What is the weirdest thing you have ever seen in a scrap yard? - Page 2

A few months ago, I was unloading some rotors at the cast iron pile and was sickened to see a very ornate 1880s-90s Victorian parlor stove busted to pieces That thing would have looked great in the entry foyer/parlor of my Victorian house, and I would have happily paid MUCH more than scrap for it! There are some things that just shouldn't be scrapped, and this was one of them.

Gingervitis. And a fiberglass dhingy in the aluminum pile

Well almost good as new electronics and laptops. Seriously who does throw them away? Its better to give it to a recycling company atleast they can get some cash in its return and there parts will be re-used.

New one for me today. A guy cranked up this steamroller and rolled it off a trailer. Sold it for shred price. Yard boss drove it off into the back lot, waving like a beauty contest queen in a parade.

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Damm. I want a steamroller.

Make all that can crushing much more fun!

Sirscrapalot - Would love a steam roller, people wouldn't block his driveway anymore.

It wouldn't work on the cars that block up my yard tho.

Sirscrapalot - For some reason "Do not park here"(city signs, not mine) translates into "Park here an block up the entire street, and yard."

I can't remember what they are called, I'll describe it to the best of my ability. Maybe someone can give me an "Assist" for extra credit. I saw this just recently and was glad it was being scrapped. When I was a kid (many moons ago), you would get on this thing and other kids would push it as fast possible. It's round like a saucer, about 10 or 12 feet in diameter with axial in center. You would get really dizzy and try to walk without falling down (impossible). I wasn't a big fan of this play ground accessory (lost my groceries once) and did a double take seeing it at the scrap yard (a thumbs up to myself). A nice hunk of steel for who ever brought it in, these things have to weigh 400 or 500 pounds easy. I hated it so bad I can't remember what they are called. Help Mr. Wizard!

These? Best i can find is it was called a Merry-Go-Round



But a little higher off the ground?

Sirscrapalot - Round an round you go, which way will the..chunks go! - I went there.

OMG. I loved those things. They were so dangerous.

Funny you say that, this is the site it came from..

http://http://www.blendcentralmn.org...ds-delightful/

Sirscrapalot - Spin'm around an watch'm fall down!

That's it you get extra credit. I hate those things! So I'm going to keep it banned from my brain.

I saw someone toss a butt load of large electric motors into the heavy steel pile... I was baffled because at the time electric motors were .50 and heavy was.15!! Also more rerecently I saw brass figurines of animals humping... like pretty ornate figurines of bears and goats going at it... they sit on the cashiers desk