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Don't have a video of this trip to Brisbane but have a photo that might be of interest
I get to scrap a lot of fridges and freezers so I end up with a lot bodies taking up space. The idea is always to cut them open and recover any copper tubing in the insulation. But I worked out that it wasn't worth my time and effort. To cut open a normal fridge will cost a couple of cutting blades and a couple of hours labour. The tubing you get is of a small diameter and lightweight. Then it usually has insulation stuck to it which needs to be cleaned off if you want it classed as Candy. In my opinion, not worthwhile. And while I'm on about fridges etc, the compressors are a very debatable thing to cut open and recover the copper wire inside. It is classed as Burnt Copper which still brings good dollars but again it is the cost of cutting blades and your time. You need to keep an eye on the price your yard is paying for compressors, but it is line ball. And if you start to look at compressors from air conditions, they are worse. You need up to 4 cuts to get the goodies out, and they are generally much heavier than those out of fridges so a better price per unit as a whole thing.
I'm telling you this because since I started doing this professionally, I have taken a different view to scrapping. You have to start costing out all of your time and make sure that your time spent is worth it in money terms. As a hobbyist you can take all the time in the world because times doesn't cost you. If I take too long , say, cutting open compressors, I have to compare how much more money I could make say, stripping a car.
Anyhow, attached is a pic of the load I took to Brisbane. There are 30 various units on the truck, and the highest point went 3 metres. Got a good price classed as dirty light gauge. To some the load might look a bit shaky, but nothing moved during the 300k trip. Yep every time you stop you must check your load binders and tighten them, especially within the first 100k. Cheers all.
I get to scrap a lot of fridges and freezers so I end up with a lot bodies taking up space. The idea is always to cut them open and recover any copper tubing in the insulation. But I worked out that it wasn't worth my time and effort. To cut open a normal fridge will cost a couple of cutting blades and a couple of hours labour. The tubing you get is of a small diameter and lightweight. Then it usually has insulation stuck to it which needs to be cleaned off if you want it classed as Candy. In my opinion, not worthwhile. And while I'm on about fridges etc, the compressors are a very debatable thing to cut open and recover the copper wire inside. It is classed as Burnt Copper which still brings good dollars but again it is the cost of cutting blades and your time. You need to keep an eye on the price your yard is paying for compressors, but it is line ball. And if you start to look at compressors from air conditions, they are worse. You need up to 4 cuts to get the goodies out, and they are generally much heavier than those out of fridges so a better price per unit as a whole thing.
I'm telling you this because since I started doing this professionally, I have taken a different view to scrapping. You have to start costing out all of your time and make sure that your time spent is worth it in money terms. As a hobbyist you can take all the time in the world because times doesn't cost you. If I take too long , say, cutting open compressors, I have to compare how much more money I could make say, stripping a car.
Anyhow, attached is a pic of the load I took to Brisbane. There are 30 various units on the truck, and the highest point went 3 metres. Got a good price classed as dirty light gauge. To some the load might look a bit shaky, but nothing moved during the 300k trip. Yep every time you stop you must check your load binders and tighten them, especially within the first 100k. Cheers all.
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