Tater Strikes Again - The Taterjuice Thread

[Sirscrapalot]

Dakota, I think you're the 2014 class...and I think I'm the 2013....



Jon.

When you joined as Saw pointed out.

Smart cookie that Saw fella. I shall have to be more clever.

Sirscrapalot - plotting.

[DakotaRog]

That's what I thought but wasn't sure. Animal House bring back memories for any of ya??

[taterjuice]

Trailer builder with flatbed.


Trany seams solid and motor runs great after a tune up. I keep everything for a sbc tune on hand for evaluation purposes, motor and trany are sold.


Normally wouldn't go to this much trouble to pull a m/t but since I'm gona build a trailer, went ahead and pulled the front clip off.






Stay tuned for updates, same tater time, same tater channel.

[taterjuice]

Current progress

[taterjuice]

Btw don't ever buy ANY Milwaukee sawzalls. Overpriced JUNK !!! Mine junked out after less a year of actual use and they wouldn't stand behind it ! Going to hf.

[taterjuice]

Got a skil sawzall from menards for way less than what that Milwaukee cost and it has all the features I need.
My first sawzall, rip, was skil as well and it lasted for bout 8 years of pure abuse and neglect.

I'm so disappointed with Milwaukee, you'd think for as much as they cost they'd stand behind it for more than a year.

[KzScrapper]

Although I do like some stuff from Harbor Freight I'm glad you passed on their sawzall...I ended up returning their best one last year that lasted less then a month. My Dewalt had died after years on use on wood and metal so I ended up getting another one.

[DevinThaScrapper]

Ive had my dewalt for 4 years and it's been to hell and back and still runs like a champ. Have dropped it in mud, cut tons of steel with it, tons of demo, dropped it numerous times, got it soaking wet, cut down small trees it's a champ and I reccomend dewalt. There lithium also is one of the best lasting batteries.

[taterjuice]

I have to agree on dewalt. I have a dewalt chop saw that's cut tons and tons and over 5 years later still works great.

That's what I expect when I buy power tools. Don't want to have to keep track of a warranty because it won't last a whole year. I don't mind paying for quality but I expect more than a name plate when I buy.

[bluemeate]

im sure scrap lumber woulda done the job *almost* as well

*edit* referencing the highsides on your truck*
nice truck, tho

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did you get that boxcar sold before the steel prices tankeD?

[taterjuice]

Sure did

[taterjuice]

Scrap is getting low enough I've been able to pay cars on the way cheap.



Had this super clean monte DELIVERED to my door for under 200$ ! Bought it off another scrapper who couldn't afford to hold on to it any longer. Got a blown motor but at this low price the cat should almost cover half the purchase price so I won't have much tied up in it.

[taterjuice]

Taters at it again bought these for cheap at a auction !

[DakotaRog]

Piling 'em up for those rainy days when steel is higher (if gets higher again after a while). Have fun!!

P.S. So if you know what the biggest issue with a potential junker, say like that monte, it wasn't a blown engine but a crapped out tranny, is it worth taking apart a big piece if it has a lot of other metal like alum in it (isn't the housing of most automatic trannys aluminum?). Granted there is time involved hoisting everything out but is it worth it to recover larger alum pieces, especially if you're mostly stocking piling right now? I'll probably never get into scrapping vehicles but it would be interesting to know how far "down in the weeds" guys are willing to go (routinely) to get maximum coin out of a motor vehicle...I know ozzy sort of detailed some of it recently but I'm still sort of fuzzy (and yes, I tried looking through old threads. I couldn't seem to find a general check list of scrapping cars. My apologies if there is one...).

[taterjuice]

Yeah tranys are almost always aluminum, except for some of the manuals. Usually I dont strip em down just thrown in for al breakage.

All the car goodies I usually pull :
Cat
Battery
Radiator
Aluminum rims
Any good used tires
And sometimes I pull the brake drums or rotors As well.

[taterjuice]

My latest score, a 100 buck running and driving car, needs motor mounts.



Gona be a daily driver for a while til I use it as a demo car. Has the 2.5 4 cylinder so pretty good fuel mileage. Can't beleive it, bought a running driving car with a title for 100$ !!! Been a dam long time since I was able to say that.

[DevinThaScrapper]

If you don't mind me asking where does one pick up a car for $100..... Craigslist? Trade in auctions? Police impound auctions? Great find, and is it worth it to part out any of these vehicles like seats, mirrors, car matts, seatbelts, glove box, console, dash, steering wheel. I see these parts go on craigslist like crazy, if there not damaged I'm sure they'd sell good.

[taterjuice]

Buying cars boils down to one thing, being in the right place at the right time. This car is a 89 so selling parts would be tough. Most generally it's pretty hard to sell parts that are 96 and older.

[Curbside shopper]

Nice score.

*remembers the days when you bought a $100 car, threw a gallon of bondo at it and hit it with some spray paint and ran it until it self-destructed, or you found a better one for $150*

The great thing was you never cared where you parked...and no one wanted to park next to you, so you never got blocked in.

[taterjuice]

So been busy lately picked up another car



Traded some tires for a sbc and trans.



And due to a slight uptick in prices cleaned out my back yard up so I didn't have to mow around this stuff. And plus most of it was free or left overs from trailer builders.



Hope everyone is surviving this days. And a special shout out to the peanut gallery here, you know who you are.