need help determining what to pay

My friend has a pile of scrap metal, mostly steel, at his house and he told me his dad would sell it to me for $100. However i don't think its worth it but i'm going to check it out anyways. He also wants it gone by today so theres a good chance i could talk him down but not sure how much. I'll post pictures when i get out there but i just wanted to get a few peoples attention so they could help me right away. Thanks ahead a time!

What Mech said, if that'll even cover your gas, an such.

Guess he really wants it gone he should leave you room to profit. Or tell'm to take it himself or pay to have another do it.

I don't mind paying for material, but you gotta leave me some meat on the bone.

Harsh yes, reality of life..also yes.

Sirscrapalot - I don't work for free.

thanks for the replies, but it worked out even better because he gave it to me for free under the condition that i take some plastic stuff away for him. not a big deal because my dad works at the landfill so we have free disposal. it all worked out great. also, i will be posting pics of the load soon

Now that is a good deal.

Good score to you!

We'll hold you to the pictures.

Sirscrapalot - Rocking out!

Its like 6 garage door panels, random steel, air compressor, string trimmers , and 4 helium tanks but i'm not sure what to do with them

couldn't get it to work with pics

Try again if you got a regular pc or laptop when you get home. The app can be funky with pictures. Lest for me.

Or try a hosting site..can't imagine the fun that'll be on a cell phone tho. Ha ha!

We await the pictures.

Sirscrapalot - Chug a lug chug a lug lug lug

Helium tanks - I got one the other day. It was the size of a BBQ propane tank and said non-refillable on it. (Had an attachment for filling party balloons.) My yard takes pressurized containers as long as the valve is removed so I knocked the valve off with a hammer and turned it in with a shred load. Thinner metal walls than a propane tank, but still easy weight.

As for the tanks, i called the recycler about those helium tanks and they took them as is so I just tossed them in the shred pile. The entire first load weighed 460lbs and it was $9.50 per 100lbs so I got a nice $43.70 pay check. I have another load to take in too and that should be about the same size

This is the first truck load

That will be the second. There were also 2 string trimmers and an air compressor that i took the motor off and then 2 electric water pumps under the compressor, they are heavy. I'm not sure if i should try to get the string trimmers to work and sell them or just tear them down. They're ryobi's so there not the best but they could still sell

My phone only uploads one at a time so hang with me. Air compressor

The rest of it

Dang man, nice score.

That air compressor doesn't work? Shame if so. Always a easy item to sell, or to keep for own use.

I need to get one. I keep finding great deals on air tools. lol.

Well played Kid. Well played indeed!

Sirscrapalot - You a communist? Huh? How'd you like it, man? They tell you all the time what to do, what to think, what to feel. Do you wanna be like a sheep? Like all those other people? Baah! Baah! - Tony Montana, Scarface the movie.

Originally Posted by hobo finds

I know you already scrapped the stuff, but looking thru the pics and yes time is money, you could have broken down some stuff.

Remove motors from the weed wackers only get dirty alum here but still easy.
Electric motor on air compressor
Aluminium crutch
And was there aluminium on the garage doors? If so dirty alum as well.

motor on air compressor

Nice job though, and as my father in law says if it's for free take it!

I did keep the weed wackers and will do those later, I also pulled the motor off the compressor and saw the crutch when I was unloading and kept it too. I made sure to separate it, I'll have a load of nonferrous by the time I'm done. I didn't take the garage doors in but I don't want to dele with all the foam and other stuff. But if any one who has delt with them before could tell me what I'm dealing with I might try it