Type of Scrap - Stove

Is a stove considered HMS, mixed steel or shredder bundles? The stove has a thick frame over a quarter inch thick on all sides. HMS pays about $30 more per ton so I want to know before going to scrap yard.

Here in Indy that stove would be shred as for us all white good's are shredder, but that just is who we sell too.

Is it an old cast iron stove?

Not cast iron. I had a feeling it would be classified as shred. Too bad since that pays the lowest amount.

You remove all the brass, copper, and silver?

What brand/make is the stove? Gas or electric?

It's a Tappan gas stove and looks like from the 1950s. No brass or other metals. Weighs 310 pounds. A lot more than a normal stove. Going to the yard tomorrow. Will let you know.

Wait. Is it one of these?

Those are very beautiful. I would love to take it off your hands but I am not in Philly.

Seriously, though, consider harvesting some of the parts, especially the gas piping, valves, and chrome. Unless the whole thing is corroded, those parts are hard to come by and reproductions are not cheap or commonplace. Some people love their vintage kitchen appliances and will pay whatever it takes to keep them in service, especially so for gas ranges. The enameled (not porcelain) parts probably aren't valuable but the inner workings will likely pay way above scrap.

Also, in shredding an old oven, be wary of the mercury temp probe in the back of the box. Some yards are sensitive about mercury probes and ask that you remove them. An oven of that vintage probably has one.

Took the stove in a few days ago and got almost $19 for it. The yard treated as #1 steel which I think is HMS that paid $120 per ton. I'm a repeat customer with everything on file, so maybe that helped.

I picked up a vintage General Motors (not a typo) stove from the early 50's, very very heavy. I have been meaning to see if I could find a buyer so I could get more than scrap for it, but just have not had time. It is very good eye appeal condition, but the burners are missing, as well as some other workings.

Hi Miked,

The stove was really beat up and I doubt if anyone would pay me for it as-is. Maybe there were some parts to strip off but my yard is about full with paper and cardboard so something had to go. I was happy with what I got for it.