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    Triple Diamond Plastics Heavy-Duty Collapsible Bulk Storage Container — 48in.L x 45in.W x 42in.H, 1500Lb. Capacity, Model# TDP-4548-42 | Collapsible Containers| Northern Tool + Equipment



    I'm looking at these, gonna get one for converters for sure, we used them at frito very durable, like you I think they will eliminate double handling and make life easier
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    I got a large round tote similar to what pat76 is talking bout that I use, use cherry picker and a chain to load it. Also have several steel 55 gal barrels with two holes torched in the side near the top that are straight across from each other. Just hook a chain in each hole and the cherry picker does all the hard work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PistoneScrapProcessing View Post
    Why isnt it practical? You realize that every scrap yard in north america has an alligator shear so how isn't it practical? When you bring in metal like number two copper with solder on it or brass valves with iron attached to it or irony aluminum they just put in the shear and boom prepared brass, copper and aluminum. Its amazing the amount of money you would make in return for such a simple investment. It also can eliminate a bunch of torch work to when you can shear bolts and iron pins out of stuff instead of using gases. What do I know though I don't work in a scrap yard or anything and have never run one before. Sarcasm.
    any tool that saves you time and money is worth every penny, but $7500 is pricey for us home scrappers

    Another good tool if you have a shop and do alot of scrapping is an arc gouge, you probably already have an air compressor and welder in the shop this tool utilizes both. The key point is it eliminates the need for a torch, and paying $100 per bottle to have the oxygen and acetylene refilled. A chop saw and air chisel are also great things to have that are cheap.
    I buy and sell all types of scrap and escrap. I buy specialty and hard to sell escrap. I buy resale items. PM me or contact me at jghilino@hotmail.com
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    I keep a supply of cheap tools for "lending" them out to the masses whenever I am doing community service work and I don't want to be a jerk about it. That way if something gets misplaced, it puts the responsibility of finding it on the next guy who needs it. I just pull out my $10 tool kit and let them have at it.

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    Jghilino, I know 7500 is a bunch of money but the whole point of doing this isn't to stay small it's to get big and blow up. Eventually you gotta step your game up. Dream big. Big equipment purchases might not be what u are looking to do now but if you aren't thinking toward the future then you might as well live in the past. You either get better or you get worse. An alligator shear will smash out some material quick. It can eliminate those bolt cutters, wire clippers, torching of non ferrous and clean metal way faster then using hand tools. By the way love the fact your member and know your e waste like the back of your hand.

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    7500 $ ? Seriously, a lot of scrappers here, would be better off spending that much money on a newer pickup or trailer, or in my case a skid steer. Not to mention a lot of scrappers don't push enough volume to justify such a large ticket purchase with relatively little return on the investment. It'd take a lot of material to ever see any return on initial investment let a lone a profit. And I bet a shear of any useable size would require 3 phase electricity which isn't cheap to hook up or run,
    So running a torch just is way more practical for the average guy.


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