Hey guys, noobie here. My dad has an old RC3000 forklift, dead battery, and Ferro Five FR Series charger. Any idea what it can fetch at the scrap yard? Just curious. :)
Thanks!
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Hey guys, noobie here. My dad has an old RC3000 forklift, dead battery, and Ferro Five FR Series charger. Any idea what it can fetch at the scrap yard? Just curious. :)
Thanks!
A new battery and post it on cl. If your serious about scrapping it though I would only expect scrap price at low shred if you don't tear it apart. May have to remove wheels, and if there's a sealed tank on it (prob not since it's battery) than some yards require them cut. Battery goes for more tear if off, wires inside and if you must take off wheels rims could be aluminum. Also check whole body you may find some aluminum to cut off. I would expect a low amount for it since current prices. I'd post "broken forklift" on Craigslist and you would find a buyer more than scrap value EASILY a if you list it a bit more. Plus you don't need to haul it. Id tear it apart for the fun of it and to learn and post lots of pics and maybe how much you get could benefit other people. To get it to the yard if all you have is a truck and no trailer depending on how much it weighs you may need to rent or buy a small utility trailer... It's hard to get a fork in a truck without another forklift. Good luck and hope to see pics and hear more
Ok sorry just looked up a picture and have more to add. If you do scrap it remove forks and sell. If you have no room to store post on cl cheap and you'll sell quick. Maybe part it out to other owners of these if you have space and time. Could probably load into truck with some Ramps and group of people. Careful though
I'm waiting to see who fires first ......:l
.04# , one over the bow as a warningQuote:
Originally Posted by muk143
Well scraping a forklift is pretty simple, the way to tell what it weighs is by the gross weight it picks up, if it picks 5,000 Lbs then that's what it would weigh, now the prices are low right now as we all know but it is what it is.
Pull the battery and sell it at the scrap yard. Sell the forklift on Craigslist for $500 and you will come out like a rock star compared to running across the scale at current pricing. Not to mention time saved and no wear and tear on tools, vehicle, or trailer...
That took 22 min. You're getting slow BC.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER
To be fair it's like 5 degree's there.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimicrk
;)
An he's getting older..can't type as fast.
/flee
Sirscrapalot - Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.- Will Rogers
if its around 4000 lbs multiply that by what your yard is paying you
Thanks for the great replies guys! Much appreciated!
less than 100 bucks if you scrap it..200-500 ? on CL
Pull the battery and forks, Load it up and bring it to Weitsman. $500 in change depending on weight.
Light iron at Weitsman is 137/GT. That would need to weigh about 8200 pounds to get $500Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
I call BS!!!! Are talking about getting $500 just for the lift alone? I looked them up, the heaviest one with no battery is 7k pounds and change. I dont know what you get for shred but at .04# here thats only $280. So please explain where you are getting $500 for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
Hunt and peck with sausage fingers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot
I took a look at eBay for your forklift and running versions are $5K and up. How bad is yours?....would it run with another battery? You might get a lot more than $500 even without the battery.... Parting it out might be worthwhile, too, because I think it is a popular make.
Don't be too anxious to just take it in for scrap 'cause you would be selling at the very bottom of the market. Couldn't get much worse for pricing.
If you are patient you probably will end up with some decent coin for the thing.
Let us know how you make out!!
Jon.
Brass,
I think another shot over the bow is in order.
I wasn't quoted what light iron here is but I could always call em and ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by mthomasdev
Ok so he'd get $700 instead of $500, wasn't sure of the weight. Weitsman's giving 201 a ton for steel which is roughly $0.10/lb. Even if they took it at mixed tin pricing of $0.09/lb, that's still $630 and change. Pricing might be different on the island, but that's current pricing for their Solvay yard as of Monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER
Then they have the best prices in the U.S.A.
Called Weitsman this morning to confirm prices. Light Iron 137/GT (6.11 cents). Unprepared 151/GT (6.74 cents). Specifically asked the girl on the phone about a fork lift. She wasn't completely sure and said that they would have to see it, but that it might go as unprepared.Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
At unprepared that's still 7400 pounds to get $500.
Note: these were at the Albany location. Called Syracuse (Solvay) and Light Iron was 136/GT and unprepared 195/GT. Pretty sure he gave me a bad price on the unprepared.
2nd note: Confirmed the unprepared was an error.
Proven the lift goes in as light iron, I know Solvay will take it at mixed tin pricing without looking at it so you get a few cents more.
Spoke with Solvay again. Lady thought it would go as shearable 171/GT (7.6 cents) Still needs to weigh 6600 pounds to get 500.Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
We could argue pricing all day but we'll never know unless the op brings the lift to them and determine pricing ans weight for himself.
Do you ever scrap anything?
Yes, lots. Not as much as I use to because of the gazillion feet of snow..
