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    Electric motors

    The yard closest to me was paying .08/ lb. I'm just going to hang on to them for now.
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    Today in Central NC 5.75/hundred

    Today in Central NC 5.75/hundred
  3. North Carolina - According to their website they buy all e waste...

    According to their website they buy all e waste except tv's and monitors. I've not been to this yard as I have several yards closer. They do have a daily recorded price list if you call the number.
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    Bottom and the ends of the top were cast...

    Bottom and the ends of the top were cast aluminum, but this was a quick load and go so I didn't break down much. I did cut the #2 insulated off of the light fixtures but that was about it.
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    Most of time I use my trailer for my shred and...

    Most of time I use my trailer for my shred and large ferrous stuff. Just did a quick turn and burn on this one.
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    Today's shred haul

    800 lbs, central NC 4.60/ hundred lbs
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    On 9/11 I was taking my promotional exam for Fire...

    On 9/11 I was taking my promotional exam for Fire Captain, after I finished I left the classroom and found everyone gathered around the tv. We knew the loss of firefighters was going to be...
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    Unprepared steel

    Unprepared steel in central NC, $6.00/hundred pounds today.
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    Sitting on the tailgate of the truck taking a...

    Sitting on the tailgate of the truck taking a lunch break. Somehow my smartphone wound up in the gap between the tailgate and the bed and I didn't realize it. Then I couldn't figure out why the...
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    Central NC prices

    Aluminum cans .43/lb
    Aluminum extrusions irony .30/lb
    Aluminum extrusions clean .40/lb
    #2 Copper 1.80/lb
    Prices pretty steady for a couple of months.
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    8-l:D

    8-l:D
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    I'm just a part time scrapper making some walking...

    I'm just a part time scrapper making some walking around money�� No metric tonnes here!
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    Aluminum, copper and shred

    Clean aluminum extrusions .40/lb
    #1 insulated copper wire $1.35/lb
    Shred steel $4.60/hundred lbs
    Prices are holding pretty steady here in NC.
  14. Thread: Car body

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    Car body

    A car body, no running gear, but had windshield and back window brought $5.00/hundred.
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    Aluminum prices today

    Cast Aluminum Clean .20
    Cast Aluminum Irony. .15
    Extrusions Irony .30
    Aluminum cans .43

    The clean cast was some old Pistons, I figured would go as breakage so that was a nice surprise. The...
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    If I ever found myself on death row, pizza would...

    If I ever found myself on death row, pizza would be my last meal:cool:
  17. Thread: Today's ticket

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    The THHN was 12 gauge, I was thinking #1...

    The THHN was 12 gauge, I was thinking #1 insulated oh well. Looking at other recent threads 80 cents IS a little better.
  18. Thread: Today's ticket

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    The screen frames were clean too. Rubber splines...

    The screen frames were clean too. Rubber splines and cast corners were removed. Brought 30 cents as irony extrusions. Next load will go without removing the corners.
  19. Thread: Today's ticket

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    Today's ticket

    I brought in some aluminum storm door and window frames and thresholds which I had cleaned. 40 cents/ lb for clean extrusions. The screen wire and frames brought 30 cents as irony extrusions. I would...
  20. Thread: Big iron

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    All total it was 4900 lbs. I forgot to get a...

    All total it was 4900 lbs. I forgot to get a picture of the whole load.
  21. Thread: Big iron

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    Don't know the weight of the tank by itself. The...

    Don't know the weight of the tank by itself. The scale man said "Jesus" when I pulled up:-o The whole load was 4900 lbs so I'm guessing about 4000 lbs for the tank.
  22. Thread: Big iron

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    Big iron

    Today's haul to the yard. These plus two more large pieces that I forgot to take a picture of. $4/hundred for unprepared/ torchable. Not as big a payday as I hoped. At least I got some walking around...
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    Thanks for the replies. I wondered about...

    Thanks for the replies. I wondered about fiberglass too. Hard to see in my pics but where the outer jacket has raveled it looks like strands of fiberglass. I will take your advice, wear my PPE and...
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    Is this asbestos?

    I hope some of the members can identify this wire insulation for me. I got this wire from one of my father's outbuildings that was probably built in the 50's. The wire is a three conductor wire with...
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    Thanks for the replies. I been through some...

    Thanks for the replies. I been through some ethics classes in my workplace, one of the first things they tell you is if it dosen't feel right then it probably isn't right. I thought about asking the...
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