Free Scrap Metal " Are Ballast worth scrapping?

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are ballast worth scrapping?? I say NO.
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@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Buy me a Coffee at PayPal.Me/scrappingwithgrandpa

@garywhelton9304 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to understand almost 2000 viewers and I am # 100 to give thumbs up . COME ON PEOPLE !!!! Hitting the button will really help his channel .

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much that thumbs up makes all the difference in the world at 100 thumbs up with 2000 views gives me about a 5% ratio that’s not very good I was hoping to do better

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Help me please. I need less then 40 subs. To make. # 1000 subscriber gets a 2 pound copper ingot from Scrapping With Grandpa 👴

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

I like the pink scrap sticker on the #scrapyards window

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I have one of them on my red truck and I have one of them on my black truck they sell them at the scrapyard for five dollars each

@Lhifeeq 2 жыл бұрын

YT Algorhythem put you on my radar today, you got a new sub. I stopped messing with ballast a few years ago when some of the ballast paid only half of scrap shred and some paid only 2 cents more. I smiled at the guy and he asked if the lower price made me happy, and I said, 'Yep, this means that you get to separate it from now on because I'm not gonna mess with it.'

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

From now on I will never ever take one off again they’re not worth it

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping bye glad to have you

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

What video was it? Or was it just my channel?

@Lhifeeq 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa It was this video. This one is the first time I had seen/heard of you.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you for stopping bye

@charlesmanfredo4963 2 жыл бұрын

My scrap yard in NJ pays .99 cents a pound with the newer electronic ballast there is not as much copper as before but if you can save them up it’s still money. I enjoy watching both your channels

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that. I love what I do. On both

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

Have a great week. Can't wait to watch the travelers and you 😻😽💜

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Be watching won’t be long. Just Downloading my newest shamong and NewJersey video now that came from my GoPro

@davidlocke258 25 күн бұрын

I have a suggestion Have a screw bucket so they don't get in the yard and possibly get in your tires

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 24 күн бұрын

Good idea thank you

@patrickwilliams4613 3 ай бұрын

Yes worth scrapping ballast I have them on my channel scrapped with prices

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 3 ай бұрын

Nice. Will look

@tomlim4406 2 жыл бұрын

Hard day work my friend. Thanks for the great video. I'm ready for the next video. CHEERS my friend. ❤️❤️❤️

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom. I hope that will be from New Jersey

@chrislessig5277 2 жыл бұрын

Call your scrap yard and ask if they pay separately for ballast if not just clip wires throw in as sherd

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

They do stay separate from Alice but they only get four more cents per pound making it almost not worth it taking the time to remove them. I only got five dollars for all them Balis took me an hour to take them all off so not worth it

@timfindeis4469 3 ай бұрын

I made the mistake of not calling My yard. I had just shy of 800lbs of the heavy ballasts and they said they don't take them. no other yard within 50 miles

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 3 ай бұрын

No way. Wow. My yard takes them but only pays about 10 cents a pound

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

Not bad #scrappays #nicepayday

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I guess $100 is $100 I was only working about three hours for it so not too bad

@saulsscrappersdelight8875 2 жыл бұрын

New sub I used to separate ballasts, no more, toss in shred after clipping wires! Good luck Grandpa.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend I appreciate that and I’m with you I won’t be Scrap and balest anymore

@SilverScorpion 2 жыл бұрын

Can't beat free

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

Right 👍

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Ever

@glimpsesofmylife7133 Жыл бұрын

Laughing about your cutters 😂😂

@tomlim4406 2 жыл бұрын

Wow good evening. Long video l love it my friend.For me coffee first thing in the morning is a must. someone going to remember to put coffee powder in my coffin when I'm dead that will be great hahaha. Have a good one buddy. ❤️👍

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t want to break up the video into two videos so I figured I’d make a long one and do from beginning to end

@pederlindstrom3132 Жыл бұрын

Hello Grandpa. I get lightfixtures from time to time but they don't have the ballast like you do,, here it's more of a transformer. Older lights they are welded but the newer ones are just laminated steel with a copper coil. I did get a modern lughfixture a few years ago and it just had a circuitboard in it.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa Жыл бұрын

I can kind of picture it in my mind but very difficult to figure out I’ve never heard of that kind of light fixture. So I take it that is something in the UK because it’s definitely not United States that I can think of. Even our LED light fixtures have ballast

@cherylwhitten5746 2 жыл бұрын

Cutters are over on the other Fender of the other trailer

@tommymadden9746 3 күн бұрын

I love lights. I separate everything on them. There not that hard. Take those little plastic light sockets and put them in a towel and beat them with a hammer to get the brass.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 күн бұрын

Well, that sounds interesting to me as you know I love beating things with hammers so if that makes it easier than thank you for the tip

@duckncover3567 2 жыл бұрын

"""SOMEBODY SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP GRAN PA .....""" THEN SEND THEM TO HELP ME FOR WATCHIN THIS CLOWN....JEEEEZE COME ON...

