Great few weeks for me

**Scrap man** · 10-03-2011, 08:19 PM

Well, I've been doing pretty good these past few weeks. As you may know, my dad is a plumber. He's been insanely busy after the flood putting in new water heaters and furnaces. Guess where all the old ones have been ending up? Last time I counted, I had 7 water heaters, 4 or 5 furnaces, quite a bit of ductwork, and some other odds and ends. Those are only the ones I've already gotten. I still have to help him get 2 water heaters and 2 furnaces out of one apartment basement, a water heater out of another, a water heater, 2 furnaces, a washer and 2 dryers, and some other junk out of someone's house, another pile of junk including a furnace from behind the first apartment, and the jobs just keep coming. I just scored an oven from down the street a few hours ago too. What's everyone else been doing?

**rca987** · 10-03-2011, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by Scrap man

2 furnaces out of one apartment basement

Wait, apartments have basements??!

**Ptscrapper** · 10-03-2011, 09:32 PM

Ive been sharpening my saw

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe. -- AbrahamLincoln

**parrothead** · 10-04-2011, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by rca987

Wait, apartments have basements??!

Apartment complexes have basements.

Grats on the loads!

**GeorgeB** · 10-04-2011, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by rca987

Wait, apartments have basements??!

He's referring to when you go into the main door of the apartment complex, and go downstairs from the main level.

**rca987** · 10-04-2011, 01:57 PM

Maybe they just don't have them in Texas. I've lived in apartments in Houston, San Marcos, and Huntsville, and never seen a basement...Or even a short staircase down anywhere.

**Scrap man** · 10-04-2011, 04:45 PM

Most apartments do have basements around here... That's why they got flooded

**Scrap man** · 12-20-2011, 03:24 PM

I just cashed in all this stuff a few weeks ago. It took two rather large dump truck loads to get rid of. I got even more stuff since my last post. In total, I had 11 water heaters, 8 furnaces, 2 stoves, 4 washers, 2 dryers, 1 boiler, 3 dishwashers, numerous small appliances, a few car parts, and a pickup truck load of misc. stuff. Just from that stuff, I ended up with about 2 1/2 tons and $500

**G_P** · 12-20-2011, 04:45 PM

I hope you broke all that stuff down and pulled motors and wiring/etc!!!

**Ptscrapper** · 12-20-2011, 04:58 PM

Actually I would've figured you made more than that off the stuff.

**Scrap man** · 12-20-2011, 07:41 PM

Of course I pulled all the wiring and motors. I ended up with 250 pounds of motors and 50 pounds of wire among other things. I probably made an extra hundred bucks stripping all the goodies

**sillllvar** · 12-20-2011, 08:31 PM

Nice finds Scrap man!

**IdahoScrapper** · 12-20-2011, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ptscrapper

Actually I would've figured you made more than that off the stuff.

Comes out to about .10/lb.

More than I get here.

**Scrap man** · 12-21-2011, 05:31 AM

It was about $220 per ton.

**scrap lap** · 12-21-2011, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by Scrap man

I just cashed in all this stuff a few weeks ago. It took two rather large dump truck loads to get rid of. I got even more stuff since my last post. In total, I had 11 water heaters, 8 furnaces, 2 stoves, 4 washers, 2 dryers, 1 boiler, 3 dishwashers, numerous small appliances, a few car parts, and a pickup truck load of misc. stuff. Just from that stuff, I ended up with about 2 1/2 tons and $500

Oh man, that's a lot of switches to be had. I'm jealous..

Too much light iron for my taste, but a great haul none the less. I would imagine some nice brass and copper parts came out of it too.

**Scrap man** · 12-21-2011, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by scrap lap

Oh man, that's a lot of switches to be had. I'm jealous..

Too much light iron for my taste, but a great haul none the less. I would imagine some nice brass and copper parts came out of it too.

Actually, not a whole lot. Only about half a bucket of each. I did fill a small garbage can with wire, and a few buckets of aluminum, though