You will always get more money tearing things apart. It comes down to whats your time worth. I saw one of them junkman trucks today back up to the pile and unload about 4 fridges a couple of treadmills and washer and dryer. All of them still with the motars, wires, and radiators still in them. They got 9 cents apound for it when if they took the time to pull the motors out they could have gotten 40 cents a pound for them not to mention $3 a lb for the copper and $1 a lb more for just clipping the power cords. I guess for them it was beter to ust dump and go backout for next load. I about had a heart attack though.