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

What? Really. I’m a clown 🤡 If you’re pointing fingers at me don’t forget three fingers are always pointing back at you

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

All that wire & copper goodness 🙀 #wire #copper #worthit

@roadhog1987 2 жыл бұрын

It turned out to be another great video and no shaking

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend it’s hard to not make the camera shake sometimes It’s all according to where you’re wearing it

@roadhog1987 Жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa I'm really realizing that myself so I try to find spots to sit it down not saying if I had a chest mount that would probably be used all the time for videos although I like the tripod to I just need to go get the bigger one so it will hold on to the dumpsters a little better

@donnajohnson2604 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you know but the ends that hold the lights in have brass. I just see you sending to scrap and missing out. Have you watched Canadian Treasure Hunter. He is awesome.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa Жыл бұрын

I watch Canadian treasure hunter always a lot actually and that’s how I found out about them items it’s according to how hard they are to get for me personally. If they come out really easy I’ll take them but it can make a mess smashing them to get it out sometimes if you have a lot of scrap it’s just not worth the small things but I do like his channel I have his sticker on my truck

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

#cutters #haha #funny #lostitems

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

No shot fur me

@duckncover3567 2 жыл бұрын

OH MY.....OH MY...

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir. I love scrap

@wayneday3916 2 жыл бұрын

Oh forgot there are different types of ballist some are worth more than others.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

You got that right $.13 a pound and it took me an hour to get them out so I need five dollars for an hour

@MrShekoexile 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa they're up a penny to $0.13 / pound here in Albuquerque.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Is that Albuquerque New Mexico

@keithmueller9685 2 жыл бұрын

You need side cutters for the wire and a hammer for the ballast come right out takes the long how you doing

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

I hate it when I miss place my wire cutters 😹😹 but even better when they are right in front of me 😹😹😻😽💜

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it I looked all over the place for them trust me I took some of it out of the video it took me five minutes to find them and they were sitting right in front of me

@tomahawkisfc2129 2 жыл бұрын

Sell the ballast as ballast in Scrapyard. Only BIG ballast you take apart for copper. Stay safe and have fun in life.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom.

@laurabutton506 2 жыл бұрын

Over on your Black trailer

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Lol. It took me forever to find them. Thanks for watching if I would’ve watched back I might’ve seen that but I didn’t I did eventually find them after about 10 minutes

@howarddavis2193 2 жыл бұрын

My guess is the Heavy ballasts Are the old style with more copper in them the lighter ones are solid state most likley not much value

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I found that out quickly when I brought them in only 30 skews me only $.13 a pound It definitely wasn’t worth it

@MrScrappity 2 жыл бұрын

1 hammer Removal.....complete 😁 Might as well toss them into shred. They're not worth the time. Here at least.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely found that out quick. What are you tuber told me they give him a dollar apiece for them at Scrap Yard.

@MrScrappity 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa that seems a bit far fetched 😁 Most of the older ballasts yards won't even touch because of the PCB's inside them.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed but if you look at the comment on my last video I’m pretty sure that’s what he said

@williamjohnson2105 Жыл бұрын

my scrap yard takes ballasts as is for around electric motors price

@ScrappingwithGrandpa Жыл бұрын

Wow

@sandrabaker7152 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Canadian Treasure Hunter. He easily separates them and sells them separately.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t open them up and carry them all down and take the little bits of copper out I really didn’t feel like spending the time micro scrapping

@jamescates9771 2 жыл бұрын

DDDAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH You started out with saying what you needed, size even, to take it off. Then you get tools and must have forgotten what you were doing on that short walk to get tools. You started beating the thing apart. Use the tools you mentioned and take them off, clip the wires and then you will have a pile of wire, a pile of ballasts and a pile of light iron or tin shred. Cash each pile in and cha ching, you have a pay day. A little more easy work, just time, and you have cast aluminum and bare bright to add to your separate piles for more money.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I did get lost 😡

@EffortlessCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Hey brother! I usually knock mine out with a hammer and the scrap yard gives me $1 per ballast. Thanks for the video you sent. Look forward to talking soon!

