scrap metal on farm

[hernando]

cleaning up the farm of all the parts trucks ...bits and pieces of scrap that i am never going to use ,,,loading it up and taking it to the recycler...is it more trouble than its worth ?? anyone have a idea on the price of scrap in the mid tennessee area...thanks for your time bruce

 

[ilarcher]

From what I have herd the price of scrap iron is paying out pretty good. I think it would be worth it if you don't have to take it very far.


At least the price is good in my area, and thats in central IL.


Scrap copper is paying really good here.

The price of all metals is up anyway, so I would guess that scrap would pay too.

 

[hudr]

Around here it will pay a bit if you don't tear anything up getting it loaded and hauled. A lot of the stuff we have laying around, I am just proud to have someplace to go with it. I think short iron hit about 4.50/cwt around here a while back.
Depending on what you have for scrap, how much and what kind of time you have, it can pay to separate it into several "categories". I would check w/ the loca yard and see what they are paying for short iron, long iron and the such. Seems the yard closest to me told me one time that have a couple dozen different categories the metal is sorted into. The less they have to mess with it, the more they pay you. But once again, what is your time worth?

 

[GT2]

Up here in the NW scrap steel is at about $100 a ton.
Proly worth hauling it!

 

[Mighty Dodge]

I took some scrap to PA recently got $6/100lbs for scrap. Aluminum was .50/lb.

M.D.

 

[Wayne County Hose]

My friend just scrapped out trailer loads of cars from his junkyard. He got $180 a ton. Made enough to get a 30 horse Kubota with a backhoe.

 

[riptides]

I have been cleaning out scrap on the farm for over two years now.

At first I had a journey man take a few loads.

Then I started hauling it myself.

I separate as best I can, steel, aluminum, unidentified, etc.

Then carefully load and take to the recyclers. It is not worth my time, but it is extra cash, so I try and make the trip worthwhile.

Prices vary, sometimes week by week.

Good luck. Be safe with it!

-Mike Z.

 

[philbuilt]

There are scrappers that will come to you and clean it up and pay you for it. It may not pay as much but it also won't use up your time. Call the yards they will tell you who to call. The guy that I used picked it up and hauled it and paid me $85. a ton. Hope this helps
Phil

 

[Red55]

Had an above ground pool made of aluminum Got tired of being the only one taking care of it and no one using it. Plus it was due for a new liner & filter. Got $240 for the scrap -Ed

 

[TC29-dude]

Had an above ground pool made of aluminum Got tired of being the only one taking care of it and no one using it. Plus it was due for a new liner & filter. Got $240 for the scrap -Ed

I went thru the same thing except I posted it online and some kids (20 somethings) paid me $1,000 for it and took it down and hauled it away all by themselves. It was sweet to watch that thing disappear.

 

[AlanB]

We have been cleaning up the place I bought, and I tried and tried to get someone to take it away for the value of the scrap, one guy showed up, took one load, said he would be back, and never saw him again.

We just started doing loads as we have time, it pays ok. I am not going to quit my day job, but the farm is getting clean, and the gas etc. is getting paid by the labor.

I think it was $150 a ton for scrap steel last I looked.

I am in Clarksville, which should be close enough for similar prices to where you are.

 

[schmism]

125/ton mixed steel scrap couple months ago..... last summer it hit 150 a ton.

copper was $2.25 a pound, and AL cans was .80/lb

 

[hernando]

thanks for the help...i did try to give it away .but no takers. so we loaded up a load and took it to the scrap yard ..its only about 5 miles from me...loaded the truck and trailer....470.00 the first load the 2nd load was 415.00 so it was worth the trouble . we did this in a day and half...still got some to go ...now finding the time to finish,,,thanks bruce

 

[green yanmar]

my cousin is the grounds/maintence manager at a large private prep school,ha saves all the money collected from scrap thru the year in a "employee moral day" account.last years moral day inclueded a day at the races in louden nh,van transportation,cooler of beer and food and a stop at the strip joint and lap dances for everyone.not bad for old truck chassis,engine blocks and other asst. junk!

 

[mjarrels]

Give Mike Rowe a call, he will pick it up!

mark

 

[Travelover]

.............last years moral day inclueded a day at the races in louden nh,van transportation,cooler of beer and food and a stop at the strip joint and lap dances for everyone.not bad for old truck chassis,engine blocks and other asst. junk!

LOL. I think the word is morale.

 

[Renze]

There are 3 scrap traders in a nearby city. about 15 km drive from my house.
Some years ago i bought a small 1 axle trailer, which i use as a "scrapbin on wheels" and when its full, i drive it to the scrapyard over small roads where the chance of meeting police is minimal, because the lights stopped working long ago.

I haul about 500 kg each time, and usually get 70 to 80 euro for it. Because i only have to hook up the scrapbin to the Volvo and go, it just takes about 90 minutes of my time to drive there, weigh, and unload. My cost would be the cost of fuel, which is 3 to 4 euro. As long as no cops fine me for not having proper lights, the rest is pure profit

I get about 1 euro per kilo for aluminium, copper and bronze. There is a different price for whole electrical motors.


When i ever scrap a large piece of machinery, i drive there by tractor and haywagon.
Calling them up, saying that you have 3 ton and want to know what their price is before going there, they usually give 1 or 2 cents per kilo more than if you just stopped by...

 

[hydrovane218]

Renze.
If my calculations are correct, we get the same here. You said 500kg(roughly 1100lbs?) for 70-80 euros (approx. $150 Can/Am dollars) I believe we get $ 150/1000lbs for what they call SHRED here(mixed anything)
Funny I read this thread as today I picked up a scrap electric motor while on a job, that turned out wieghing 680lbs....got $135 for it.
I work on the road as a service tech and in the last year or two REALLY realized the value in scrap. I once was on a job where they were installing a new 100ton(?) refer unit and picked up the scrap 3" copper piping. It took 20 minutes to load, 30-40 minutes to drive to the scrap place and unload---$450.
I believe now, we get ...
$.012/lb for mixed(shread)
$.020/lb for motors
around $.050/lb for aluminum
around $.050/lb for brass
around $3.00/lb for clean copper
around $2.60/lb for dirty copper
Apparently China is driving the cost for scrap up alot in the last year or two.
Don't give the stuff away without spending a few minutes thinking about it.