Along the river.

We commercial fish,spend a lot of time on the river. I have gathered quite a bit of scrap along there.you would be amazed at the number of metal tanks you find floating. When the water level is low, i look for stuff thats settled in along the bank. When the river is flooding,everything that didnt get moved comes floating by. freezers,refrigoraters, i get a lot of pressure tanks off well systems,guess they hold plenty of air. Me and my dad found a butane tank during the spring 2011 flood. the owner gave us $100, for bringing it in.I find a lot of useful lumber also. bridge planks, cross ties,lot of treated boards.Old boats,even fiberglass have some scrap,batteries,brass,stainless or aluminum fittings.electric wire.ya get lucky find a bronze or aluminium prop once in a while. I find a lot of plastic drums,there always handy.

Which River?

If you find my Yacht floating by, I'd sure like to have that back. I'll pay you $100 too!

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Originally Posted by BarrenRealms007

Which River?

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White River, Eastern Arkansas.

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White River, Eastern Arkansas.

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Kind of figured that was where you were at. :)

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Kind of figured that was where you were at. :)

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What part of the state you in?

Wow never thought of that. im gonna have to start taking boat trips down the little red sometime.

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What part of the state you in?

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North of you in West Memphis.

Shawsheen river in MA, there is a engine block i can see along the bank.

Too bad it is "protected area", so i cannot remove.
Project is too small for state to care,

SO it sits.

I recall seeing on a riverbank near here they had used old car bodies to ramp up the bank against floods washing the banks away. Just car after car side by side pushed over the edge of the bank, nose down

PS that was when cars were real cars, and steel was real steel ; )

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North of you in West Memphis.

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I was up at the dog track a few months ago. did pretty good.

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I recall seeing on a riverbank near here they had used old car bodies to ramp up the bank against floods washing the banks away. Just car after car side by side pushed over the edge of the bank, nose down

PS that was when cars were real cars, and steel was real steel ; )

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yeah they used to push,a lot of old combines,tractors and such over the banks,trying to keep them from washing away.

reminds me of one time i was chilling at the beach in my town along the sfbay
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...other-day.html

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I was up at the dog track a few months ago. did pretty good.

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For all the years I have lived here I have never spent a penny there. Glad you did good. :)

Well the river gave up some more today, found a propane bottle. I think i know who it belongs to. going to check with them and see. been a rash of thefts since it turned colder.