Hoard Hoard Hoard.... NOT!!! And this is why...

Originally Posted by nutpie

Question: Approximately how much would a gaylord box of #2 copper weight?? Or a gaylord of yellow brass? (I doubt I have a Gaylord of brass though.)

Depends on the sizes of the copper pieces. A full gaylord of copper flake can be almost 5000lbs, a full gaylord of copper granules from wire shredding can be 7000lbs. A full gaylord of #2 pipe can be less than 400lbs. It really does vary dramatically. if you post a picture or two of the kind of stuff I can give a better estimate. For brass too it varies. A full gaylord of small valves is around 4500lbs while an average box of mixed yellow brass stuff is closer to 1800-2200lbs but it can be dramatically lighter, as little as 800-1000lbs if there's a bunch of thin, hollow shapes like brass bowls taking up a lot of space.

Ah ha, i just found out a 'Fadge' is 700D x 700W x 1000H
So, 28 x 28 x 40 inches, thats quite a bit smaller than i thought it was.

A fadge is a polypropylene sack with 4 flaps, one on each side, each one will fold over and cover the whole top of it.
Its actually designed to hold wool & fits in a wool press, thats a double height wooden contraption.
The wools thrown in untill its full, then the lid is put on and a winch pulls the lid down, squashing the wool untill its 1/2 the volume, then somehow the flaps are folded over and fastened with metal hooks.
So with there being a lot of sheep here, a fadge has become a defacto standard sack like container of sorts.




Wool bale is what i know them as in aus....... we get cans full of them all the time from farmers and drunks. they have clip with pointy ends, almost like a broken chain like
to fasten them. im sure if you googled wool bale clips itd come up...

Originally Posted by JJinLV

Depends on the sizes of the copper pieces. A full gaylord of copper flake can be almost 5000lbs, a full gaylord of copper granules from wire shredding can be 7000lbs. A full gaylord of #2 pipe can be less than 400lbs. It really does vary dramatically. if you post a picture or two of the kind of stuff I can give a better estimate. For brass too it varies. A full gaylord of small valves is around 4500lbs while an average box of mixed yellow brass stuff is closer to 1800-2200lbs but it can be dramatically lighter, as little as 800-1000lbs if there's a bunch of thin, hollow shapes like brass bowls taking up a lot of space.

Mostly copper tubing cut to approx 2 ft in length. I have most packed in smaller boxes for easier handling

Originally Posted by nutpie

Mostly copper tubing cut to approx 2 ft in length. I have most packed in smaller boxes for easier handling

With smaller tubes inside larger ones and careful packing to increase density you might be able to get 1600lbs in a full size gaylord. My expectation when a box like that comes through the door is closer to 900-1200. #2 boxes that are heavier than that normally have a lot of very small pieces, solids, sheet or wire.