Mobile home frames

OK, so in the middle of cleaning up a property parcel we got from an extended family member, and there are 2 older singlewides on it. They're crappy (and full of their crappy junk to boot!), and no way to reuse them.

I'm working on the demo, and would like to know what is the best way to process the frames when I get down to them...my only real experience with scrap buyers is through hauling our collision shop panels to them. I have read that some say cut the steel into sections under 5 feet, some say 3 feet or under. Obviously, cutting a 70' frame into little pieces is going to take a fair amount of time, so can anyone enlighten me as to exactly how much difference it would make?

Axles...I'll have 6 of them. I see them on CL from time to time, but I'm guessing that since I see them on there for long periods that selling for scrap is likely the best route?



Already discovered that the older one has aluminum wire and I'd guess the newer one will too?

You'd have to see this place to believe it, this guy (and his old man before him) are some real dirtbags...worse than any reservation I've ever been on for just tossing trash on the ground.

Thanks for any input!

So, in your guys' opinion, will the return on prepping offset the consumabless cost(Oxy/acetylene) used to do it? No electric on site at this time, so sawzall is out. From the searches I've done, I'm guessing that the combined weight on the frames is unlikely to be over 3 ton. I would likely just cut into trailer sized chunks otherwise and add to the usual load of car panels. Not trying to nitpick, just looking for the most cost-effective methods. Thanks!

I would at least try to sell the frames whole. some people build car trailers out of them. even if you only try for a week before cutting them up, its worth a try.