Scrap was not my day job But close enough

Originally Posted by Patriot76

The learning curve is steep when first starting out and I think most adjust in time. Some considerations in addition to those already mentioned include the education on how things work, the value of entertainment in breaking things, and the networking one creates. An example of the last element is that I still haul water heaters because a heating and cooling company provides air conditioners as well. I also pick up stoves, washers, refrigerators, etc. because locals dump them at the business instead of paying the dump fee.



This arrangement alone has led to dismantling a waste water plant and a dog food plant for the city. Yes this is my full time occupation when not playing.

Doing big jobs like dismantling plants has got to require some serious heavy equipment and some hired help too I'm sure. I thought I would take my scrapping that type of direction (acquire big, expensive, heavy equipment slowly over time and do bigger and bigger jobs as it is acquired). However, going down the route of smaller, but more valuable stuff (computers and computer components) seemed to be a better fit for me.... I still like the IDEA of big machines and doing big heavy jobs, but the cost, risk and actual physical labor that goes into that is not nearly as appealing lol.