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

A dollar per Balis holy shit that’s crazy my Scrap Yard gives me $.13 a pound

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Videos like that if you watch KZfaq will help you a lot

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

No music in the background and no vulgar language. Unless it’s KZfaq music that is allowed to be montage. You can’t monetize a video with Aerosmith playing in the background or AC/DC your fall cat or Ted Nugent or any of them bands

@EffortlessCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa Heck yeah send me all your ballasts and I'll split it with you 😂

@EffortlessCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa You're almost to a thousand subscribers! Get those 4,000 watch hours and your monetized! I've been watching videos about it. I got 949 subscribers to go. How long did it take you to get where you are on this channel?

@duckncover3567 2 жыл бұрын

OHHH THOSE POOOOR NEIGHBORS.....

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. I’m noisy for sure. I’m an early bird. I hate sitting still so I get up early and try not to make too much noise you know how steel is clashing together as you throw it over the fence LOL

@moondog4313 2 жыл бұрын

If it was me I wouldn't take them apart just take wire off

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I learned that lesson yesterday took me an hour to do all them hours for $4.50 from now on straight to Scrap

@timfindeis4469 3 ай бұрын

Oh by the way I haven't touched one sence!!!!

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 3 ай бұрын

Ice

@richardgautney4375 2 жыл бұрын

Those balusters depends on your yard some yards don't pay more than Shred some dude

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Dang

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

Run it 😹😹 #scrapyard still 👀 nice #ride

@CaptKirk1701 2 жыл бұрын

Electric motor price usually

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I got $.13 a pound I don’t think that’s even as good as electric motors

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

If you like mobile home repair Check out my other channel kzfaq.info

@alanwilliams2452 3 ай бұрын

Leave the balist on take to scrap yard see what they say

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 3 ай бұрын

They paid me for the ballast I feel blessed

@wayneday3916 2 жыл бұрын

I'm new to your channel I just wish I could remember who told me about you. As for the ballist call you scrap yard see what they pay for them the decide if it pays to keep or to throw in with scrap steel.

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

We throw them in with sheet Iron here

@andrewcaron5285 2 жыл бұрын

Put in with light iron

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Scrap steel is nine cents Balis are $.13 but to be honest with you for the time it takes to take it out it’s not worth it. I spent an hour doing that for less than five dollars.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and being a new subscriber I appreciate you I hope you like my contacts and I miss interesting for you. You got that right $.13 a pound and it took me an hour to get them out so I need five dollars for an hour

@TheDumpsterCats 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa glad you get different prices fur them that's awesome

@larryshumakerhihvv5294 2 жыл бұрын

How far are you from your house to the junkyard

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

15 minutes I love it

@Paulie1232 2 жыл бұрын

The ballasts are worth nothing, everyone is switching to LEDs

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

You got that right $.13 a pound and it took me an hour to get them out so I need five dollars for an hour

@grannyandthebearscrappers1633 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel , what is the name of your travellers channel

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Drew’s Roofing And Home Repair the travelers. If you type that in you’ll find it

@sandrabaker7152 2 жыл бұрын

Don't some of those have a hidden copper wire running the length of it?

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

The only copper wire they have is the ones you see me take out of it nothing hitting besides a couple little small pieces at the end

@eagleeyes5638 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings Scrapping with grandpa. You have AWESOME treasures. With great skills, you belong to the Macgyver club indeed. #1000 12706 GRIFFING Ave., Cleveland Ohio 44120. Stay hydrated, humble and kind always. Be safe,healthy &blessed always family

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Karen we did a job in Ohio and I took my crew on a trip to see rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame we did a rubber roof in Ohio about six years ago or so. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/icV_Z8Ket6zddac.html

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

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@gloriamccarthy4800 2 жыл бұрын

Put your seat belt on!

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Ding ding 🛎

@gloriamccarthy4800 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa for safety! New subscriber. Stay sage, I'm a Nana x2!

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

What

@gloriamccarthy4800 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScrappingwithGrandpa what do you mean WHAT? STAY SAFE!

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t sure if you heard my seatbelt going off or what it was you were talking about. Now I think you had my seatbelt and I wasn’t buckled in

@donaldwatts1806 2 жыл бұрын

Cut the wire and leave the rest on it

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% I will never take them off again it’s not worth my time

@jamespatterson8512 2 жыл бұрын

Electronic ballast aren’t worth anything, just leave them and scrap the wires.

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m gonna do from now on

@cherylwhitten5746 2 жыл бұрын

Cutters are over on the other Fender of the other trailer

@ScrappingwithGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Yup. That’s exactly where they were