I know this is illegal to do but do you? i have heard that you lose30% of weight by burning not incluging insulation? A scrap yard by me actually will not even buy burnt wire anymore what about you?
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I know this is illegal to do but do you? i have heard that you lose30% of weight by burning not incluging insulation? A scrap yard by me actually will not even buy burnt wire anymore what about you?
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If your neighbor calls the EPA for you burning wire then the yard won't be your only worry.
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an guy was just telling me today that you can be fined like ten grand for that here, he used to do it, now he doesnt and cant be bothered to strip it, im trying to get his wire lol
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IF anyone actually DID do this, do you think they'd admit it here?????????
And if its illegal to buy why would anyone even do it?????
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Yeah I know but some people are stupid and are thinking that they are making a ton more money than insulated wire vs. #2 copper after burning, potential fines, and losing weight for wire, you will make a small gain if any.
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I can answer this without incriminating myself, in cars if you get a burnout you get 30 to 50$ worth of wire out of a car at $3.00 for number 2, if you take the wire out of a car under the hood, behind the dash, behind the doors, and under the carpet to the back of the front door at 90cents a lb you get 30 to 50$ worth of wire out of the car, so since I stop at the door on a regular car and I do the whole car on a burnout and get the same amount of money if you were to burn wire you would lose some of your profits. to be honest it isn't worth the hassle
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Very helpful info cory. Thanks what about the solid flat copper wire under the carpet on some cars. Do u take the time to strip them out
Last edited by Trot; 06-06-2013 at 10:33 PM.
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Originally Posted by Trot
im assuming your talking about the wire in the rectangle plastic sheath, nope I turn it in with the sheath on the wire 90cents a lb
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yep thats the one. thanks.
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I would never burn wire I have seen evidence in the woods while bike riding a few years back. Off subject, I saw a guy breaking down a ac on the sidewalk downtown the other day.
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No burning of wire for me either. One it annoys my yards, two it annoys me cause then the yard gets all grumpy and no fun to deal with, and three....who wants to smell all the nasty coating being burned off? 4..I like my lungs just as they are..healthy and happy, happy happy!
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Tried it once, never again! The wire turned to dust
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Not to hijack but I am getting almost a 5 gallon bucket full of burned wire or half burned wire from fire pits and burned down buildings. I live in a very rural area where people burn all garbage and just burn down unwanted buildings. Am I going to get hastled with this stuff? I don't exactly want to call the yard and ask, but I may have too.
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in ohio you have to have a statement from your local fire department,and you have to wait 2 days for your money and recieve it in the form of a check.they changed over to this system about a year ago maybea little less than a year ago.so you pretty much have to have a house or building burn to sale the burnt stuff around here.kentucky ,at least the northern part near me will not buy it burnt anymore either.as far as i know west virginia was still buying it burnt as of 2 months ago
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A few yards in Toledo still buy it and I get cash not a check.
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maybe its a county wide thing i have the news paper article some where,i know any yard within 100 miles of me wont touch it anymore,at least in ohio and kentucky.
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A new Ohio law takes aim at what officials say is a growing problem with the theft and sale of essential metals. The thefts have raised both cost and safety concerns for the state.
"It's a pretty significant problem," said Richard Baron, executive director of Ohio Homeland Security.
Lawmakers unanimously passed Senate Bill 193 in June, which requires scrap metal dealers to register their businesses with an online database before Jan. 1, 2013. The database will only be accessible by law enforcement to aid in investigations, not as a public record.
Dealers are no longer allowed to accept certain materials, such as burned copper wire, since thieves commonly take down telephone wires, burn the plastic shielding from around them and then sell the copper for a large profit.
The law carries penalties for thieves, and for dealers who are caught not keeping proper records. Known thieves will be placed on an electronic do-not-buy list accessible by both dealers and law enforcement.
Starting Jan. 1, 2014, the law also requires scrap metal dealers to keep records of all their transactions and send them to the Ohio director of public safety the following business day by noon. The records must include information such as a picture of the seller and the weight of the product they're selling.
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i copied this from a newspaper add i found online,i couldnt find the actual local newspaper i had.i know i put it somewhere and kept it.im sure ill find it when im not looking for it
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The yard I deal with tells me ....Those who know and developed techniques are = to back woods moon shiners . Certainly if you think your gonna give a yard some chard copper that is brittle full of ash no one wants that .
Clean copper is clean copper simple as that ,copper also naturally ages to a nice patina . Like a fine wine patience , Thats as far as my conversation goes at the yard or here.
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