My wife and I manage a storage facility. When we started at our current location, we cleaned out an abandoned unit that had a half-dozen CRT monitors and TV's. I googled alternatives to throwing them away, stumbled on Moose Scrapper's videos on KZread, and I've been hooked ever since.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

He’s where I started too!

@bmzaron713

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for recycling/not throwing them in trash :)

@brandy8641

2 жыл бұрын

V. V h v

@tristanatkinson970

Жыл бұрын

Uh, ur talking like that’s not ur only location lol How many do u have?

@EliTheShaman

19 күн бұрын

Lmao it's cool getting money for something that's complete trash to u😂

I wish all scrappers were like yourself! Organized, polite, smart, and not shady. You deserve a massive bonus wherever you sell your scrap!!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

That’s very kind of you! I think if these videos take off, that’ll be my bonus 😉

@user-or9vi8nf7l

5 ай бұрын

When I get something from the curb I always do a 360 waving and saying thank you

I started as a child with my mom and dad, and now my son is a third generation scrapper. Granted he's 6 and mostly collects cans, aluminum, and copper; but he's been doing it since he was 2 so not a bad start lol. Love your videos and content. Keep doing the thing!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and that’s awesome! Some soft skills that can get you through hard times if they come up for sure 👌

@byfaithwalking1529

2 жыл бұрын

You just described my family. I was taught to scrap metal and recycle cardboard & newspaper. While my parents made money from those items I made money as a child from hubcaps. Now with high property taxes I'm selling scrap metal to cover the tax bill.

I actually got my start with a cold call to a place that had scrap sitting out and the owner just happened to have multiple large warehouses full of metal and was trying to downsize and needed help.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

THATs what I’m talking about! Good call checking in with them, I bet that was a great week 👍

@alexmurphy9025

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint it waa a great 4 MONTHS! Soooo much metal shelving and display fixtures. FYI some yards will pay more for light iron that's clean and thin, i.e. shelves/filling cabinets/light fixtures without any plastic or wiring. One of my yards pays $0.06/lb for light iron and $0.09/lb for 'clean' light iron. More than heavy iron!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Alex Murphy oh that’s way better! And 4 months, holy cow... I don’t know if I’d be happy about that or not haha!

I don't scrap for money, but... I pull a fair amount of copper and brass out of rivers while exploring, finding old dump sites, and filming. I collect it all, and have a new forge that I haven't fired up yet, because... stupid pandemic, got in the way. Love your videos.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! How do you even find copper and brass when they aren’t magnetic? Are you gonna be doing videos of it?

@tomburleigh9261

3 жыл бұрын

​@@thubprint All by eye, most of what I find is wire, but I also find copper pipe, old brass things... anything that sticks out as not a natural part of the rivers. I find at least a little bit of scrap in most of my videos (and sometimes a few bags full); though scrapping isn't the primary focus... they're more a relaxing, almost ASMR walk in or alongside rivers; picking up anything from fossils, to vintage bottles, to modern trash.

Really like your philosophy and i have almost identical strategy. Ive recently lucked outbig time and have been assisting a retired pipe yard owner. Im responsible for cutting down and loading his unwanted pipe. Were usinghis equipment and hes making the drive. But hes breaking me off 1/3rd of the haul! Staying honest has paid off indeed! Cheers bud

I've been scrapping for about 20 years started out freestyle picking on back roads and alleys Overtime everyone knows I'm one of the guys in the game to call when they need metal removed from they're home or buisness i was able to expand into property clean outs that provide inventory to sell I agree its definitely beneficial to build relationships with people that alone has opened up many opportunities and has lead to other metal pick ups Keep Scrapping!!!!

I have five different routes I do on my way home from work. I do one each work day. People have started to realize this and they set stuff out for pick up. This summer I built a complete fence around my yard, built a huge deck with all pressure treated wood for free. The key word FREE.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yes, that’s how we do it!!

Discovered scrapping videos a couple years ago and have been yearning to make it my hobby ever since. Finally moving to a house where I can realistically start stacking some scrap, and even bought a truck (initially for renovation materials but secretly for hauling scrap). Definitely subscribing and going through your videos for more tips, but if any scrappers from the U.S. have tips for me, I'd appreciate it.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah it really doesn’t work unless you’ve got a space for it. A fella could use a covered trailer and just store it in there until they bring it in to sell too, but some kind of shed or garage is ideal. Wish you all the best!

