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| samn40
02-17-2013 10:47:25
86.160.246.85
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   I got my son to gather up some scrap yesterday to send to the poor Chinese. I did not have much bother getting him to do it....I just told him he was getting the money...well that load went on so fast the sparks were flying! We had 1.56 tonne of 'Light' scrap and got £186.00 for it (£1.00=$1.60) How does this compare to your prices? Anyone recognise any tractor pieces? Guess some of us will probably buy it back again someday soon.... with a warranty????
Sam
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| Rdandersom
02-18-2013 06:01:17
204.237.46.249
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| Haven't hauled scrap for a couple of years but got.32/lbs for dead batteries Friday.1981 it was $20/ton tin and $40/ton steel.
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| newfarmer9
02-17-2013 21:17:15
207.219.69.232
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| Called the yard today, we are getting $175/ton for tinwork, and $210/ton for steel. If you bring in a mixed load, they take 50% of $175 and 50% of $210 to find the price per ton.
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| Retired Farmer
02-17-2013 18:40:49
207.200.116.74
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| Don't you guys use small pickups or trucks over there? Looks like your cars would get pretty dirty hauling tools and farming stuff in the trunk. Just curious.
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| samn40
02-18-2013 16:50:23
86.160.246.85
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to Retired Farmer, 02-17-2013 18:40:49
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| Yes we have many types of pickups here but I don't like them! I prefer to put my tools in a small trailer.
Sam
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| Butch(OH)
02-18-2013 05:21:05
70.62.13.146
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to Retired Farmer, 02-17-2013 18:40:49
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| I was over there 10 years ago and the answer is No, they dont have pick up trucks, or more properly very few, I think I saw 2 in a weeks driving around. They have cars and trailers and from that skip the pick - ups and go to about F-550 sized trucks.
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| tractorsam
02-17-2013 18:17:29
12.182.11.116
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| Well I see a grey fergie wing and about 4 wings off later 135/165's with toolboxes in them all looking like they've seen a tinworm or two. Sam
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| formerly ny bill
02-17-2013 17:30:46
67.251.107.102
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| i've been trying to guess the fenders. not an 84 series, but maybe 64 or 74 series?
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| abecb
02-17-2013 14:33:59
4.252.89.39
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| I think it may come back as a old dodge don't RT stand for Road Trash?
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| George Marsh
02-17-2013 14:14:00
50.104.195.160
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| Rust/tin is about $.072/lb
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| Nebraska Kirk
02-17-2013 13:06:11
207.91.4.159
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| I took in a pickup box trailer load of small "prepared" scrap on Thursday. The trailer was not even full and I had 3480 lbs. $.10 per pound for prepared scrap and $.075 for unprepared. The yards here pay less for "light" scrap IE tin, wire, sheet metal.... If you have light scrap mixed in with heavy the one yard will pay the "light" scrap price... They are known to be crooks....
You got £186.00 for 1.56 metric tons of scrap.
I did the conversions and that comes to 173 US dollars per US ton (2000 lbs)
So your prices are comparable to ours, depending on what part of the US you are located. Those scrap yards closer to the coasts will pay more as they are closer to the ports where the scrap is loaded on ships to take to China. Whereas those of us further inland will get paid less because the scrap yards have further to haul to the ships.
This post was edited by Nebraska Kirk at 13:15:40 02/17/13.
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| samn40
02-17-2013 13:22:22
86.160.246.85
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to Nebraska Kirk, 02-17-2013 13:06:11
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| The only 'good' stuff on this load was what you see on top. The rest
was a load of old steam piping/tubing completely rusted out. The
guy actually lifted it off my trailer and straight into the lorry for the
boat. They have a baler just beside the dock!. Something that
surprised me was the huge pile of rust, they had stacked in the
yard, yes, I said rust, just fine powder rust. Now who would buy
that? and what does it come back as?
Sam
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| Fawteen
02-17-2013 13:45:10
72.65.97.61
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 13:22:22
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| | Something that surprised me was the huge pile of rust, they had stacked in the yard, yes, I said rust, just fine powder rust. Now who would buy that? and what does it come back as? Chevies..."8^)
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| Harvey 2
02-17-2013 12:11:05
74.128.149.135
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| With your experience at the Lanesville show, why don't you all put it back together again?
Hee Haw
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| Fordfarmer
02-17-2013 12:05:44
75.121.151.210
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| See a few fenders (not sure what make) and a B&S engine. The engine would be worth sorting out, here. Aluminum 'breakage' is 2-3x as much as unprepaired farm machinery. Current price here is $190-200/ton.
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| rrlund
02-17-2013 10:58:37
207.241.137.116
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| I think I can see one Ferguson fender in there. Don't see any Fiat parts,so they must all still be working in the field.
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| Randysouthmississippi
02-17-2013 10:52:52
68.66.101.243
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to samn40, 02-17-2013 10:47:25
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| My son took a load the other day and its bringing $10.00 a hundred pounds.
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| EJ70
02-17-2013 11:47:19
12.161.216.77
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to Randysouthmississippi, 02-17-2013 10:52:52
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| jm.
02-17-2013 11:45:46
75.105.64.53
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Re: tractor scrap in reply to Randysouthmississippi, 02-17-2013 10:52:52
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| Randy You might want to look around most if not all places here in West Tenn are $260.00 to $ 300.00 a ton on clean light scrap. I sold a load of heavy # 1 Iron the other day for $ 315.00 a ton.
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