Scrap is up to $95 a ton here!!!!!!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

teeitup · 11-06-2004, 03:14 PM

I took 3 loads of scrap parts in and one load of Radiators. Pretty good day!!!!!

Brainchild · 11-06-2004, 04:50 PM

I hope it gets that high here,it's still around $50.

Longhorn Man · 11-06-2004, 05:16 PM

Been 90 bucks or more here for over 6 months now. (for rotors and H.D. drums...about 70 and up of sheet)

sdmahr · 11-06-2004, 05:39 PM

Here's the bad thing about high scrap prices:

LOTS of salvage yards, individuals, and small companies are selling off our old trucks to get "crushed" into blocks and recycled. Lots of good parts are being destroyed not just for our trucks but for muscle cars as well.

R 78 PROJECT · 11-08-2004, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdmahr

Here's the bad thing about high scrap prices:

LOTS of salvage yards, individuals, and small companies are selling off our old trucks to get "crushed" into blocks and recycled. Lots of good parts are being destroyed not just for our trucks but for muscle cars as well.

I feel the pain every time I think about it

67ChevyC10Stepside · 11-06-2004, 05:39 PM

the price here sucks...we took a 3965 pound caprice in and got 60 bucks...

Longhorn Man · 11-06-2004, 06:35 PM

Right you are, i noticed that all friggen summer. There used to be plenty of caddys ready to donate engine parts, adn lincolns to maintian mine with...and a few trucks in a couple yards...now there isn't squat.

Solver · 11-06-2004, 07:43 PM

I had the same situation here by me . 3 yards crushed the whole works. One of them had probably 15 good trucks with tons of good fenders and doors,boxes and misc parts. I couldn't afford to grab everything last time I was there but never considered the next time I went it would be all gone!!!!!

junkyardjohn · 11-06-2004, 10:06 PM

I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN BONEYARDS, & LET ME TELL YOU... IT'S NOT NEARLY AS GLAMOROUS AS YOU'D THINK. IT'S ACTUALLY HARD, DIRTY WORK WITH LONG HOURS. THEN SCAP PRICES GO FROM $17 TO $95 A TON. IT MAKES SENSE TO THEM TO CRUSH EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. OLDER CARS & TRUCKS ARE HEAVIER & HAVE LESS PLASTIC IN THEM, WITCH MAKES THEN GOOD CANTIDATES FOR CRUSHING. ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEEN ON YOUR INVENTORY FOR YEARS & PARTS OFF OF THEM AREN'T SELLING RAPIDLY. PEOPLE DON'T WAN'T TO BUY THEM... THEY JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP EM INCASE THEY EVER NEED EM. BUT DON'T WORRY.. YOU WON'T SEE ANY 64 CHEVELLES OR TRI 5s BEING CRUSHED. THEY ARE IN THE BUSINESS, & HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA (USSUALLY INFLATED) WHAT IT'S WORTH. IT SURE WILL MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER TO GET 70s & EARLY 80s FULL SIZE CHEVYS THOUGH, & WE SURE GET ALOT OF DONOR PARTS FROM THEM, NO MATER WHAT WE BUILD. BUMMER

JOHN

68C15 · 11-06-2004, 10:13 PM

Im getting ready to take a load in mon morning. this time I am playing it smart & loaded all the #2 cast in the trailer & all the shearable steel in the truck. I hope the price is still up there as it was for the whole summer.

teeitup · 11-06-2004, 10:16 PM

Guys are crushing all over, its a shame at some of things the smash, I seen three of our years at the scrapyard, I couldn't save anything from them, they crushed them when they took them off the trailer. One guy hauled in a 40's chevy car that wasn't in bad shape, the guy that owns the scrapyard has a salvage yard and it was going over there, so somebody will get some parts. I took that old 69 3/4 with a 6cly and AT tranny, with some doors in the bed in there and got $190 out of it.

72gord · 11-06-2004, 10:55 PM

I took a 71 C-60 with no motor in, but had a heavy fifth wheel on it, about 3 weeks back and got $80 and thought I did alright, must have went up since then....maybe not here though!

72gord · 11-06-2004, 10:57 PM

Hey Randy, did they make you take the tires home with you...I had too or they said they would charge me to take the truck!

roj2323 · 11-07-2004, 01:49 AM

i took a truck to the scrapper today and got $135 for 3360lbs. i sure hope it stays this high i have so much stuff to get rid if. besides the junk yard actuly seems clean for once.
ondrew

teeitup · 11-07-2004, 09:36 AM

Hey Gord, they don't make you take off car or pickup tires, they dock you $2 a ton, I try to leave them all of them that way I don't have to get rid of them. I'm getting 2 more loads ready today, LOST some of the money I made yesterday though, wife made me take her out to Red Lobster since I was gone all day.

I ate well though. I'm just cleaning up before the snow flies.

LUV2XCLR8 · 11-07-2004, 09:45 AM

THANK GOD TN. CHANGED THERE LAWS, YOU MUST HAVE A TITLE HERE TO
SCRAP A VEHICLE, CHECK OUT THE "JUNK YARD" PHOTO ALBUM IN MY SIG.

( BTW - HE LOST 90% OF HIS TITLES IN A FIRE IN 1973 - POOR GUY

)

TugOwar · 11-07-2004, 10:11 AM

I could spend hours treasure hunting in that junkyard Luv.