Another viable option if you're bored but not broke is searching for online auction companies that work with retail stores. Retail chains that need to close a store will often partner with a third party auction company that sells the unwanted contents of closed stores for (potentially) SUPER cheap. The first time I did this I paid $7 for all the items I won and scrapped it for $130. The most recent auction I won an entire 12x26x8 walk-in freezer for $0.13 which included the big cooling fans and all the copper drain lines 😁 definitely something to keep an eye on if there's a store closing in your area.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

That’s insane! $0.13?? You must have been the only one bidding on the place!

@alexmurphy9025

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint for that particular Auction Company every item starts at $0.10 and I was the only one who bid on it. That was my most profitable online purchase so far by a very large margin!

I like that you said most are a flat fee and can't be over the top. Most scrappers say it is by the weight when it is not. Most have a weight limit in that price and anything over is more

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Right! I think I read on one of their advertisements there is a point where you start paying tonnage, but most people would never hit that unless they were loading it with bricks or cars.

Pro tip storage unit dumpsters!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh that could be a REAL good tip!

I work as a marine mechanic, make good money, but I still take stuff home- lots of brass,bronze and aluminum to be had in the dumpster at the boat yard! I get a couple hundred bucks of money I can put towards what ever at the year's end!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Oooo, a boatyard! I’ve never had the opportunity, but I’ll look forward to it if I ever get to! I’ve only been to the docks in Vancouver, but those are mostly fancy yacht clubs from what I remember.

@Jethrosgarage

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint I work for an engine/generator company thus drive my service truck in to the yard where boats (everything from 25 foot fishing boats to 200 foot yachts with a fair share of passenger ferries/tugs) are up on jack stands etc, they repair and service all kinds of systems at the yard, the employees park outside and get around on golf carts. They aren't allowed to take anything out the gate unless it fits in the lunch box. The metal and plumbing/electical depts have scrap bins in their shops, but for example last week there was all kinds of brass/bronze sea water piping in a pile by the trash, a corroded 1/2 hp electric motor, and a big bunch of 14/3 copper wire that had been ripped out. I often find marine batteries just left by the trash by boat crews. Often I leave it a day or so and if nobody else grabs it, it goes in my truck. I have a 6' x 12' area between a shed and privacy fence at home I pile things up in, and once or twice a year I do a haul. Now I don't scrap like you do, but it's foolish to throw away beer money as I get anywhere from $50 to a couple hundred a year for maybe an hours effort and a five mile drive to drop it off.

Not actually a scrapper, but I got started when I saw a KZreadr who makes tools and such from scrap motors. I also needed scrap metal to practice welding, so I do midnight runs on weekly large trash days and I’m amazed at what I find. I like taking things apart anyway to see how they are built. More of a hobby really, can’t imagine making a living from it, so I respect your work ethic and content.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ziggy! There’s definitely all different levels for different people. I’d love to do some welding as a hobby but I have limited space for tools, not to mention the startup cost. I’m hoping if I make really great videos I won’t need the trash as much lol

@ziggystardog

3 жыл бұрын

​I hope so too. You are my favorite scrapper channel. I'd suggest a cheap plasma cutter/welder combo to cut up conductive scrap metal or a flux-core welder if you have outdoor space. I do most of my cutting and welding on cast-off grills outside-- dryer cords make good extension cords lol. Ebay, Craigslist and pawn shops are good places to find cheap used welders.

@seanbruck5269

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE TAKING SHIT APARTY, 1 OF THE MAIN REASON I LOVE SCRAPPING, I LOVE RUNNING SO I GO ON RUNS ON TRASH NIGHT, IF I FIND SHIT I TAKE IT AND RUN HOME WITH IT LOL GOOD WORK...OFC COME BACK WITH TRUCK IF TOO BIG TO CARRY 1/4 MILE LOL

Great starting guide! It started for me with aluminum cans and my work was just a quarter mile from three scrap yards. Then I started collecting other bits but I only do non-ferrous, I give the steel away to other scrappers. My job has moved but now we're next to a HVAC shop and they leave out lots of goodies for the scrappers.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, I guess you’re in one of the spots where bottles and cans don’t have deposits? Steel sure isn’t what it used to be lol.

