Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BarryB · 01-03-2011, 06:54 PM

OH it wasn't much on this old truck anyways. It was a 67 Chevy shortframe, but had a utility body on the back. Like I said it was rusted pretty bad. I figured it was like humanely euthanizing(sp?) the poor thing. I'm sure it was glad to finally be melted down and made into something new. I did save the motor, it is a newer 80's 350 it will live again in another truck.
Sorry for the lame pic, it was with my cell as it was being pulled up the road.

redhead69 · 01-03-2011, 07:06 PM

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VA72C10 · 01-03-2011, 07:36 PM

How much do you get scrap in your area? Just wondering why not part it out....

**too much stuff** · 01-03-2011, 07:40 PM

I hear ya. I crushed this 72 cheyenne last week. Hate to do it, but you can't save them all.

bigguy69 · 01-03-2011, 07:50 PM

you guys are killing me!!

BADPURPLE70CHEVY · 01-03-2011, 08:43 PM

No matter the condition that is a shame.

BB72CHEVKT · 01-03-2011, 08:56 PM

The fact is parts are not selling too well right now. At least my luck with a SWB rolling frame and fleetside bed has not been great.

BarryB · 01-03-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

How much do you get scrap in your area? Just wondering why not part it out....

11.50 a 100 lb

BarryB · 01-03-2011, 09:03 PM

The frame on this truck wasn't really worth the extra time stripping all the sheet(rust) metal off it.
Hey don't tell Badpurple70chevy that I have a 72 cheyenne I'm going to be crushing after I strip it of the parts I need.

yellowGT · 01-04-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

The fact is parts are not selling too well right now. At least my luck with a SWB rolling frame and fleetside bed has not been great.

Its tax return time so maybe they will sell now.

VA72C10 · 01-04-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

The fact is parts are not selling too well right now. At least my luck with a SWB rolling frame and fleetside bed has not been great.

I do know what you mean....always had at least two and as many as 6 people a week come over to buy parts off my craigslist ads....lately it's been four guys in two months...

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Originally Posted by yellowGT

Its tax return time so maybe they will sell now.

hopefully....that's what I've been thinking....and then the spring bug will hit for people with projects...

**leddzepp** · 01-04-2011, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

The fact is parts are not selling too well right now.

Very true. I don't know of anyone that loses their job and says, "Gee, I think I will start building a truck now"

treveiger · 01-05-2011, 01:16 AM

Its going to happen and when things arent selling you might as well crush the trucks that have no salvagable parts. Theres a gmc and a cheyenne that ive been pulling parts off of but to restore those trucks would be way to much time an money into it so theyll sit there and rot away until they become a pile of rust, i wont ever crush them because i always want more parts

but they just sit out there year after year and worsen each year... Sad i know but you cant save them all.
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67chevy1series · 01-05-2011, 01:23 AM

my dad junked a 68 suburban and that almost killed him he was a couple parts , and it would have ran he could have put 200 in it and amde it ran . he gets up set when i bring it up

69_hafton · 01-05-2011, 01:55 AM

I've made at least 6 trips to sell scrap metal this year. Of the 67-72's, I've seen a different one - or parts of one - at the recyclers' every trip there last year. Lot of people scrapping stuff these days.

Rob H. · 01-05-2011, 07:01 AM

If I had my 70 GMC burb stripped it'd be going. It'd bring more than I gave for it at our current $220. a ton! But still makes a good parts storage shed. I've got a load on the truck right now too go today, some old motors that have got caught in flood water too many times.

Vintage Windmills · 01-05-2011, 10:04 AM

Frustrating how many want 1000 for a parts truck, then scrap it for 400 bucks. why not sell it for 500?

**too much stuff** · 01-05-2011, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

Frustrating how many want 1000 for a parts truck, then scrap it for 400 bucks. why not sell it for 500?

I tried going that route selling all my parts trucks for around $700-$900 each. I don't know what people expect for that money. If you have the time, you make more by stripping any parts and crushing it yourself. Keep in mind these trucks are around 4,000 lbs complete. That could be around $400 just to go straight to the crusher right now. I assume the $1000 parts truck will still have some good stuff. Hard to sell for $500 then. Hope this makes sense...

LilD · 01-05-2011, 12:46 PM

I can see sending one to the grave after everything thats usable is stripped off it. Maybe Im an idiot for thinking this way but Id rather get all the parts and give them away if I had to just so they were used for another truck.

