I've never been a fan of the "complete car" classification. Same way I've never liked buying batteries by the piece, they're all shapes and sizes, plus if some old car has an old cast block motor...
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I've never been a fan of the "complete car" classification. Same way I've never liked buying batteries by the piece, they're all shapes and sizes, plus if some old car has an old cast block motor...
One of my favorite sayings is: "Those couple nails in your old sheet isn't why I graded it 'dirty,' your attitude was." A simple smile and a thank you goes a long way.
I've never understood the yards that are rude to the people putting food on their tables. Whether the load you're buying is big or small, piss enough people off and you go hungry.
Tj - One quick...
Yeah, I just avoid saying catalytic all together, especially with this southern draw and dialect
KZ- Customer probably isn't the correct word to use, but nevertheless it's what we call people who bring in scrap to us. Some call them scrappers, some call them peddlers, vendors, we call them...
Yes, I am a new member here. However, I have been reading these forums from time to time for well over a year, mostly for escrap knowledge, sometimes just to read some sirscrapalot quotes. some I use...
Typically, the larger the yard the more importance they place on keeping the two separate because they usually pay more. Eventually it gets sorted. If a yard is usually lax on a few grades, their...
Did the dirty stainless have iron on it? Screws or other ferrous metals? If so it's the same concept as irony aluminum. Or was the dirty stainless magnetic? If so it's a different alloy of stainless.
Are you referring to the sealed unit? Where the coolant is stored? If so, you're wasting time and money by tearing them down, grinder wheels get expensive. Sell them whole. They should be priced...
The fact that this is even a question baffles me. I work for a family owned recycling yard, while we do not require autos to be "dry" we do require the gas tank be removed and empty. We still...
It each comes with it's pros and cons. The road was usually more exciting, less overhead, fewer laws and restrictions governing mobile recyclers verses those operating at a fixed location. However...
Surry County
From someone who has sold to many different levels of converter buyers from the low level guy to the refiners themselves, there is no such book. For one it would be a ridiculously grueling job of...
As a general rule, most audio/video electronics as in older TVs, radios, VCR/DVD players will have low grade boards in them. The biggest thing for me is to weigh my options for example a 10 lb stereo...
Hello everyone. While I am completely new here, I have perused these forums from time to time. I am 26 years old. That may sound fairly young to most people, however, I have over 14 years experience...