First step - New way Scrapping

I must be crazy , but I will make sense of it . The truck is nice , I NEED A TRAILER & all will be fine .
Once and for all have to blend the life of a scrapper with the need of dignity.
The gas MPG - I used the tried and true method of gas gage estimating, this truck sips
I drove speed limit and slow to achieve speed . I drove a lot , up to my home ,
back to town then here and there I put some miles down ,
notice very little gas gage movement from 3/4 to half tank . I put in $10 & I was shocked almost full . I had become all to used to putting in $10
& excepting the bottomless pit of gas thirst.
So dramatic was my response I put in the $10 with no thought I get into truck and see almost full
It was a Godly moment I was with my kids & was just looking at gauge with a feeling like is this happening ?
I have a ways to go . I need money for a trailer .
For the moment I need find a yard that will pay well for
Computer stuff. From Binghamton NY I will drive out 250 miles
depending of paying price Any recommendations ?

Congrats on the truck. Keep on rolling.

Pretty nice ride. Nothing like the fresh pickup feel, wears off in bout 50k tho.

Not sure what to think.........I always envisioned CopperHead as the ultimate curb shopper (NOT A BAD THING I HAVE DONE MY SHARE)......I had images of him with the beat up old scrap truck loading 1000lb file cabinets like a SUPER HUMAN SCRAP MAN.......Not sure what to think now.......Does that truck have a bed cover?.......I now see him as a fine upstanding citizen but will he continue to wear that "S" on his chest which denotes "SUPER SCRAPPER"

RIP - Flat Black Dodge
The police let you slide 100%

Lets see , Ok first I still have a beat up Ranger & that was the truck I used for the recent file cabinets . From my past I learned what scrap work does to a truck so
I will make sure I have a classic scrap truck ,The ranger wile not my dream type of scrapper truck was $150 & could not pass up on that .it's a great hunter truck with great heat and 4X4 that works perfect still in time I'd like to find a Ford Chev or Dodge 2 x or 4X4 8 foot bed with most important a V6 or in-line 6 the V8 is unnecessary for for hunting Till hat opportunity shows up the Ranger is the the nasty scrap truck
For now Im still rough and tough not to forget my job 4 days a week I load and remove an average of 4000 pounds of trash into and out of a pickup truck each day wile driving 125 miles each day in and out of truck for each home.
I do find scrap and wire & Can's each day . I figure I'm up to 2.5 million pounds of trash in the last 3 years of work maybe more .
I had reasons for this readapting another is my 4 kids I needed some thing safe to take them places I can still get the typical safe scrap like TV's Vac's Car Bats short steel & more but if I see opportunity for nasty big stuff in dumpsters I will have to go home to get the Ranger or the future Trailer .
Super Scrapper is still here but I did get a Clark Kent suit and tie ( proverbial ) But no need to wonder I'm always looking for Crime No I mean Scrap

I want to exceed Rock away recycling in NJ - naturally I have whats inside computers
But I have to admit I don't know enough about the computer scrap ( I know core scrap yard stuff .)
Like what MB's have more value I can't afford to learn the hard way & be taken advantage of.

Congrats on the new truck!
Gonna be nice trading in the wrench for a wash bucket, at least for a little while.

appears it wont be hard to beat rockway they are offering 3.50/lb for gold memory

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

appears it wont be hard to beat rockway they are offering 3.50/lb for gold memory

I'd give him $5 per lb and pay for the shipping!

Originally Posted by NHscrapman

Congrats on the new truck!
Gonna be nice trading in the wrench for a wash bucket, at least for a little while.

As expected any pickup can go to work out of the box , so with respect to the forum members ,
I found 8 vacuums today , additionally 50 pounds of short
10 pounds copper AL from baseboard &
few pounds AL . Cashed in $10 of cans .
A pickup is a pickup
I am keeping a thick
Moving truck blanket ( I found) for protection
For a - You never know find


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Took out the Ranger last night cashed in $25 Cans &
found 2 computers , lamp & an AL pan
not much out .