How many of you are full time?

Originally Posted by fulltimejunker

Is the better money in cars you think? Also from what I've picked up on so far..cut out CAT, radiator, and battery? You seem to know what's going on..when you buy a car to scrap, you just find out what it weights and make a offer based on what the yard will give you? I'm a noob, so any advice is greatly appreciated!!!

The better money will be wherever your talent and equipment can take you. I have been playing with dead cars for most of my 38 years, and have aquired equiment accordingly over time. Most of the cars I intake, sit here for several months to be parted out, at least to some degree, before I even consider scrapping them. I usually have around 100 here on site. In addition to the obvious...cats, rads & batts, there are many other rebuildable cores to be pulled for the core buyer. I base my price on what the yard is currently paying per ton. Considering how long a car sits here, that can be a win or a loss, but the real money in scrapping cars is not in the weight of the body. That's where the quick buck is, but not the bigger buck.