O.T. Steel prices

kennebunksawmill · Mar 4, 2011

This is a little off topic. I have a chance to buy a 1973 Chevy C60 single rear axel dump truck for short money. I was thinking of having it hauled straight to scrap yard (it hasn't run in yrs/ very bad condition)....total weight is believed to be 9,000lbs or a little more....what is the current scrap steel price in the North East? Will scrap yards take a whole vehicle or do I have to drain fluids/ pull battery etc? Thanks

El Toro · Mar 4, 2011

Call your local scrap yard to see if they want the whole vehicle. I hear in MD that scrap steel was bringing $280.00 per ton. Copper bringing $3.00 per pound. Hal

Hoss In ME · Mar 4, 2011

Call the scrap yard in Auburn.Theyll tell you. Hoss

RGMartin · Mar 4, 2011

$320 a long ton in western PA for cars as of this morning. Tires and fuel tank must be removed. I don't know if a heavy truck would pay the same.

Jason the Red · Mar 4, 2011

Whole vehicles around here require a title in hand. They also deduct for tires and gas tanks. Batteries are bringing about 5 dollars each, but if left in the vehicle, they don't pay any extra.

kyhayman · Mar 4, 2011

There are yards here that would take it but its usually money ahead to prep it a little. Drain the fluids and put in an hour or so torch time to seperate the shread from the case and heavy melt, pull the wiring, radiator, and battery. Usually I can make about a hundred bucks and hour doing that.

IA Leo · Mar 4, 2011

Does burning off the insulation (in a rural area) have any significant increase in scrap copper price?

tlak · Mar 4, 2011

No, but you might be a redneck...

504 · Mar 4, 2011

North MO 230.00 per ton and all you have to do is get it to the scale, they will get it off.

O.T. Steel prices

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