2 months in ... Fresh ideas and Old tricks welcome

[TETANUSCOWBOY]

Bessst site evvvverrrrr BTW ... Ok this is kind of a double edged sword, i had just started working for a scrap metal yard and I'm always asking the scrappers who come in from the other side of the tracks for pointers ... there guidance is mostly hog wash next thing i know they are shooting up the hill after a quick thank you after helping unload...BASTARDS =) anyway I have a feeling they don't want me moving in on there stomping grounds , rightly so which is why i assure them i live 50 miles away from the work place. That being said i live on the border of the city line and i work in a rural area (big yards, empty lots , farms etc) I don"t have a truck ...yet and i have a hitch but no trailer =( i pick up what i can in the mornings on my way to work there are a couple of spots I've learned of driving round the side streets. I feel like I'm wasting gas , is there a better way what else should i be doing besides driving around looking back and forth and back and forth ???

[Mick]

Just keep doing what you're doing - you'd go there anyway. Save for a pickup; then a trailer and maybe a few tools (grinder and/or sawzall, etc) along the way. Expand your field of operations and maybe do some advertising. Keep reading old threads on here for ideas.

[TETANUSCOWBOY]

I appreciate the response , I'll go check out those old threads thanks again

[dryvr12]

if its close to home, ride a bike. i have a milk crate attached to the back of mine. i have hauled satellite dishes, vcr's printers, cameras, big 1940s fans, and regualr oscillating fans with it. i dont know what is more amusing, the looks i sometimes get, or sometimes not getting a look at all.

[TheFatMan]

They have trailers that attach to bikes. Not those crappy canvas ones either. Like they're almost 8 x 4 ft trailers. I saw these kids engineer one to fit a moped. I only saw them because I went for a craigslist ad for free aluminum garage door, and these little freaks had it on their trailer and were towing it away on their moped. I was to astounded to be mad.

[TETANUSCOWBOY]

that is a good idea and exercise =) i'm just picturing you riding down the block with this huge satellite dish classic ... lol but on a serious note bikes come though my job like clock work and boss said all we have to do is ask ... i guess its the 1000's of dollars he's saving not paying us to do the 5th most dangerous job in the nation + I am with out a doubt going to give it a go Thanks dryvr12
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[TETANUSCOWBOY]

on a moped lolol ... they still make them lol i wish i could of seen that they must of been going 2 miles per .. but i have one question whats the deal with trailers ??? do they have to be dmv inspected or can you just attach one to a vehicle and go ... thanks for the replies guys the most simple ideas all though you may not think are helpful really are a big help thanks again fat man
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[Mick]

Depends on State requirements. In Maine, they only need to be licensed unless they're meet certain requirements for Commercial licensing.

[dryvr12]

haha no problem. i have one of the old baby seat mounts on my bike. (it mounts to the seat post and then to the rear axle. I have the milk crate bolted to that.

http://www.cyclesportandfitness.com/...-baby-seat.htm

[CMHN]

If you want an inexpensive trailer, put an add on Craigslist for an old popup camper. I picked one up with a title for $100 and had about 5 others that didnt have a title. You can strip the camper down to the frame and use it to haul scrap.

[achilles9x]

If you want an inexpensive trailer, put an add on Craigslist for an old popup camper. I picked one up with a title for $100 and had about 5 others that didnt have a title. You can strip the camper down to the frame and use it to haul scrap.

HA! I was literally just talking this over the other day, thought it was a great idea since i can find them her for cheaper than decent trailers of the same size

[gustavus]

If you want an inexpensive trailer, put an add on Craigslist for an old popup camper. I picked one up with a title for $100 and had about 5 others that didnt have a title. You can strip the camper down to the frame and use it to haul scrap.

No tittle, register it as home built.