I've been staying out of this one, and I'll still tip-toe around the issue.
It needs to go to the yard. All yards will be a little different on this.
I would piece out what you can, though. You may be able to sell the tires to somebody, and some things will be worth more than straight iron. Radiators, wiring, ...
Let us know how it does! I'd assume that this would go in the same category as farm equipment/tractors would, but your yard may vary...
forklifts are A nighmare for anything but a hugh yard, they are not shear-able unless you hate your shear, the counterweight will exceed the 400 Lb rule of most mills (everyone remembers 48 X 18, but forgets 400 Lb per piece so has to be heavy torch, remember every hydraulic ram has to be torched open... and some forklifts have a sand or water filled counterweight... even when parted out, the remainder may be all but unsaleable in this market, expect 50% shred price. and be thankful for it...
Oh you will have to deal with the hydraulic oil before it gets to the yard
V/r HT1
Maybe it is just me, but I am growing tired of the atmosphere on this site. If a question is not unique and interesting to all, and if an answer is not perfect we are off to the races with borderline bullying comments. I might just stick to reading searched topics and stay off the day to day comments. It's sad, not sure what changed, but it's sad.
I almost started an "off topic" thread about the same thing yesterday. I have noticed it getting worse too. I was going to point out that, while opinions and info on the thread topic are very welcome, if it's been covered before and you know the old thread, provide a link to it (as some member do, and very politely) or don't post a reply at all. Why some feel the need (and I have been guilty of this too, I usually save it for the REALLY easy found answers) to bully, flame, or whatever someone who is new to the site and hasn't figured out how to navigate it yet, I'm not sure. I'm thinking if no one replies to the mundane questions and hint at how to perform a search with the search bar (LOCATED IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER, ALWAYS ADD "SMF" TO YOUR SEARCH) then these "repeat" threads will at least slow if not stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by jiffy117
Let's get 1 thing straight. It doesn't weigh 7000 pounds. It's a small electric one and probably 3000 at most... Its a no brAiner to pull the battery. Pull the forks if you can sell them. Than take it in and take what you get. If you move around/store shred too much your profit margin is lowering. Without knowing you situation I would just pull the battery and junk the rest as shred and move on.
I think we lost the OP a long time ago...
Jon.
If a question is posted under the Scrap Metal Questions and Answers area I feel, even if the question has been asked 2000 times, I just roll with it. Answer if I feel I can or if I want to. Cant get too mad if they are asking questions in the question area! LOL
I'll agree that he has probably moved on. He signed up on 2-21-2015 and made his first post at 11:06am and his last post at 4:51pm on the same day.
If the new people would follow forum rules after signing up the 'atmosphere' on this site would be a lot different. But no some just refuse to do that, after all they just have 1 question and surely someone will find it in their hearts to answer that question so the OP doesn't have to research it for himself.
I'm sure we're just talking amongst ourselves now.
But, I've been guilty of reposting questions. Usually they deal with the math side of it- when somebody says that something is worth $xxx, but they said it in 2012, there isn't much usable information there.
I'm happy to keep reanswering, though. Times change. Answers may too.
I'm sure it's been asked, but what do you do with the hydraulic fluid? I'd assume that you recycle it like oil, but keep it separate???
You can make biodiesel with it or burn it in a waste oil furnace.Quote:
Originally Posted by matador
Haha, i'm still here. I log back in once I get the email notifications. Been taking in all this great info and passing along to my dad. There's definitely a whole lot more involved with scrapping than we originally thought. I'm guessing he might be leaning towards just selling the equipment.
All comments and suggestions have been greatly appreciated and educating. You guys rock!
Scrapping isn't easy. But, it's worthwhile.
Prices are low now, so you may be able to sell them for parts for more. When our farm tractor went to the field in the sky, a salvage yard paid us more than scrap value for it. Who knows- maybe there's a forklift salvage company?
It might be an option to consider???
Matador,
All I've ever seen done is to dump the hydraulic fluid into the "waste oil" tank with the gear oil, engine oil, and anything else that remotely might be oil, like varsol and brake fluid.
If you use a lot of diesel fuel on the farm you can investigate cleaning the waste mineral oil and blending it with gasoline to get the viscosity right and then burning the oil in diesel engines. The one caveat you need is to clean the oil with a decent centrifuge. Plain filtering doesn't do it fine enough. You don't have to go through the stage of making biodiesel.
I haven't done it yet but the F350 Ford I recently bought has a 7.3 diesel engine, to be used as a test bench for burning waste motor (mineral) oil. I won't bother trying cooking (veggie) oils, only because, for me, they aren't as easy to get and they can solidify on you 'way easier.
For anyone interested, here is a basic technical article in how it's done. (The author is a mechanical engineer with a specialty in petroleum, so he knows his stuff.)
Jon.
Thanks, saw!