The Ford Ranger is a truck

My first scrapping auto was a Chevy Venture , I did it all with that one , the interior was big and the roof held plenty
I had that truck back in the day when so many Scrappers were out that the cops just did not bother.
Now a days I think I could not load a Mini van the same with out getting tickets or at least stopped
My Dodges were fine cause they added the proper work ethic to carting a load
scrap , load , tarp it , and have a go of it .
Thats the past , this is today & my Ford Ranger is full of unsorted Crap . I had to pick up my daughter at school
and a previous day I spotted a classic, a wooden back of a piano and I confirmed on the other side of the wood
was the cast Iron . From the street all you see is wood .
I was not prepared that night .
So next day at dusk I pick up my daughter and tell her I have a little project to do
I figure I'll get it in the truck whole with wood and all .
Heavy is an understatement , I borrowed a mallet , took about 10 min
you know cast iron is always rewarding to crack
2 buckets for the busted pieces of cast , held that weight of $$ perfect
The bottom section was not gonna crack off so I could just put it to the fire pit
to burn off the wood & get at the cast iron section .
The main good news - the weight is less now after some mallet action
I tilted it and worked it & on top it went over the unsorted stuff .
As I looked at the project sitting on top of other scrap ,it occurred to me with a smile
The Ranger is a mighty little truck

For the benefit of newbies , for all purposes this is
whats inside a piano, different shapes some have a touch more cast iron some less
the strings can often be sold as copper bearing handle with care they can hurt you due to tension
even with no tension it can hit an Eye .
With a mallet crack side parts & center bars of cast iron that will relieve tension I've also used bolt cutters on wires first
they are long and keep you away from strings as they go ting from getting cut .
I once had a string go into my finger and out
I had to cut one end then pull out . No problem kept on working .
Often people put to curb hoping some one wants an old piano, but after a few rain storms
it looks like crap and a scrapper is a welcome sight,
This type of project requires a bit of commitment so permission to take apart might be a good idea
The end result is a pile of easy to manage wood for the local trash truck & the scrapper keeps what equals $$
it's a huge favor for owner of old piano . You will need a broom .