Scrapping wholes cars.

WARRIORWELDING

WARRIORWELDING

Owner opperator Of WarriorWelding LLC.
Joined
Jan 6, 2008
Location
Chillin, Hwy 64 Mocksville NC
I have three vehicle that I want to sell as scrap.
Who takes them?
What do I have to do to them?
What should I do.....as in making better money? Batteries, Mag wheels, and oh....converters?
 
Once you get what you're going to sell separately off, throw all your other scrap metal in them. The places we take cars occasionally pay more for car scrap and will pay you car scrap price for everything thrown in them.

This car had a jeep 4.0 in the driver's seat and a stove in the engine compartment.
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And the passport got an old tbi 350 under the hood.
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Several years ago I was scrapping cars. Seemed every place was different. Some required batteries out, fuel tanks out or, a basketball size hole cut into them. Some would pay less if you kept the aluminum wheels. I cut off the converters, kept the batteries, wheels, and cut every cable and wire I could get to. At one time I was also pulling the radiators and AC coolers. IF easy to get to I also pulled alternators, and starters. IF known to be good and was a popular type I sometimes pulled transmissions too.
 
Its gonna come down to how much work youre willing to put in it.I save all easily accessible alum parts,a/c condensors,heater cores,radiators and any heavy gauge wire.It seems that alum wheels are bringing more from outside buyers than what the scrap places are paying. I have a guy offering me $15/per and I've saw they are paying $23/per in OH.Recyclers here are paying .50/lbs for wheels.Also some places pay a flat rate for batteries while others pay per pound.My heavy batteries go to one place and the small ones go to another.
 
LBarr2002 said:
Once you get what you're going to sell separately off, throw all your other scrap metal in them. The places we take cars occasionally pay more for car scrap and will pay you car scrap price for everything thrown in them.

This car had a jeep 4.0 in the driver's seat and a stove in the engine compartment.
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And the passport got an old tbi 350 under the hood.
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I know I look at and see things different than most folks but you left at least $100 on the table there.
 
I have a son in law who owes me cheap labor. Items will be stripped as dedicated to better money.
 
1-tonmudder said:
I know I look at and see things different than most folks but you left at least $100 on the table there.
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The wheels all came off the car, my brother may have cut the wire out of the stove before it went, I don't remember.

We were cleaning up a property that was in the family for 160+ years. There was a lot and didn't have the time.
 
I was referring to the tb intake and the alum ps pump bracket left on the engine.They'll bring at least $75 ea on Ebay.That is if your willing to deal w Ebay.
 
Loganwayne said:
Sorry for the thread derail but @LBarr2002 did the place near you offer a roll off rental for scrap? I’m gonna have a TON of smaller items and local place said they would do it
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what kinda stuff??
 
What's the current vibe on prices? Cars, iron, the whole really? Best just to call local yards?
 
Bumping this back up.

Beginning to do a big purge at the farm. I have everything from cars to computers to railroad tracks and everything in between. Even if its bolted down and isn't of major value or future use, its going. Scrap and reinvest in our infrastructure.

What is the best practice these days. Its been years since I have scrapped at this level.
 
StretchASU said:
Bumping this back up.

Beginning to do a big purge at the farm. I have everything from cars to computers to railroad tracks and everything in between. Even if its bolted down and isn't of major value or future use, its going. Scrap and reinvest in our infrastructure.

What is the best practice these days. Its been years since I have scrapped at this level.
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Don’t try to scrap the railroad stuff. That can get you in some trouble, even if it was abandoned on your land.
 
StretchASU said:
Yeah thats the big stuff in question. Its been around for generations in a pile already cut down into 6ish foot sections maybe?
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I can’t honestly say I gave first hand knowledge, but I’ve always heard it could bring federal charges. Maybe talk to your local scrap yard and ask them about it. Things may be different now.
 
untchabl said:
@StretchASU any of those cars/trucks good project potential? Or are they just junk?
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There are a couple I'll be robbing parts out of and selling separately when the time comes. Super 60, 465/205 combo, SRW Service body, DRW Flatbed with Service boxes on the sides etc. A couple I will be repairing and either keeping as a farm truck or selling. TBD on a lot of it. Most of the things are rust buckets or junkers that have been sitting around rotting into the ground. I'm trying to not see value and just get things out of my way.
 
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