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Title: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: johnes on October 07, 2015, 12:09:07 PM
Has anyone ever tried to sell old trucks to a scrap metal place?
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: Such on October 07, 2015, 04:23:08 PM
Quote from: johnes on October 07, 2015, 12:09:07 PM
Has anyone ever tried to sell old trucks to a scrap metal place?
wouldnt you just get like 2 bucks for a bunch of trucks?
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: 20matar on October 08, 2015, 05:40:58 AM
I really don't think it's worth your while or your trucks. This guy has it figured out:

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Has anyone ever tried to sell old trucks to a scrap metal place?
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wouldnt you just get like 2 bucks for a bunch of trucks?

Sell them by the bunch to a budget-minded, botch-job-inclined skater or give them to kids if you're feeling charitable.
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: Willie on October 08, 2015, 06:01:47 AM
If you only had the aluminum separated from the steel you would get slightly more than mixed, but as is you'd likely get the "scrap iron" price which is like 10 cents a pound or so.

Not worth it.
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: johnes on October 08, 2015, 09:31:35 AM
Quote from: 20matar on October 08, 2015, 05:40:58 AM
I really don't think it's worth your while or your trucks. This guy has it figured out:

Quote from: such on October 07, 2015, 04:23:08 PM
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Quote from: johnes on October 07, 2015, 12:09:07 PM
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Has anyone ever tried to sell old trucks to a scrap metal place?
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wouldnt you just get like 2 bucks for a bunch of trucks?
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Sell them by the bunch to a budget-minded, botch-job-inclined skater or give them to kids if you're feeling charitable.
I usually do give them away. One time I took a friend to turn in 8 big ass trash bags of beer cans and he got like 150, i was thinking maybe a couple sets of trucks would get $10 or so.
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: shit_for_brains on October 31, 2015, 08:16:09 PM
Quote from: johnes on October 08, 2015, 09:31:35 AM
Quote from: 20matar on October 08, 2015, 05:40:58 AM
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I really don't think it's worth your while or your trucks. This guy has it figured out:

Quote from: such on October 07, 2015, 04:23:08 PM
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Quote from: johnes on October 07, 2015, 12:09:07 PM
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Has anyone ever tried to sell old trucks to a scrap metal place?
[close]
wouldnt you just get like 2 bucks for a bunch of trucks?
[close]

Sell them by the bunch to a budget-minded, botch-job-inclined skater or give them to kids if you're feeling charitable.
[close]
I usually do give them away. One time I took a friend to turn in 8 big ass trash bags of beer cans and he got like 150, i was thinking maybe a couple sets of trucks would get $10 or so.

Aluminum cans smelt easily and have a wide range of applications. Trucks are composite so they require more energy to break down into their separate metals, and it's not worth the energy costs or effort. It wouldn't even cover your gas to the place so you'd be at a loss already.
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: Level 60 Dwarf Paladin on November 06, 2015, 10:14:42 PM
Quote from: johnes on October 07, 2015, 12:09:07 PM
Has anyone ever tried to sell old trucks to a scrap metal place?

So how big of a junky are you?
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: 360 frip on November 22, 2015, 12:14:32 AM
C'mon Pops. Get a job.
Title: Re: Would scrap metal places by old trucks?
Post by: ben shraider on November 23, 2015, 05:38:20 PM
On kind of an unrelated note, has anyone tried to make trucks last longer by f.ex. gluing pieces of scrap metal like from a soda can on the truck? Did it work? Cans are aluminium so wouldn't it feel basically the same to grind with them