My 2 cents + 1060lb load of scrap

If you are a Craigslist scrapper - don't assume everything that appears to be lightweight is - Saturday i picked up a snowblower (dead - no picture on ad) and if it had not been for the person getting rid of it helping me, I would not have been able to load it in my truck - and even with his assistance it wasn't easy. It looked like it was from 1983 or something even the labels were made of steel.

I also came across a dryer (same day) that was very very old and probably as heavy as some washers. I took it apart (the back) and nothing was inside.

BBQ grill with no pic - was also very heavy (previous weekend). That's my very amateur advise as a very part time scrapper - don't automatically assume it's light if there is no picture OR if it's an OLD dryer.

My last load was 1060 lbs.., it almost came close to my truck's load capacity I would have thought maybe 600 lbs. at the most but.... 2 OLD washers, an OLD dryer, 3 bikes, 2 truck brake rotors and a few random metal scrap - cake pans - chicken wire etc....

My neighbor one street away (4 minutes walking distance - SCORE) was getting rid of a tenant's stuff - a previous tenant that didn't want to pick up everything. (I actually had a 360 lb second load as well from him cause I didn't want to be greedy and get a ticket for loading my truck up too much).



Did I do OK - or - is the scrap yard's scale broken on that first load in BOLD? Does that even sound right?

Always be happy if you find it near impossible to load

Knobs off of vintage stuff can be worth a bit of $ on Ebay if in good condition