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    Out four wheeling

    Spring is here and with spring comes melting snow and with melting snow comes treasures. I ride up and down the gravel roads around my house and find dozens of bottles and cans. I know this isn't much and alot of you wouldnt stop for a can on the side of the road but it is 5 cents to me. Also found some sites while hunting last spring that has a bunch of aluminium siding from a tornado several years ago in the tall grass. going to be picking that up soon. Have a good day scrappers.

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    I got a small bag of cans while taking my 8 month old for a walk..not much, but hey, something ur guna do anyways..just like you..never hurts to add to the piles while doing something you enjoy..

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    one of my favrite pastimes is taking my older son up to the landing strip, where eveyone goes to shoot, we pick up brass/ scrap neat rocks.

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    My kids love ditching and we are getting enough cans I'm thinking about building a press. I'm working down in Nebraska and I am amazed at the amount of scrap and trash in the ditches. When I get the opportunity I grab what I can. Every week I bring home at least a garbage bag full of cans and other various treasures.
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    Quote Originally Posted by beardo View Post
    My kids love ditching and we are getting enough cans I'm thinking about building a press. I'm working down in Nebraska and I am amazed at the amount of scrap and trash in the ditches. When I get the opportunity I grab what I can. Every week I bring home at least a garbage bag full of cans and other various treasures.
    Check out you tube, there is quite a few balers that people have made. Google "Homemade aluminum can Baler" to see a few different ones.
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    Not to hijack the thread but I had to stop watching the videos because my dreams were filled with images of perfect squares and hydraulics!!!

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