Stripping Heavy machinery / contruction equipment

me and a friend bought some land with some heavy construction equipment, bulldosers ect..
we want to strip the bulldosers and the other stuff.. we do know a bit about scrapping, but we've always done smaller stuff



where should we start?

I would suggest if its any good trying to sell it as a whole. Maybe someone needs some parts.

As Rusty stated, I would definitely look up parts before you scrap it, if not selling the whole machine to someone for parts/rebuild

well we were gonna strip it either way as mainly just something to do, its more about a good time lol. we find ti fun stripping machines ect to scrap.

so are there any certain things i should go after for scrapping?

Separate your metals: Probably gonna be mostly steel, a magnet is definitely gonna be your friend. If there is metal that is still shiny, its probably stainless so that goes in a different pile, then you have Aluminum which is non magnetic and is probably going to be corroded from sitting. Any copper wiring goes as #2 insulated around here, should be similar where you are. I would search certain machines on here to see if anyone has done one and explains about them better, ex: bulldozer, loader, etc.

On a dozer, if you're definitely going to scrap it, I'd pull the radiator first. These weigh a lot but you'll have to shop around yards to find the best price for heavy dirty radiators. It will be cased in thick steel that you can cut off, but it's a lot of effort. I think you'll do well enough with a good priced yard.

From there, it's heavy, but not difficult. The blade and C frame will come off by pulling a couple of pins. Take out the master link or cut a link on the tracks and they will peel off the rollers. The roll cage is usually bolted on so it's not too difficult. Just keep taking bolts out and removing parts. It's all heavy, so you have some good weight there. If you have a way to move big pieces, you'll be ok.

Originally Posted by mephist00

me and a friend bought some land with some heavy construction equipment, bulldosers ect..
we want to strip the bulldosers and the other stuff.. we do know a bit about scrapping, but we've always done smaller stuff

where should we start?

where are you located, if you are in NC I have a guy that will come to you and haul it off, plus pay cash

farmer- Unless its Aluminum, i go to the same yard for everything, they pay the best prices all around. 7.50$ for auto batteries no matter what.. However this one yard pays a decent amount more for aluminum then all the rest around here. And its worth it when you have enough.

carolina- naw im in New York, thanks for the offer but like i said me and my friend just have a good time when we scrap stuff, so were gonna get everything we can out of our purchase before we bring it in for the wieght.

some of the old dozer tracks are made of some type of non magnetic alloy,,,,i have heard it called manganese but i am not sure if that is right or not ...i have not seen any of that type for a long time but they are still out there.....what ever type of metal it is i know our local yards would not buy it....id say now that i no how to use the internet i could probably find a buyer.. a few years ago i had an awful time getting rid of a set of them