what are some of the "non-standard" scrapping tools that you use? - Page 2

Originally Posted by NHscrapman

Must have forearms like popeye with a twenty lb all steel tamper!!! but your right gotta do it or it's all loosy goosy and walks like junk. Mech posted somewhere he used a pair of large two handed pruners/lopers to cut wire harnesses(brilliant BTY) just had to find an old pair because I wasn't using my fiskars.

not the biggest guy, just go in good short burts... lol

I was using a pair of lopping pruners for rad hoses but they got dull quick (prob. cause they were cheap) and have stuck with a big kitchen knife, I have stuck with a pair of bolt cutters and a small pair of rope cutters for wire

When scrapping a flashlight, leatherman, fencing pliers, cell phone, and magnet are in the pockets at all times. The leatherman and cell phone goes everywhere just as the dogs. The flashlight, magnet, and reaching tool are a multi-tool of their own. Don't ask how they are used, they are just available and every opportunity presents a challenge to use them.

Originally Posted by shaun319

I am sure a lot of us could fill a tool box with the same tools we use when scrapping/tearing down but I am curious as to some of the oddball tools you are using?

one of my favorite things when breaking down smaller things especially if they are mainly plastic is a brick hammer



not only do you get the solid hammering from the square face, but that chisel end is great for busting into things, works really well to tear small transformers off of boards, and if something ticks you off is a great way to re-leave the stress from it

I am using a F150 converted in to a dump truck, it save a lot of time getting out of the scrap yards and also save my back unloading scraps.
I been using this for over a year and it works great, a video is on Utube just type in F150 dump truck and also you can see it on firstontop.com. click on the scrap truck.
My max load was 1400lbs and that is the most I would lift on a F150 frame. What I like about the truck is it is a small dump truck and easy to move around also easy on GAS.