Pile of steel at the yard bigger than ever

Originally Posted by WMSTR

Kochy, At my yard it is Unprepared and Prepared. 170 and 200
Unprepared: Is typicaly white goods like washers, dryer, screws, pole barn sheet metal etc.
Prepared: thick steel like fence posts, just really the thick stuff

Hope this helps, WMSTR

Items such as white goods like washers, dryer, refrigerators, furnaces, pole barn sheet metal, duct work, car parts (doors, fenders), garage doors, to name a few are normally considered tin, shred or sheet iron. (Seems different parts of the country and different yards call it different things)

Unprepared Steel is steel that is at least 1/8 inches in thickness and is longer than three feet in length.

Prepared Steel is steel that is at least 1/8 inches in thickness and is "shorter" than three feet by 18 inches in length.


"Tin" like Mick is talking about is used to coat steel for rust resistance. This is called galvanizing. The galvanizing process usually leaves a distinct pattern on the surface. This steel bucket pictured below was galvanized.