What did you scrap?

[hobo finds]

300 lbs sheet iron $.0165 lb = $4.95

[mrlaufer]

1,086 lbs of sealed lead acid batteries (in my daughter's little ranger) for only .175/lb

I remember getting closer to .30/lb last year. Oh well, didn't cost me anything to get them, just from work. Merry Christmas all and keep up the good work. At least for me this money is tax free

[hobo finds]

240 lbs. sheet iron $.0165 lb.

[Dr. Cadmium]

140 lbs light iron $60/GT = $3.75
20 lbs #1 steel $80/GT = $0.71
10 lbs mixed aluminum $0.32/lb = $3.20
5 lbs #2 copper $1.50/lb = $7.50
5 lbs clean ACR $0.80 = $4.00
10 lbs electric motor $0.11 = $1.10

$20.26 total, rounded up to $20.30

[cwgii]

today was clean up the yard.

208 lb cans
112 lb #1 plastic
1316 lb glass broken
456 lb unbroken glass
299 lb cardboard

[AdamsSamoa]

got 9 bucks for a refridgerator last Sat for a friend of mine .50 a pound here in Kentucky

[hobo finds]

Neighbor gave me his broken washer and I picked up a hot water tank that had been in an alley for awhile 380 lbs. sheet iron @ $.0165 lb.

[hobo finds]

sheet iron going up $40 a ton yesterday $45 today

[cwgii]

cfs is at 65 woohoo

[hobo finds]

200 lbs. clean sheet iron @ $.034 lb. $6.80

[cwgii]

picked up a gas dryer today. no room for the fridge I saw.

[Dr. Cadmium]

750 lbs light iron @ $65/GT = $21.76
10 lbs #2 copper @ $1.40/lb = $14.00
15 lbs ACR @ $0.75/lb = $11.25
12 lbs old sheet aluminum @ $0.32/lb = $3.84
10 lbs wiring harness @ $0.25/lb = $2.50

Total: $53.35

[cwgii]

dryer and a microwave == 100 lb at 65/t

[hobo finds]

300 lbs sheet iron $7.20 so $.024 lb.

[hobo finds]

dryer and a microwave == 100 lb at 65/t

Did you break them down to get clean sheet?

[cwgii]

dryer and a microwave == 100 lb at 65/t

Did you break them down to get clean sheet?

yes. not much to takeing the drier apart. had to give up on the micro as it had torx screws and I did not have a bit to fit it.

[hobo finds]

480 lbs prepared $.0365 lb. $17.52

[hobo finds]

I took the drawers from old file cabinets out and filled them with prepared steel, made it easy to load and unload. Had like 10 drawers and one computer case filled and stacked on other metal in the truck. Was surprised that it weighed 480 lbs.

[hobo finds]

dryer and a microwave == 100 lb at 65/t

Did you break them down to get clean sheet?

yes. not much to takeing the drier apart. had to give up on the micro as it had torx screws and I did not have a bit to fit it.

get the Harbor Freight 100 piece bit set under $9.00 with coupon. Lots of good bits in there even the security ones with the hex and the dot in the middle.

http://www.harborfreight.com/100-Pc-Sec ... 68457.html

And make sure you get something free after al its Harbor Freight, I have many free screw driver sets! LOL

[cwgii]

too many flashlights, tape measuers and yes screwdrivers.

[silversaddle1]

I hear shred is going up. Maybe as high as $90 a ton in Omaha, NE. How's it doing around you?

[hobo finds]

I hear shred is going up. Maybe as high as $90 a ton in Omaha, NE. How's it doing around you?

$33 a ton beginning of Jan up to $48 end of Jan. Why do you think its going up? Low fuel prices, or are yards needing to fill orders so we get a bump in prices?

[cwgii]

yard clean day at home, 760 lb of clean sheet at 68$/ton

[Dr. Cadmium]

Light iron/shred is $80/GT by me right now.
#1 steel is $100/GT.

[silversaddle1]

I hear shred is going up. Maybe as high as $90 a ton in Omaha, NE. How's it doing around you?

$33 a ton beginning of Jan up to $48 end of Jan. Why do you think its going up? Low fuel prices, or are yards needing to fill orders so we get a bump in prices?

I think yards are getting pretty empty. I know my main yard is calling around looking for shred.