I never thought of going online to find scrap I always learn something new watching thease vids 😁

I started scrapping a year and a half ago. I'm a small scrapper, just a Jeep Liberty. My girlfriend got me into scrapping when I asked what type of KZread videos she watched. Scrapper videos was the answer. I love it.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not full-time income, but it sure can be fun!

@butterflyrider

3 жыл бұрын

We do have fun together. Thub was one of the first you tube scrappers I turned him on to.

Been in the scrap business for about 12 years as a part time money maker. Lots of good info brother.😎😎🔥🔥⛏⛏

Youre videos are continuing to get much better! You have great content these days, like this video a lot! Keep on trashing out man

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you saying so! I’d like to improve a little bit every time but sometimes it’s hard to see when you’re this close to it, so thank you for confirming that 😁 I certainly will bud, keep leaving it better than you found it!

Excellent advice and information.

Thank your knowledge of the scrap metal world

My gosh I love the framing and picture quality of these newest videos. I've been watching you for like 5 years and you've consistently improved on the cinematography and quality of your vids. Keep it up man!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I’ve seen other people’s videos that always look so good, so I’ve been trying to figure it out 👌 glad it makes a difference!

This helped a lot...and it sounds way better than biking by construction sites looking for thrown out metal

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it! A lot of people have asked me how to get started and this is basically all I do. The bike would make it real tough tho

oooo lighting is on point now 👍 lol great video man

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I figure if I’m gonna make *the* scrap guide to this or that, it should look half decent 😅

Hey Thub, so cool to see a new video from you :) OK first, thank you so so much for your great advice, then hehe I was sooo sad in the beginning to see you withought glasses but then in the end you had the cool yellow glasses hehe so cool, thanks and cant wait for a new video from you :)

Great video! I do all my scrapping on a bike so the two tools I always carry is a Klein Tools heavy-duty multi screwdriver and Klein Tools eight inch wire cutters. When I find things on trash day, I always take the best bits out, and leave the larger stuff for someone else.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds... problematic 😅

@JasonBristow2003

3 жыл бұрын

It's actually quite fun. You can be much more detailed on a bike, and it's like unintentionally going to the gym. Plus, I'm not old enough to drive anyway.

Thank you for the guide. I'm just starting out...

Great video quality!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Ty! ☺️

realy great info video ;) thanks

Great video really like this one!!! Like the Tim Hourtons shirt too , kiddiin.. my fellow Canadians will get this one.

@thubprint

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very well said

I've just started scrapping, myself. The graffiti on the grill at 3:53 is priceless. 🤣

@thubprint

2 жыл бұрын

😁

i been recycling cans all my life but started to get into the other metal when i was in college to make a little extra cash and it just became a hobby when im not working at my job

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I think that’s the best way to scrap, it’s not really a full-time thing but makes great beer money.

@richardpfeifer

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint i dont drink beer but its helps with bills and with the stripmeister i get clean copper almost got 100lbs of it lol

all very good advice.

Enjoyed your video

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good tips

Thub, I enjoy all of your videos but particularly these informative and educational ones. I have often been considering getting into scrapping metal and this video has given me the knowledge I needed to get started. Thanks man! Keep dozing the thing!

@ryantimmins9479

3 жыл бұрын

*doing the thing

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan! I know a lot of people are missing the bottle picking so I’ll do one of those soon, but I’m really enjoying building up this body of work. Glad you’re liking them!

cool your cameraman (girl)make all difference good job

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

I’d have her every time if I could 😁

Man, your lighting is EXCELLENT! You look beautiful

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Been working on it 😁

Good video.

I haul and geab on the side for second income, paying off debt fast and putting $$ aside, keep posting these videos plz

nice information

Local real estate companies are great too if they buy and sell properties themselves. They'll always be looking to update appliances and need a way to get rid of the old ones. I've gotten business just by driving around with scrap in my trailer too, people are out there looking for scrappers!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Decent! Appliances are something I have yet to dive into, it seems tough to make money just scrapping them. Between the low price of steel and the refrigerator fees I mean.

