Has anyone scrapped an ATM? If so could you help a greenhorn in this new challenge?
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Has anyone scrapped an ATM? If so could you help a greenhorn in this new challenge?
When the previous question was asked I was limited in time. A chance to scrap three ATM's was courtesy of Dakotarog.
For starters it is assumed that this will be more of an educational project than a financial windfall. The cost of fuel will probably be more than the scrap value given the current market. Because of experience with scrapping safes it is expected that the majority of it's weight will be concrete and a gasoline torch will be needed instead of the standard propane or acetylene torch. There is also a trick to cutting metal against concrete because it pops and is painful when it hits you. We will see if it requires a therma lancing torch.
I am hoping that the technology will yield some precious metals that I do not have experience with and the core of the education I hope to receive. Any help will be appreciated.
I have scrapped smaller ones but nothing of that size.....once you get it pics of the inside will help out....not really sure why those are so large possibly they were compensating for something else o:)
Lol .... the term absurdly large comes to mind. It's probably to discourage thieves from trying to lug it off with a backhoe or an excavator. It's been done with smaller units and floor safes in the past.
I did a smaller one that came out of a grocery store a few years ago. There wasn't anything particularly remarkable about the circuit boards that i can recall. Essentially something like a computer main board and peripherals.
In my experience,for whatever it's worth, ewaste is more about picking up nickels,dimes,and quarters. Maybe a few bucks for a really nice circuit board.
To give some basis of comparison : I picked up a very nice stereo amplifier the other day. That sucker was heavy ... at least 35 lbs. Everything about it was top of the line. I was curious so i priced out new ones of that brand. The higher end ones retail for about ten grand ? It's unbelievable what rich folks will pay for stuff !
The one i had was built back in 1998. Still a very nice amp but the bluebook value was about four dollars. I scrapped it out and thought to myself ... yeah ... that's about right.
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Originally Posted by hills
Its funny how whats inside things may surprise you (good and bad). I had a refrigerant recovery machine that I had on CL and Letgo trying to sell FOREVER, took up a lot of time, no bites, so ended up taking it apart. Turns out, there was more in brass and copper and electric motor in scrap value inside of it, than I was asking for it. So I shoulda just scrapped it right away and not dealt with trying to sell it.
time for an update. To start it was loaded onto a 45 ft. gooseneck trailer. It is a monster, 8 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide and five ft. deep. The first picture is of the two bank employees loading it onto the trailer with a forklift. When I got it home my skidsteer could not lift it off the trailer and it has a thirty five hundred lift capacity.
https://i.imgur.com/Ww2xrEW.jpg
This might give you a better perspective of the size in comparison to the one ton silver bullet and the 45 ft. gooseneck.
https://i.imgur.com/vFM3H2E.jpg
Only two chains with binders were used to haul it 100 miles back to the shop. It did not budge going down the highway at 65 miles per hour with a crosswind most of the way. With the trailer it stood almost 11 ft. in the air, not a concern on the highway, but on the rural roads there are some low power lines.
https://i.imgur.com/n4592j9.jpg
A picture of what the customer usually sees. Notice the framing of the door.
https://i.imgur.com/sorIF5x.jpg
The second picture in the previous post shows the round door that replaces the keypad with a sign saying the machine is out of order. This door system has a center pivot that was hard to get to and a pain to remove.
The next picture shows one side of the revolving door on the center pivot. On the bottom is a safe and on top of the safe is the brains of the machine.
https://i.imgur.com/0Qlbx1b.jpg
A better view of the revolving platform with the safe and brain cabinet. The safe was worth the effort alone, but the shell of the ATM will make a great garden shed or a play house for kids.
https://i.imgur.com/qsY6oHP.jpg
Half of the ATM was empty except an air conditioning unit.
https://i.imgur.com/KgC06M8.jpg
Inside the brains:
https://i.imgur.com/RtlVQsL.jpg
Inside the safe:
https://i.imgur.com/hpkGGvb.jpg
The total electronics:
https://i.imgur.com/1n20UmB.jpg
Gutting the machine took two skid steers, one to keep it from being pushed off the trailer and the other to lift out the revolving panel, safe, and brains.
https://i.imgur.com/HzCqLVp.jpg
In summary, no precious metals, the shell can be sold at auto body prices.
The shell is worth $ 30.00 as auto scrap, electronics about $ 5.00. It cost $ 24.00 in fuel and about eight hours of prep. Not a money maker in these markets, but it was worth it for me.
1. Education in how things work and additional experience hauling a unique load as if I really needed the second one.
2. I have a great garden shed, tool box for traveling between SD and WY., a play house that would be the envy of any kid, or the start for a tiny home/cabin.
3. A large safe complete with a combination.
Unless you have my perspective on life, the tools and equipment, and time to kill I would not recommend this type of challenge. For me it was a great experience with possible contacts down the road.
And a special thank you to Dakotarog for the lead. Keep them coming. I love the challenge.
What would you estimate the safe is worth $$$$$
Love it!
90% of the reason I scrap is to the outcome you achieved. Looked like a fun project!
Too bad they didn't leave a couple of bills in there :P
Still a little amused at how large the ATM is......They probably replaced it with something much smaller.......Great job on the thread and the pics just what keeps this community ALIVE!!!!
Not counting the shell, most new ATM's/safes are about the same size. They are set and bolted to a very thick pad of concrete and then the shell is lowered down over the ATM and secured. The new ATM's are still between 2500 and 3200 pounds not counting the shell and depending on the brand.
A local bank was swapping out their ATM's 3 years ago and my job was to remove the network connection from the old ATM and reconnect it after the new ATM was set.
I was expecting more circuit boards inside but there are very few.
Probably only a couple hundred dollars because it did not need to be fire proof inside the steel ATM. To me it is priceless because I can lock up the tools I do not want the wife to use.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeinreco