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A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016
Posted:
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
Posted:
Mon Feb 15, 2016 11:38 pm
by plus1hdcp
Glad to see you back
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016
Posted:
Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:39 pm
by smalltimeopn
Keep at it! I enjoy your posts!
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:13 pm
by hobo finds
No golf balls yet?????
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
Mon May 30, 2016 9:14 am
by plus1hdcp
Nice find on the Blackhawk holster
Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2016
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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
Posted:
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