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Last load I hauled in.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...psba2603f5.jpg
And a first for me, a safe !
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2869141c.jpg
They took it? concrete filled?
I've taken in a safe or two or three before. I've never been told they won't take them, so I always grab them if i get a chance. Never found anything in them though ;(
I've taken a few to, but they weren't filled with concrete. Some hotel safes I got a while back, kept several of the working ones!
Even had the keys!
Sirscrapalot - Lock, drop an roll!
Sure did, getting 250 # deduct for it. Which I think it is very fair, never weighed it separately but would guess its weighs at least 1500. They opened it up and found a pack rat ! I knew it was empty but given a track hoe itQuote:
Originally Posted by scrapping4ever
Was pretty easy for them to open !
should have just pushed it off yourself in stead of telling them, lol or did they know that it was concrete filled?
did you scrap the intrigue? 3800 or 3.5 DOHC? Sorry I'm an Olds Man :)
Tater strikes me as a man of integrity.Quote:
Originally Posted by happyisthealero
No problem, just good to know. I didn't realize that safes were filled with concrete.
I actually get irritated when I see people throw TV tubes and complete vacuums and other plastic items and such in scrapyards.
I'm going to start a thread....
Haven't done anything with it yet. It's the baby north star, 3.5 and let me tell you that motor screams ! Only front wheel drive slush box ive drove that will 3rd gear scratch ! And as to question about the safe, yes my yard knew it had concrete in it, this isn't their first rodeo.Quote:
Originally Posted by happyisthealero
I think it is the best engine I ever got to stomp on as well, lol.
3rd gear scratch???
What did you think of the tranny?
If you shift thru the gears, even tho its auto, it will chirp the tires when I hit 3rd ! You really know your Oldsmobiles. I grown up driving them too, I've driven more olds cars than anything else. It's really sad Pontiac and olds aren't made no more.
A photo update
1996 buick, blown motor with a rebuilt trany
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...psc8c1ee92.jpg
1993 mustang. Said if ran rough, replaced 1 plug wire and runs great. Pulled motor and trany and scrapped the rest.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ce1fe16.jpg
1996 olds. Front end damage. Pulled motor and trany, scrapped the rest.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps58a68950.jpg
1999 dodge intrepid. Blown motor.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...psd0353350.jpg
1993 lumina, derby car ! Drove it home for 300.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7f14843f.jpg
And my latest whale, a old boxcar ! And there's two of em ! This is the pic of day one, I'll get a current pic soon.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...psb6b14971.jpg
Pic of 1st load from rail car, which is both doors and the sides off it.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ad4146d.jpg
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps69e686f6.jpg
dont those old steel tractor wheels(first pic on the page) go for more than scrap as yard decorations to people with big farmy type properties?
Only if you can someone willing to buy them! I unfortunately have yet to find that someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluemeate
Tater,
Thank you for the thread. I have learned so much from you and your visitors. Not only from what is said, but from studying your pictures of securing loads, modifications you make to equipment, etc.
Part of my business is to hook up buyers for farm equipment that is repairable. This has been successful because small farmers are willing to take left overs from large farmers. Recently I have been stockpiling items I think are valuable. Some of it is used for personal projects and hope to sell the rest. The plan is to contact art schools and hobby clubs in metropolitan areas and send pictures to see if there is interest. There is no interest in rural areas because everyone has their own pile. I met a lady that visits the flea markets on a regular basis and she thinks she can help me gain contacts. The only thing I have lost in this strategy is time because I have to load it and haul it to my place to store it. If the networking pays off, I will make more money, if not it will be sold as scrap. Still living and learning.
Patriot,
I'm a little confused by your comments....
"farmers are willing to take left overs...."
"There is no interest in rural areas because...."
The two statements seem to be at odds with each other.
Are you saying that farmers will buy the odd bit of stuff but in general are tight fisted scrooges? (Yeah, that's me!!) The second sentence suggests that you have no interested from the locals (rural) areas who should be those farmers you are referring to in the first sentence.
I'm confused here...
Jon.
