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freonjoe Processing refrigerator... 01-13-2013, 02:39 PM

corycouch your better at that then i am... 01-13-2013, 02:41 PM

freonjoe I have too much practice at... 01-13-2013, 02:48 PM

NamVet It would take 34 minutes to... 07-10-2013, 08:15 PM

TheRecycleGuy lol that would have took me... 07-26-2013, 07:37 PM

mike1 Cool. So if a window ac units... 09-24-2024, 12:30 PM

alloy2 Owner of a large hammer mill... 09-24-2024, 06:43 PM

freonjoe Corona, that's why I usually... 01-13-2013, 03:09 PM

Bear 15 compressors in 34 minutes?... 01-13-2013, 03:15 PM

Bird I bought a angle grinder and... 09-04-2017, 05:57 PM

rca987 That snow looks cold....I'm... 01-13-2013, 07:56 PM

kbob Freonjoe I know I have read... 01-14-2013, 03:11 AM

freonjoe Kbob, I use a 10" cutoff... 01-14-2013, 06:19 AM

Bear I've been in some places... 01-14-2013, 06:55 AM

IdahoScrapper Last time I tried to take... 01-14-2013, 01:15 PM

greytruck Awesome post. Very... 01-14-2013, 03:02 PM

happyisthealero so what is the total you got... 01-14-2013, 03:47 PM

freonjoe Mark, they pay 2.50 on the... 01-14-2013, 03:54 PM

corycouch i get #2 for it here 2.75 but... 01-14-2013, 05:29 PM

Bear haha! What is "field wire"... 01-14-2013, 05:46 PM

skylinejack Wire found in the field? lol... 01-15-2013, 02:23 AM

kbob I have gotten aluminum... 01-15-2013, 03:12 AM

Bear haha, i actually asked that... 08-27-2013, 11:46 AM

IdahoScrapper Thanks for the offer Joe, but... 01-14-2013, 07:00 PM

corycouch id bet idaho that with joe... 01-14-2013, 07:30 PM

freonjoe Skyline, they call it field... 01-15-2013, 05:45 AM

RustyDollars Nice pictures Joe. I was... 01-15-2013, 11:22 AM

1956 Whats that tool 01-24-2013, 10:44 PM

freonjoe 1956, sent a PM. 01-25-2013, 06:16 AM

happyisthealero are all of those just from... 01-25-2013, 06:41 AM

freonjoe Happy, those are 1/4 and 1/3... 01-25-2013, 06:48 AM

happyisthealero would say then it is worth... 01-25-2013, 07:29 AM

freonjoe Happy, refrigerator... 01-25-2013, 07:37 AM

happyisthealero well... 2.85 Number 2 2.85x2... 01-25-2013, 07:37 PM

zito Using those numbers, breaking... 01-26-2013, 02:19 AM

happyisthealero Lol, thank you for not... 01-26-2013, 06:08 AM

freonjoe Happy, I find the table saw... 01-25-2013, 07:47 PM

BurlyGuys Probably should be a sticky. 01-26-2013, 04:57 AM

KzScrapper +1 on that^^ 01-26-2013, 09:44 AM

freonjoe Thanks Admin! 01-26-2013, 10:06 AM

Rambro at 1 time you explain to me... 03-24-2013, 08:25 PM

Mechanic688 The pictures are in his very... 03-24-2013, 08:36 PM

freonjoe Rambro, if you have any... 03-25-2013, 08:23 AM

Copper Head As to looking at the bottom... 07-10-2013, 06:09 AM

jghilino what is the point processing... 07-10-2013, 06:16 AM

IdahoScrapper I drain the oil before... 07-12-2013, 07:21 PM

freonjoe Jg, none of the yards in my... 07-10-2013, 07:25 AM

jghilino they buy them here for $300... 07-10-2013, 08:59 AM

freonjoe Jg, I pay .15 a pound for... 07-10-2013, 07:16 PM

jghilino i guess that is why the yard... 07-12-2013, 07:18 PM

parrothead I get closer to 20 cents so... 07-12-2013, 08:15 PM

CFoote Freon Joe; Thanks for the... 07-12-2013, 02:34 PM

Bear I use a metal blade on an old... 07-12-2013, 02:53 PM

jghilino any idea what that oil is, i... 07-12-2013, 07:33 PM

freonjoe Jg, it's a combination of... 07-12-2013, 08:20 PM

CFoote Well, your pics there do a... 07-15-2013, 11:57 AM

msmoorad has anyone here ever scrapped... 07-27-2013, 05:12 AM

Bear that thing looks too good to... 08-27-2013, 11:50 AM

alloy2 Bump old thread, Yes I'm... 09-23-2024, 06:31 AM

freonjoe Bear, my yard calls it field... 08-27-2013, 01:45 PM

Bear I think it's to do with any... 08-27-2013, 02:19 PM

meatheadmerlin My yard gives a price for... 11-07-2013, 10:55 AM

Plasma I've been formulating how to... 11-16-2013, 08:24 PM

scrapGAME good read sounds like a plan... 12-15-2013, 09:04 PM

Mrbrown Thank you freonjoe. Thats me... 09-29-2016, 01:51 PM

freonjoe Mrbrown, you're welcome to... 09-29-2016, 04:29 PM

Bird Finally got to the wire in... 09-04-2017, 08:33 PM

Bird Good information. The big... 09-04-2017, 08:50 PM

eesakiwi The bigger compressors, from... 09-05-2017, 01:45 AM

miked Thanks for the use of the... 09-05-2017, 07:57 AM

freonjoe That's why I made a cheat... 09-05-2017, 04:34 PM

IdahoScrapper I might have to borrow that... 11-13-2018, 10:34 PM

armygreywolf Any of you tried a metal... 09-06-2017, 02:47 PM

aph Joe do you drain them... 11-09-2018, 10:57 AM

freonjoe Hi Martin, We cut them up... 11-09-2018, 04:18 PM

aph I am confused .... don't you... 11-09-2018, 04:26 PM

IdahoScrapper There's not much oil in them.... 11-13-2018, 10:59 PM

Patriot76 Freonjoe, Just wanted to... 11-09-2018, 05:29 PM

freonjoe Thank you Patriot! Martin,... 11-10-2018, 07:43 AM

aph I was under the impression... 11-12-2018, 02:18 PM

freonjoe We cut them up while they are... 11-12-2018, 03:53 PM

aph Hi Joe, me again, still... 02-14-2019, 10:56 AM

aph I might just need to plan a... 11-12-2018, 10:00 PM

freonjoe Anytime Aph! If scrapdaddyj... 11-13-2018, 07:51 AM

IdahoScrapper No can do Mr Joseph, I'm busy! 11-13-2018, 10:54 PM

freonjoe Dang Mark, all those loaded... 11-14-2018, 07:17 AM

alloy2 Bump 08-09-2020, 12:36 PM

hills Interesting stuff. Not sure... 08-09-2020, 04:11 PM

alloy2 Freon Joe is a very... 08-09-2020, 05:07 PM

hills < shrugs > I dunno ....... 08-09-2020, 06:22 PM

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Happy, refrigerator compressors yield about 9-10% copper. So a 22 pound compressor will yield 2 pounds of copper and 20 pounds of steel. You would have to crunch the numbers on that versus your yard's price on sealed units.

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