Being new I guess I will never learn if I don't ask.Somebody offered me six dish washers.From what I have seen of dish washers they look like mostly plastic I guess my question is are they worth my time?
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Being new I guess I will never learn if I don't ask.Somebody offered me six dish washers.From what I have seen of dish washers they look like mostly plastic I guess my question is are they worth my time?
If they are cosmetically aright and the door gasket looks good, dishwashers are worthwhile fixing as nine times out of ten a glass broke sending some broken bits into the water pump jamming it from operating.Quote:
Originally Posted by justdon
Inside the pump there is macerator to grind food bits into pulp but it can not handle glass, china or broken ceramics.
The float switch and heating elements can be checked using your Multimeter.
If the water pump seal is leaking, the seal is a very economical part to purchase and easy to replace just follow the instruction sheet that came with the new seal.
If the colour is wrong you can change it, remove the door panel inside you will find spare sheets each painted a different colour on each side pick the one you need then reassemble the door panel.
If I'm working the scale when you bring those plastic ones in, I'm going to dock you at least 20# each for the plastic. not sure how other yards work and some may not even accept them.
Weitsman takes em as they are and would give tin price for em(so $0.09/lb) so you'd see an average price of $81 for all of em. May not seem like a lot to you, but a dollar in the pocket is better then in the tank.
Trust me anywhere near 81 bucks would be a good price for me.
I have seen posts about the racks having resale value
Are you sure you are getting 9 cents per pound for tin? The price here is $71 per gross ton, or about 3 cents per pound. That would cut the payout to around $27.00 if they average 100 pounds each.Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
Call your yard and see if they take them, some do and some don't around me... When I do bring them in I make sure they are mostly in tact just cut cord. Figure without the motor its mainly a big plastic tub,
It all depends on what you dink factor is. I have a fairly low threshold for messing around with stuff so I'll usually pick one up if its not out of a way. Various parts are probably much more valuable than scrap value. I picked one up this summer that had been sitting on the side of a guy's driveway for a day and half (I didn't see that someone had cut the motor out of it). It was an older Frigidaire that I couldn't even figure out the model number so sort of bummed when I scrapped it out. But, both sprayer arms had parts #s on them so popped them off and sold combined in 2 different ebay sales for pushing $20. I know Matador says he won't dink with ebay sales for less than $20 but I will. After all the metal was off of it, I cut the plastic tub up into 4 pieces with a z-saw for easier trashing (we're not too considered with throwing away plastic in South Dakota, even on the edge of the largest city we have plenty of room for more landfills--the city could even rent out the grass covered "hills" in the end of pasture if they wanted to re-use the land). Some dishwashers have a non-metallic stainless tub. Might not be able to get all of the insulated foam type junk off of it but can probably sell for SS breakage which was 5x shred last time I sold. Try 'em, you might like them if you have the time!!
Or like alloy2 said, maybe you can get them to work again and be way more valuable than scrap or maybe even parts!
holy cow! Someone is still paying that much for steel??!!Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
I want their number so I can call them.
I think that must be an old number. Two hours west and we're getting $67 per gross ton :(Quote:
Originally Posted by billygoat
Shred's down to 20 a ton here.Quote:
Originally Posted by HipoGear
I gave my neighbor about 1300 pounds last week. I needed the room and wasn't going to drive 40 miles round trip for 13 dollars.
I'm going to hold on to my copper, aluminum and circuit boards for now.
Ben Weitsman & Son IncQuote:
Originally Posted by jimicrk
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Our yards used to take them no problem. When prices hit $50.00 ton they decided not to take them anymore. If you sweet talk the guy on the crane that you are bringing older ones that are more metal he will still let you hide them in, but the newer more plastic ones can't come.
Yes - you're guaranteed to make at least that for mixed. He only deals in mixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by billygoat
When you have the monopoly on a market in an area you can set whatever price you want. When the exporters give you deep discounts because you have that monopoly, you're able to expand. There's no CEO or board of directors or shareholders to answer to. Ben Weitsman operates 10 yards in Central New York(Owego, Binghamton, New Castle, 2 in Rochester, Scranton, Solvay, Jamestown, Hornell, & Ithica) and each yard produces more money then most on this board will ever see. To answer your question directly though, that's his price mixed. He only deals in mixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by newattitude
Yea right......Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
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I remove the tub, line it with rigid insulation.
Cut plywood a little bigger than the large opening.
Attach ridid insulation to plywood..
Paint outside black.
Put straw in bottom.
Makes a nice shelter for feral cats.
A holes are always abandoning cats on my property.
My wife and I make sure they are fixed and given their shots.
We try and place as many as we can.
Currently we our feeding and sheltering over 25 cats.
How many 40,000 pound trailer loads can I dump in your driveway. You give me 6.5 cents and keep the rest. Sounds like a great deal for me as Ben Wietsman of Albany is only paying 71 a gross ton. 9 cents is about 202 a gross ton. If memory serves me right, the mills were paying 180 to 202 a gross ton last month.Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
Tin is down to $10 a ton, so selling the racks will be worth it
DISHwashers make great storage bins if you take the racks and loose metal out. As you fill it youll break the wash arms off, so its best to break them off at the start. Take the door springs off (super easy) then you have a nice container with a lid. The metal frame will alow you to move it with a strapped appliance dolly without break the plastic tub.
