Potential to buy over a dozen scrap cars

**Immulmen** · 03-07-2014, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Mick

Some people think that just cause they have a truck and a trailer hitch, it "should pull it". The worst are the ones with a bumper hitch hooked to an 18' trailer loaded with appliances, batteries etc. That was right up there with the guy who put a 4x8 piece of plywood on his roof and loaded it up.

A long time ago I got some funny looks when I was on I95 from S Portland to Gray in my 66 Bug with a push mower strapped to the roof.
I was in Portland and there was a guy sitting in the trunk of an old Chevy holding onto the handle of a push mower in a 30mph zone. A cop at the light in front of me just shock his head and drove off.

**jord0690** · 03-07-2014, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by JohnC4X4

Looks like I was low balling when I said 10K for that trailer on eBay
Just received the eMail with this answer >>

Not really shure around 15000?

2 things
I am a VERY Bad speller, But Sure?
and how can you be pulling a trailer and NOT know what it weighs?

There are some really clueless people around. Empty, my trailers 2500-3000lbs. Trucks 7500lbs empty.

**sawmilleng** · 03-07-2014, 09:31 AM

Now you know why he's selling it. After all the shzt he added, it can't carry as much as a 299$ wallywurld trailer and stay legal.

Jon.

**luniticfriend** · 03-07-2014, 11:18 AM

There is a lot of good suggestions here. Another thing is if he is older and turned down the price he probably has the mentality that " they can just sit there, they aren't hurting anyone". Usually people like this will wait until the need the money then crush enough to get by. 1 guy I know has a retirement fund out of scrapping (been scrapping he says since scrap was about $30-$35).

**Focker** · 03-07-2014, 08:52 PM

My truck and trailer empxty weighs anywhere from 10200-10600 lbs depends on if i have any wheels and tires in the bed.

**cummins** · 03-08-2014, 07:30 AM

right now i weigh in about 9-10,000lbs empty truck and trailer, 7 on the truck and 2 for the trailer, thats dry weight no tools or passenger. but that never happens i normally have a couple hundred lbs of tools and random crap in the back. Normally hit the scale around 7ton.

if you get that deal could be some good spring cash. make sure the cars aren't already striped of cats and batteries before you make an offer. braking even sucks when you expect a payday

**Focker** · 03-08-2014, 01:20 PM

yeah my truck is 6000-6500lbs and the trailer is 4000-4500lbs.

Yeah that gooseneck is badass but if it weighs 15k empty the gvwr on it is only 25k.So it can haul 10,000 lbs hell that is only like 2-3 cars lol what a waste.