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    When someone calls you a bumb

    being nice goes a long way out here in Iowa and across the Midwest. most people see me picking up stuff and they ask if I'm scraping and they will bring me more stuff.
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    cleanup week!

    its been ridiculous here. it seemed like me and my friend were the only ones scraping in this one town. there were mountains of junk everywhere. we crammed stuff wherever we could then made a trip...
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    City Wide Cleanup

    went to check out another town about 20 minutes from me and there were three local scrapers already circling the streets. so nothing today but it gave me time to start breaking down stuff and I have...
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    City Wide Cleanup

    all the towns out here have what we call "junk" days in the spring. over the last couple days we have gone to one town and have had 6 trailers full not to mention the bed of the truck. all in all...
  5. I just got paid $____ per pound for aluminum cans!

    .45 here in Iowa, we do get robbed here in the Midwest.
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    I know how that is, it seems like each spring...

    I know how that is, it seems like each spring there are hundreds more on my gravel road which isn't traveled that much.
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    I don't know what to tell ya. Where I live there...

    I don't know what to tell ya. Where I live there are piles like this being buried all the time with worse stuff than just auto batteries. In the country it is just easier and less time consuming to...
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    Out four wheeling

    Spring is here and with spring comes melting snow and with melting snow comes treasures. I ride up and down the gravel roads around my house and find dozens of bottles and cans. I know this isn't...
  9. Good finds gentlemen. I rode around on my 4...

    Good finds gentlemen. I rode around on my 4 wheeler yesterday down my gravel roads picken up cans and bottles and ran across a b unch of wire from an old farm site that was just buried last fall. I...
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    Poll: I carry a handgun every where and always have a...

    I carry a handgun every where and always have a knife or two on me. You just never know. Knives very handy while scrapping.
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    Welcome from Iowa.

    Welcome from Iowa.
  12. This thread is a serious one - Congratualations and I can't wait to hear more...

    Congratualations and I can't wait to hear more about it.
  13. Thread: Tractor?

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    Part it out. depending where you live you could...

    Part it out. depending where you live you could take your chances at a farm auction. In Iowa we have them all through out the warm months and even a non running tractor will sell for a decent...
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    I moved to my farm about 3 years ago and I had...

    I moved to my farm about 3 years ago and I had just bought a brand new husquavarna chainsaw to clear out some over grow brush. I put in my machine shed in the case and 2 days later it was stolen. I...
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    Antlers go for around 6-10 dollars a pound. ...

    Antlers go for around 6-10 dollars a pound. thats for the smaller ones. If you can get some nice symetrical antlers then you can make alot more selling them on ebay. Alot of people use thes for...
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    I was bull frogin last night with some friends...

    I was bull frogin last night with some friends and at one of our local pond there are cans and bottles all over the shore line, not to mention the trash from fisherman. I am a fisherman myself but I...
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    My garden is right next to my pen as well. My...

    My garden is right next to my pen as well. My chickens dont seem to bother my plants but my geese and ducks do. The geese eat parts of the plants or stomp all over them and the ducks like to dig...
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    I looked up the pump I found and it is an...

    I looked up the pump I found and it is an Oberdorfer pump made in NY. Solid bronze!
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    Efersept, congrates on joining. I am fairly new...

    Efersept, congrates on joining. I am fairly new to the site as well and this forum has really helped me with starting my own business. I have learned more on this site than I have searching all over...
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    I find giant pieces of iron along the banks of...

    I find giant pieces of iron along the banks of the creeks I fish. That the point of my tale.
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    That is an awesome truck, how come this didn't...

    That is an awesome truck, how come this didn't happen earlier? Mini semis, a real head turner.
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    my wifes friends father has a place like this...

    my wifes friends father has a place like this just a few miles north of me. He never wants to sell a thing. You could never tell there were a few dozen old cars sitting on his farm because the...
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    eesakiwi- I have one of these in my brass bucket....

    eesakiwi- I have one of these in my brass bucket. I found it in my back yard burn pit! Thanks for the heads up.
  24. Heading to the local collage tomorrow thanks...

    Heading to the local collage tomorrow thanks Scrapyaheards advice. Thanks alot.
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    Welcome buddy.

    Welcome buddy.
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