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Snag a cheap laptop with internet built in that way a lot of restaurants and hotels and other businesses have free wifi and you can jump on their signal and have on-the-go internet. My daughter noticed on her laptop that there is 3 strong signals at our house besides ours. If ours went out she could jump on any of them.
LOL I have a cheap laptop, the taps on the keyboard are falling off, the DVD-R packed it in ages ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
I want a new laptop with lots of CPU and ram with a SSD drive and it wont be another Toshiba.
If any of our members own a SSD or tried them out, I would like to have some feedback are they worth the money.
SSD's are nice and fast but whether its worth it or not depend on what you are going to be using it for. I haven't found many people who actually need them but I have a few customers who get them just to say they have a SSD in their computer. I have a hard time justifying the cost and right now they have limited storage.
If you live on the computer and make your money with it and it has to be the fastest it can be then its worth it. Other than that stick with the moving parts.
Cashed out with Jack this morning, grossed $3160.00 for this past week anyhow Jack is stammering and muttering about the weight but still not showing any hesitation writing out he check. As he handed the check over I'm asking him if he's running short on money.
I have a strong dislike for a man who has to make a display of paying up when its time to square up.
Yesterday was and good and bad day, first out with the bad. That red pick up was loaded with household garbage, the gray car on top came from the same guy to whom I paid the money to. Now for the twist, a woman not living at the address where I picked up the gray sent her brother over claiming that I had her car and that she was going to have the police over to my yard - no big deal I have a signed receipt.
So I go over to see the woman to settle the score, I show her the receipt telling here that the cops would do squat, if she wished to pursue it legally it was a civil matter. In other words I was not about to leave myself open to being blackmailed. I'm told by another fellow that this car sat at Sean's for the past 2 years. Anyhow I anti up without further complaint she signs off the car, and my reputation is intact.
Paying twice for the same car is no big deal, the payment shows as expense and will be dealt with come tax time.
After dealing with her drive the load over to the reservation landfill to empty out that red pick up, while I'm there a guy pulls in with an offer of 5 pick ups and 2 cars which I purchased to get this new week underway. Then on the way home from Jacks this morning stopped into the Electrical contractors shop to settle up on a $50.00 matter thats been open on his books since last fall.
Angus the owner gave me a huge lot of metal conveyor sections with rollers, plus a huge lot electrical box's, a bin full of metal and a large transformer, so it goes to show it pays to pay your bills.
Something the scrap forum members would not be aware of unless they read a post from the GRF made over a year ago. I had purchased a large Quonset hut from a farmer who owned the vacant farm land where the building was located. Any how to the point, paid $500.00 for the building with an offer to clean up all the scrap laying about, which the farmer gladly threw into the deal.
Part of that scrap was a very large pile of copper wire, 3 large transformers which netted me $8000.00, sold the farm scrap to Jack where is as is and never had to lift a finger other than to deal with the copper wire and transformers. To load the transformers hired a farmer with a front end loader who charged me $50.00.
While dismantling the building thought one afternoon why not set fire to the grass and see if there's anymore copper hidden, well yes sir there certainly was the only problem is that my fire got into the building.
There goes my building up in smoke, the old 3 story farm house and a garage - also gone. The house in flames was most spectacular. Couple of days later after the ashes cooled went in and got the copper pipe and wiring from the ruins.
Lucky for me that the farmer wanted the home site cleared away, house and garage were not a liability to me.
This pretty much sums up my life, one screw up into another.
I wouldn't call it one screw up after another - sounds more like one adventure after another. I love reading your posts - I never know what to expect.
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Originally Posted by waredu
Yesterday the Native dude who told me that the gray had been abandoned for 2 years, is a buddy of mine. When I told him that it was carved in stone my woman is moving back to BC. He says the I'll have to find a young woman from the reserve that is till producing so that I can add some color into the reserve.
I told him that I thought the Hudson's Bay Co, had done that years ago.
Yea I really look forward to getting up in the mornings you never know how your day is going to go. My next woman if there's to be one in my life will not be another sleeper.
Todays haul for May 13/2012 -- 15,940 lbs.
Medium sized transformer, a free score from the Electrical Shop along with 3500 lbs of long box's some 10 feet long that were part of yesterdays load.
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O.O i just clean 200 lbs of low grade tv boards and i bet all the transformers still dont add up to that beast.
This load is going over to Jacks this evening, I cut the roof off of the Van making it easier to load engine blocks and transmissions, the empty spaces fill with rims and drive shafts. This is going to be a sweet load.
I'll post the weight on my return from the yard, which will be a bit late as I have one car at that end of my run to haul in before coming home.
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Gus, are you ever going to run out of cars to haul?
Gus, has the truck paid for itself yet, you might think about putting a second one on the road if you have cars backed up.
