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  1. its a atlas copco thats been sitting for years...

    its a atlas copco thats been sitting for years its really old i think its 25 kw ill try to post some pics tomorrow if I dont scrap it.
  2. do old diesel generators have copper inside?

    i got a big yellow diesel generator on a trailer it doesn't say what brand. It probably weighs between 2000-2500 I'm guessing. I just dont see a copper motor anywhere on it any ideas??
  3. last week trailer stollen this week new trailer for free

    Last week my trailer was stollen from in front of my house in broad daylight. This week I was bringing a guy who makes art/ sculptures out of metal some cool stuff he could use. I usually go there...
  4. the trailer wasn't loaded up with scrap, but it...

    the trailer wasn't loaded up with scrap, but it did have maybe $50-$100 worth of aluminum, stainless, and low grade copper wire, along with one of my 20 ft chains with hooks. I can go to my yard and...
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    u can't lose for $300 if it takes a **** just...

    u can't lose for $300 if it takes a **** just scrap it sweet
  6. it happened between 1-2 pm broad daylight. ...

    it happened between 1-2 pm broad daylight. Neighbors didn't see anything/ not home. I have a lock too, but usually left it unlocked at my house because we live on a busy street I didn't think...
  7. well my trailer got stollen right in front of my house today

    So I was at Tommy Smothers house (The Smothers Brothers) cutting up an old flatbed truck my 3rd load from his house, and when I get home my **** trailer is gone people just grind off the vin and re...
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    A couple weeks ago I get a call @ 10 pm a guy...

    A couple weeks ago I get a call @ 10 pm a guy says he is cleaning out an office building and needs a lot of metal picked up the next day, and its in east oakland ca, the worst part of the worst city...
  9. yeah I want a picture with him, but I'm kind of...

    yeah I want a picture with him, but I'm kind of afraid to ask is it rude to ask? What do you guys think?
  10. just spent the whole day getting metal at Tommy Smothers house

    So I get a call to haul away some yard debris I used to advertise for junk hauling, but in the last year have switched to primarily metal. I decided to do the jobs because the guy says he lives on an...
  11. cass oakland

    I go to case in oakland ca. They have a magnet that sorts out non ferrous as it comes to the shred pile. It is a two man operation one one the magnet picking up metal then dropping it to the side of...
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    thanks for your input everybody. Well I talked to...

    thanks for your input everybody. Well I talked to my yard and they will come pick it up, and pay $315 per ton, and will charge $1000 for freight. Well looks a good one all i gotta do is collect the...
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    how to scrap a D9 cat dozer

    Just got a major score today. Picked up some steel from a guy I met a couple weeks back we get to talking and his cousin bought a property, and he has a D9 dozer he wants gone for free. I am going...
  14. Thread: good week

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    good week

    This was my best week so far since I started full time scrapping 8 months ago. Brought in 24,000 lbs of steel and $840 in non ferrous I kinda got lucky with some big scores man I wish it was like...
  15. got a good new client excited for my first pick-up

    thursday i am picking up all of the metal from the sprinklers coming out of a whole department store of a mall should fill my whole f55o w/ 12x8 ft bed with pipe ranging from 1'' to 5''plus it will...
  16. On my last load they made me take back the cab of...

    On my last load they made me take back the cab of a ford f150 because it has the vin # they said cut the cab in half and they will take it. I had probably taken about 10-15 cabs in the last 6 months...
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    whatvare flat screen monitors worth?

    whatvare flat screen monitors worth?
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    i would say the frame would weigh at least 2500...

    i would say the frame would weigh at least 2500 lbs if not more. I cut one up that was probably 30 ft long and 10 wide and it weighed over 2000 lbs
  19. @ pronto hauling where in ca are you??

    @ pronto hauling where in ca are you??
  20. yeah I live north of the bay area and I scrap a...

    yeah I live north of the bay area and I scrap a lot of cars w/out paperwork. Im going to cut u three tomorrow lol.
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    so from the feedback so far it sounds like if...

    so from the feedback so far it sounds like if they are complete I will give them a shot ill let you know how it goes.
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    well I wonder how much it takes to break them...

    well I wonder how much it takes to break them down any estimates per computer??
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    @ miked I havnt bought them yet. I was at an...

    @ miked I havnt bought them yet. I was at an auction and one guy who does e-bay asked me if I was interested in buying the towers. I normally scrap steel, copper, aluminum, and what not so I don't...
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    how much are computer towers worth in scrap?

    I made a post yesterday wondering if anyone knows how much computer towers are worth in scrap. I can buy 150 various towers for $ 600 witch comes out to $4 per tower and their are lots of different...
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    is it worth it??

    Today I was offered 150 various computer towers for $600 would that be worth doing??
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