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    Guess the weight! Auto battery edition

    Picked up from a Mercedes repair shop last week and got a healthy load of batteries from them. Guess the weight! Whoever is closest gets the grand prize of a warm fuzzy feeling that comes with intellectual affirmation. Second closest wins a perch left out in the sun for a few days. Side note: Those little batteries are BIOS auto batteries. Still pb-acid just rather small

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    NEW TO SCRAPPING? READ THIS: Build up your horde of magnetic and non-magnetic metals in two piles until you have a better understanding of the business. Magnetic material has low value and is mostly always steel / shred / short iron. Read old threads about non-magnetic metals and ewaste (and how to sort them), but don't forget that they generally have absolutely no tolerance for contamination (screw / iron / foreign material).

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    Hint: One of the guesses is within 50lbs

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    Quote Originally Posted by JJinLV View Post
    Hint: One of the guesses is within 50lbs
    I'll revise and say 2325

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    I've become pretty good at guessing weight over the years. 15 years of hauling 10 tons or more a year, with several years being over 30 tons a year, has helped.

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