Curbco Shopping

Originally Posted by Patriot76

I think two philosophies guide my life. The boomerang effect - what goes around comes around and give back more to the earth than you take. I just responded to another thread stating that there is more scrap available than people interested in hard work. I share my knowledge with my competition. In time they will be sending the bigger jobs to me. I have not been able to work since last July and since then I have picked up three large farms, several smaller farms, two mobile homes in town that are trashed, a concrete plant that was bought out and the new owners want it gutted including about eight concrete trucks, and the community landfill. This is in addition to about six other large jobs that I have on the backburner. Networking is one of the keys in business.

What has to be done to concrete truck to be able to scrap it.....seems would be alot of "extra" weight there.....do they account for that or do you have to disassemble

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

What has to be done to concrete truck to be able to scrap it.....seems would be alot of "extra" weight there.....do they account for that or do you have to disassemble

All fluids have to be drained and the battery, fuel tank and tires removed. The oil, transmission fluid, and hydraulic fluid are given to a neighbor to use to heat his shop. I shoot holes in the fuel tanks and this is collected in a large container. Life expectancy of diesel fuel is longer than gas so many times this is filtered and reused. A tow bar pictured earlier in another thread will be used so eliminate wear and tear on trailers and other equipment. The drums are dry so there is not extra weight. Good tires will be rotated to ensure each haul has decent tires. The steering wheel, dash, seat, and hoses are the only fluff because the bodies are all steel, not the plastic many modern cars have.

The reason the fuel tank has to be removed in vehicles is because of the number of explosions that have taken place when cars are crushed. I was told one incident cost over a million dollars of damage to a scrap yard. I believe this is true, but cannot verify. The removal of fluids is an environmental concern and these are recycled. Even the tires are used for a berm shop I am building.