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    Don't take offense, but I'll try to make this simple as possible.



    1. Drive to yard.
    2. Drive on scale.
    3. Wait for them to give you a green light, wave, or yell before you drive off the scale.
    4. Drive off scale an go to shred/steel section.
    5. Unload, or get unloaded depending on how your yard does it. I unload at mine.
    6. Once all your shred/steel is unloaded, hop back in your truck, car, horse an buggy, etc.
    7. Drive back to scale.
    8. Get weighed again, await signal to move on.

    Now it get's tricky!

    9. Drive to where they take non-ferrous(alum, copper, brass, wire, lots of things, etc).
    10. Unload or be unloaded. Watch them if they unload you, so you know where your stuff is going.
    11. They will weigh your stuff separate from each other. All copper with copper, all alum with alum, etc.
    12. All weights will be on a sheet for you. ( My yard puts it on the sheet along with pricing)
    13. Walk/drive to office.
    14. Be nice, give clerk behind the counter your ticket.
    15. Cash out. Or get handed a check. Again depends on your yard.
    16. Go eat a good lunch pat yourself on the back.
    17. Do it all again.
    18. Send me beverages for making this freaking list.
    19. Good luck!
    20.This should really 16, but I don't feel like renumbering it all..READ THE ARCHIVES HERE AN LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEFORE you visit the yard.

    Sirscrapalot - For only .10 cents a day, you to, can help a starving cooler.
    Last edited by Sirscrapalot; 07-05-2014 at 07:56 PM.

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