I hope so I need a brake, the load above weighed in at 10,400 lbs, then that other car from Jacks end weighed 2700 lbs plus I skidded in a swather behind the loaded car on a chain.Quote:
Originally Posted by freonjoe
The wheel were locked up on the swather and the header touching the ground pulled that sucker in 2nd gear high range all the way to Jacks yard via gravel roads, biggest dust storm you ever seen behind me.
It was gravel all the way with the exception of a half mile of pavement, by the time I hit this short stretch of pavement the tires were worn down to the rims, with the rims locked up and the header dragging there was a nice shower of sparks trailing behind.
Did not weigh up the swather, I'll get Jack to do a guestimate, as it would be impossible to go over the scale with that wide header.
No the truck has not paid for itself yet, I'm writing it down over a two year period. And there wont be a 2nd truck going on the road, maybe a larger trailer for white goods. I'm keeping my eye open for an old grain truck that can be converted.
Tomorrow I'm going after that septic tank truck, Jessie is going to give me a hand towing it over to my place where I can weld up a tow bar an get some running lights on it then I'm going to cut the top of the tank open letting the pieces fall into the tank. Once the tank is open fill it with scrap. Should be able to haul two cars on the crane truck with the septic truck in tow.
That 466 diesel has plenty of power but heavy on fuel, when I get some cash ahead I'll get some new tips for the injectors.
Maybe fabricate something like this out of the tanker, open the top to load scrap into.Quote:
Tomorrow I'm going after that septic tank truck, Jessie is going to give me a hand towing it over to my place where I can weld up a tow bar an get some running lights on it then I'm going to cut the top of the tank open letting the pieces fall into the tank. Once the tank is open fill it with scrap. Should be able to haul two cars on the crane truck with the septic truck in tow.
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Had the scrounge up some tires for the rear of this septic truck, after putting them on went over to fetch Jessie only to find that he's on an extended vacation in the slammer so much for the hired help.
Not to be deterred by this hooked up two short chains stuck the septic tuck into 2n gear and towed her home, about a 1/4 mile from my driveway the engine was steaming hot billowing steam out from under the front fenders when two police cars turned on the same street coming towards me into town, this is where the Detachment is located.
They just waved and kept on going, anyhow the truck is now in my yard where I will weld up a proper tow bar to haul it over to Jacks yard. Rest of the afternoon is wasted, I have a guy coming tomorrow to buy my Massey 35 so I have to round up all the spare parts.
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Water pump had been dribbling antifreeze the last week or so and finally calved this afternoon, I knew it was going to go eventually and was not looking forward to changing it, now that I'm forced into this job a few pictures.
The come a long is hooked up to the crane overhead.
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First haul after the water pump repair, May 20/12,,, 10,640 lbs..
Have a customer coming over in the morning for a couple of Model A frames I have kept aside from going to the scrap yard. Then another guy is coming over to finish up on some gold I'm teaching him to refine then try and get some scrap cut up into manageable sizes to be used as car stuffer.
Loaned the gold dude my books on refining, then do a Q & A with him, I do not think that he's going to be a very good student and I do not have the time to hold his hand during every step of the process.
Something besides cars, guy from conservation came knocking on my door and wanted me to pick up this scrap from one of their sites. This is the stuff that I'll be cutting up tomorrow afternoon. I have another Van that needs stuffing.
To bad the old Ford flathead V8 is so far gone.
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The rusted wheels and whatever the long rusted thing could be sold to a decorator or something along those lines. I know your not worried about it but just adding in 2 cents.
Next weekend the Reserve is having its annual demolition derby, so there should be plenty more scrap cars for me to haul away. Moving in next to the Indian Reserve was the best thing I've ever done.
This load is heading to the yard this evening.
Edit to add weight of load, 6440 lbs
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As great as this forum is, this is the best thread I have ever read in my life.
That demo car is just getting broke in, usually when their bent in half is when their used up. Now this one is used up,
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This evenings haul, spoke with Jack this morning and he's getting anxious to square up with me.
No cats on either vehicle, truck came filled with garbage, have to make a run to the dump later, I'll take some pictures of the treasures waiting for me to get when I have some spare time to start hauling.
Spare time is a joke these days, I've been invited to get cars from another Reserve which is larger with more people than my neighboring Res, I'll need a trailer capable of handling two cars to make the extra mileage traveled pay.
Edit to add weight of load: 7140 lbs.
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Glad to things are going so well. So do you have an eye out for the next truck or is this one going to last for a while? Mike
This one has a strong engine, front brakes need to be done before the next safety. If the engine does calve I have a spare that is even in better condition with much less miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by miked
Jack has an old grain truck that was converted into a trailer, they left the differential under it for an axle which also has hydraulic brakes. Just got off the phone with the safety inspection guys making an inquiry about that diff being legal for a trailer axle.
