scrap iron prices up

[littlefuzz]

The load I carried off a couple of days ago was 2800lbs and I got $266 for it. $9.50 a 100. It wasn't short stuff either, it was a truck!

[MicroZone]

Man, I need to start scrapping cars around here.

[Bruce]

Me to, I've got a 51 Ferd & a 57 Buick rusting away in the woods behind the barn.

[MicroZone]

I'll take the old Buick...gotta save the old Bu-hog!

[Patriot Performance]

Yeah I'm not much for scraping cars. To me every part of a car is usable.

Like the other day at the yard I seen a guy scraping a 89 Fifth Avenue, and I need a rear end for one. Funny coincidence.

[Bruce]

Originally Posted by MicroZone

I'll take the old Buick...gotta save the old Bu-hog!

The block is sized, someone cut the right front fender to get to the heater core. She's sitting on drum/hubs, all the motors are gone from the seats/windows & doors.......but she is loaded w/very nice CHROME, all over. I had someone come look at it, seemed interested, never came back?

[MicroZone]

Hmm, humor me and throw some pictures up. I'd like to see the old girl. Maybe I'll come get it. I need another project like I need another knot in my head.

[jwright]

Are you all getting a dollar a pound for SS no matter what grade? Here alot of the places will try to stick a magnet to it and if it even remotely is drawn to it they dont want it..or offer to take it for next to nothing.

[Steelwill]

Well fellas I took in three motor and some misc stuff 1600 pounds and recieved $150.00. the prices are up.

[Joe H]

Originally Posted by jwright

Are you all getting a dollar a pound for SS no matter what grade? Here alot of the places will try to stick a magnet to it and if it even remotely is drawn to it they dont want it..or offer to take it for next to nothing.

I've never taken them any silverware, LOL.

I'm pretty sure threy only want non-magnetic SS.

[Bruce]

Originally Posted by MicroZone

Hmm, humor me and throw some pictures up. I'd like to see the old girl. Maybe I'll come get it. I need another project like I need another knot in my head.

Hey MZ, I just took a few pic's, lets see if they will load?

[Bruce]

Originally Posted by MicroZone

Hmm, humor me and throw some pictures up. I'd like to see the old girl. Maybe I'll come get it. I need another project like I need another knot in my head.

Hey MZ, I just took a few pic's, lets see if they will load?
Too large, I resize 'em.

[Bruce]

All but one of the Buick came up, not sure why, message said "not a valid file"?

[Bruce]

A ludite I ain't, but sometimes these things infuriate me!

[MicroZone]

Whoa, that poor girl has seen better days! Is that the Furd on its side?
Godd job putting up pics.

[Bruce]

Yahh, they both have not moved in the 23 years we have been here on the farm. I'm guessing from looking at the ground in the general vacinty, there was quite a bit more equiptment around 'em. 16 years ago, we gave 20 + implements to a local history groupe, "Field Day Of The Past", we had a "field day come tax time<LOL>!

[jwright]

"I've never taken them any silverware, LOL"

I am a Rigger by trade and when we replace a whole suit of standing rigging we are left with hundreds of pounds of 1X19 ss wire as scrap. Now i know the wire is 316 grade ss. I also know most ss can become slightly magnetic if it is put under large strains which all of this wire has been and for up to 20 to 30 years. We probably have over a ton of it laying around right now that no one will take and i dont know what to do with... and no im not gonna just give it away because it has to be worth something.

[speed wheelie]

Originally Posted by jwright

Are you all getting a dollar a pound for SS no matter what grade? Here alot of the places will try to stick a magnet to it and if it even remotely is drawn to it they dont want it..or offer to take it for next to nothing.

It does not matter..I think it's over $100 now..

[denrep]

I've been eyeballin' the big Yank and his horse over in the park. Do you suppose it's brass or bronze?!?

[happymarius]

It is Can $ 1.50 for a pound of SS in Ontario , Canada.
Will check copper Monday.

[Patriot Performance]

Well I have myself a nice scapping job here soon. My mothers company owns a house locally that someone put a big work shop type cab, in the back yard. It looks military, maybe off a duce. Was on something with dual wheels. Anyways its just the work bed sitting on the ground. They used it for a shed I guess. its on the property line so it has to move. It is double wall construction so I think it will weigh around 3500-4000 lbs.

[Bruce]

Looks like you'll be getting a sun tan/sweating your keister off till it's done?
Probly a shop van off a duece?
Good Luck,

[Patriot Performance]

Originally Posted by Bruce

Looks like you'll be getting a sun tan/sweating your keister off till it's done?
Probly a shop van off a duece?
Good Luck,

If it wasn't such a pita to move I would keep the damn thing and use it for a camper to go onto a duce some day. Dad wants to make a sportsman's type truck for fishing hunting and canoing. But its too damn heavy and I have no where to put it.

I'll post some pics in another thread and the weight when i scrap it. Unless someone wants it!

[Bruce]

Where is it located, check this one out?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other...96686792QQrdZ1

[Patriot Performance]

Now that I think more about it Bruce. I would rather just make a trailer for the damn cab than to scrap it. Its in good shape, even has paint!