What did you scrap?

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:00 am

smackvay wrote:4337 pounds of scrap metal at .07 per pound = $303.59


Guys I have the double axle dump trailer about 80% full of copper aluminum radiators I'm gonna have to start filling a second car trailer as I have a bunch more to go. My point is im gonna run a contest and give away free silver I'd say within the next week. I will post pics and you guys guess the weight.


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what are the prices for radiators out there, ours still suck...
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:50 am

240 lbs. sheet iron $.04 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:25 am

140 lbs. clean sheet iron $.0615 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:24 pm

10 lbs clean ACR @ $0.90/lb
500 lbs light iron shred @ $115/GT
100 lbs #1 steel @ $160/GT
1 lb brass @ $1.35/lb
20 lbs old sheet Al @ $0.35/lb
5 lbs steel BX @ $0.17/lb
35 lbs compressor @ $0.09/lb
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:03 am

140 lb. bbq grill $.04 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AdamsSamoa » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:35 pm

140 lbs of mixed steel $7.35 (our dryer went out)
8 lbs cast Al $2.00
13 Lbs of cans $5.20

$15 to the Alcoa fund...
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:36 pm

300 lb. fridge $.04 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby JadeDragon » Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:54 pm

Climbing dome I paid $40 for 3 years ago. Started busting so scrapped for $6
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:26 pm

parts to a swamp cooler, a bed frame 180 lbs at 120/t
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:58 am

Needed the truck empty, got rid of a stove 120 lbs. sheet iron price $.04
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:40 pm

700 lbs of metal slhelving at 120/t
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Recyclersteve » Sun Apr 30, 2017 4:46 pm

Just an FYI for those on this thread... I was at Home Depot yesterday and picked up a telescoping tool with about a twelve inch magnet on the bottom. This is something that contractors use when combing jobsites to pick up loose nails and screws from the ground. I realized it could also be used to fetch things in dumpsters that would otherwise be out of reach.

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon May 01, 2017 11:26 am

i use one from harbor freight that has the feature of pulling the magnet away,,dropping what you picked up. in this case, bottle caps, into my pail.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue May 02, 2017 12:03 pm

220 lbs. Clean sheet iron $.06 lb. $120 net ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AGgressive Metal » Wed May 03, 2017 3:53 pm

Wow the price is half that here in OR, or at least it was a while back, I stopped saving small steel items over a year ago.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed May 03, 2017 7:06 pm

Price slowly going up, I never stopped collecting my own steel scrap but when the price was $.0215 a pound I did not go looking for it... Or even want to go and get a load if someone called me,
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Wed May 03, 2017 8:53 pm

3,000 lbs light iron @ $115/GT
500 lbs Romex cable @ $1.05/lb
100 lbs mixed wire @ $0.60/lb
120 lbs lead batteries @ $0.27/lb
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Thu May 04, 2017 2:25 am

I have a huge load going in Saturday will post results

Also took 8,470 pounds of clean copper alum rads at $1 per pound

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu May 04, 2017 11:00 am

320 lbs. prepared steel they paid clean sheet iron price not that big of deal as prepared is only $5 a ton more. Place was crazy busy moving out lots of stuff truckload of aluminum, flatbed truck with gaylords of low-grade boards and whole computers.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Thu May 04, 2017 7:29 pm

took in 400 lbs of tin cans, 2 mowers , 2 stripped micros. 80/t
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri May 05, 2017 3:26 pm

All prices have the +$.10 bonus this trip!!!!
70 lbs. Coax $.14 lb.
9 lbs. Dirty Stainless $.15 lb.
5 lbs. #1 plastic $.40 lb.
49 lbs. #2 ins wire $.53 lb.
92 lbs. clean sheet aluminum $.49 lb.
90 lbs. extruded aluminum $.55 lb.
$133.70 total

Made an extra $31.50 with the bonus pricing :clap:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat May 06, 2017 10:44 am

220 lbs. sheet iron $78 net ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Sun May 07, 2017 3:00 pm

#1 copper $2.15 a pound 291 pounds
#2 copper $2.00 a pound 369 pounds
#2 insulated wire $.80 a pound 627 pounds
clean yellow brass $1.40 a pound 381 pounds
irony brass $.40 a pound 41 pounds
clean sheet aluminum $.42 a pound 101 pounds
cast aluminum clean $.42 a pound 22 pounds
copper/alum radiator clean $1 a pound 1710 pounds
alum radiators $.44 a pound 922 pounds
eletric motors $.18 a pound 1277 pounds
appliance compressors $.14 a pound 6128 pounds

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sun May 07, 2017 4:39 pm

smackvay wrote:#1 copper $2.15 a pound 291 pounds
#2 copper $2.00 a pound 369 pounds
#2 insulated wire $.80 a pound 627 pounds
clean yellow brass $1.40 a pound 381 pounds
irony brass $.40 a pound 41 pounds
clean sheet aluminum $.42 a pound 101 pounds
cast aluminum clean $.42 a pound 22 pounds
copper/alum radiator clean $1 a pound 1710 pounds
alum radiators $.44 a pound 922 pounds
eletric motors $.18 a pound 1277 pounds
appliance compressors $.14 a pound 6128 pounds

pretty good day


Wow almost 12,000 lbs and a nice amount of cash! :clap:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Tue May 09, 2017 7:02 am

hobo finds wrote:
smackvay wrote:#1 copper $2.15 a pound 291 pounds
#2 copper $2.00 a pound 369 pounds
#2 insulated wire $.80 a pound 627 pounds
clean yellow brass $1.40 a pound 381 pounds
irony brass $.40 a pound 41 pounds
clean sheet aluminum $.42 a pound 101 pounds
cast aluminum clean $.42 a pound 22 pounds
copper/alum radiator clean $1 a pound 1710 pounds
alum radiators $.44 a pound 922 pounds
eletric motors $.18 a pound 1277 pounds
appliance compressors $.14 a pound 6128 pounds

pretty good day


Wow almost 12,000 lbs and a nice amount of cash! :clap:


Pretty good amount of stuff for 1 load

Not near as good as a few weeks ago but, I will take it

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