You may be better off continuing to do what you're used to. But......now that you have a bigger trailer, you should put it to use. Another "but".....if you go out to farms, you'll find heavy stuff that you can't load or unload. Then you 'll be needing a torch to cut it smaller or you'll need a tractor or skidsteer to do the loading and you'll need to find a yard that can unload it. I'm in rural Nebraska myself and I wouldn't be in business long if I didn't have a torch and a skidsteer to load. Consider your long term plans. If you're going to stay in the scrap business, go for farm cleanup and expect to find the need to purchase more equipment.
Scrapping is a business too and it is wise to consider expansion. I've been doing this for 5 years (farm scrapping) and just recently went to a 20 ft trailer with two 7,000 lb axles. I've always had a 3/4 ton pickup and a skidsteer and I couldn't do it without them. There are guys with one ton pickups and 28 ft gooseneck trailers and bigger skidsteers doing the same thing so I'm just one of the little guys.
You'll find stuff like you see in this picture that you can't possibly do by hand.
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