When I go to the salvage yards I have my own little metal wagon of the type you can get from harbor freight and others. On there is my large tool box and a small plastic waste basket (desk top type). In there I put all kinds of bolts and little fasteners and stuff. Usually no charge but sometimes it is a bit full so at one yard they charge me two bucks. Another yard hits me for about five bucks filled up depending on what I filled it with. BTW the wagon comes with an overall length of about 53 inches. I cut 9 inches out of the middle and rewelded. It now fits perfectly in my westy. jimt On 10/7/05 12:37 AM, "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> wrote: > Wesley, > > Wrecking yards are full of them, and they're most often free for the > asking - no, don't just stuff them in your pocket. This develops bad > karma. I don't think I've ever had a yard charge me for items under a > buck, or maybe even under $5. OTOH, I always empty my pockets and show > them what treasures I've found. > > Karl Wolz > > No, Wes, (may I call you Wes?) I'm not preaching at you. Just a few > folks who have advocated "taking what you need" from time to time. > > > |
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