A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2012 last report

[CrazyTom]

Lots of overtime means less free metal time, but my old faithful weekend
runs always deliver.


11 oz pop cans
4 lb 7 oz steel
1 lb lead wheel weights
1 oz brass

1 nickel
1 clad dime
6 zinc pennies

1 golf ball


Running total;

Steel 155 lb 11 oz
Lead 18 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 4 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 29 lb 14 oz
Cash $7.98
Golf balls 18

[CrazyTom]

I was off for the 4th of July and got a 5 lb bag of scrap from that one ride alone. Overtime has hit hard
but I still managed to squeak in some weekend miles.

1 lb 12 oz pop cans
8 oz lead wheel weights
6 lb 5 oz steel

1 clad quarter
1 nickel

3 golf balls, one was orange with the Hooter's logo



Running total;

Steel 162 lbs
Lead 19 lb 7 oz
Copper/brass 4 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 31 lb 10 oz
Cash $8.04
Golf balls 21

[CrazyTom]

Nope, didn't get hit by a car, just very busy at work.

Sneaking in a few rides,

1 lb 4 oz pop cans
4 lb 9 oz steel
9 oz lead wheel weights

3 zinc pennies



Running total;

Steel 166 lbs 9 oz
Lead 20 lb
Copper/brass 4 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 32 lb 14 oz
Cash $8.07
Golf balls 21

[CrazyTom]

Been getting some pathetic miles in due to the OT at work.

11 oz pop cans
4 lb 11 oz steel
6 oz lead wheel weights
1 oz copper brass

Running total;

Steel 171 lbs 4 oz
Lead 20 lb 6 oz
Copper/brass 4 lb 13 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 33 lb 9 oz
Cash $8.07
Golf balls 21

[CrazyTom]

Only one Sunday ride but Old Faithful came through.

6 oz pop cans
4 oz brass
6 lb 12 oz steel
5 oz lead

1 clad dime
1 copper penny
2 zinc pennies


Running total;

Steel 178 lbs
Lead 20 lb 11 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 1 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 33 lb 15 oz
Cash $8.20
Golf balls 21

[CrazyTom]

Oodles of overtime, itty biddy miles on the bike.

1 lb 13 oz pop cans
2 lb 12 oz steel
6 oz lead wheel weights
2 oz copper brass

1 nickel
3 zinc pennies

1 golf ball



Running total;

Steel 180 lbs 12 oz
Lead 21 lb 1 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 3 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 35 lb 12 oz
Cash $8.28
Golf balls 22

[smalltimeopn]

Tom, I'm keeping an eye on your totals. It's amazing how much money you have found riding a bike !

I have found $1.26 this year so far in parking lots, walkways, while pumping gas, etc.

[CrazyTom]

Tom, I'm keeping an eye on your totals. It's amazing how much money you have found riding a bike !

I have found $1.26 this year so far in parking lots, walkways, while pumping gas, etc.

Pulling keys out of pockets always drags coins with them!

[CrazyTom]

Same overtime blues but always time for a little free metal!

10 oz pop cans
3 lb 2 oz steel
11 oz lead wheel weights

1 clad dime
2 copper pennies
3 zinc pennies

Running total;

Steel 183 lbs 14 oz
Lead 21 lb 12 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 3 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 36 lb 6 oz
Cash $8.43
Golf balls 22

[CrazyTom]

Off call this weekend and a few more miles.

1 lb 1 oz pop cans
3 lbs 6 oz steel
1 lb 2 oz lead wheel weights

6 zinc pennies

2 golf balls


Running total;

Steel 187 lbs 4 oz
Lead 22 lb 14 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 3 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 6 oz
Cans 37 lb 7 oz
Cash $8.49
Golf balls 24

[CrazyTom]

Time off and a lot more miles this holiday weekend.

2 lb 4 oz pop cans
4 oz copper/brass
11 lb 2 oz steel
1 lb 8 oz lead wheel weights
2 oz aluminum

2 copper pennies
5 zinc pennies
2 clad dimes
1 nickles

1 golf ball

Running total;

Steel 198 lbs 6 oz
Lead 24 lb 6 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 7 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 8 oz
Cans 39 lb 11 oz
Cash $8.81
Golf balls 25

[CrazyTom]

Minimal miles, minimal metal, but its still free!

