[QUOTE=JohnC4X4;288968]So I happened to have one in my driveway and decided to take some photos as I finished turning it into scrap >>
Really the environment did most of the work turning it into scrap
As you can see in the photos a lot of the steel has turned to rust >> Not much left of the radiator support
First we pull the battery ($8.00) , Remove the aluminum hood, I take off the nose so easy to get as much copper wire as possible , Radiator, AC Condenser, alternator and AC Compressor.
With the nose off >> Easy to cut between Cat and exhaust manifold on both sides
Then slide under the truck and cut the back of each side to get all 4 Cats >> about $280.00
After I cut the Cats I happen to look up and see the aluminum driveshaft >> So I cut that out
One lug the rims that are aluminum and remove them after I roll it on the trailer >> running about $13.00 each >> Only 3 so $39.00 there
I paid $150.00 for the unit
I applaud your recycling a broken, worn out, rusted, not worth repairing Ford truck. What I did object to was the word "obsolete".
Obsolete is much different than broke, worn out, rusted and not worth repairing. As an example for some folks obsolete is an Windows XP computer. Me, I can just install a 32bit version of Ubuntu Operating System on that computer and its magically no longer obsolete for some folks.
So yes I am being picky about the use of obsolete but much of my business revolves around selling used parts instead of processing the entire computer for scrap. Can I assume you sell usable parts to maximize your profits?
73, Mike
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