A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014

[CrazyTom]

A nice bonus this weekend was 5 pounds of 10 gauge 4 conductor solid Romex wire!
And an 8 MM socket, and over $1 in coins.

4 lb 10 oz steel
1 lb 4 oz pop cans
9 oz tire weights
5 lb copper wire

2 quarters
2 nickels
3 dimes
13 pennies

2 golf balls




2014 totals

75 lb 4 oz steel
11 lb 13 oz pop cans
4 lb 10 oz tire weights
6 lb 15 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone

6 golf balls

$4.95 cash

[CrazyTom]

More tools this weekend! A 9/16 socket, a 1/2 short drive extension, and a 8mm x 10mm wrench.

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

1 quarter
2 nickels
4 dimes
4 pennies


2014 totals

80 lb 5 oz steel
13 lb 1 oz pop cans
5 lb 9 oz tire weights
6 lb 15 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone

6 golf balls

$5.74 cash

[CrazyTom]

Unfortunately could not get in any rides this weekend.
But I still have a great road metal story.

I was driving on the freeway in a company pickup truck that has a ladder rack.
A flatbed passes me on the right and I can hear a banging noise. The flatbed
moves into my lane and is about 3 lengths ahead.

I can now see where the banging noise is coming from. On the back of the
flatbed a forklift is chained down. On top of the forklift operator cage is a
piece of sheet metal someone fabricated as a sun shade.

The piece of metal is flopping and just as I realize it may fly free, it does!
It goes airborne and is heading right for my windshield. All I could think was
not to swerve so I ducked my head under the dashboard as far as I could go
hoping the piece of sheet metal wouldn't decapitate me.

I heard a loud BOOM and no breaking glass. I look in the rear view mirror
and the thing somehow got trapped in the ladder rack but is still flopping around.
I decided to get off the freeway before it came loose and hit someone else, so I
had to give up on chasing the flatbed for a license plate number.

Turns out it was 10 pounds of stainless. I got $3.40 for it at the scrap yard
on Saturday. All's well that ends well.

[smalltimeopn]

Great story!! Glad you were not injured.

[AGgressive Metal]

Turns out it was 10 pounds of stainless. I got $3.40 for it at the scrap yard
on Saturday. All's well that ends well.

$3.40 plus one free adrenaline rush.

[CrazyTom]

Back on the road again!

1 lb 2 oz cans
10 lb 15 oz steel
13 oz brass/copper
13 oz tire weights

2 pennies
1 dollar bill

1 golf ball


2014 totals

91 lb 4 oz steel
14 lb 3 oz pop cans
6 lb 8 oz tire weights
7 lb 12 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone

7 golf balls

$6.76 cash

[CrazyTom]

A regular weekend.

1 lb 8 oz cans
5 lb 1 oz steel
1 oz wheel weights

1 quarter
2 nickels
2 dimes
6 pennies

1 golf ball



2014 totals

96 lb 5 oz steel
15 lb 11 oz pop cans
6 lb 9 oz tire weights
7 lb 12 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone

8 golf balls

$7.37 cash

[CrazyTom]

Getting some OT in this weekend but still scraped up a Sunday morning ride.

9 oz pop cans
6 lb 8 oz steel
4 oz tire weights

3 pennies
1 dime



2014 totals

102 lb 13 oz steel
16 lb 4 oz pop cans
6 lb 13 oz tire weights
7 lb 12 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone

8 golf balls

$7.50 cash

[CrazyTom]

Sun is up at 5 now and it lets me get places I couldn't safely during the winter.
And I had a good drive-thru haul of change!
Also got a 10mm socket and a nice 5/6" Makita driver bit.

1 lb 8 oz cans
6 lb 5 oz steel
2 oz brass/copper
11 oz tire weights

3 quarters
6 dimes
1 nickel
37 pennies
2 euro cent

1 golf ball


2014 totals

109 lb 2 oz steel
17 lb 12 oz pop cans
7 lb 8 oz tire weights
7 lb 14 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone

9 golf balls

$9.27 cash

[CrazyTom]

Had to work again Saturday but Sunday comes through!

1 lb 1 oz cans
7 lb 9 oz steel
5 oz copper pipe
6 oz tire weights

3 quarters
4 dimes
2 nickels
9 pennies

1 golf ball



2014 totals

116 lb 11 oz steel
18 lb 13 oz pop cans
7 lb 14 oz tire weights
8 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone

10 golf balls

$10.61 cash

[CrazyTom]

And a little holiday riding.....

