Headed to the yard today

Headed to the yard today. Hoping for a good pay check! I have some #2 copper, 1 auto radiator, a few ACR radiators, some batteries, and a little bit of stainless steel. I also have a few electric motors but I might wait to take those in untill I get more.

good luck asan

Good luck! Let us now how it works out

Couldnt get away to go. I will be heading in the morning instead.

well hek! now who's gonna buy the pizza ??

id wait your gonna see higher prices at the yard in the next couple weeks, spot prices are rising

Got there today. Here is what I got
Aluminum copper radiators 26 pounds 1.45/pound=$37.70
Auto Radiators dirty 26 pounds $1.93/pound = $50.18
#2 copper 188 pounds $3.10/pound = $582.80
10/10 extrusions 18 pounds $0.69/pound =$12.42
Non magnetic stainless 96 pounds $0.52/pound = $49.92
Batteries 786 pounds $0.32/pound = $251.52

Grand Total =$984.54 How did I do???

Great job! How long did it take you to collect the load?

Originally Posted by freonjoe

Great job! How long did it take you to collect the load?

About a month.

plum groovy man!

Pretty good pay day depending how much you have in it

Originally Posted by asandahl

Got there today. Here is what I got
Aluminum copper radiators 26 pounds 1.45/pound=$37.70
Auto Radiators dirty 26 pounds $1.93/pound = $50.18
#2 copper 188 pounds $3.10/pound = $582.80
10/10 extrusions 18 pounds $0.69/pound =$12.42
Non magnetic stainless 96 pounds $0.52/pound = $49.92
Batteries 786 pounds $0.32/pound = $251.52

Grand Total =$984.54 How did I do???

thats great, theyre paying $1.45 here for clean copper aluminum fin here and thats way too low for my taste so im just sitting on it, if i could get $1.93 like you did id have no problem selling it, i have about 300 pounds of it from window ac's and full size ac units

Originally Posted by asandahl

Got there today. Here is what I got
Aluminum copper radiators 26 pounds 1.45/pound=$37.70
Auto Radiators dirty 26 pounds $1.93/pound = $50.18
Grand Total =$984.54 How did I do???

You did pretty good, but I am confused on your prices for "Auto Radiators Dirty" Your post said you only had one. Most all of the radiators I get from my stops weigh less than 10#'s each. And you would be lucky to get over $.60/# on a clean one. Where are you going for your scrap?

Originally Posted by Tcgs

You did pretty good, but I am confused on your prices for "Auto Radiators Dirty" Your post said you only had one. Most all of the radiators I get from my stops weigh less than 10#'s each. And you would be lucky to get over $.60/# on a clean one. Where are you going for your scrap?

I had one radiator that weighed 26 pounds and they paid me %1.93/pound. Dirty means it had iron on it. You are really getting screwed at 0.60/pound. Also this was a copper/brass radiator.

Ok, a copper/ aluminum radiator can pay that much. I thought you said it was just aluminum. Where do you take your scrap for those prices?

Why didn't you clean em? I found that after you've removed the metal side bracket it leaves a row of #2 copper exposed along both sides of the radiator. An easy take with a wide chisel

also wondering how much shred did you go through accumulating that load?

Originally Posted by Tcgs

Ok, a copper/ aluminum radiator can pay that much. I thought you said it was just aluminum. Where do you take your scrap for those prices?

I take mine to Alter metal recycling.

Originally Posted by Bear

Why didn't you clean em? I found that after you've removed the metal side bracket it leaves a row of #2 copper exposed along both sides of the radiator. An easy take with a wide chisel

also wondering how much shred did you go through accumulating that load?

Lazy I guess. I just do this for extra money and fun. Not too sure on how much shred yet.