What's your coolest find in the scrap yard

My main job for a while was hotshotting with a 32 ft flatbed trailer that has sliding strap ratchets that use cheater bars to tighten the straps down. These bars run about $40 new at a truck stop. I was taking in a load of shred to the scrap yard and saw one lying on the ground next to the weighing shack. I asked if I could buy it, and they said no problem. Got a good cheater bar for $3.

One of my best finds at the scrapyard was an air compressor that had been unloaded with the claw and ended up high in the pile.
The attendant said "When they brought it in, they said it worked but the tank leaked". I took it home and brazed the hole (I'm not afraid to do that) and it's by far the best compressor I've ever had. Usually either the motor or the pump is shot but this thing was in good working order. I did have to replace a copper line between the pump and the tank that was bent beyond repair. (With scrap of course) Some people would just rather buy a new one when there is very little wrong with their present one.

Application, determination and a little time mixed with a dash of common sense can fix alot of things. That could be why I have 8 or 10 air compressors (not all running) and 5 battery chargers. One for each building on the farm I guess.