In my oppinion since shred is the lowest tier of steel and such, and since you can throw appliances in the pile, the yards shouldnt make a fuss over a dishwasher nor dock pounds off because its part plastic. If i was going to take my stuff to a yard that paid full weight for it all including diahwashers verses one that docks weight, you can bey ill go the yard that pays doesnt dock. I know that yards have a lot of overhead and such but cut the little guy a break, not scrapper can expand into a multimillion dollar scrap yard and get port prices for steel. I mean the scrappers are the ones beating the street looking creepy snatching up all the steel that big scrap yards broker.
I can't accept any but if you only want 6.5 cents, I might buy the house behind me and convert it into a yard. That's delivered, right? I go through Solvay for everything metal as that's what's closest to me, so my information is based off their yard. If Solvay gives 202 a ton for mixed and Albany doesn't, there's a reason and since neither of us know what that reason is, it's all speculation.Quote:
Originally Posted by mthomasdev
My statement remains. If you're so sure of yourself, how is it then that he's able to purchase several smaller yards, rebrand them Ben Weitsman and churn a major profit? By your chart that shouldn't be possible. But then again your chart's made up of averages pulled from serveral sources and is out of date. When you're as big a company as him, you can manipulate the market a bit by dictating the import/export rates: thus having a monopoly. It's why when Roth Steel closed up, his business increased. It's also why when he announced he'd taken a major stake in Metallico, people started paying attention.Quote:
Originally Posted by alloy2
In its hay day look at this... Solvay scrap yard pays out more than $400,000 in one day | syracuse.com lots of scrap for sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
Geez that was an awesome day if you went there to sell scrap.
Even if he's wrong, I'd take $70 a ton nowdays. I might be able to buy a cheap pizza or two instead of half a pop at $10 a ton.
People underestimate Solvay. It also helps Crucible metal works is practically right across the street. Thanks for sharing that step back in time.Quote:
Originally Posted by hobo finds
I just spoke to Missy at the Solvay yard. 71 a gross ton for light iron. She does not have a mixed metal price and seemed confused (as she should have been) when I asked her about it. Let me know when you buy that house, i'll send you everything I got.Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
71 a gross ton is still way better than my 33 a net ton here!
Agreed. It is alot better than the $10 a gross ton my yard pays. I have used the Albany yard, but it doesn't make sense for less than 3000 pounds (due to distance) unless I'm going for sone other reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by hobo finds
However, it is no where near the 9 cents that was mentioned. Also the scale people at that yard didn't now what Logan was referring to as mixed metal (which dishwashers apparently are????).
What yard are you going to? I just took a load of tin in to Weitsman this morning and they are still paying $71 per gross ton. I was going to ask earlier, but figured that since I was planning on going today I'd wait to see if Weitsman lowered their prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by HipoGear
I'll have to dig up one of my recepits I got that talk about it - wife was rushed to the hospital last night and was just released. Have a good night everyone.
I believe he uses the Syracuse yard
Hope everything is ok...Quote:
Originally Posted by logansryche
Hey Billy, I'm 45 minutes West of Rochester so I go to Dunns in Niagara County. That is the closest for me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by billygoat
Yep, thanks for asking. Wife wasn't feeling well and when they got her to the ER her heartbeat was in the 500s, her glucose was in the 400s, and she flatlined for an entire minute. We're thinking this week's stressors built up and got to her starting with an accident I was in(was taking her aunt home from work and a car cut the car ahead of me off, causing them to stop short and me to hit them. Everyone inspected each others cars, exchanged "are you ok?"s, and left it at that. Didn't help the road was icy. No black ice, but icy.) at the beginning of the week. I didn't think 2 accidents in 12 years was bad. Doctor said to be extra cautious on the road as I'm a couple of accidents from being disabled. Something about bad Gs on the spine.Quote:
Originally Posted by hobo finds
Was going to call Ben Weitsman yesterday for their latest prices but some rig ran a red light, taking out a pole infront of Rite Aid so all of Liverpool didn't have Verizon services the entire day(just came back 5 min ago). I might call them later today depending on if I remember to (I have a front door to hang from another issue from when we moved back from TN). Some days I feel the entire world is out to get us but then I remember that we have it better then others: We have shelter, heat, running water, and internet/cable. Then it doesn't feel so bad.
Sorry for the hijack, hope OP found the information he was looking for.
Mixed Scrap Iron & Steel
Assorted iron & steel scrap up to any maximum size, must be free of white goods & light gauge materials under 1/8" in thickness
Mixed Scrap Iron & Steel
Not to call you out, logansryche, enough ppl have commented already, but Beny’s deals with all types of metal, not just mixed. True, he specializes in car shred and probably has the best prices in the north east for mixed metal, but he has been steady at $60/GT since August. I drop off short prep and alli all the time and just started bringing him copper and ss from my e-waste. Also, I know for a fact they take a HUGE % off for tare weight when you bring in any appliances. Crappy part is they are never consistent.
oh, this is in his Ithaca feeder yard which all goes to his main plant in Owego.
It's fine - everyone has their preference. When I started getting into scrapping after moving back from TN, Empire brushed me off like my business didn't matter to them, and Roth was too picky about what they were accepting. There's just something about giving Ben Weitsman/Upstate Shredding my business that feels professional and worth doing. Solvay's a heck of a nicer drive then Ithica too as i'm in Galeville.Quote:
Originally Posted by Faceball
Wondering if your more than just a customer to Ben Weitsman / Upstate ShreddingQuote:
Originally Posted by logansryche