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    I am all for scrapping but this, as a farm...

    I am all for scrapping but this, as a farm equipment collector has some value to it. Postings on Yesterdays Tractors.com are free and you will make more than scrap. there is a great bunch of guys...
  2. Thread: Brake Job

    by hwstem
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    A guy I work with told me about a shop he used to...

    A guy I work with told me about a shop he used to work at, where an elderly lady had bought 4 new tires for her car, about a month or two later she came in for snow tires, when my coworker changed...
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    You sure makeout! I just talked to my yard, try...

    You sure makeout! I just talked to my yard, try take them as cast Iron also. I am doing a farm cleanup for a friend and we are doing a 60/40 split, he has 3 old tubs to get rid of. Looking forward to...
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    I get a bunch from work along with brass. I find...

    I get a bunch from work along with brass. I find that when someone cuts the pipes off of something they often don't cut flush, I grab what they missed it may be small but it all adds up. I also get a...
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    I break down TVs but only if ingest them free and...

    I break down TVs but only if ingest them free and I won't travel for them. If I see them along the road or someone offers one I will take it. I have a bucket for copper and a barrel for wire, a box...
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    I guess he doesn't own a torch.. Or a brain or a...

    I guess he doesn't own a torch.. Or a brain or a license anymore if at all.
  7. Thread: Battery Prices

    by hwstem
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    Battery Prices

    My local yard is paying $5.00 per battery. I don't have any experience with recycling battery's. how does this compare to what everyone else is getting?
    Thanks,
    hwstem
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    Not being able to stop for curbside scrap in a...

    Not being able to stop for curbside scrap in a empty company F-350.
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    I go to school and work for our family's heating...

    I go to school and work for our family's heating company. I do everything from painting to installations and removals of oil and propane tanks and furnaces and boilers. We generate a lot of company...
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    Thanks for the responses everyone. I'll take a...

    Thanks for the responses everyone. I'll take a look at them before I scrap them. They were used for livestock waterers. Money is money, I'll haul them in and see what I get.
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    Cast Iron tubs and sinks with porcelain coating.

    Anyone every scrapped porcelain covered cast sinks or tubs? Is the porcelain an issue as far as weight goes? I have access to 3 tubs and a large sink. I will make sure I check the value of the tubs...
  12. Thread: Pallets!

    by hwstem
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    I have started saying pallets since reading...

    I have started saying pallets since reading through this thread. Our family owns a oil company and carwash chain so I have been getting a bunch from motor oil delivery and from parts shipments. I...
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    Thanks or the input everyone, I hadent even...

    Thanks or the input everyone, I hadent even thought that I would be taking profits away from the town. That's not something I am wiling to do, on the me next idea!
    Thanks,
    hwstem
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    Recycling night curb stops?

    I had an idea, let me know what you all think. Our town has free recycling for plastics glass and aluminum and I believe it goes out every other week. People often put them out in 5 gallon buckets...
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    My girlfriend goes to the scrap yard with me when...

    My girlfriend goes to the scrap yard with me when she can and she even wants to walk around and checkout the old cars and trucks. She's gotten used to me pulling over on trash nights. I'm a lucky guy.
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