I have been looking around here for a few days and decided to join. I ran a garage from say 90-2000 right after getting out of college. I have maybe 50 car and trucks left around the old shop I would want to scrap. I know the batteries, converter, aluminum wheels are normal pull items I pulled when I hauled couple hundred a few years ago.
The kids have had a small car on the lift for 2 days pulling everything off and pulling all the steel out of the aluminum and sorting it and I looked over the pile and the prices I got from the recycler today and have a hard time justifying the time involved in this?
Prices I got and came up with
Battery - 12
Starter - 5
alternator - 6
AC pump - 4
Radiator - 7 ? it made of aluminum .60 a pound
Condenser - 3? it made of aluminum .60 a pound
Wiper&heater motor-5? .41 a pound
Aluminum head 4cyl -15? I cant press guides or cut seats out maybe dirty price? .62 clean .32 dirty
Thats $57 or so for the stuff I wouldnt have poped off and a couple kids and 2 days no telling how much hand cleaner, electricity, wear and tear on my lift, lost tools, etc they have used up. I know its a learning experience but I dont think they will be happy getting $20 each for 2 days work even being unexperienced shop hands? Am I missing something or getting bad prices? Maybe we'll get more when we haul it, just doesnt seem like much for time involved?
p.s. One snapon 1/4"drive ratchet and extension are AWOL that I know of.
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