@alexmurphy9025

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint the gas appliances make it worth it. They all have brass fittings. Also motors from washers/dryers are super easy to get out and the control panel is usually aluminum. Water heaters are the best bet though, they're heavy for their size and all have at least two brass valves and nice heavy gauge wiring

Nice video Thub , it's much harder in the UK as we aren't allowed to leave stuff at the side of the road like you can in Canada and the USA , if we do we can be charged with flytipping 😂😂😂 Saying that I bet that at least every other time I go out in the car I get something whether it's brass taps or some electrical cable from the skips 😀

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! My trips always end up the same, if I leave the house I tend to come back with something heh. What in the world is ‘flytipping’?? Lol!

My family and I started scraping back when I was a little kid

I started scrapping about 2 years ago. I go round residential streets looking for places that are being renovated, there'll usually be a skip on the drive and often there will be scrap in the skip. I always ask because I'm pretty sure it's against the law here to take without permission (Ireland.) Most people tho are obliging. Like you said, it leaves more room in the skip. Very occasionally, someone will say no. It's those time when you realise that asking is always better. Btw, I haven't watched your channel in a while. Good to see you at work again. 👍

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It has been a bit inconsistent over the last little while (the channel). Sounds like our experiences are pretty similar, when I find a roll off there’s usually somebody hanging around to ask, definitely the sure way to not get in trouble for it 👌

@irishgoldstacker8018

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint, exactly.

In Sweden we have the recycle stations for paper, plastic, glass and metal containers. A lot of people leave other stuff there. Free to pic up. Like cofee machines, watar bolilers, toasters and so on. Lucky days you even find led batteries and bigger items like stoves and vacuum cleaners. Anyway I make alot of money from it. Thanks for nice videos!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds fantastic! I should check some of mine. We have similar stations but there’s always a bottle picker just hanging out at them waiting for people’s cans.

@StellanLarsson

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint Same here in Sweden. They are smart to go for bottles. Good money, easy. I stick to the e-waste mostly. Love the scrapping at home. Take care!

You got the eyes of the natives

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

I.. what? thank you?

Thanks for your videos sir

@thubprint

2 жыл бұрын

I’m just happy to be here, thanks for saying hi!

Yes a video

Idk. I scrap almost every night and man has it become a great source of extra cash. Maybe I’m lucky and live in a bigger area with more of a selection. But between roll offs, apartments and neighborhood streets. I made $1,000 2 weeks ago with just a dodge ram pick up going out each evening for 2 hours and just filling my dodge ram. No trailer. $1,000 in one week of scrapping for roughly 14 hours of work… that’s solid in my eyes. Spring summer and fall only really. Once winter hits scrapping season is done.

ok dude thats was wise advice on getting the max on scrap i have cust giving engine parts looks like it might intosumthin reapeatable i the start of a beautiful relationship

Its Interesting to me to see how other people suggest you get started. I own a small e waste recycling business now and I actually got started by scrapping with a friend part time in middle school.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I think it’s a lot trickier in Canada (assuming you’re in the states) but I’ve thought about starting a smaller scrapyard in a smaller town

@davegdm954

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint yes i am in the states. Luckily lm close to Boston mass and manchester nh so I can actually sell my boards RIP Canada:(

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Might actually be an opportunity there for someone who can run boards across the border 🤔

@davegdm954

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint if somone could set something up and take an 18 wheeler through maine or the tip of nh that would be a possibility. I just dont know about customs

I’ve been scrapping mostly copper, aluminium and brass for a bit now. I don’t sell the scrap I cast it into bronze and cast stuff for fun. Always looking for new sources of copper. Love this channel.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool too! It doesn’t make a ton of money, so casting would be a fun use for sure. Do you have an Instagram or anywhere you show what you’ve made?

After you've been doing it about 2 or 3 months you will start finding a lot of good quality merchandise that still works and is not broken or damaged. You will start trying to resell that stuff....and it can become a whole lifestyle trying to sell the stuff you find for way more than its paltry scrap or recycling value.

