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  1. 07-04-2018, 02:04 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patriot76 View Post
    This a self contained lift gate for a truck. This was given to me after scrapping a potatoe chip plant. It is brand new and I will either use it or sell it. Nice bonus.

    Scrapping a potato chip plant. Is that code for eating way too much?



    Actually, I have to admit these are some very impressive photos that you took. It would be funny if someone did a spoof on your thread and posted very small quantities of everything. For instance, "Here is a photo of me taking two aluminum cans to the local scrap yard. This next picture is the guy at the yard laughing- he was laughing AT me not with me..."

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    Cleaning up after myself includes removing all trash and evidence that I was there. The chemical tote was added to allow the shop to sort the prepared. Other totes will be added so they can sort out the non-ferrous.






    Give back more to this world than we take.

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    This is the result of cleaning up today. The first trailer is all body shop materials with about a ton of prepared on the bottom. The second trailer is a combination of the central air units and the non-ferrous from the body shop. Our scrap yards are not open on weekends so this is a common strategy of loading up to four trailers on the weekend, ready to be hauled.




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    The central air units are handled multiple times. They are loaded on the trailer, unloaded and stored in the shed, broken down in the winter, and sold when the price is good. The shed has about 30 units waiting for winter and by the time they are broken down there should be about 60.

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