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I did some searching on the forum and was not able to find much if anything on what you can make on a per car deal.
I know it will very but I think I had a deal drop into my lap to recycle old cars from a car lot dealer. So I would like to get some ideas on what could be made.
So if you scrap cars...just shoot me some numbers so I can swim with them in my mind.
havent scrapped any in the last couple of years, due to health but I have scrapped hundreds in the past so I dont have a lot of current info.
what I can tell you is, just like scrapping a computer there are a lot of variabes, actually many more then in a computer.
space depends on how big you get into it, same with equipnent. in the past I have scrapped a car with just a torch, just an angle grinder, and just a sawsall.
but I have also scrapped them with a back hoe, torch, cut off wheel, fork lift and every thing else needed.
the value depends on does it have a good motor, or a good trans or both. does it have the cats in tact, how many and what kind, how are the tires, what kind of rims,steario etc.
a month ago a properly stripped car or truck could bring between $550 and &$800. arround here.
Those where the numbers I needed. Looks like I know what I will be using my new trailer for.
Yep those numbers are about right. If you don't mind putting in the work. Taking out motor and tranny, popping out pistons and taking out the innards of tranny. Separate all prep iron and alum. And pull all the wiring. Tires from rims. Alternator, starter, battery, etc. If you don't do all the work and just pull the tires and gas tank then you're looking at around $200.00 or so. I love scrapping cars!
My yard is paying 260 per ton for full cars tires and all. Dont have to pull gas tanks either. I called and got all the details for scrapping a car from them and still havnt come across one here in denver. to much competition in the big city.
Wish I didn't have to pull the gas tanks. Only 1 yard here will even take em and they have to be full of holes. They pay, get this now, $1.00 per tank. It's a real pita. But the are easy money. Rims count as prepped iron and each one gets you $2 - $3.00. Love going to the yard with a truck bed full of nothing but rims.
YEah rims here get you 270 a ton. Just took in 900 pounds of them last week from the ranch.
sold my old dodge pu truck 2 weeks ago to the wrecking yard he didnt blink at $375 so im sure he could at least double that.
I don't scrap them as intensively as others do, so for me between 200 and 350 dollars
That's a great guide Mdg. Man, you fellas that don't have to pull gas tanks sure are lucky! Taking em out isn't really the problem. It's the getting rid of em. I always thought it was an EPA rule/law. Now yall got me thinking maybe it's just another messed up Louisiana state law. And yeah, you can leave the motor and tanny in and make that .10 per lb. $200 -$300 per vehicle. Pull em and everything else then that same vehicle brings you anywhere from $500-$800. A far cry from an extra $30.
Easy what is your yard pay per pound/ton?Also is it a set price for the cars across the board or do they all very?Also what are u wanting to make off of them atleast?
Let me know i do this for a living and its all i do.
I saved that the last time you posted that MDG, great guide and someday I will put it to use.
I know my scrap yard requires the tank to be removed, but my salvage yards take the cars whole. The reason scrap yards require the fuel tanks to be removed is because of risk of fire or explosion at the shredder.Quote:
Originally Posted by skylinejackjr
I dont do many cars, I dont have the equipment to remove them, I call a buddy of mine that has a roll back, he pays me $150 - $200 per car, and I pay the car owners $50 - $100, but mostly I will get cars for free.
Now Motorcycles are another story, I will take them all day long if I could get them. I can make good money on old motorcycles.
At the yard that I work at, as long as there is a fist-sized hole in the tank, it counts as #2. Removing the fuel pump makes this hole. What's the problem? Tank must be empty.Quote:
Originally Posted by skylinejackjr
just a question. isnt your e cycle business growing ? if it is keep your eye on the prize.
dont grow yourself out of business by too much diversification, I havew done that more then once.
If you have the time and don't care so much about the quick buck, taking your time selling a vehicle (if it's somewhat decent) can really pay off.
Around here, if you offer parts off a vehicle, on craigslist for example, people will just come and pay for specific parts. They come take the parts off themselves too. $20 for a mirror, $100 for the bed of a truck, a few bucks for the lights, etc.
It can take a little bit of time depending on where you're located and the seasons of course, but I saw my friend part out a beat up old dodge truck and ended up getting over $1,000 for it in the end, probably took like a month until it was down to half a frame and the bed at which point that part of it went to the scrap yard.
The quick buck usually always wins, I know, but if you don't need the quick cash it might be worth giving it a shot to part out the old junk cars/trucks.
It all depends on how far down you scrap the cars too.
Me, if I could get a line of cars, ie 1 a day.
I'd use my compressor & air tools & set up a area with 55 Gallon drums & scrap them down to their basic metals, Iron, copper, brass, stainless & Ali.
I'd remove the glass without breaking it, plastic interior & separate the metal from it, strip carpets, cut off roof & scrap the inside.
Remove the bonnet & boot, scrap the inside of them, unbolt the engine & Gbox & driveshaft & diff & suspension.
Remove car off them, remove anything under the hood & starter, alternator & wiring, rubber etc.
Separate all that & save them up.
Cut the sheetmetal body up into less than 900mm long peices.
Then once I have enough stuff, spend a day just scrapping down the individual parts so I get good & quick at it.
Once I have a 55Gal drum full of its individual materials, brass, copper, ali & heavy steel & bolts etc, sell it. Dump the rubber & plastic into my (& anyone elses) wheelie bin for free disposal
Man, I am so mad I can hardly see straight. I sold my Kia wagon for $150 last year to a salvage company because I had already let a scrapper take out the radiator, otherwise I would have still only got $225.00. Thank you, olddude, for opening my eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddude
There are alot of things over the years that we missed or did wrong....cant kick your self in the butt to much for what you did not know. Thing is..you know how so use that new info to prevent the same mistake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapette
You can get away with paying $150 a car if the cat is still on it and still double your money and pay for gas on most vehicles. On a small car like a cavalier you will usually run about 2700 lbs minus the wheels and cat. The bigger the car the better the payoff. Stripping anything older than a 95 is generally a waste of time with the exception of something that might be rare or something that might have some appeal to a hot rodder. Some of the bigger V8s like a 454 or 455 out of older cars will always sell no matter where you are, but other than that the parts for the older cars are dirt cheap brand new. 95 and newer have a pretty good market for used parts as there are many on the roads yet. Take for instance headlights, a substantial amount of the 95 thru 2004 GM headlights were prone to oxidization so the lenses appear foggy and dont illuminate very well. A new lens averages between $70 to $150. A refurbish kit will set ya back $20 and does an ok job, but people will gladly pay $30 to $50 per lens for a nice clean one. Theres a good market in used parts but you have to know what your after. My eyes light up when I come across a late 70s early 80s Ford LTD, nice heavy 2 ton car that you can usually get for cheap. An easy $400 - $500 just in weight with out stripping anything. I was a mechanic for years. I got into scrapping because I was turning into a parts hoarder and running out of room. Now I'm into PC repair and networking and have been e-scrapping. Cleaner and they dont take up as much space, LOL.