Newbie wanting to know how to maximize profit of old farm scrap

I'm sure this has been asked 100 times so sorry ahead of time for my newbie questions.

I am doing some clean up around the farm and want to make sure i maximize the profit of each load as the nearest scrap yard to me is 45 miles away.



i have two 75,000 bushel grain bins, 10 feeders out of old hog buildings, a 12 row ripper, a field cultivator, and four augers. what is the best way to break all this stuff down, especially the augers? and will the ridges in the tin from the grain bins effect what i will get for it or should i do my best to flatten them out?

any help is much appreciated. thanks!

Hello Jake Welcome to SMF You'll find lots of threads here about breaking down 75,000 bushel grain bins, old hog feeders, 12 row rippers, and field cultivators. I think there's also a few threads about four augers First thing would be "more than scrap". Are they still usable to others who use these things, and if so, where will you find these people? Nearby maybe? Are any of them old enough to be considered "vintage"? Maybe on an antique tractor forum you could find people looking for even some parts of them. Do you have tools, wrenches, hammers, and torches? If not, you might need some soon ; ) If you decide scrapping is the only resort, you'll need tools, know how(for dismantling and transporting to a yard) , and a magnet (to distinguish ordinary metal from non-ferrous(generally the more valuable one, if properly separated). Then you'll want to discuss with your yard where their particular distinctions lay(i.e. some places consider 1/4" thickness, my local yards only require 1/8) as for as short iron(pieces under 36"/3ft, at a better price) than "long iron"(over 3 ft). If it's easily separated, you'll do better to make separate stacks, and deliver the light/long iron separately from your short/heavy/cast iron, as well as to separate any non-ferrous metals(aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel etc). Also electric motors should be separated, and in many cases even broken down to better maximize your return

ya might start by doing a little home work. read the forum search the archives we all did. we wernt born with this info. We had to do a little work for it. contrary to popular beliefe scrap aint free and easy you have to work for it.

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