5 oz steel

3 pennies
1 dime

2016 totals

13 lb 10 oz cans
41 lb 10 oz steel
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
2 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
2 cell phones
21 golf balls
$3.47 cash