Wow! I never realized so many people with jobs actually scrap.

I've always wanted to start scrapping, but sadly I live in a place where it's not very convenient. I live in a very rural forested part of Costa Rica, so for now it's just a dream sadly.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

You could still find a way but yeah, that definitely sounds real tough. If you get a camera though you could always show people what life is like there!

@diamador4471

3 жыл бұрын

@Jsuttian Pura Vida mae!

Here in the UK it's ok to pick from skips (don't know what you call them over there) as long as you ask first. As long as the skip is with the customer, the contents remain their property, its all about transfer of ownership. If you take without permission, then you're stealing by finding. It's a grey area so it's always best to ask before you take

Up’n yo vid game, nice👍👍

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

It was about time lol. Glad to see it makes a difference!

Love ya, Thub.

I got started scrapping by driving around on garbage nights. I also hit up construction site dumpsters at night or the weekends when the workers are gone. It actually is kind of profitable "sneaking around at night" as you put it. However, if there's a no trespassing sign I leave it alone. And if someone tells me not to scrap from a particular bin I won't.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you’re staying out of trouble, whatever works for you is the way to go! I just like doing it in the daytime because I often have someone approach me and I get more than I would have otherwise.

An iron rake makes it easier to pull things out of dumpsters

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea! I tried a grabber once but it was mostly annoying because I was usually walking.

2:19 my man really found a turbo

Depends on your location as well. There's so many people scraping now. You'd be lucky to find a empty soda can.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you’re not wrong. That’s why it’s just a minor hobby for me, you gotta go full-time with it or just do it for fun.

I've made many valuable customers exactly how u just said just be friendly and slip into the conversion that you collect certain items and even offer to pay a small fee if they have really good items like I got 100kg (220lb) of single core house wire for $100 stripe that down to bright and shiny I've just turned it into $740 at current prices in Australia...

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah, that’s a great pickup! Doesn’t happen all the time, but I’m sure he’ll think of you if it comes up in the future as well 👌

ThNks for your great videos! The place I go to right by my house just goes off of the weight that I weigh in and then after the guy is done unloading my trailer I get back on scale and then that’s how they pay me. So typically I weigh in at 11,400 and when I’m done I’m usually 600 lbs less and get paid like $50-$100. Does that sound about right ?

@thubprint

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s some service! $50-100 for 600lbs sounds about right to me

OK, I am here to tell you people about CRT TVs - the later-model ones (before they were essentially phased out) uses copper-coated aluminum wire for the deGaussing wire around the back of the screen. They are barely worth the time anymore if it weren't for the yoke, and might as well take the low-grade board out, but personally, I have stopped even looking at them. After the past 5 out of 6 tube TVs I have found had the crappy copper-coated wire for deGaussing, I started looking at them differently. Oh, and two of them had 1/2" bolts holding them together instead of screws so they had to come back to the house with me so's I could take them apart. Never again unless I know for sure it was an old, OLD tube TV. The one I had today was made in 1999 - coated aluminum wire. Ugh.

whooop whoop, you mentioned the UK, here in germany it is also hard. stuff on the curb is owned by the city, so by law you steal by picking it, if you wanna put stuff on the curb, you have to call the city, they give you an appointment when they pick it up. so that there is no fixed day ppl can get used to and make a trip around the neighbourhood. kind of su..ks. stay healthy everybody

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Really??? I guess it keeps the streets clean, but that’s gonna make trash picking real hard haha!

When are you going back to scrap again

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

You mean out picking and treasure hunting? I’ve got a few weeks of guide videos I want to finish first, but it’ll be soon 👌

Hey brother. You should get you a trailer and some land and start picking up junk autos.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

I know! There can be decent money in cars! Still a few pennies short on buying land lol

@ryanparadis1419

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint is that a goal or a if it hapens it hapens sorta thing?

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan Paradis no I definitely plan on buying a piece of dirt. I’m not sure where yet, but I’m taking care of the income puzzle first.

