A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2023

[CrazyTom]

Overtime and flat tires hurting the hunt. And the coin count is down, I'm suspicious I have another poacher.
Got a small 15/32 socket 1/4 drive for the tool box.

14 oz cans
12 oz steel

2 quarters
2 dimes
1 nickel
7 pennies

44 golf balls




2023 totals

10 lb 12 oz cans
1 lb tire weights
5 oz brass/copper
16 lb 1 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $11.10

295 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

A little scrapping for Old Glory.

1 lb 13 oz steel
12 oz cans
1 oz tire weight

3 dimes
12 pennies

23 golf balls



2023 totals

11 lb 8 oz cans
1 lb 1 oz tire weights
5 oz brass/copper
17 lb 14 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $11.52

318 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

116 degrees here, but it hasn't stopped me.

11 oz cans
1 oz copper
7 oz steel

3 quarters
6 dimes
1 nickel
10 pennies

29 golf balls




2023 totals

12 lb 3 oz cans
1 lb 1 oz tire weights
6 oz brass/copper
18 lb 5 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $13.02

347 golf balls

[Dr. Cadmium]

116 degrees here, but it hasn't stopped me.

Whoa that's hot! Keep pedaling Tom!

[CrazyTom]

And yes good Dr. Cadmium, still 116.

7 oz cans
2 oz steel
1 oz tire weight

2 quarters
4 dimes
1 nickel
8 pennies

22 golf balls



2023 totals

12 lb 10 oz cans
1 lb 2 oz tire weights
6 oz brass/copper
18 lb 7 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $14.05

369 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

Found a broken flashlight, but rescued three good AAA batteries out of it.

5 oz cans
5 oz copper
1 oz tire weight

4 quarters
4 dimes
1 nickel
2 pennies

22 golf balls



2023 totals

12 lb 15 oz cans
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
11 oz brass/copper
18 lb 7 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $15.52

391 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

Got a SnapOn 15 mm socket for the tool box.

2 lbs 1 oz steel
9 oz cans

2 pennies
2 dimes

16 golf balls




2023 totals

13 lb 8 oz cans
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
11 oz brass/copper
20 lb 8 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $15.74

407 golf balls

[sparechange]

SnapOn is always a great find!

[CrazyTom]

Snuck in a few early morning weekday rides and got extra coins.

5 oz cans
11 oz copper
2 oz steel

2 quarters
10 dimes
24 pennies
2 nickels

35 golf balls


2023 totals

13 lb 13 oz cans
1 lb 3 oz tire weights
1 lb 6 oz brass/copper
20 lb 10 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $17.58

442 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

Got a one dollar car wash token.

13 oz cans
12 oz steel
3 oz copper/brass
2 oz tire weights

3 quarters
11 dimes
4 nickels
30 pennies

34 golf balls



2023 totals

14 lb 10 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
1 lb 9 oz brass/copper
21 lb 6 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $19.93

476 golf balls

[Silver4face]

Shouldn't the golf ball total be 476?

[TXSTARFIRE]

Either that or the golf ball total should be 14. I guess somebody is watching CrazyTom's finds!

[CrazyTom]

Thanks guys! Wouldn't want to be shy on the counting! Went back and edited the post.

Also, found a wallet with ID, no cash. Waiting on the police to come get it.

12 oz cans
14 oz steel
1 oz copper

9 pennies
9 dimes
2 quarters

13 golf balls




2023 totals

15 lb 6 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
1 lb 10 oz brass/copper
22 lb 4 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $21.42

489 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

Got a spark plug gap tool and a pin used to connect ball hitches to a vehicle. I have got numerous hitch pins over the years, makes me wonder where the trailers crashed.

9 oz steel
7 oz cans

6 quarters
3 dimes
2 nickels
11 pennies

28 golf balls



2023 totals

15 lb 13 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
1 lb 10 oz brass/copper
22 lb 13 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $23.43

517 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

The golf course is getting a new winter lawn, so I'm out of that business for a few weeks.
However, I got a crumpled up $20.00 FRN in a restaurant parking lot, which is equivalent to 200 golf balls.

1 oz steel
5 oz cans

1 $20.00 FRN
5 dimes
3 nickels
7 pennies

2023 totals

16 lb 2 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
1 lb 10 oz brass/copper
22 lb 14 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $44.15

517 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

The golf course is a nice new emerald green.
And I got one of those silly little wrenches that come with Ikea furniture.

7 oz cans
4 oz steel

3 quarters
3 dimes
11 pennies

27 golf balls



2023 totals

16 lb 9 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
1 lb 10 oz brass/copper
23 lb 2 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $45.31

544 golf balls

[Dr. Cadmium]

I got a crumpled up $20.00 FRN in a restaurant parking lot, which is equivalent to 200 golf balls.

[CrazyTom]

This weekend's ride put me over $100 value adding the golf balls and cash.


10 oz copper wire
5 oz cans

2 quarters
3 dimes
1 nickel
7 pennies

4 golf balls


2023 totals

16 lb 14 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
2 lb 4 oz brass/copper
23 lb 2 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $46.23

548 golf balls

[Recyclersteve]

This weekend's ride put me over $100 value adding the golf balls and cash.


10 oz copper wire
5 oz cans

2 quarters
3 dimes
1 nickel
7 pennies

4 golf balls


2023 totals

16 lb 14 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
2 lb 4 oz brass/copper
23 lb 2 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $46.23

548 golf balls

CrazyTom:

Do you ever check out trash dumpsters for companies? I've found lots of aluminum, brass and copper in and next to them over the years. I even found a very nice painting likely worth over $1,000 leaning up against a dumpster fairly recently.

Just to clarify- I don't get into the dumpsters, but there is OFTEN good stuff near the top that is easy to pull out.

[CrazyTom]

I will ride by dumpsters and grab targets of opportunity.

[CrazyTom]

Got a 1/4" socket for the tool box.
And I have been riding by a CVS pharmacy for years and never noticed the drive thru until a week ago. So many opportunities missed!

12 oz cans
6 oz steel

2 dimes
8 pennies

25 golf balls


2023 totals

17 lb 10 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
2 lb 4 oz brass/copper
23 lb 8 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $46.51

573 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

For a number of weeks I've been passing what looked like a dirty sleeping bag full of junk, kind of like a Santa bag from hell. Hasn't been moved, looks like it was just dumped instead of being from a homeless person. Curiosity got the best of me, had a look (with heavy gloves) and was rewarded with a $5 FRN.

Also got a 1957 wheat penny in a drive through but it was scratched up.

4 oz steel
11 oz cans

3 dimes
3 nickels
22 pennies
$5 FRN

10 golf balls


2023 totals

18 lb 5 oz cans
1 lb 5 oz tire weights
2 lb 4 oz brass/copper
23 lb 12 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $52.18

583 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

Found a golf ball with portraits of some local lawyer ambulance chasers. I think their PR department didn't think it through. I mean, who wouldn't like to smack a lawyer in the face repeatedly sometimes?

12 oz cans
4 oz steel
1 oz tire weights

2 quarters
6 dimes
3 nickels
5 pennies

19 golf balls



2023 totals

19 lb 1 oz cans
1 lb 6 oz tire weights
2 lb 4 oz brass/copper
24 lb steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $53.48

602 golf balls

[CrazyTom]

Last ride of the year.....

1 lb cans
1 lb 8 oz steel

3 dimes
3 nickles
12 pennies

12 golf balls


2023 totals

20 lb 1 oz cans
1 lb 6 oz tire weights
2 lb 4 oz brass/copper
25 lb 8 oz steel
1 oz aluminum

cash $54.05

614 golf balls