Hi Volks, The cost of scrap metal has risen, but so has the cost of transportation. If you live in a port city, the scrapyards nearest the docks will pay the best $$ for scrap vehicles. The further you are from the port, the lower the value of the scrap metal. I scrapped out an aircooled engine this summer after putting a rod through the top of the case and was able to get $40 for the aluminum in the engine once I removed the crank, cylinders, studs and other ferrous parts. The same yard pays $120/ton $CDN for scrap iron. I have also heard that some people have scrapped out perfectly good aluminum fishing boats because they are worth more as scrap than for resale as a pleasure craft. A few years ago I bought a $600 1988 vanagon and harvested about $1000 in parts sales, but it cost me about 25 hours of labour and I paid over $150 in towing fees to have it brought home and towed away afterwards. The bulk of the profit on that one was a pair of captains chairs and a set of almost new Michelin Agilis tires already mounted and balanced, which were not counted in the $1000 income mentioned above. So I guess I did all right. I considered saving the beast, but it would have cost thousands to do so and every time I turned a screw or bolt it sheared off due to rust. So it died that others might live. That's just the way it goes with older vehicles. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca www.busesofthecorn.com
On 13-Feb-08, at 2:46 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote: > Just an article in the South Bend Tribune today about thieves hitting > parking garages and cutting off catalytic converters. > > > On 2/12/08, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: >> In a message dated 2/12/08 10:18:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> jrunberg@MAC.COM writes: >> >> >>> We had a 78 Westy which *no* local yard would take. Even >>> for $$. >>> >>> >> >> scrap metal is almost a dollar per 100lbs. are you telling me >> you actually >> have to *pay* to get your carcasses hauled off? >> >> i can strip a vanagon down to the shell - no motor, no trans, no >> spindles, >> no >> glass, no interior, no doors, and still get $100 bucks for whats >> left at my >> local scrap metal place.. >> >> scrap metal $ is up, people.. >> >> chris |
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