Scrapping several trailers on one property. Need Advice! (With Pics)

**Instaed** · 01-23-2011, 08:08 PM

Since my last update, I have power at the work site. That alone has made a HUGE difference on our speed.

We have also made it to the scrap yard twice. We have made a few hundred bucks and our fuel consumption runs $21 bucks per round trip. Not to mention the fuel consuption on the property to and from the burn pile.

Our aluminum that we took 4 days to harvest and clean brought 19 dollars at .50c per pound.

I am definitely going to need a sawsall and several blades. I'll check pawnshops for stock and prices.

All in all it feels good to get some cash in our pockets, but I wouldn't be doing this as a normal business transaction if all things were equal. The amount of labor in taking apart the wood, sheet rock, fiberglass, glass, ect. is putting are man hour labor rate at $1.64 per hour each.

But family helps family and it's going both ways.

I also found a use for all the cinder blocks we will be displacing during the process.

Our local scrapyard

The trailer today

To keep the mud off our shoes, we made a walkway by our home

Fixing the roads slowly

**Instaed** · 01-23-2011, 09:05 PM

Looks like airplane wings. I'd like to collect on that aluminum

slightly used car for sale

**Area67** · 11-14-2011, 09:54 PM

Looks like you are getting the hang of it. I usually charge $800 to tear down a trailer. Our county will not issue a moving permit for any trailer built before 78, we have like 1500 of them (most occupied) so tear downs come around often. The labor is horrendous any way you look at it. I have torn down entire parks and here is my method with a 3 person crew. 1-empty them out,furniture,cabinets,carpet (if possible),paneling 2-remove windows (bust glass in dumpster..safety,safety) 3-skin aluminum sheets (or galvanized on older trailers) 4-remove insulation (fold and stack,or stuff in large lawn/leaf bags) and put it on CL for sale,cheap..it will sell.Harvest wiring 5-cripple the shell by removing 2" by 3" studs (or 2' by 4" if you are lucky)..knock them out with short 3lb sledge,bundle and sell on CL for cheap,again they will sell. 6-knock over, once it is wobbly 3 people can push it over 7-Harvest roof metal and trusses 8-cut decking and sell 9-chop up frame.3 day job!!