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    Merrit Cattle Trailers

    I am about to scrap a set of aluminum cattle trailers and trying to get an approximate tonnage of aluminum and iron.



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    photos and dimensions might help us to give you an educated guess

    OR

    Here's my WILD A** GUESS:

    100lbs of Aluminum
    500 lbs of Steel

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    Quote Originally Posted by daw_green_clean View Post
    photos and dimensions might help us to give you an educated guess

    OR

    Here's my WILD A** GUESS:

    100lbs of Aluminum
    500 lbs of Steel
    I'd add a zero to each of those.
    People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.

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    69 tons Bob.

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    What's the condition of the trailers? They would be worth far more as working cattle trailers. If they are repairable get the titles. If not scrape one and see how it goes.

    Read more, ask less, best of luck, Mike.

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    Maybe look for a tag that has a model number, then contact Merritt? Or tag might even have weight/specs.

    http://www.merrittequipment.com/new-...-trailers.html

    I would think they'd be worth far more as trailers, but do what you need to do.

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    my town has a farm auction every 6 mos. The auction yard is next door to one of the dumpsters on my run so I look over and see what's new every day. Can't imagine why you would trash that unless they were in a wreck. A head on collision of two cattle carriers !!! lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dumpster Dee View Post
    Can't imagine why you would trash that unless they were in a wreck. A head on collision of two cattle carriers !!! lol
    Maybe he belongs to PETA?!
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    too funny KZ

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    You know what that stands for??? NO, not what you think.
    People Eating Tasty Animals LOL

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    Thats what the cattle trailer is for right? Hauling them to the butchers? I like tasty animals too....

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    I would guess about 50-50 if the floor is aluminum and frame is steel. I have seen flatbed trailers with aluminum frames so these might to and then they would be 80-20.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    I'd add a zero to each of those.
    But Mick ---- It's my WAG !!! I hope we didn't scare off the OP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    You know what that stands for??? NO, not what you think.
    People Eating Tasty Animals LOL
    That's great. Gonna have to use that one sometime.
    Eat. Sleep. Scrap.

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    Im averaging just under $1200 per trailer on aluminum sided vans. Most were 40 footers. Average time 45 hours. I am working up a spreadsheet breaking down aluminum and steel content, Its not aneasy venture to separate everything out. I am working on my 5th trailer in past 6 weeks and it is getting a little easier, but I have a plasma cutter and my wife runs the crane ;-). Without those you add another 20 hrs.


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