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    Quote Originally Posted by mike1 View Post
    yeah me i dont like steel i just call a guy to pick it up when im done getting the non ferrous out=) i try and not do tv's since he doesn't take the tubes they are to much for me. i to cut cords cause the motors are so small and hard to get to on sweepers/shop vacs after all the cord is where the copper is lol.
    Something you might want to think about is if you have room getting a decent used flatbed trailer with rails. You can put your steel on it until you have a full trailer load, then take it in to the yard. Just a few trips and that trailer is paid for. That is what I do, basically use my flatbed as a storage place for my steel after I have processed it, then take it in to the yard after the trailer is full. Realistically speaking I have made more from shred than all the other metals combined.


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    Quote Originally Posted by wayne1956 View Post
    Something you might want to think about is if you have room getting a decent used flatbed trailer with rails. You can put your steel on it until you have a full trailer load, then take it in to the yard. Just a few trips and that trailer is paid for. That is what I do, basically use my flatbed as a storage place for my steel after I have processed it, then take it in to the yard after the trailer is full. Realistically speaking I have made more from shred than all the other metals combined.
    This is excellent advice for every one that scraps. Why give away your profits? Benjamin Franklin is credited with a quote (unproven) "A Penny earned is a penny saved".
    Give back more to this world than we take.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patriot76 View Post
    This is excellent advice for every one that scraps. Why give away your profits? Benjamin Franklin is credited with a quote (unproven) "A Penny earned is a penny saved".
    yes indeed good quote=)

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