Falling Scrap Iron prices

[Old Doug]

I was surprised that there wasn't much of a pile at all when I hauled my load Tuesday. They probably just sold it off and trucked it out, but I don't think I've ever seen their pile so small.

I dont know if they got a price locked in or are going to save it till it gos back up. It never went well when i stock piled it.

 

[IceHole]

I just throw my scrap in the trash.

In case your wondering, the bottom of those wheel bins can and will fall out if you put several hundred lbs of semi truck leaf springs in it

 

[DMiller]

We call them dumpsters!!

 

[colson04]

Lucky if places don't CHARGE here for taking scrap

I'm in a different boat. There are several steel and iron foundries within a 2 hour drive of where I live. From what I've learned, thats where the bulk of our scrap steel goes, thus the higher demand.

 

[Truck Shop]

I can't wait to see this nasty pile/piles of crap a friend owns scrapped, his place is just a mess.
Old logging arches, piles and piles of old axle housings, frames just nothing but junk and a
eye-sore--Those old KW's--there isn't enough good pieces to even make one. I want to be
there videoing when those go--most of those are so rotten the paint is holding the metal together.
It will take a solid 6 months to a year to clean it up, unless a shear is brought in.
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[Tugger2]

Bait for the fix er up crowd . I need to find the fixer up crowd that likes cranes. Theres about 15 more hiding around the yard

 

[IceHole]

We call them dumpsters!!

I'm talking the 100 gallon or whatever trash bin on plastic wheels.

 

[IceHole]

I can't wait to see this nasty pile/piles of crap a friend owns scrapped, his place is just a mess.
Old logging arches, piles and piles of old axle housings, frames just nothing but junk and a
eye-sore--Those old KW's--there isn't enough good pieces to even make one. I want to be
there videoing when those go--most of those are so rotten the paint is holding the metal together.
It will take a solid 6 months to a year to clean it up, unless a shear is brought in.
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I could use a set of log bunks for a log truck I have
Previous owner just stacked what would stay i guess. Had a flatbed they never bothered to attach to the frame

 

[Birken Vogt]

I just throw my scrap in the trash.

In case your wondering, the bottom of those wheel bins can and will fall out if you put several hundred lbs of semi truck leaf springs in it

I did that once, the bottom of the bin did not fall out, but the crash it made when it hit the inside of the garbage truck was tremendous. He must have been empty when he tipped them in over the top.

 

[IceHole]

I did that once, the bottom of the bin did not fall out, but the crash it made when it hit the inside of the garbage truck was tremendous. He must have been empty when he tipped them in over the top.

We threw an old Cummins 220 block in the dumpster. Same deal. Probably dented the floor of the truck. Whoops

 

[DMiller]

Had the grandiose honor to unlock a Compactor blade in a Leach body, was bound up on a small pile of engine valves from a trash can. Lovely day at the dump.

 

[stinky64]

I can't wait to see this nasty pile/piles of crap a friend owns scrapped, his place is just a mess.
Old logging arches, piles and piles of old axle housings, frames just nothing but junk and a
eye-sore--Those old KW's--there isn't enough good pieces to even make one. I want to be
there videoing when those go--most of those are so rotten the paint is holding the metal together.
It will take a solid 6 months to a year to clean it up, unless a shear is brought in.
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Rust museum.

 

[stinky64]

Had the grandiose honor to unlock a Compactor blade in a Leach body, was bound up on a small pile of engine valves from a trash can. Lovely day at the dump.

Same, but was McNeilus body, piece of rebar stuck between the blade and the body with a big hunk of pointy concrete attached was tearing a hole in fairly new truck. Had to exit landfill back to shop, cutting torch and loader chained to blade remedied that mess. New equipment manager not impressed.

 

[DMiller]

We used a shove dozer in the Dump as truck was Gate end up and around half exited, used a old utility pole to dislodge the damn packer/discharge blade then proceeded to wade thru nasty land to clear the disaster.

 

[stinky64]

Yuck, aah the memories, the smell of decomp and methane still makes me chub a little.

 

[DMiller]

Been there NOT going back!!!

 

[Truck Shop]

Been there NOT going back!!!

Ah--a 20 lb carp bloated laying in the hot afternoon sun-----ah the smell.

 

[DMiller]

More like laying in the truck seat and a school of them.
Some days, long ago.

 

[stinky64]

Ah--a 20 lb carp bloated laying in the hot afternoon sun-----ah the smell.

Even more better trying to get that stank out of two 100 lb. labs that took turns rolling in said funky fish. Zoiks.

 

[DMiller]

Garbage, old rank pieces of molding whatever, even restaurant dumpsters that smelled like puke. The one that always got me were when had mounds of disposable diapers. Could work up a good heave from those nearly every time!!