Your truck?

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2010 Tacoma ( The go getter ) also my everyday vehicle
1983 Chevy C-10 3/4 Ton 4x4 with home made goatbox.( The Bringer iner ) Over 1,081,000 miles on it. Love it :)
1976 Ford Ranger, my dads thow, and its still kickn

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That's how my father in law is. He has a 77 Chevy 1/2 ton long bed 4x4 with over 600K on it. only had 200K when he got it 20 years ago.

95 s10 4-banger 5-speed haha not pretty but just wont quit

Finally got around to locating a door. $500 for the truck. $100 for the door. $14 and change for pins/bushings and I am up and runnin'.

Door hangs up just a tad, but latches fine.

I think this will be a good runabout for pickups and not piddle away so much fuel driving the full size.



'99 GMC Sonoma 5 speed 4 banger
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That's perfect for what your gonna use it for.

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Junkdude, Im not showing off, i was simply answering the question. I also do this on a slightly larger scale than some, and you have to have the right equipment. I also dont really mess around with non ferrous too much. I scrapped around 700 tons of steel last year, and only saved some of the non ferrous. By the end, I had made enough with the non ferrous to buy the Ford flatbed.

I cant count the number of torches, saws, grinders, cutters, and other small tools needed, but I have to in order to stay profitable. If someone calls me up and said I have an oven or a fridge or even a car, I dont waste my time. I cant make money on such a small scale.

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You must have some pretty rich sources of scrap. What sort of places do you frequent?

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1997 Tahoe 5.7. I love this truck a lot. No too much space, but it can definitely hold some weight!
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1997 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 ext cab 6.5 ft bed 319,000 miles but upgrading to 1983 f250 lond bed diesel 4x4 yes it is an upgrade

A 2003 Hyundai Elantra with 245,000 miles on it. It is on a diet when it comes to using gas. 25/30 Have had about 300lbs. in it at one time including a hot water heater and a 100lb. piece of cast iron pipe.

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International 24' flatbed
Peterbuilt roll off truck with 2 - 40 yard containers
Ford 20' flatbed
Terex Wheel loader (for loading the trucks)
Ford F-250 V10 with 32' gooseneck flatbed (great for loading 6-8 cars at a time)
Mack box truck for servicing all of the trucks and equipment

Reall want to get a decent excavator and a shear - give it time

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So if you have roll-off containers, are you doing cleanouts of general debris as well?

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Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

So if you have roll-off containers, are you doing cleanouts of general debris as well?

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Looks like his last log-in was over a year ago.

This isn't my truck, but it was on the scale before me. His hitch was about an inch off the ground

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Here was our last load at Goshen, didn't put a strain on that truck. I think we had around 1200 on there.
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My dad lets me use his 99 Dodge Dakota Sport, sucks on gas but it hauls a heavy load for the little frame, after I unload the ride back is always fun. Without that weight this truck hauls brick

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after I unload the ride back is always fun. Without that weight this truck hauls brick

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I don't think there's a lot of money in bricks,,

I'm reminded of that episode on Scrappers where they take a van load of bricks, and then can't find a buyer for them.

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Here's the box truck. SOOOOO old.... I think it is an 89?

04 chevy 2500hd

Burly, your link is not working.

1999 ram 1500 4x4 with 360 v8 gas engine. and soon to be a new 18 foot eletric tilt bed car trailer. to hual junk cars/genral stuff around with.

I feel like i have posted this before..
1986 Chevy d30 m1008 (ex mil truck, 1 1/4 ton) 6.2 diesel th400 trans 4x4. Consistently gets 15mpgs (well 13 in the winter)
I have hauled 3900lbs with it before, man does it make it ride nice.

