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I tried stripping wiring from motors, alternators etc and found it really wasn't worth the time. Just cut the motor out and sell it separately. Pull the wiring and strip the insulation for #1 copper or just sell as is for Insulated Copper. Then stuff the appliance carcass with "junk". Haul everything in and get paid. The washer/dryer drum may be stainless steel. Before long, you'll be a regular scrap guy.
I'm looking for appliance dealer in my area of Maine.
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
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I have found it is easiest to take the dryer motor out by removing the top of the dryer, then removing the drum. That also makes it easier to look for anything else that might have fallen to the bottom such as change, jewelry, etc. My last dryer produced over 100 coins and two pieces of jewelry (unfortunately they were both gold filled (*sigh*)).
New Guy
I'll have to check the prices here. I moved in June to a new area. When I left I didn't want to haul my scrap so I took it down to the yard and got .10c a pound for my aluminum. But no one in that area took anything ferrous. No one took motors. All they took was non ferrous metals. I've moved to a bigger area, and will need to go see exactly what they buy and what the rates are.
As a appliance tech I try to fix what I can. I can sell them used for more than the scrap value. But things like old dishwashers, that I don't repair for used, would be nothing to pull the motors and the wiring out of.
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