Jon,
Sorry about the confusion. It is two different strategies. My scrapping is my main interest. Sometimes I come across old plows, discs, racks, and hydraulic cylinders. rims and tires, etc. that are still usable but the big farmer has replaced them with larger equipment and just want it gone. I contact the small farmers and they are interested in the leftovers. This week I sold a plow and grain mixer to a farmer that really needed them, but could not find what he wanted. I collect old tractor seats, haymes, steel wheels, old plow blades, etc. for my projects and trying to find an art market for these. These are the things I have been told are valued in urban areas, but a dime a dozen in rural areas. I do not know how this part of the business will pan out, but I will keep you informed. As I type this I realized I should give members of this forum first chance at the art scrap.
A Boxcar.. DANG.. Now That is a first I've ever seen of anyone being able to gut one of those pups! Kewl!
Tater, will you tell us how much a box car weighs, I am just interested. Also are they 1/4 steel. Good luck, looks like fun.
Patriot,
I'm in Nebraska and my yard is filling up with 'art projects' to the dismay of my wife. I tend to have a hankering for a few old antique farm implements that compliment the scenery but there has got to be a limit to it. It seems like a shame .....some of the stuff people let me haul off but if I keep bringing it home, I'll end up like them someday and there will be some younger scrapper cleaning up MY PLACE eventually. I like to give an item or two as a favor to someone...the ongoing Christmas spirit I suppose. I find myself buying individual items from customers to bring home. Whereas I haul on shares (50-50), it's always easier to just put the stuff on the load and sell it. I know alot of the machinery would have a use if I fixed it and found a buyer, but then ya have to deal with a waiting period, delivery and collection. Happy Scrappin !
That is a real cool truck but what's the point in keeping it if your not willing to invest the money to fix it up. It doesn't make money just sitting in a yard.Quote:
Originally Posted by taterjuice
I won't give an exact weight, for obvious reasons what if I see one at an auction it'd give me an edge knowing exactly what they weigh vs the next guy who might not, but I'm willing to a ball park weight. I'm so stoked about getting my hands on one, let alone 2! Boxcars like this one aren't completely uncommon, use to sold for storage like semi trailers are nowadays. Stay tuned for more updates, appreciate you all checking my thread out and all the comments !Quote:
Originally Posted by Patriot76
Most current pic of progress
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7a479332.jpg
AWESOME Tater! Lookin GOOD!
Some nice loads there. I wouldn't have scrapped that old chevy truck though. As long as it wasn't totally rotten the cab and front clip would have brought between $800-$1200 alone.
Well I way over doubled my money on that so it was a good day. Been my exprience selling parts is more hassle than its worth most of the time. Besides one for at the scrap yard bets the heck out of a two on cl.Quote:
Originally Posted by luniticfriend
Tater,
Are you cutting it as prepared or just big enough to load. Sometimes with large amounts of the same material a scrap yard will modify it's prepared size. Instead of 3 ft. x 18 in. I was able to cut the water tank into 5 ft. x 18 in. It might be to late, but I just remember that.
Is this the large job you talked about in another post or is another one on the horizon? It is fun to see your progress and study your strategies. Thank you.
This would be it, and the other rail car I got to cut up. The sheet metal just gets cut enough to load it up. Basically the only iron I'm gona prepare is the frame and stingers for the floor.
Load of shred from roof and ends.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1e1ac67a.jpg
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9168daf1.jpg
As always..good stuff Tater.
For the love of cold beverages, wash that trailer tag at twice a year! ;)
Sirscrapalot - Supervising the excellent job Tater is doing from afar.
I just did wash it, about 6 months ago !Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot
Sorry, silly me. I forgot that's what a clean trailer tag looks like in the country!
;)
Keep the pics an tales coming tater!
Sirscrapalot - Any story that starts with "once I caught.." you know it's going to be a good fantasy.
I washed my truck once and you could see the rust. Not going to make that mistake again.
Rofl ! Better than bondo falling off !
KNowing all this...if I ever see either of your two vehicles, I'll be tagging "Sirscrapalot was here, an you missed out on the cooler!" in the dust an dirt.
:p
Sirscrapalot - Every clean vehicle is a magnet to dirt an dust.