Pulling nails & hardware out of burn pile ash

[Runner]

lol... hell will freeze over, before I start pulling every nail and staple out of every pallet or other item I burn!

Original post didn't mention pallets, but agree, even if you wanted to, it's almost impossible to get the nails out of pallets

 

[JeepHead]

That's what I have, and it does not work well for me in rough terrain or soft terrain.

I like @RjCorazza's 750lb magnet tool. That sounds effective.

All the best, Peter

Interesting! I burnt 3 couches in my back yard which is what made me buy this magnet. My yard is not smooth in this section as I drive the tractor around there constantly, but not heavily rutted either. I had thousands of staples and screws left over after the burn and this worked extremely well for me, and quick too!

 

[flyerdan]

I've always wanted to collect about five old automobile air conditioner pumps to salvage the clutch coils to make an electromagnet. They pull about 4 amps, so a 25 amp circuit should power a gang of them mounted to a board and skinned with thin material so stuff won't go up into the coils.

 

[Hughman]

I took a magnet from an old speaker and zip tied it to a metal leaf rake. It works well for finding the nails but you spend a lot of time pulling the nails off of the rake.

 

[Jstpssng]

I took a magnet from an old speaker and zip tied it to a metal leaf rake. It works well for finding the nails but you spend a lot of time pulling the nails off of the rake.

Good idea! Couldn't you just take the magnet off to release them?

 

[bigtiller]

How about a 3000lb. pull fishing magnet? I never tried one and have no idea how well it would work. This same site has a double pull at 2000lb. for half the price.

https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Magnets-Degrees-Fishing-Treasure/dp/B097R5YRCL/ref=sxin_15_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.7f348b0b-9186-427b-9468-a5e99d647fd3%3Aamzn1.sym.7f348b0b-9186-427b-9468-a5e99d647fd3&cv_ct_cx=fishing%2Bmagnet&hvadid=241949790914&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9017874&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=4059362412970587211--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4059362412970587211&hvtargid=kwd-159086342&hydadcr=24661_10400816&keywords=fishing%2Bmagnet&mcid=a60809056db03e0b830cd159d6917e0c&pd_rd_i=B09FLD6P2P&pd_rd_r=312b506b-768c-4e8c-8cbe-81906117445b&pd_rd_w=CCPp7&pd_rd_wg=vQX4W&pf_rd_p=7f348b0b-9186-427b-9468-a5e99d647fd3&pf_rd_r=G58R8BB3NZY9YD065R2Q&qid=1762283674&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=1-1-e169343e-09af-4d41-85b1-8335fe8f32d0-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

1000 pounds should be enough & in a thick plastic bag makes it easier removing metal.

 

[mjonesnh]

I just purchased a rolling magnet at Harbor Freight two weeks ago for this very reason and it works extremely well. LINK

Have that same magnet that I use to sweep around old buildings at farm before I bush hog. Amazed sometimes at number of nails I get sometimes.