11-06-2004, 03:14 PM	#1
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Scrap is up to $95 a ton here!!!!!!! I took 3 loads of scrap parts in and one load of Radiators. Pretty good day!!!!! __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

11-06-2004, 05:39 PM	#6
67ChevyC10Stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Butler PA Posts: 3,034	the price here sucks...we took a 3965 pound caprice in and got 60 bucks... __________________ 67 c-10, 400 SB, TH350, 4.10 gears, Blazer tank,camaro tach, sidemarker fuel fill (soon) WTB: stepside parts, 67 front end parts, 67 small window cab. posi for 3.73 or 4.10 for 12 bolt and 10 bolt.

11-06-2004, 07:43 PM	#8
Solver Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Storm Lake, Ia Posts: 1,449	I had the same situation here by me . 3 yards crushed the whole works. One of them had probably 15 good trucks with tons of good fenders and doors,boxes and misc parts. I couldn't afford to grab everything last time I was there but never considered the next time I went it would be all gone!!!!! __________________ 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 LWB-Blue 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Black 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Red 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-green 1972 GMC 4x4 LWB-White 1971 Cheyenne 10 LWB-Ochre 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Copper 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Black 1969 Custom 10 LWB-lt blue 1968 GMC 3/4 ton-green 1968 1/2 ton swb stepside-silver 1967 Chevrolet CST 10 LWB-green 1967 Chevrolet custom 20 LWB-Maroon

11-06-2004, 10:06 PM	#9
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN BONEYARDS, & LET ME TELL YOU... IT'S NOT NEARLY AS GLAMOROUS AS YOU'D THINK. IT'S ACTUALLY HARD, DIRTY WORK WITH LONG HOURS. THEN SCAP PRICES GO FROM $17 TO $95 A TON. IT MAKES SENSE TO THEM TO CRUSH EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. OLDER CARS & TRUCKS ARE HEAVIER & HAVE LESS PLASTIC IN THEM, WITCH MAKES THEN GOOD CANTIDATES FOR CRUSHING. ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEEN ON YOUR INVENTORY FOR YEARS & PARTS OFF OF THEM AREN'T SELLING RAPIDLY. PEOPLE DON'T WAN'T TO BUY THEM... THEY JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP EM INCASE THEY EVER NEED EM. BUT DON'T WORRY.. YOU WON'T SEE ANY 64 CHEVELLES OR TRI 5s BEING CRUSHED. THEY ARE IN THE BUSINESS, & HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA (USSUALLY INFLATED) WHAT IT'S WORTH. IT SURE WILL MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER TO GET 70s & EARLY 80s FULL SIZE CHEVYS THOUGH, & WE SURE GET ALOT OF DONOR PARTS FROM THEM, NO MATER WHAT WE BUILD. BUMMER JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

11-06-2004, 10:13 PM	#10
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Im getting ready to take a load in mon morning. this time I am playing it smart & loaded all the #2 cast in the trailer & all the shearable steel in the truck. I hope the price is still up there as it was for the whole summer. __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

11-06-2004, 04:50 PM	#2
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	I hope it gets that high here,it's still around $50. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

11-06-2004, 05:16 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Been 90 bucks or more here for over 6 months now. (for rotors and H.D. drums...about 70 and up of sheet)

11-06-2004, 05:39 PM	#4
sdmahr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Texas....the Valley Posts: 199	Here's the bad thing about high scrap prices: LOTS of salvage yards, individuals, and small companies are selling off our old trucks to get "crushed" into blocks and recycled. Lots of good parts are being destroyed not just for our trucks but for muscle cars as well.

11-06-2004, 06:35 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Right you are, i noticed that all friggen summer. There used to be plenty of caddys ready to donate engine parts, adn lincolns to maintian mine with...and a few trucks in a couple yards...now there isn't squat.

11-06-2004, 10:16 PM	#11
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Guys are crushing all over, its a shame at some of things the smash, I seen three of our years at the scrapyard, I couldn't save anything from them, they crushed them when they took them off the trailer. One guy hauled in a 40's chevy car that wasn't in bad shape, the guy that owns the scrapyard has a salvage yard and it was going over there, so somebody will get some parts. I took that old 69 3/4 with a 6cly and AT tranny, with some doors in the bed in there and got $190 out of it. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

11-06-2004, 10:55 PM	#12
72gord Never enough time!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: sw Wisconsin Posts: 602	I took a 71 C-60 with no motor in, but had a heavy fifth wheel on it, about 3 weeks back and got $80 and thought I did alright, must have went up since then....maybe not here though!

11-06-2004, 10:57 PM	#13
72gord Never enough time!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: sw Wisconsin Posts: 602	Hey Randy, did they make you take the tires home with you...I had too or they said they would charge me to take the truck!

11-07-2004, 01:49 AM	#14
roj2323 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 985	i took a truck to the scrapper today and got $135 for 3360lbs. i sure hope it stays this high i have so much stuff to get rid if. besides the junk yard actuly seems clean for once. ondrew

11-07-2004, 09:36 AM	#15
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Hey Gord, they don't make you take off car or pickup tires, they dock you $2 a ton, I try to leave them all of them that way I don't have to get rid of them. I'm getting 2 more loads ready today, LOST some of the money I made yesterday though, wife made me take her out to Red Lobster since I was gone all day. I ate well though. I'm just cleaning up before the snow flies. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

11-07-2004, 09:45 AM	#16
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	THANK GOD TN. CHANGED THERE LAWS, YOU MUST HAVE A TITLE HERE TO SCRAP A VEHICLE, CHECK OUT THE "JUNK YARD" PHOTO ALBUM IN MY SIG. ( BTW - HE LOST 90% OF HIS TITLES IN A FIRE IN 1973 - POOR GUY ) __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T



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11-07-2004, 10:11 AM	#17
TugOwar Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pleasanton, TX Posts: 1,723	I could spend hours treasure hunting in that junkyard Luv.

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