atm breakdown

Has anyone scrapped an ATM? If so could you help a greenhorn in this new challenge?

When the previous question was asked I was limited in time. A chance to scrap three ATM's was courtesy of Dakotarog.

For starters it is assumed that this will be more of an educational project than a financial windfall. The cost of fuel will probably be more than the scrap value given the current market. Because of experience with scrapping safes it is expected that the majority of it's weight will be concrete and a gasoline torch will be needed instead of the standard propane or acetylene torch. There is also a trick to cutting metal against concrete because it pops and is painful when it hits you. We will see if it requires a therma lancing torch.

I am hoping that the technology will yield some precious metals that I do not have experience with and the core of the education I hope to receive. Any help will be appreciated.

I have scrapped smaller ones but nothing of that size.....once you get it pics of the inside will help out....not really sure why those are so large possibly they were compensating for something else

time for an update. To start it was loaded onto a 45 ft. gooseneck trailer. It is a monster, 8 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide and five ft. deep. The first picture is of the two bank employees loading it onto the trailer with a forklift. When I got it home my skidsteer could not lift it off the trailer and it has a thirty five hundred lift capacity.



This might give you a better perspective of the size in comparison to the one ton silver bullet and the 45 ft. gooseneck.

Only two chains with binders were used to haul it 100 miles back to the shop. It did not budge going down the highway at 65 miles per hour with a crosswind most of the way. With the trailer it stood almost 11 ft. in the air, not a concern on the highway, but on the rural roads there are some low power lines.



A picture of what the customer usually sees. Notice the framing of the door.



The second picture in the previous post shows the round door that replaces the keypad with a sign saying the machine is out of order. This door system has a center pivot that was hard to get to and a pain to remove.

The next picture shows one side of the revolving door on the center pivot. On the bottom is a safe and on top of the safe is the brains of the machine.



A better view of the revolving platform with the safe and brain cabinet. The safe was worth the effort alone, but the shell of the ATM will make a great garden shed or a play house for kids.

Half of the ATM was empty except an air conditioning unit.



Inside the brains:



Inside the safe:



The total electronics:

Gutting the machine took two skid steers, one to keep it from being pushed off the trailer and the other to lift out the revolving panel, safe, and brains.



In summary, no precious metals, the shell can be sold at auto body prices.

The shell is worth $ 30.00 as auto scrap, electronics about $ 5.00. It cost $ 24.00 in fuel and about eight hours of prep. Not a money maker in these markets, but it was worth it for me.

1. Education in how things work and additional experience hauling a unique load as if I really needed the second one.
2. I have a great garden shed, tool box for traveling between SD and WY., a play house that would be the envy of any kid, or the start for a tiny home/cabin.
3. A large safe complete with a combination.

Unless you have my perspective on life, the tools and equipment, and time to kill I would not recommend this type of challenge. For me it was a great experience with possible contacts down the road.

And a special thank you to Dakotarog for the lead. Keep them coming. I love the challenge.

What would you estimate the safe is worth $$$$$

Still a little amused at how large the ATM is......They probably replaced it with something much smaller.......Great job on the thread and the pics just what keeps this community ALIVE!!!!