You look a little like Edward Norton (Red Dragon movie) lol I enjoy your videos a lot 🤗👍

@thubprint

Жыл бұрын

Oh that guy’s great! I’ll have to check that one out though, lots of movies I haven’t seen

Thumbs Up

Looking at the chronological video sequence i calculate that " bottle picking " is in decided recess. Which could be the Covid lockdown, or the relocation, or a renewed municipal stance. I'll go lockdown, but I don't know. I'm still in the container deposit rat race. Sort of wish an altered playing field would relieve me of it. The coin I make from the modest 24 bin run is useful but far from vital. What I might find useful is if a given hair stylist would relocate or fold so that I'm done collecting their aluminium foil. Love the ' game over ' thing. There were a couple of tradies in there on Sunday, but it's no change.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Well hello fellow trash friend! Idk if I’d blame the hairstylist, sounds like that’s a choice you make lol. I used to grab alu lasagna dishes and pie plates, but they just don’t end up being worth much. It’s true I took a bit of a break from actually picking, it just didn’t seem like a good idea with everything going on. Not that things have changed much but I’m gonna have to get back at it myself pretty quick, cuz the money has to come from somewhere!

@jonglewongle3438

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint When the container deposit came in it was a decidedly welcome playing field change. Sort of still is. I really got to sort some things out. The foil thing is not really financially worth it, but you get committed to it and its not that tough. Just gotta raid their wheely bin over the weekend in a deserted lane for a sort of hefty shopping bag of foil and then pour that into the wool bag at home. The satisfaction of creating a unit of industrial production when I do get it in to the scrap yard and electronically tabulated.

My new method is to go to the scrapyard look around for items and see what I can buy them for the other day I got an industrial forklift battery charger for only $50 after taking it apart I got about $150 in profit

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Really?? That’s crazy they sold it to you with so much more profit still in it!

I did this in 2024 on marketplace.. and out of 10,000 search results for Free Scrap metal.. 9,995 its just people advertising that they pick up scrap metal

heeello. what do you do with the various shit that is left over after scrapping something? like the big hunks of plastic and? do you just slowly throw it away with your trash?

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Well anything small can of course go in the home trash bin. With a really large hunk of plastic though? A person could cut it down and feed it through their home waste removal stream, or find an apartment dumpster that has a bit of space, or just hold onto any big stuff until it makes sense to make a dump trip! I go to the landfill from time to time anyway though, because they’ll take old tires and used oil/paint for free in my area. The best way by far though is just not to bring it home in the first place, haha! Strip out the parts you want and leave the rest in the bin you found the thing in.

I have never done this im no expert but im curios i have heard guys make good money

Hey buddy! I live right by a scrap yard but I dont scrap. Once I brought over an alumimun can to them but everyone completely ignored me. So I took the can home and it ended up in a landfil. That makes me sad.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

😅

@cdcVintage

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint To be clear it was a trash can. Not a little drinking can LOL.

Your the reason I'm making 1200 aweek now I've got stoves microwaves ac units layn around all free from people brake drums are 850 ahundred just got a commission at a very busy tractor shop like 60 big and I mean big drums a week ka. ching !!!!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

😮 WOW buddy, great work! I should stop making videos and do more scrapping lol! But fr that is impressive 👍

@johnmessersmith3881

3 жыл бұрын

No bs I can't believe how easy it is people just say take it i need rid of this frig or ac unit i sell on fbook yard sale all good stuff if its bad like my wife says Junk Yard Johns putting it threw the human shreader and im glad for micro wave vid I just touched a units thingamabob the other day and felt a small shock from that piece you said can stop your heart i went and bout a super kool set of lineman and insulated gloves and all great ps wish plastic bottles were worth something near me but its not great day to you and your family JyJ

Started just odd and end jobs and frigerator here washer dryer stove ECT.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Awrite, okay, been at this a long time then! Long enough time have seen the prices bounce all over the place I imagine 👍

It's not the best job and has its days but I've noticed a lot of people offer jobs and stuff when they see me out and about. Everyone's always looking for junk collectors and many junk collections places ask for a fee when collecting. I offer it for free because I usually make quite a bit when recycling. But oagd the gas and bills and keeps me fit an exercised plus I get offers to get scrap from matinence people as well who keep broken water heaters and ac units that get recycled and stay out of landfills mine you i perosnally am a heloj ghand with wire stripping for bare bright and my boyfriend went to work in order to safety work as a contractor with electrical products. It keeps us both on our toes and is better than sitting at a desk all day or inside the house which keeps me depressed. Every day is a new adventure

