Shredder Feed

Includes junk automobiles and trucks, appliances, obsolete machinery, farm machinery, building tin, shelving, and any kind of scrap iron and steel less than 1/4" thick. Deductions will be taken for any tires left on vehicles, machinery, etc. Freon should be removed by licensed technician before refrigerators, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers are sold for scrap.

Unprepared Iron

Scrap iron and steel over 5' in length and 2' in width and at least 1/4" thick.

Prepared Iron

Scrap iron and steel 5' in length or less and 2' in width or less and at least 1/4" in thickness. Also refereed to as “Cut Scrap” or “Heavy Melt” in the trade.

Plate & Structural

Plate steel and structural beams at least 1/4" thick. Can be sold either unprepared (over 5') or prepared (5' or less in length and 2' or less in width).

#1 Cast Iron

Small, heavy, dense castings. Examples include brake drums and rotors from automobiles and trucks, tractor weights, etc.

#2 Cast Iron or Cupola Cast

Sewer pipe without the lead joints, manhole covers, sewer grates, porcelain-covered bathtubs and sinks, stove and boiler cast, radiators from buildings, etc.

#3 Cast or Heavy Breakable Cast

Obsolete lathes, drill presses, and other machinery with a heavy cast iron base. Oils should be removed before scrapping.

Unclean Motor Blocks

Gas or diesel motor blocks from cars, trucks, locomotives, etc.

Random-length Rail

Miscellaneous lengths of rail iron.

OTM

Rail track material.

MST

Steel turnings from machine shops.

CIB

Cast iron chips from machine shops.

Electric Motors

Old electric motors with copper windings only. This excludes electric motors from appliances which have aluminum motor windings. Electric motors the size of basketballs or smaller are preferable to large electric motors which are worth less per pound. Sealed units from air conditioners, compressors, power tools, are not bought as electric motors but rather “copper content,” a lesser grade than electric motors.

Tin Cans

No labels preferred, but labels ok. Must be clean and empty.