Bath Tub.....Is this shred?

[TXf250]

So I picked up my first bath tub. It's from a 1980's fox and jacob house is this steel? Is it to be put with shred or should I weigh in discard shred and then weigh again tub only? I just don't want to loose money by a stupid mistake.
Thanks everyone

[ScrapperNJ26]

shred as long as it's not a cast iron tub.

[TXf250]

Thats what I thought. Thanks scrapper NJ26

[BurlyGuys]

So, cast iron isn't shred? That's what I've been doing with it. Am I making out or losing money here?

[mikeinreco]

Alot of smaller yards have only one grade of scrap metal.....Shred or whatever they want to call it.....At bigger yards they may seperate cast iron from shred and pay a little extra........If that is the only thing you have it's not really woth fooling with (mabye a buck or two difference)

[BurlyGuys]

Thanks! If I start doing more pianos and tubs I'll check into it, otherwise shred.

[mikeinreco]

Pianos.....LOL Guaranteed Money Maker

The reason most people don't scrap pianos

Laziness

The reason I am succesful

Willing to scrap pianos (And other stuff nobody wants to fool with)

[ScrapperNJ26]

So, cast iron isn't shred? That's what I've been doing with it. Am I making out or losing money here?

My yard is only .02 more per lb but when you have a place to store some and you can take up 1,000 or so lbs it's more money then what you would've had.

[Mick]

Here, we have Light Iron and #1 Iron. Generally $80-$100 difference per ton.

[Bear]

Here it's basically 2 prices, short iron, or long iron/tin(both same price). I've been holding on to the shorter heavy stuff hoping to get a load, and maybe a chance to cut some of the longer heavy stuff down. Not sure I'll hang onto it that long, but still trying to, but like some say, it's really not a lot of difference, and maybe not even worth the hassle of cutting the long stuff down

[GeorgeB]

My yard generally pays about $2/100lbs more than shred for all cast.

[Sirscrapalot]

My yard has the normals..shred, alum, stainless, etc. For cast they call it pot metal...cast alum, cast steel..etc. They pay more for it then shred so I'm happy with it. Quite a bit more but not as much as George's yard.

Sirscrapalot - Has been spending to much time at the beach with company in town then working.

[taterjuice]

Cast is usually 30 ton higher at my yard so for sure worth sorting, don't like bath tubs though its a crappy light grade cast. Check with your yard is my advice

[JPete]

My yard is only .02 more per lb but when you have a place to store some and you can take up 1,000 or so lbs it's more money then what you would've had.

They don't care about the porcelain?

[ScrapperNJ26]

They don't care about the porcelain?

No, as long as there's no steel attachments it's all good.

[Filthy]

No, as long as there's no steel attachments it's all good.

yeah, and they like the pink ones

[SuperDave]

I was dissapointed at my yard, had alot of cast(pipe, tub, even a cast coil). Found out the only thing they consider cast is man-hole covers and rotors/drums. I tell the guy, well why do you call it cast then? Just a shrugg..
They advertise cast iron but only accept those 2 things.
At least they paid oversize (10$ more a ton)

[artdart]

Cast is anything that breaks if u hit it with a hammer

[happyscraper]

I use one of the bigest scrap metal companies in the country, They have 2 prices for steel, shred and cars. What diffrance does it make if a cast iron tub has metal attachments or not? I hit my thum with a hammer once and broke it and I don't think it's made of cast iron.I think I commented on three post at once.

[theelectronrecycler]

my local yard doesn't have a different price for cast iron. they only have 2 prices for steel. sheet iron and HMT (heavy melt torch).