Hello Thub. Agree, relationship is important. I have 4 business owners that calls me on a regular basis to do pickups from them, they are all happy to get rid of it. Ralation with your scrapyard is important too, I got to do my own wheigh in last time I went and they got me coffee and cinnamon as they were on a break 🤣 Stay safe and take care.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome! I should tell my yard they gotta step it up with the snacks 😉

@pederlindstrom3132

3 жыл бұрын

@@thubprint oh yes,,, got to have snacks 🤣

@thecookiemonster5228

2 жыл бұрын

I have really bad social anxiety (why I want to start to supplement my income). How did you manage to get these business owners to work with you? I've been wanting to contact auto shops, auto stores, etc to see if they would allow me to take scrap. Any suggestions?

Whoa did you get a new camera? Your face is so clear in the beginning

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

I got a new camera awhile back but I didn’t know what I was doing with it lol. Very slowly figuring it out!

Did U use to work at Safety-Kleen. Your shirt looks like their uniform!

I'm told it is stealing to take something out of the land fill if you work there is it the same as a mailman stealing the same thing out of a package or a airport tsa screener stealing from a checked bag

"and of course, a vehicle" time to figure out a way to strap metal on my bike

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it! 😂

Bring along a dustpan, sweep and trash bag. 90% of the time if you get a grill the bottom will be rusted out and full of debris. As soon as you move it, it all falls out onto the sidewalk or street.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip. It’s a pretty nasty mess for sure.

Thanks for the video . I have no experience in this buisness and want to start , I m located in Texas , can some one give me any link to start with .

I work for a company that just so happens to always have metal in it's scraps bin, might just start looting from there tbh.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

If it doesn’t bother the people paying you to be there and it’s on your own time, I sure would be!

I never really started scrapping. But with my line of work (satellite installation) I always end up with a pile of scrap dishes and coaxial wiring and etc. It just kind of happened.

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Accidental scrapping, my favourite kind! Surprising to me there are still satellites being installed though, those aren’t consumer television dishes are they?

@Comatose_Era

3 жыл бұрын

Nope right now my stack consists of obsolete models of satellite Internet dishes. Get a truck bed full it is usually bout 300 to 400lbs and usually get about $40 for it.

Hey thub, facebook is kinda iffy for placing a scrap metal add. Other scrappers in my town false report the adds to eliminate competition. Does that happen up in your neck of the woods?

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

Actually yes, I think that happens a lot! Some people can be real shady. I think if you put it under the “services” category that helps on Kijiji and craigslist at least.

👍👍

Do bottle picking!!!!

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

K 😁

Doing management now

Scrappers advertise here. The only problem is one guy never answere the phone and the other guy wouldn’t set a day or time to pick up my crap. I didn’t really have the time but ended up doing it myself and it totalled out at $180.

The grill that was on private property this man is right. I dont take it either " UNLESS I feel like going to the front door and asking the homeowner. I typically knock and introduce myself. On to buisiness quickly. Poeple don't want a hour conversation. Im so and so and I seen the old grill out back. Could I take that off your hands. 9 times out of 10 they say yeah. Half the time they throw me a few other metal pieces. Poeple are awesome when your nice. Be friendly and be rewarded

What makes aluminum windings undesirable when it comes to scrapping

@thubprint

10 ай бұрын

They’re just far less valuable than copper so it’s not really worth breaking down items to find aluminium windings

I need that scrap wood though lol

I don’t do it for scrap yards no never not even steel I keep it to most of the time I am becoming a black smith (wanting) steel can be expensive over time aluminum I cast stuff and little figures copper idk yet

@thubprint

3 жыл бұрын

I met a fellow who collected all the adjustable universal steel bedframe a he could get for just that reason, it’s decent stock and expensive to purchase outright for projects

Leave it better then how you find it not me going into the woods and finding a 80s beer cans