Towed 9000lbs with it too, didnt like the hills, but i know the truck better know and could do better with it.
Also it can run on WMO:D

Oh yea it was 1200 bucks from a fire department, no rust, drove it home

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1986 Chevy d30 m1008 (ex mil truck, 1 1/4 ton) 6.2 diesel th400 trans 4x4. Consistently gets 15mpgs (well 13 in the winter)

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The pumps were turned down on the 6.2 's so when my pump started leaking, I pulled it and took it to a company that did pumps and injectors. They turned the fuel pressure up and the power went way up and the fuel mileage went up also. 4 door dually and it got 13 fully loaded and 17 empty with a 4:11 rear.

I keep coming back to this thread just to look at SCRAPDRIVE's dump truck. Its a piece of art I would start scrapping full time if owned something like that. I love the 1950's Fords so much. My best friend is restoring a 1953 f100 right now.

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The pumps were turned down on the 6.2 's so when my pump started leaking, I pulled it and took it to a company that did pumps and injectors. They turned the fuel pressure up and the power went way up and the fuel mileage went up also. 4 door dually and it got 13 fully loaded and 17 empty with a 4:11 rear.

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Yep i have a spare one to go in from a engine i got for scrap, i will bump up the fuel a tad then... who knows i might even turbo it if i can make a deal with taterjuice

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I keep coming back to this thread just to look at SCRAPDRIVE's dump truck. Its a piece of art I would start scrapping full time if owned something like that. I love the 1950's Fords so much. My best friend is restoring a 1953 f100 right now.

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Old trucks rule!

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I keep coming back to this thread just to look at SCRAPDRIVE's dump truck. Its a piece of art I would start scrapping full time if owned something like that. I love the 1950's Fords so much. My best friend is restoring a 1953 f100 right now.

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That would be awesome with a 5 cyl. Mercedes diesel out of a delivery truck in there. Add their 5 or 6 speed and you would have the ultimate pickup/delivery vehicle.

I am new to this thread and I love reading all your posts.

I started doing the same thing you guys are doing in 2008 using only a '91 Ford Ranger working out of my garage.
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Now I have the following:

95 Peterbilt Tractor
15 Semi Trailers
2000 F650 24' Truck
'99 International 24' Truck
'93 International 24' Tandem Axel Rollback
93 GMC 16' Truck
2004 GMC 16' Cube Truck
And other assorted forklifts and equipment

I'm not bragging I just wanted to show how much a company can grow from very small beginnings.

Thank you Midwest and welcome,,,
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1979 Chevy C20. Has a 350 with a 3 speed on the floor. Best Hauling truck, but not so good on gas.

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1979 Chevy C20. Has a 350 with a 3 speed on the floor. Best Hauling truck, but not so good on gas.

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If you want to lean that rascal out get you a big 2 barrel from a big block Pontiac and use an adapter and install it on your 350. It'll still have the power to pull, you just won't be opening up the big 4's. That where your gas mileage goes. That and my stepdad used to use a vacuum gauge to time the engine. Worked perfect.

1996 f350 4x4 7.3 diesel 8x12 stakebody with lift gate. Luv it. My wife doesn't...

thanks thats good to know. I dont think it matters how i drive it lol, she guzzles gas.

2000 chevy 1500 step side for srapping and plowing
2010 wrx stage 2 dd

2001 Ford escape, really wish I had a trailer...kinda limits what I can grab, but I work with it.

1983 7.5 Ford F-350 18ft Rampside with belt lift
1999 Chevy Express 3500

1993 Ford F150, great work horse .
1994 Acura integra , use for picking up the little stuff.

1996 Mercury Grand Marquis
It has a V-8 and a mobster sized trunk.

If it has 4 wheels and a cargo bed, it's a truck. Thus my bike-trailer set is a truck. The back end is wider than the front, so it's like riding a dually.

My neigber uses his nissan 200sx lol his latest Pictures by joebob49 - Photobucket

I've thought about modifying a wheelbarrow or 4 wheel wagon as a trailer. The luxury scrapping option would be a dump cart, but those are more expensive than I want to spend when I don't know if it would work as a trailer.

I have a Ford Focus. lol.