Need Help! How to haul a street sweeper without wheels to recycle yard? - Page 2

The factory the curb weight of that vehicle with the vacuum according to the factory spec sheet is 6100 lbs. Being it is burn out it will weight even less.

Link to factory spec sheet: http://www.nite-hawksweepers.com/dow...XLP_SpecsX.pdf

Any wrecker service or scrap yard in the area with a steel rollback truck should be able to drag that on with no problem even with no tires on the rear and the flat tires on the front.

If you are anywhere close to eastern Iowa I would come get it for you and show you how it's done.

Originally Posted by KeyCityRecycling

The factory the curb weight of that vehicle with the vacuum according to the factory spec sheet is 6100 lbs.

Wow, I was off a ton. That would be a $200+ mistake.
Thanks

Originally Posted by JPete

Someone give me a reality check on this. From what I see, I would say that thing doesn't weigh more than 8,000 pounds if that. Am I wrong? I think the Elgin Pelican type of sweeper might weigh in the 17K pound range. That thing looks like a modified HD truck.

Please keep in mind everyone what I said and here is my quote " I was researching it a little bit and I looked at the weight for one street sweeper and it weighs 17,000lbs. I will have a better idea about the specifics when I go tomorrow, I just want to be prepare and know what to do when I get there." I said this before I even saw the street sweeper Im working with. I never said I think the street sweeper in the pics is probably around 17k, just to clear that up

Due to paper work problems Im cutting the vehicle up. Here is where I am so far, I thought that id share my progress.

Originally Posted by KeyCityRecycling

The factory the curb weight of that vehicle with the vacuum according to the factory spec sheet is 6100 lbs. Being it is burn out it will weight even less.

Link to factory spec sheet: http://www.nite-hawksweepers.com/dow...XLP_SpecsX.pdf

Any wrecker service or scrap yard in the area with a steel rollback truck should be able to drag that on with no problem even with no tires on the rear and the flat tires on the front.

If you are anywhere close to eastern Iowa I would come get it for you and show you how it's done.

good job, you got the right one. It is a night hawk.

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

I had it in my head it was gonna be one of these. Whatever they may weigh, I don't know.


Looks like a good start. Does it still have the cat? Is the sweeper hopper stainless?

Depending on how far you tear it down, the motor/trans/axle should bring a heavy iron price. My yard does.

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Just read the specs. Hopper is going to be steel, though they had a 304 SS option. Water tank is poly or aluminum.

That is what I was thinking too but, when I got there it was different. All the guy told me over the phone was street sweeper.

Thanks and yes there were two cats with all of the honey comb in it. So, that definitely helped me. I believe the hopper is steel but I will double check, I know I saw rust on some of the parts but, not sure if the whole hopper is steel. I took one small load in already and got #1HMS price which was cool. It was at $270/ton, the highest that I have seen it at for a long time. Im trying to figure out about how much I should get for the motor and tranny, they are aluminum. I will try to get the motor, tranny, and most of the frame cut up and hauled away today. We'll see what happens.

any idea what litre that engine is?? Chevy truck i assume

Originally Posted by KeyCityRecycling

According to the factory spec sheet the hopper is made out of 12 gauge mild steel, BUT stainless was an option so I would check it with a magnet.

Be careful about the oil too. The hydraulic oil reservoir capacity is 21 gallons and that is not including what will be in the lines. You sure don't want to have an oil slick in the parking lot where you are cutting this up. If you leave a big mess you will never get another call from this guy again.

You could sell the motor and tranny for "dirty motors" or if the tranny is not to badly burned a core buyer might be interested in it.

Thanks any idea what a motor and tranny like that go for?

Originally Posted by 826ih

any idea what litre that engine is?? Chevy truck i assume

If it is the same model that keycityrecycling posted, its a vortec 6.0 SFL V8

I just wanted to follow up on this thread and let everyone know how it went. This was actually my first vehicle that I have scrapped so, I felt good to get some experience. You probably wont believe me but, I actually cut it all down with a skill saw and a sawzall. Once I get a cutting torch and learn how to use it, things will go along a lot smoother. I definitely made a profit but, it was a lot of hard work. Here are some more pics.

Originally Posted by mrsamsonite

You probably wont believe me but, I actually cut it all down with a skill saw and a sawzall.

WOW! Great work ethic with the "get it done with what I got". No doubt you have what it takes.