Originally Posted by
faust
Hello All,
My grandfather has recently offered to allow me to keep the proceeds if I remove all his scrap from his yard for him. The problem is... I don't know where to begin. There is a lot of unused and bent/broken metal that has accumulated over the years, such as: cattle fences and gates, cattle pens and shelters, grain silos, broken down equipment, front-end loader buckets, barrels, siding, etc. These are just a few of the things I can think of off the top of my head. I have other family members and neighbours that will likely let me take their stuff too. Does anyone have experience with farms? What should I look for? I don't know where to devote my time, because there is stuff everywhere in the yard.
Having done this, the best advice I can give you is to start by collecting and flattening all the magnetic metal that is <1/8". This will be classified as "Tin". This gets the bulky stuff out of your way and gains you some experience. Once you get a big load, take it to the yard and see how they classify the other stuff.
My local yard also has "prepared steel" which is > than or equal to 1/8" thick and <36" long. This category pays the highest. They also have a category called "unprepared steel" which is >than or equal to 1/8" thick and any length, farm equipment fall into this category which usually pays about $30/ton less than prepared.
To maximize profit it often makes sense to cut some of the easy "prepared" metal off the farm machinery before taking in to gain the $30/ton.
Sounds like a good summer education! Be sure to stay safe and keep us posted!
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