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    Speaking of batteries, I actually went past a...

    Speaking of batteries, I actually went past a place on 34th St in the northern part of St. Pete (an auto repair shop, not a scrapyard) where he buys batteries for $10 a pop. I guess that 2 battery...
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    Florida laws regarding selling scrap metal

    Hey all, I was away again on another hiatus, partially due to the fact that scrap prices were so low that I was doing it very infrequently. In any event I recently moved this past fall to Tampa Bay...
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    I spoke to someone today who told me the...

    I spoke to someone today who told me the top-paying yard around here is dropping their light iron pricing from $80 down to $40 a ton effective this coming Monday. I just started collecting pallets...
  4. I'm looking to stay with a pickup though,...

    I'm looking to stay with a pickup though, primarily for 2 reasons:

    1) Since I live in the Northeast where winters can be extremely harsh, cold, and snowy, having 4WD is a GODSEND, especially since...
  5. Should a part-timer step up to a full-size truck?

    Let me just state that I have no immediate plans to part with my S10 anytime soon unless a catastrophic and unforeseen event happens (crash, fallen tree, major and costly mechanical component...
  6. Not bud lite, just straight up bud he gave me,...

    Not bud lite, just straight up bud he gave me, the natty lite is OK, would I buy it at the store? Probably not, but for free I can't complain...
  7. Getting paid in beer to remove some metal furniture

    I guess it's a nice perk for doing someone a favor: In my neighborhood recently I took away some old, beat up aluminum lawn furniture for someone, and even though I was gonna take it off his hands...
  8. this thread has pictures - The trailer probably sat idle during the winter,...

    The trailer probably sat idle during the winter, so it never got exposed to salt during its lifetime, I haven't taken it out in the winter since I've owned it as well. This past winter, with the...
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    This thead is a question - What are water heaters worth? Right now, like...

    What are water heaters worth? Right now, like all light iron:

    CRAP!

    Although, like others before me have stated, any brass fittings as well as the (dirty) aluminum control box are still...
  10. this thread has pictures - I bought some 2x4's so I can make removable sides...

    I bought some 2x4's so I can make removable sides for that trailer, the decking is pretty beat up too (one plank is rotting) but I'm probably gonna throw some pressure treated plywood over the...
  11. this thread has pictures - It is, even before I added the rear cross-brace...

    It is, even before I added the rear cross-brace when I decided I wanted doors, the amount of sway in the rear of the boards at highway speeds was minimal and in fact comparable to sideboards that are...
  12. Thread: Pallets

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    With scrap prices in the toilet like they are I'm...

    With scrap prices in the toilet like they are I'm seriously considering doing pallets and putting more emphasis on that until metal prices come back up (whenever that may be), I have a flatbed...
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    Someone suggested using a 30/30 rifle, but a...

    Someone suggested using a 30/30 rifle, but a 12-gauge shotgun shooting slugs and 00 buckshot would probably work too. That reminds me, I have some hard drives and a Rem 870 12, maybe I should go to...
  14. this thread has pictures - My Current (and much improved) Haul Set-up

    Hey everyone, haven't posted here in a really REALLY long time but I'm back and doing the best I can to keep my head on straight amidst the current depressed scrap prices, including branching out...
  15. Got a partner now and we're slowly growing

    I recently got a friend of mine on board with the scrap game and it seems like we've been doing pretty well, although we did hit a dry spell the past couple of weeks that seems to be coming to an...
  16. Found a buyer of appliances who happens to be a long-lost friend

    It's been awhile since I posted here but my operation is steadily growing. For some time I had gone past a place near me that sells used/reconditioned appliances and one day, after going in, found...
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    Scrapping an old piano

    Is it worth the time and effort to pick apart an old piano for scrap? My next door neighbor has an old beat up one that he's looking to get rid of and he offered it to me, but before I take it or...
  18. Poll: I got boards on my S10 that rise slightly above...

    I got boards on my S10 that rise slightly above the roof of the cab, actually gonna be reconstructing them with the warm weather coming to be a 4 wall box with either barn doors or a single door that...
  19. I've never had any issues with being too low to...

    I've never had any issues with being too low to the ground on mine, but then again, mine is a 4x4 model, so it sits a couple of inches higher than its 2wd counterparts, and of course, the off-road...
  20. My truck isn't exactly a "commercial-sized"...

    My truck isn't exactly a "commercial-sized" vehicle, it's an S10 so I don't see how CDL laws would apply to something like a small pickup...
  21. Unfortunately I didn't, didn't dawn on me to do...

    Unfortunately I didn't, didn't dawn on me to do something like that, but then again, I was in a completely different mindset as a result of what I witnessed. They had collision coverage on the van...
  22. Witnessing an accident while garbage picking

    Hey everyone, haven't posted in awhile b/c I've been busy with a lot of things going on, but figured I would share this little incident and how glad I was that I didn't have to "play hero." ...
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    I use a maul that I garbage-picked ironically. ...

    I use a maul that I garbage-picked ironically. Found it in the trash and use it to bust up other stuff found in the trash...
  24. This whole 12/21/12 thing was almost as bad as...

    This whole 12/21/12 thing was almost as bad as that Harold Camping guy last year claiming the rapture was gonna happen in May 2011 and it didn't...
  25. I'm planning on making my 2-wall enclosure a full...

    I'm planning on making my 2-wall enclosure a full 4-wall, complete with headache rack for the back window (already sent something through it once before while unloading at the yard) and either a...
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