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Message started by berekdinda1 on 09/28/12 at 23:37:18

Title: scrapping left over
Post by berekdinda1 on 09/28/12 at 23:37:18

Is it worth scrapping left over random metal?
I got a old broken Chinese floor car jack, some old door hardware (lock, deadbolt, hinges). Maybe 50 lbs total. Does it amount to anything at the scrap yard? Or is it like 50 cents?

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/29/12 at 02:24:56

Call thjem & ask them what theyre paying. It changes, You mite have $7.50 or you mite have $15.00,,
Orrr,, you mite just have fitty cent,,

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by arteacher on 09/29/12 at 03:52:12

You get more if it is "cleaned"- meaning sorted. Separate brass, copper and aluminum and you will get a better price.
I had an old aluminum extension ladder that I took the white metal and steel parts off and got $60 for it.

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by Dave on 09/29/12 at 04:12:35

I have been cleaning up the property of a friend of mine that passed away, and he had lots of metal. Last fall I took a load and the price was $ 280 a ton for steel. Last week I took a load and the price had dropped to $ 165 a ton.

The metal recycle place is close towork, and I occasionally just drop something off for no money. It is better that it is recycled than just dumped in the land fill. Other times if I see a fellow at the gas station next door with a load of metal - I will just give them the metal to include in their load.

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by Cavi Mike on 09/29/12 at 06:27:04

Car jack has oil in it so they're gonna hit you for that. It's probably not even worth your gas money anyways.

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by Boofer on 09/29/12 at 11:20:21

Call and ask first. It depends on where you live and if they have a glut of certain metal. Copper is usually good with aluminum going up and down. Also, some yards like to deal with small loads while others only recycle industrial from factories. Let us know how you came out. It may surprise us all. ;)

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by ZAR on 09/29/12 at 18:12:18

Is scrapping worth doing? It really depends,but I've paid my insurance,bought goodies for the bikes,bought ham radios and on and on.....from the money I've made scrapping junk metal. And that's just doing it a little at a time, mostly stuff other people are throwing away,old mowers and tillers,junk window AC's and the like. Every time I take a pickup load off it's $75-$200.

Worth it to me for 5 or 6 hours a month!

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/29/12 at 19:36:33

Last time I junked a window unit they made me show them the receipt for the replacement,
Wanna sell 1 pound of copper here? YOu weigh it in, they frix a ticket, you create an account, give them a thumbprint,,a THUMBPRINT,, & theyll Mail you a check,,

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by ZAR on 09/29/12 at 19:51:36

584741465B5C6D5D6D55474B00320 wrote:

Dang JOG.....what "police state" do you live in anyway???? No, on second thought don't answer that...Might bring repercussions to your neighborhood! That just flat out SUCKS !!!

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by runwyrlph on 09/29/12 at 19:54:43

our local scrapyard is paying $10.25/ 100lb for junk right now. probably not worth it for 50 lb. my boy scout troop does a scrap drive evry yr or 2 as a fundraiser. we gather up the 50 or 100lbs of scrap people have laying around - clean up their garage or yard - scouts get enough $$ to do some camping trips and get the benefit of working for it!

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/29/12 at 20:50:58

011A095B0 wrote:

[quote author=584741465B5C6D5D6D55474B00320 link=1348900638/0#7 date=1348972593]Last time I junked a window unit they made me show them the receipt for the replacement,
Wanna sell 1 pound of copper here? YOu weigh it in, they frix a ticket, you create an account, give them a thumbprint,,a THUMBPRINT,, & theyll Mail you a check,,

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by WD on 09/30/12 at 09:29:55

Couple months ago I took in a load of aluminum cans that had my pickup squatting. Got all of $48 dollars AND had to show them my driver's license before they would pay me. For aluminum cans. What, they think I knocked off somebody over some frigging junk? I've got several TONS of steel, iron, copper and aluminum here. I think I'm just going to weld up a reef for the pond or dig a big hole and bury it. Not worth the headaches.

Thank you tweakers and crack heads. >:(

Oh, Memphis TN area.

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by Paraquat on 10/01/12 at 18:53:39

I brought 76 lbs of aluminum to a scrapper and barely covered my gas money.
Good aluminum. 6061-T6.

Edit:
Found the receipt while cleaning out my truck.
72 lbs of 6061-T6 @ .3/LB - 36 dollars
11 lbs 300 series stainless - @ .5/LB - 3.30
53 lbs misca steel - @.4/LB - 21.20 (I can't remember what this was though)
$60.50

--Steve

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by ToesNose on 10/02/12 at 04:14:48

I do it just for the recycling aspect of it, beats that metal just laying around or at the bottom of a landfill somewhere. As for showing my license, doesn't bother me.

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by Dave on 10/02/12 at 04:43:54

I recycle when I can. There is a place right down the street from work. Small quantities of aluminum or copper or stainless steel are quick to sell as they have wheelbarrows and a small scale right up front. When you have a trailer load things are slower as you have to get the truck weighed, wait in line to unload, and get weighed again. It doesn't cost me anything in fuel to go as they are 1 mile from where I work.....it is just the time. The last first time I went I had a trailer full of heavy steel and a truck bed full of aluminum.....and I got $ 700, the last time I went I only had a trailer load of steel and I got $ 217. Steel prices are down right now.

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by arteacher on 10/02/12 at 05:11:05

I used to do maintenance for our condo corp. Part of that was replacing mill spec (unpainted) aluminum storm doors. I would save them up until I had 10 or so, clean them of all weather stripping and white metal or steel parts, and haul them off the to the scrap yard. I would get $50-$75 per load.
The corp decided to replace all the exterior tap cartridges, and found it cheaper to buy complete taps than it was to buy just the guts. I had 150 brass castings left over, which got me $65 at the scrapyard.
We had a real a$$hole of a tenant who skipped out on the rent, and all the wiring in the unit. The owner sold it as is. That was a real fixer-upper!
We had all our aluminum siding replaced with vinyl, and in the contract we had the contractor deduct the scrap value of the aluminum from the cost of materials. That was several thousand dollars.

Title: Re: scrapping left over
Post by WeWontBlink on 10/05/12 at 10:12:28

0B141215080F3E0E3E06141853610 wrote:

[quote author=011A095B0 link=1348900638/0#8 date=1348973496][quote author=584741465B5C6D5D6D55474B00320 link=1348900638/0#7 date=1348972593]Last time I junked a window unit they made me show them the receipt for the replacement,
Wanna sell 1 pound of copper here? YOu weigh it in, they frix a ticket, you create an account, give them a thumbprint,,a THUMBPRINT,, & theyll Mail you a check,,

Dang JOG.....what "police state" do you live in anyway???? No, on second thought don't answer that...Might bring repercussions to your neighborhood! That just flat out SUCKS !!!
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The scrapyard is in Longview Texas,,Of Course thers a "reason",, people stealing copper.. Well,, CRQAP, REally? You mean to tell me they cant tell the difference between some guy comin in once or twice a year with the kind of crap ya build up if youre doing some work around the house & one ancient window unit & someone who comes in every coupla weeks with a coula hundred pounds of copper? Nooo,, its just soo much easier to play "Guilty till proven innocent",, [/quote]
I work at a scrap yard in TX. We can definitely tell the difference. There are red flags that are easy to spot. We have working relationships with all the law enforcement agencies in the region and bust thieves pretty regularly. It's the law in Texas that requires us to get ID's and receipts. TX is somewhat lenient, too. As someone said earlier they had to give thumbprints. Some states require pictures of the customers selling scrap, some require the scrapyard to hold the material for a period of time before sending payment. Each state govt can regulate as they see fit. :o