Tater Strikes Again - The Taterjuice Thread

[taterjuice]

Close, patch for tube type tire.

[taterjuice]

Last load I hauled in.


And a first for me, a safe !

[scrapping4ever]

They took it? concrete filled?

[scrapping]

I've taken in a safe or two or three before. I've never been told they won't take them, so I always grab them if i get a chance. Never found anything in them though

[Sirscrapalot]

I've taken a few to, but they weren't filled with concrete. Some hotel safes I got a while back, kept several of the working ones!

Even had the keys!

Sirscrapalot - Lock, drop an roll!

[taterjuice]

They took it? concrete filled?

Sure did, getting 250 # deduct for it. Which I think it is very fair, never weighed it separately but would guess its weighs at least 1500. They opened it up and found a pack rat ! I knew it was empty but given a track hoe it
Was pretty easy for them to open !

[happyisthealero]

should have just pushed it off yourself in stead of telling them, lol or did they know that it was concrete filled?

[happyisthealero]

did you scrap the intrigue? 3800 or 3.5 DOHC? Sorry I'm an Olds Man

[KzScrapper]

should have just pushed it off yourself in stead of telling them, lol or did they know that it was concrete filled?

Tater strikes me as a man of integrity.

[happyisthealero]

No problem, just good to know. I didn't realize that safes were filled with concrete.

I actually get irritated when I see people throw TV tubes and complete vacuums and other plastic items and such in scrapyards.

I'm going to start a thread....

[taterjuice]

did you scrap the intrigue? 3800 or 3.5 DOHC? Sorry I'm an Olds Man

Haven't done anything with it yet. It's the baby north star, 3.5 and let me tell you that motor screams ! Only front wheel drive slush box ive drove that will 3rd gear scratch ! And as to question about the safe, yes my yard knew it had concrete in it, this isn't their first rodeo.

[happyisthealero]

I think it is the best engine I ever got to stomp on as well, lol.

3rd gear scratch???

What did you think of the tranny?

[taterjuice]

If you shift thru the gears, even tho its auto, it will chirp the tires when I hit 3rd ! You really know your Oldsmobiles. I grown up driving them too, I've driven more olds cars than anything else. It's really sad Pontiac and olds aren't made no more.

[taterjuice]

A photo update
1996 buick, blown motor with a rebuilt trany


1993 mustang. Said if ran rough, replaced 1 plug wire and runs great. Pulled motor and trany and scrapped the rest.


1996 olds. Front end damage. Pulled motor and trany, scrapped the rest.


1999 dodge intrepid. Blown motor.


1993 lumina, derby car ! Drove it home for 300.


And my latest whale, a old boxcar ! And there's two of em ! This is the pic of day one, I'll get a current pic soon.

[taterjuice]

Pic of 1st load from rail car, which is both doors and the sides off it.

[bluemeate]

dont those old steel tractor wheels(first pic on the page) go for more than scrap as yard decorations to people with big farmy type properties?

[taterjuice]

dont those old steel tractor wheels(first pic on the page) go for more than scrap as yard decorations to people with big farmy type properties?

Only if you can someone willing to buy them! I unfortunately have yet to find that someone.

[Patriot76]

Tater,

Thank you for the thread. I have learned so much from you and your visitors. Not only from what is said, but from studying your pictures of securing loads, modifications you make to equipment, etc.

Part of my business is to hook up buyers for farm equipment that is repairable. This has been successful because small farmers are willing to take left overs from large farmers. Recently I have been stockpiling items I think are valuable. Some of it is used for personal projects and hope to sell the rest. The plan is to contact art schools and hobby clubs in metropolitan areas and send pictures to see if there is interest. There is no interest in rural areas because everyone has their own pile. I met a lady that visits the flea markets on a regular basis and she thinks she can help me gain contacts. The only thing I have lost in this strategy is time because I have to load it and haul it to my place to store it. If the networking pays off, I will make more money, if not it will be sold as scrap. Still living and learning.

[sawmilleng]

Patriot,

I'm a little confused by your comments....

"farmers are willing to take left overs...."
"There is no interest in rural areas because...."

The two statements seem to be at odds with each other.
Are you saying that farmers will buy the odd bit of stuff but in general are tight fisted scrooges? (Yeah, that's me!!) The second sentence suggests that you have no interested from the locals (rural) areas who should be those farmers you are referring to in the first sentence.

I'm confused here...

Jon.

[Patriot76]

Jon,

Sorry about the confusion. It is two different strategies. My scrapping is my main interest. Sometimes I come across old plows, discs, racks, and hydraulic cylinders. rims and tires, etc. that are still usable but the big farmer has replaced them with larger equipment and just want it gone. I contact the small farmers and they are interested in the leftovers. This week I sold a plow and grain mixer to a farmer that really needed them, but could not find what he wanted. I collect old tractor seats, haymes, steel wheels, old plow blades, etc. for my projects and trying to find an art market for these. These are the things I have been told are valued in urban areas, but a dime a dozen in rural areas. I do not know how this part of the business will pan out, but I will keep you informed. As I type this I realized I should give members of this forum first chance at the art scrap.