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Are gearbox's worth taking to the scrap yard? Alternately will the dump/tip take them?
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Jun 11, 2016 10:42:13 GMT
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My local metal site currently pays £60 per ton for mixed scrap
Depends on distance between the two and how many gearboxes
Weighing them in would at least pay for the travel fuel getting there?
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Jun 11, 2016 10:47:13 GMT
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You tip (local recycle centre ) will take any scrap,
I just dumped half a floor pan and running gear along with two gearboxes..
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BT
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Jun 13, 2016 19:42:47 GMT
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I don't know the exact price in my area for mixed metal per tonne but around £60 does sure wound right.
I sling all of my scrap in a corner, and then when it is full I go down the yard and weigh it in. Usually a shorter que at the scrap yard than the council recycling site.
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Jun 13, 2016 20:53:14 GMT
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I think weighing in a gearbox for £2 or 3 would be a bit embarrassing if you want rid you don't have to do either just leave it at the end of your drive with a note saying free scrap or some such thing it will be gone when you get home from work there's still lots of gypsy scrap lads going about looking for stuff to weigh in despite the curse word poor prices compared to 2 years ago
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Caravans are cool
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paul99
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Jun 14, 2016 11:25:42 GMT
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ebay, 99p start, buyer collects?
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Jun 14, 2016 11:35:24 GMT
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Unfortunately the garage is in a block and not where I live so I didn't feel comfortable just leaving them on the street, I made the decision to take them back home instead and then weigh them in, instead of going to the dump. Ive got two gearbox's, a cylinder head, alloy wheel and some miscellaneous bits, will let people know how much I get  |
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Jun 14, 2016 13:08:04 GMT
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£60 is that for irony alloy? Not even getting close to that for mixed metals down here  |
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slater
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Scrap or dump?slater
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Jun 14, 2016 16:34:50 GMT
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It's would be classed as Irony Aluminium which would be worth about £200 a ton so maybe £3-5 worth on a good day. Prices fluctuate a bit.
Alternatively you can smash it with a sledge and separate the bits but that's probably more hassle than its worth for you. Oil everywhere!
Your choice if it's worth it. I keep all non-ferrous but steel I tend not to bother with.
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£60 is that for irony alloy? Not even getting close to that for mixed metals down here It was a couple of washing machines, a cooker and a barbecue |
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It was worth going in the end, I didn't take the two gearbox's as someone was meant to buy them. But my misc stuff including an engine head, 15" alloy as well as a couple of pots and pans netted me £13. I rekon with the gearbox's it would have been about £20-£25. Not much, but more then if I took them to the dump and quicker.
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