Stubbs67 · 01-05-2011, 01:11 PM

what grinds my gears is when someone says "this truck must sell by tomorrow or its going to the scrapper" ""I won't take any less than $1000, I KNOW WHAT ITS WORTH." To which I reply, its "worth" about 275-300 in scrap. I will give you $350. For your time. Got some cars a time or two this way. also got cussed out in email too! LOL

01-03-2011, 06:54 PM	#1
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. OH it wasn't much on this old truck anyways. It was a 67 Chevy shortframe, but had a utility body on the back. Like I said it was rusted pretty bad. I figured it was like humanely euthanizing(sp?) the poor thing. I'm sure it was glad to finally be melted down and made into something new. I did save the motor, it is a newer 80's 350 it will live again in another truck. Sorry for the lame pic, it was with my cell as it was being pulled up the road. Attached Images __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

01-03-2011, 07:06 PM	#2
redhead69 fugedaboutit Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gresham, OR Posts: 832	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. .. __________________ Currently truckless

01-03-2011, 07:36 PM	#3
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01-03-2011, 07:40 PM	#4
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,790	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. I hear ya. I crushed this 72 cheyenne last week. Hate to do it, but you can't save them all. Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

01-03-2011, 07:50 PM	#5
bigguy69 dazed and confused Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: marion nc Posts: 1,649	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. you guys are killing me!! __________________ members met: redbaron69, billsbowtie,nc67

01-03-2011, 08:43 PM	#6
BADPURPLE70CHEVY 406 Powered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: waynesville,n.c. Posts: 877	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. No matter the condition that is a shame. __________________ 70 GMC 68 c10 2002 silverado 72 4x4

01-03-2011, 08:56 PM	#7
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. The fact is parts are not selling too well right now. At least my luck with a SWB rolling frame and fleetside bed has not been great. __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

01-03-2011, 09:03 PM	#9
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. The frame on this truck wasn't really worth the extra time stripping all the sheet(rust) metal off it. Hey don't tell Badpurple70chevy that I have a 72 cheyenne I'm going to be crushing after I strip it of the parts I need. __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

01-05-2011, 01:16 AM	#13
treveiger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 4,093	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. Its going to happen and when things arent selling you might as well crush the trucks that have no salvagable parts. Theres a gmc and a cheyenne that ive been pulling parts off of but to restore those trucks would be way to much time an money into it so theyll sit there and rot away until they become a pile of rust, i wont ever crush them because i always want more parts but they just sit out there year after year and worsen each year... Sad i know but you cant save them all. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1969 Chevy c20(Miss Hackjob)

01-05-2011, 01:23 AM	#14
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. my dad junked a 68 suburban and that almost killed him he was a couple parts , and it would have ran he could have put 200 in it and amde it ran . he gets up set when i bring it up

01-05-2011, 01:55 AM	#15
69_hafton Sleep-Deprived Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 445	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. I've made at least 6 trips to sell scrap metal this year. Of the 67-72's, I've seen a different one - or parts of one - at the recyclers' every trip there last year. Lot of people scrapping stuff these days. __________________ 1971 K/10 Long Fleetside 350/350 - 6" Lift 1969 C/10 SWB 292 - Sold It

01-05-2011, 07:01 AM	#16
Rob H. Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Petersville KY Posts: 673	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. If I had my 70 GMC burb stripped it'd be going. It'd bring more than I gave for it at our current $220. a ton! But still makes a good parts storage shed. I've got a load on the truck right now too go today, some old motors that have got caught in flood water too many times. __________________ Rob 72 C/10 (under reconstruction)(destruction ? LOL) 48 Willys CJ2A 1952 Super "A" Farmall (Grandfather's)

01-05-2011, 10:04 AM	#17
Vintage Windmills Vintage 4x4s Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prior Lake, MN Posts: 4,305	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. Frustrating how many want 1000 for a parts truck, then scrap it for 400 bucks. why not sell it for 500? __________________ 67 GMC K1500 Custom- 305V6 SM420, PTO, Ram Assist, yellow (the outcast) (project period correct upgrades) 67 GMC C2500 351V6 TH400, AC, PS, PB (can't decide what to do with. Update, decided to keep and will restore ) 86 CHV K30 502 th400, apple red NEW 71 CHV K20 350 SM465, ochre (saved work truck) 71 CHV K20 292 SM465, white, tach, PTO, (future project) 72 CHV K20 350 350th, medium blue (project stocker) 01 CHV K2500hd crew, indigo blue ^3 dont run and the others don't see winter either '86 K30 Cummins "Fireside" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649649 '71 K20 "get driveable" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590642 '72 K20 Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=493477&page=6

01-05-2011, 12:46 PM	#19
LilD Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 186	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. I can see sending one to the grave after everything thats usable is stripped off it. Maybe Im an idiot for thinking this way but Id rather get all the parts and give them away if I had to just so they were used for another truck.

01-05-2011, 01:11 PM	#20
Stubbs67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Venus, Tx Posts: 121	Re: Moment of silence I sent one to the crusher today. what grinds my gears is when someone says "this truck must sell by tomorrow or its going to the scrapper" ""I won't take any less than $1000, I KNOW WHAT ITS WORTH." To which I reply, its "worth" about 275-300 in scrap. I will give you $350. For your time. Got some cars a time or two this way. also got cussed out in email too! LOL __________________ 67 Short Step Project -My other wife, ya know... (she takes all my time and money and I don't even realize it) 88 Subaru wagon 4wd -Daily driver and workhorse 98 Subaru Forester S - Wife and baby wheels My Build Thread! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=433751 Need step tail gate and bed front, driver door, both front fenders (both are bondo'd nightmares). can trade fleetside bed parts real straight (except sides) or pay some cash (i am pretty broke) Last edited by Stubbs67; 01-05-2011 at 01:11 PM.



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