The good news is it is, bad news is that I want air brakes which means I would have to swap out the axle, no big deal I have one to install. Then I need to add an air tank and a few other goodies. If your wondering why all the fuss about having air brakes.
With air brakes I can install a spring brake which when the trailer is parked stays put until aired up. So when your backing up to the trailer to hitch up your not chasing it around the yard. Plus with the spring brake theres no need th chalk the wheels, unless your doing a drivers examination.
Jack's trailer has a nice long box on it with a hydraulic hoist, I have an open ( spare ) spool valve on the crane that could be plumbed to operate the hoist. It's still not the trailer I desire but the price is right.
How far away is the other reserve? Sounds like your cat project is going to get put on hold for awhile!
The reserve is another 45 minutes west of me and its huge by comparison the houses are more spread out so maybe an hour and a half or more to get a load then not everyone is going to be home. Most likely have to cover the same ground twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by freonjoe
Nice thing working from my home area is that people come knocking at my door with offerings and they usually have more than one car, one guy I bought from last week has 7 cars, paid for but not yet picked up. I've been busy picking the ones I bought last fall along with a few new ones.
The cat project is still ongoing. I have no schedule to work to, I'm happy as long as the rent gets paid and my dog has food in his dish.
Tomorrow I'm heading out to a farm to pick up the remainder of some scrap given to me, most likely needs cutting up to be added into cars as stuffer material.
i need me a truck like this
No reason why you don't have one, late last year I built a homemade car trailer from axles taken out of an old RV. The fist cars hauled were loaded using a come a long then once I made enough money added an electric winch to the trailer. I only hauled for a couple of months before I had enough money to buy the crane truck, then over the winter sold some goodies on ebay to buy my LED lights.Quote:
Originally Posted by wescrapmetal
After the safety on the truck this year I had $7.00 to my name, pulled the plates and insurance from my daily driver to plate the crane truck that's how broke I was, currently my bank account stands just under $2000,00 and Jack owes me another $5,000.00 and I have $1,500.00 in my pocket.
Last summer my woman was making noises about moving back to B.C, she is leaving later this month, after rearranging our finances had to take evasive action or settle for welfare.
Decided to do a short video of this yard I'm currently cleaning up, darn things breed like rabbits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQP40...2&feature=plcp
Anyone care to guess how many tons,,,, this is the whitegoods that the reserve wants me to clean up. I must say that I'm not overly impressed with the idea and would gladly pass this job along.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_DdbfpnGDQ&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
How many tons are you legally allowed to haul. What about using the straps and not chains I need to go threw the dot scales on the way to the yard no way around
I would definitely pass on the whitegoods. Unless you have a grapple loader and a couple of grain trucks to load it in.
He's basically got the grapple and will be getting a box trailer. He can load the trailer heavy cause he has a big enough truck to control it.Quote:
Originally Posted by freonjoe
As long as you don't have to have it cleaned by such-and-such date - don't pass on it. Consider it a little hidey hole of money for when you need it. Also, think of all the good will you're building up for any future dealings with the reservations.
Time for some side frames on that hauling truck you have. Crush it with a bobcat flat and load it up and haul it in. You might only get three tons at a time though.
I doubt the other Rural Municipality's are as dumb as the one I live in, they will not let the Indians use the white mans dump which makes no sense to me and the RM tenders out the scrap pile at least twice a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by waredu
This Province suffers from one room school house mentality with too much inbreeding. Its lunacy that the RM will not let the Natives use the dump to which they would profit from.
And you don't want to make waves as the counselors who run the RM are either married or related by marriage to someone living in the RM your campaign would be a short one.
My neighbor over in the old place was a **** head, called up environment over my home foundry, then the landfill site set a large container just for my garbage so that they could sort through it. Another neighbor had a truck filled with garbage and I offered to take it to the dump to give them more stuff to sort through and be ****ed if they didn't find a live round.
The RM fined me $100.00 then had a process server deliver the letter for another $150.00, I smiled and sent them a check then moved shortly after.
Some neighbors are like oil and water they don't mix.
Trailer is home, paying it off in three installments at $500.00 each, two left to go.
Now to get all the lights ship shape, tomorrow I'm heading over to a small shop that makes up hydraulic hoses to have that extra spool plumbed in so that the hoist is operational. Probably sneak a few loads over with the trailer before changing that axle over to air brakes and getting that safety and plates. Just hang a slow moving sign on the back end, those reflecting triangle things you see on farm equipment.
It pulls aright and easy to back up which count in my book. Think I over paid for it, but thats life.
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Thats an awsome looking rig Gus. Hope it works well for you.