What's yours? I'm just curious.
My favorite thing to tear down is ceiling fans.
Just simply because 99% of them something for almost every respective bucket I have.
Brass, Copper, Insulated wires, aluminum, mixed scrap.
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What's yours? I'm just curious.
My favorite thing to tear down is ceiling fans.
Just simply because 99% of them something for almost every respective bucket I have.
Brass, Copper, Insulated wires, aluminum, mixed scrap.
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220 wiring and (just discovered) welding cable.
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
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Computer hard drives.
Experienced Scrapper
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Welding equipment. It's full of copper and copper and, oh yeah, copper.
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Totally! I was going to sell one and decided to scrap instead. Must have been 60 pounds of copper.Originally Posted by ArgonWelding
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I'm going to have to say dryers, as I now feel like each one is a scratch off lottery ticket. Never know what you'll find!
Experienced Scrapper
ditto that...........
Experienced Scrapper
the other week i hit the JACKPOT on a coin op machine from a recently sold rental property. the new owner opend the one cash box $7 in it he let me have it said hopefully theres a nice profit in it for you when we couldnt get the other one to open. when i broke the cashbox with my sledgehammer $460+ in quarters and loonies poured out into the snow in my driveway it took me two hours to count and roll the coin lol first and only time ive ever had that happen but im keeping the smashed up cash box as a memento to that day lol
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Air conditioners - they have aluminum/copper "fins", copper tubing and wiring and electric motors... sometimes aluminum covers.
transmissions, some engine heads, lawnmowers - cast aluminum
Copper wire - copper of course and now that I have my stripping machine, it's much easier on me.
aluminum cook ware - not much to do to them to clean up
Scrapped one vehicle so far but I like that. And some appliances.
I need to figure out a better way to tear down coils.
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Hahahaha, ahh, only in Nampa. ;-)
Scrapped one vehicle so far but I like that. And some appliances.
I need to figure out a better way to tear down coils.
lol. true. prolly couldn't get away with it in Boise...not for long anyways.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
Air Conditioners.... They've got the number 2, the electric motor, the radiators. All of it makes me happy. 4 air conditioners and I can go three days and be okay fiscally. I like vacuum cleaners a lot too. In my town, most idiots just cut the cord and leave them thinking they'll strike it rich on insulated. I can get $3.00 on the motors inside them versus 50 cents for the cord. Big difference.
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Computer towers. Love me some CPUs and motherboards.
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Hmm. TV's/CRT monitors. I've torn down roughly 45-50 of them. Have it down to a science now. Dryers, because you never know what you'll find! Big screen TV's. Lots of wood, but LOTS of aluminum heat sinks.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Vehicles...all day long. Break it down, then stuff it to the brim. 2nd choice...large iron. I'll take on anything, but the only time I dig into the big piles of "assorted other" junk to break down, is when I lack small iron to stuff in the car bodies. I break down my non ferrous until I have enough leftovers to finish stuffing my load of cars. Depending on the size of the cars, I take in 2-4 at a time about once a week. When my non ferrous room is full, I stuff my pickup and small trailer & take it in. When my "core room is full, I do the same, but that's about a 3 day job. When my "box" (apickup box on blocks) is full of electric motors, I take it in.
P.S. Nothing wrong with putting one on it's side, or on it's top to get the cat or other goodies you may want to save, like the 9" in that sideways Ford. I also use an air chisel to split the roof so it will hold more "stuffing material"
I don't need paperwork, just a VIN, and that is somewhat optional.
Last edited by c4f5; 04-21-2011 at 10:53 PM. Reason: additional comment
I posted an ad on CL for the 9" while I was stripping the truck. Had some interest, but no follow through. After about a month I took it in with a current load.
I put that on its side to get the running boards, and a fair amount of brass/copper lines/valves tying the 3 fuel tanks together. Also the wire along frame rail.
Dad has a skidsteer with forks, so it was quick work.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Medium sized tractor (old Allis 7060) with forks does it for me
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Idaho, I'm just curious, is that an air conditioned outhouse in the background???lol
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