scrapping brake rotors/drums ?

**Mick** · 07-12-2011, 05:16 AM

This is a major portion of my scrap iron. There are some pictures of my #1 iron pile of mostly rotors in one of my old threads. For my situation, they store old rotors, etc under a bench or outside against a wall (this is really rural - nobody bothers it). I go around monthly and buy whatever they've got. Not sure of what you're saying is the price in Hawaii - but if it's thirty cents a pound, that pretty good. Rotors are #1 iron and I get thirteen cents a pound. I stockpile till I've got 2-3 tons, then haul them up to the yard. Rotor weight varies, but I figure an average if 13 pounds. At .30 a pound, that's almost $4 a rotor!!!

Don't bother with pallets, boxes or tubs. They won't hold them and you couldn't lift them.

**JustScrap** · 07-12-2011, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by Mick

This is a major portion of my scrap iron. There are some pictures of my #1 iron pile of mostly rotors in one of my old threads. For my situation, they store old rotors, etc under a bench or outside against a wall (this is really rural - nobody bothers it). I go around monthly and buy whatever they've got. Not sure of what you're saying is the price in Hawaii - but if it's thirty cents a pound, that pretty good. Rotors are #1 iron and I get thirteen cents a pound. I stockpile till I've got 2-3 tons, then haul them up to the yard. Rotor weight varies, but I figure an average if 13 pounds. At .30 a pound, that's almost $4 a rotor!!!

Don't bother with pallets, boxes or tubs. They won't hold them and you couldn't lift them.

cool im glad im not the only one doing this also. I think for me a pallet would be best and just let it pile up and when time comes just scoop it up in my truck and begone. I dont think the dealers and rental car places would want rotors piling up in the shop. probably best out side some where out of the way. I just realized that i typed .30 and not .03$. I really wish i could get that much down here but i guess living in hawaii has its cost's like everything else. What kind of profit have you made in the past with just rotors ?