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    If you can get regular motor price for it I'd sell it as is. Usually motors that large are at least 30% cheaper than motors under 25-35kg due to the need to torch to process efficiently. You can inbox armygreywolf on this site. He regularly recovers the copper from quite large motors. Quickest way to recover the copper - which I'd estimate at 90-120kg - is with a torch. Two cuts along the outside to remove the casing and then post pics of the unhoused interior stator to get more guidance there. If you don't have a cutting torch it'll probably take a really, really long time and only be worth it as a hobby unless the copper is primarily on the exterior of the stator.


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