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I am new to the forum so bear with me !
I am an occasional scrapper .

I have five aluminum hoods to scrap !
The magnet catches on the four steel inserts that the hinge bolts to, and also on...

There is another grade of stainless steel, it is called 17-ph
This type of stainless steel is magnetic.
I brought some to the yard and the guys tells me it is not stainless steel because it is...

I am new to the scrapping environment and this forum is the best thing to make you better at scrapping.

My goal it to get the most money out of a prepared load, after I make the drop.
I had a...

This question is out of curiosity.

I have a neighbor that seems to always have a full trailer of scrap something.

This is a tandem axle large dump trailer.

Rarely does the trailer have sheet...

I have a silly question:

I have purchased several items on e bay, but I have never sold anything on there.

Do you have to pay a fee for using their service ?

How do you receive your money ,...

I tore down my first electric motor yesterday.
I did watch the video on here on how easy it is to do. The videos on her are really great !
The motor was good size 8 hp.
In the video the fellow...

How to prepare an engine for the scrap yard ?
I have an aluminum honda motor to scrap off of a lawn mover, do I take it apart and pull the steel out of it ?
Remove the crankshaft, rods and seperate...

How to prepare your load to get the most amount of money for it ?

I know I mentioned this you you earlier regarding my feelings every time I go to the scrap yard.
You call in and get a price per...

I brought a pretty heavy load of aluminum to the scrap yard a month or so ago. A full pickup truck along with a trailer full.

HERE IS A GOOD QUESTION : THIS LOAD WAS CLEAN AND PREPARED LOAD, NO...

Aluminum cans :
If they are returnable they bring .05 Cents each not crushed.
Many times they are not returnable so you must crush them.

Witch way brings you more money , crushing or returning ?...

I have an old freight elevator that I am about to bring to the scrap yard.

It has a three phase motor on it.

I was going to pull it off and scrap it all by itself.

What do I to with the...

Hey guys I appreciate the input, scrapping is a bit of a science, if you do not know the details of what you are scrapping , I am sure the yard will take full advantage of your ignorance ! I really...

How do you guys separate your aluminum ?
I just went in with a load, aluminum gutters, Automobile fenders, hoods, some heavier aluminum frames, cans, rims, I got my tear weight, and then my gross...

I'm new to the forum so bear with me.
I had a couple of engine blocks I tore down pulled the crankshafts out and rods and pistons because they are still usable.
Question I have is what do you do...

We went to the local yard in Ma. last week in Chelsea, lots of scrap metal yards there.This was my first trip to the scrap yard. What a zoo, people backing in unloading into different carts, hustled...

Cutting in half seem to be a bit of effort for what you are getting for the scrap !
How are you cutting them with a torch or abrasive wheel ?
Thanks in advance for the reply.

Over the years fooling around with old boats, I end up with old motors.
Question, the motors typically contain, aluminum pistons, steel crankshafts, not cast iron crankshafts, the cylinder heads are...