With low prices, I'm seeing more and more owners cut up their own vehicles

..and bring them in to scrap rather than calling any of the numerous ''We buy cars for cash!'' numbers.

This week alone three came over the scales in pieces!

Now, I don't know but, I highly doubt they made more money doing it that way but maybe they just figured screw it! I'll just scrap it myself!

Is there any policy at your yard about cutting? I'd assume they'd be better to just drag it in whole???

I was under the awning of the payout office waiting for the cashier to add up my weights and do the payout of $.

I watch as a guy (who I don't trust) drives in with a car chassis upside down on a trailer and parks on the weighbridge.

As he drives off I say to the employee "Watch that guy, he was going to steal a car off my metal source guys 'scrap drop off' yard once.
But he won't get much for that chassis"
and the employee nods .

"And hes forgotton to take the catalytic converter off too"(I do a piggy 'back snort')

and the employee nods and nearly headbutts the keyboard while chuckling.

Any time I saw a car cut up I had reservations about "WHY?"
If you have a legit title for the car.. the idea of wasting time, effort and cutting materials to cut the car up makes ZERO sense.

In a lot of states if a car is cut up.. it is considered "no longer a car" it is just sheet steel
Sadly I saw a lot of guys who cut up cars.. and the reasons were because they didn't have title..
One of the reasons I got out of hauling cars at all.. around here.. lots of "dirty pool" going on! Makes the guy who ran legit still suspect by law enforcement.

Imagine how many hours that takes. If you have the title, I'd just trailer it. A little time to load, and you're off.

Of course, pull the valuable stuff. But, this?

The last one I parted out and scrapped I gave away the unibody so I didn't have to haul it since I didn't have a trailer hahahaha..

Neither did this guy.

I thought that guy pulled the "car on the back of a truck" stunt twice. The funny thing about the photo above was that the yard was right across the street. I bet that police officer had a field day on him, though!

He did.. got snagged TWICE for it!
Can't find the second set of pics I had.. but someone here has them of him getting tagged!

I dunno, it fits in the back of the truck, its off the ground and looks to be chained or strapped. I might try that if I could get it on my truck!

Found them:

Originally Posted by newattitude

I dunno, it fits in the back of the truck, its off the ground and looks to be chained or strapped. I might try that if I could get it on my truck!

Let's do some math. That Chevrolet has 6 bolt rims, meaning it's either a half-ton 4x4 model, or a "Light Duty 3/4 ton". We'll give him benefit of the doubt, and call it an LD 3/4 ton. The GVWR should be around 7500#, depending on the engine and transmission. The truck will have a payload capacity of less than 2000# (My "true" 3/4T Dodge can legally haul 1900#). That is a 1996-1999 Taurus. The curb weight for the 1999 Taurus is over 3300#. Granted, you can dock some for fluids missing. But, right there, he is over the weight limits of that truck by a good 1000#. Now, to carry the Taurus and the weight of the truck, you would need either 10-ply tires or steel-carcass ones, like the Goodyear Unisteel, to be rated legally there. I doubt that he has those.

Considering the length of the Ford Taurus, he should have around 100" of rear overhang. That's over 8 feet of overhang! He would need, at minimum, a red flag hanging off the rear. The rear overhang is so long that it's acting like a lever against the tie-down on the front. His ratchet strap is bending the stake pocket badly. That's unsafe right there.

He's also obscured the view to the taillights (Tires would get in the way from a behind view). It looks like he's used his come-a-long to attach to the mirror mount on the car, which is a useless anchoring point.

That's just the Taurus! The van is worse- he's dragging parts, that one looks like it could slide off, and if it has the engine or transmission, he has weight behind the rear axle, which adds to the strain on the truck.

In my mind, someone who risks public safety by showing that much blatant disregard to traffic laws and common sense should be punished. Someone who does it twice should have their license suspended.

I've pulled dumb stunts, but that is beyond crazy!

Now, how did he get them on there anyways? It would have taken less time to flat tow them!

In my mind, someone who risks public safety by showing that much blatant disregard to traffic laws and common sense should be punished. Someone who does it twice should have their license suspended.

I have the whole story saved somewhere in this mess. He had borrowed the first truck and it got impounded, turned right around and borrowed another "buddies" truck and that one had the van on back. Like the saying here "you can't fix stupid".

I read the story ages ago, but I can't remember all the details. I know the Taurus happened first, but I can't remember if he owned that red Chevrolet/GMC or borrowed it. I know the white truck was borrowed. I think they happened in a real short period of time.

You certainly are right- you can't fix stupid! Just try to stay off the roads when it's driving....

What I would really like to see is a video of those beasts being loaded on the truck. Now that would be interesting...
(And why would he not just pull the Taurus?)

Boy oh boy did we derail this thread. I'm sorry for contributing to the train wreck.