1 lb 4 oz cans
3 lb 3 oz steel
4 oz tire weights
1 oz aluminum

2 quarters
5 dimes
2 pennies

2 golf balls


2014 totals

119 lb 14 oz steel
20 lb 1 oz pop cans
8 lb 2 oz tire weights
8 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

12 golf balls

$11.63 cash

[CrazyTom]

Been making lots of OT on Saturday but it eats into my road metal.
Nevertheless, I've been grabbing dumpster metal when I'm there to make up for it!

Sunday got,

9 oz pop cans
4 lb 13 oz steel (and a nice plumber's basin wrench for the tool kit)
1 oz tire weight

1 dime
1 nickel
4 pennies


2014 totals

124 lb 11 oz steel
20 lb 10 oz pop cans
8 lb 3 oz tire weights
8 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

12 golf balls

$11.82 cash

[plus1hdcp]

I hate to see your totals only slowly increasing but take the OT when it's available.

[CrazyTom]

Back to a regular weekend.

2 lb 1 oz pop cans
7 lb 1 oz steel. Found a nail punch, a 4 way water valve key, a 3/8 short socket extension drive,
a 1/2 socket, a 15/16 socket, a 1/4 socket, and a 10 mm socket.
13 oz tire weights

2 quarters
5 dimes
1 nickel
8 pennies

5 golf balls



2014 totals

131 lb 12 oz steel
22 lb 11 oz pop cans
9 lb tire weights
8 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

17 golf balls

$12.95 cash

[CrazyTom]

3 rides this week.

1 lb 15 oz pop cans
7 lb 9 oz steel
15 oz tire weights
1 oz copper
2 lb 12 oz electric motor

2 quarters
3 dimes
8 pennies


2014 totals

139 lb 5 oz steel
24 lb 10 oz pop cans
9 lb 15 oz tire weights
8 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

17 golf balls

$13.83 cash

[plus1hdcp]

Nice find on the electric motor.

[CrazyTom]

Yep plus1hdcp, I took it in Saturday with some other things and got my reward!

On call this weekend but still scratched up some free metal.

1 lb 9 oz cans
4 lb 12 oz steel. Over 2 pounds of N2O cartridges from all the knuckle heads getting high.
2 oz wheel weights

1 dime
3 nickels
10 pennies

1 golf ball


2014 totals

144 lb 1 oz steel
26 lb 3 oz pop cans
10 lb 1 oz tire weights
8 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

18 golf balls

$14.18 cash

[CrazyTom]

Another hot Arizona weekend.

2 lb 9 oz cans
6 lb steel
4 oz wheel weights

1 quarter
1 dime
2 nickels
9 pennies

3 golf balls


2014 totals

150 lb 1 oz steel
28 lb 12 oz pop cans
10 lb 5 oz tire weights
8 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

21 golf balls

$14.72 cash

[CrazyTom]

A pretty good 3 day weekend!

2 lb 8 oz pop cans
11 lb steel
5 oz tire weights
2 oz brass

two $1 bills
one $5 bill
2 quarters
2 nickels
12 pennies


2014 totals

161 lb 1 oz steel
31 lb 4 oz pop cans
10 lb 10 oz tire weights
8 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

21 golf balls

$22.44 cash

[smalltimeopn]

Nice score on the FRN's!!

[CrazyTom]

The overtime bug has infected my weekend.

10 oz pop cans
1 lb 15 oz steel
2 oz aluminum
1 oz tire weights

3 nickels
3 dimes
1 quarter
12 pennies


2014 totals

163 lb steel
31 lb 14 oz pop cans
10 lb 11 oz tire weights
8 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

21 golf balls

$23.26 cash

[CrazyTom]

More tools this week!

2 lb 2 oz pop cans
4 lb 1 oz steel, 9/16 & 13mm wrenches and a 7/16 socket
12 oz copper pipe
12 oz tire weights

$1 bill
1 quarter
1 dime
9 pennies

3 golf balls



2014 totals

167 lb 1 oz steel
34 lb pop cans
11 lb 7 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

24 golf balls

$24.70 cash

[Numis Pam]

A Good week for you! I still enjoy reading this thread!

[CrazyTom]

Always trying to get something Pam, even when I'm gone most of the weekend.

5 oz pop cans
1 lb 15 oz steel and a 5/8 Craftsman socket
3 oz tire weights

2 pennies
1 nickel


2014 totals

169 lb steel
34 lb 5 oz pop cans
11 lb 10 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

24 golf balls

$24.77 cash

[CrazyTom]

Not as many miles this week.

1 lb 6 oz pop cans
2 lb 15 oz steel and a 3/8x1/4 socket adapter
2 oz tire weights

1 quarter
2 dimes
7 pennies


2014 totals

171 lb 15 oz steel
35 lb 11 oz pop cans
11 lb 12 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone

24 golf balls

$25.29 cash