13 oz pop cans
3 lb 15 oz steel

1 clad dime

1 golf ball


Running total;

Steel 202 lbs 5 oz
Lead 24 lb 6 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 7 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 8 oz
Cans 40 lb 8 oz
Cash $8.91
Golf balls 26

[CrazyTom]

Two weekend rides

12 oz pop cans
5 lb 10 oz steel (in this count were 46 of those CO2 cartridges, a record for me)
9 oz lead

2 zinc pennies
1 clad dime

1 golf ball

Most of the CO2 cartridges were found dumped at stop lights,
a few more strung out along the road. I don't know who these
slobs are or what they are doing.......


Running total;

Steel 207 lbs 15 oz
Lead 24 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 7 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 8 oz
Cans 41 lb 4 oz
Cash $9.03
Golf balls 27

[CrazyTom]

Just the ever faithful Sunday ride this week.

2 lb 5 oz steel
6 oz lead wheel weights
3 oz copper/brass
6 oz pop cans

5 zinc pennies



Running total;

Steel 210 lbs 4 oz
Lead 25 lb 5 oz
Copper/brass 5 lb 10 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 8 oz
Cans 41 lb 10 oz
Cash $9.08
Golf balls 27

[CrazyTom]

Some good metal this weekend, lots of lead from a tire shop parking lot.
Got 50 CO2 cartridges. Asked a cop who was parked what he thought and
his conclusion was that kids were using them to get high. I never would have guessed.

Found a small smashed jewelery box with lots of pennies and a girls' silver ring that
my daughter now wears.

Also got a nicely smashed copper pipe almost one pound!

8 lbs steel
3 lb 6 oz lead wheel weights
15 oz pop cans
14 oz copper
7 oz aluminum

2 nickels
3 clad quarters
2 clad dimes
32 zinc pennies
7 copper pennies


Running total;

Steel 218 lbs 4 oz
Lead 28 lb 11 oz
Copper/brass 6 lb 8 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 15 oz
Cans 42 lb 9 oz
Cash $10.52
Golf balls 27

[Thogey]

CO2 gets you high?

When are you going to sell your metal?

[silver]

HI
Do all of you know that a lot of the newer wheel weights are tin?
ED

[Thogey]

They might be steel.

But I doubt they're tin (Sn).

Did you know tin spot is around $20K/ton?

[Thogey]

I'm actually talking out my A$$ sorry, and welcome.

Maybe they are tin. I really don't know. Tin and lead are both soft and heavy. Either way, pick up those loose weights.

I could see "environmental" concerns leading to amore expensive wheel weight.

[silver]

Thogey
You are absolutely right. Theonly manufacturer I could find was Bridgestone. I got my wires crossed tin sinker weights. That's what I get for opening my mouth.
ED

[CrazyTom]

CO2 gets you high?

When are you going to sell your metal?

My metal gets sold when ever I take scrap in that I glean from work.

[CrazyTom]

HI
Do all of you know that a lot of the newer wheel weights are tin?
ED

Some of the ones I find look like zinc though the scrap yard just weighs 'em all together.

[silver]

From what I've been reading there are some wheel weights made out of steel and are coated with zinc.
ED

[CrazyTom]

Found another 44 of the CO2 cartridges (2 pounds worth steel). That's 94 in two weeks.
Always on the same stretch of road.

6 lb 12 oz steel
1 lb 5 oz pop cans
1 lb 4 oz lead wheel weighs
2 oz copper/brass

2 clad quarters
4 zinc pennies


Running total;

Steel 225 lbs
Lead 29 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 6 lb 10 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 15 oz
Cans 43 lb 14 oz
Cash $11.06
Golf balls 27

[CrazyTom]

This weekend brought 34 more CO2 cartridges.

1 lb 4 oz pop cans
4 lb 10 oz steel
7 oz lead
3 oz copper/brass

3 clad dimes


Running total;

Steel 229 lbs 10 oz
Lead 30 lb 6 oz
Copper/brass 6 lb 13 oz
Aluminum 3 lb 15 oz
Cans 45 lb 2 oz
Cash $11.36
Golf balls 27