miscalculating scrapper knowledge

Originally Posted by jghilino

i am getting 18 cents pound for the entire vaccum as shred

You're gettin 18 cents for shred ?? I'm lucky here nowdays to get 6 or 7 !

Originally Posted by jghilino

"Copper Motors used to be worth a lot more as is. Now were just getting a Dirty AL price around .22/lb"


Cut the cord and throw the rest in the shred pile, im not busting open vacuums to make an extra 50 cents anymore, i am getting 18 cents pound for the entire vaccum as shred so why should i pull the motor out to get paid 22 cents for it and noting for the carcass. The math does not work. If anything i am losing money and wasting man hours by taking them apart.

thats awesome if you can toss the full sweeper in as shread, my yard wont let me do that - too much plastic

Originally Posted by jghilino

"Copper Motors used to be worth a lot more as is. Now were just getting a Dirty AL price around .22/lb"


Cut the cord and throw the rest in the shred pile, im not busting open vacuums to make an extra 50 cents anymore, i am getting 18 cents pound for the entire vaccum as shred so why should i pull the motor out to get paid 22 cents for it and noting for the carcass. The math does not work. If anything i am losing money and wasting man hours by taking them apart.

It is absolutely unbelievable that you ate getting $360 a ton for shred. That would be the highest quoted price I have ever seen on this forum.

By me they yard buys electric motors this can be any electric motor or transformer

Dirty alum is any alum with steel, plastic or wood attached

We do have a painted alum category as well

Originally Posted by 41haikuwarriors

It is absolutely unbelievable that you ate getting $360 a ton for shred. That would be the highest quoted price I have ever seen on this forum.

No kidding! The highest for me was only $210.00 a gross ton in the almost 4 years I've been doing this!!