Dumpster Diving Construction Bins for Scrap Metal!
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2 жыл бұрынJust a nice straightforward dumpster diving adventure! Although we did find a lot more treasures than expected... and the scrap was flowing! Always a great day for trash!
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@mighty4371 2 жыл бұрын
Was at the tip today doing a rubish load. And there was a plumber tossing a whole ute load of clean large copper pipes straight to landfill. I asked him if i could have it and he said sure, helped me load it onto my ute. Than 20 minutes later i had it at the scrapers and got $800 for the load. Today was a good day
@boholloway9781 2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@dadgadcan 2 жыл бұрын
It is kind of ironic that I found this channel. I have just started getting in to the scrap metal thing. Was actually out tonight, for the first time, scouting bins in Industrial parks. Found half a dozen promising spots! Take the truck out after tomorrows storm and see what I can load up! Thanks to your videos I got a "road map" to finding treasure! CHEERS!!
@darrylwahl5836 Жыл бұрын
Qqqq wow qq no oxy and let her out on way xx
@boholloway9781 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why this channel is my favorite but it is. 😂
@RGC-gn2nm 2 жыл бұрын
Park closer to the dumpsters. My knees are hurting
@mighty4371 2 жыл бұрын
Also thub, you are such a legend. Im a department manager for a pretty big company in Australia, if you ever have the urge to move here hit me up and I'll give you a job that pays you what your worth (fyi alot)
@westermanneric 6 ай бұрын
Hahaha, “look at me, now look at your man. Aluminum horse.”
@carl6073 2 жыл бұрын
Construction bins r my favorites too, often good stuffs in those...ty for doing the thing
@EricScrapping4Dinidog Ай бұрын
Getting the dumpster finds. Those are the good ones as long as you’re not waist deep in food 😂
@mollynakamori 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah . . that metal horse. You got it home and a whole bunch of teeny people crawled out and took over your house, huh!
@kevink.2719 2 жыл бұрын
Like the horse
@onyxpartitian 2 жыл бұрын
When I worked Construction as an electrician, I had my crew set aside all the trim ends rather than dump them, ended up with sooooo much aluminum and copper. Miss those days somethimes haha
@fortnite_gaming_incdoesrob5205 2 жыл бұрын
2 minutes of bottle picking- I’ll take it😊😊😊
@TOTHEPOINT82 2 жыл бұрын
This was like a throw back. Those alley videos were something else
@CruiserMac 2 жыл бұрын
Nice score for a bit of dumpster diving !
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
There’s always something out there!
@adamwade6183 3 ай бұрын
I love those types of open top construction site dumpsters. In fact, came across two of those dumpsters at some construction site today for a new hospital being built. Tons of steel loom casings without wires unfortunately but also found thick wire inside the casings too. Good video
@michaelsinclair8279 2 жыл бұрын
Love the Horse!!
@afineliner740 2 жыл бұрын
Always a bonus finding FREE tools, I hope it works. 🍀👍
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve yet to test it, but me too!
@silverlicious2086 2 жыл бұрын
New construction is always a good place to check. Nice scores. Have a great weekend.
@richardwarnock2789 2 жыл бұрын
Yes nice 👏 👌 👍 video game points for the imfo!!!; )
@codiwonkanobi9788 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the things people illegally dump are better than the scrap. I found a pearl drum set two computers and two air conditioners along with a bunch of other household stuff in a construction dumpster not long ago.
@thegreyman7449 2 жыл бұрын
Dumpster diving seems more therapeutic!
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
It’s decent excercise too!
@dparker9734 2 жыл бұрын
In that last dumpster, you missed some, either rebarb or piping in that blue 🪣
@ashtonsseries6968 2 жыл бұрын
When you found the small piece of copper right next to it was a larger piece but you grabbed the plastic bottle instead.👍♻️
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I watched through the video and… I think you’re right 😅 oops
@muriaticacid7004 2 жыл бұрын
Thumbs UP
@jamespatterson8512 2 жыл бұрын
Water heaters, Hot water doesn’t need heating. 😂😂😂
@JohnnySwedishScrapper 2 жыл бұрын
21:10 its i I beam great stuff and awsome video ;)
@benhumphregys3087 2 жыл бұрын
Hey thub keep it up I’m really loving your videos your really inspiring your work ethic is great your honestly amazing
@livvyweimar7362 2 жыл бұрын
I love that horse! He's cool AF. Another good video, with some bottle picking thrown randomly in 😃
@stevesrt8 2 жыл бұрын
good show Thub. cheers
@gussuperman7565 2 жыл бұрын
T M8 if that horse is for sale keep me in mind. Always good to see another scrapper at work. Keep up the good work. God bless y'all.
@zlatanmorrison8182 2 жыл бұрын
Always luv me a little dumpster diving adventure , thx Thub :)
@lowfijones3346 2 жыл бұрын
You could have played basket ball man your throws into the back of the truck were 100% on nice video!
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
😂👌
@ericprater4017 2 жыл бұрын
Great job thub! I always enjoy your sailing across your city pillaging the dumpsters! That rigid foam board at 18:03 I salvaged a construction site and insulated 40 feet of my house with that, I'm always jonesing for rigid foam board!
@saadrazzaq1946 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome brother
@fredself7846 2 жыл бұрын
That electronic device you found in the first dumpster qualifies as shred/tin in most places.
@wpcars 2 жыл бұрын
the whole thing?
@wnytrashtrucks 2 жыл бұрын
@@wpcars yeah the whole thing is steel.
@thenewfoundation9822 2 жыл бұрын
Not only that, but there's always at least a bit of copper and aluminium in those things too.
@davegriggs3863 2 жыл бұрын
8:10..."A lot of juicy household stuff".....Icky....Juice....ahhhh...I don't want any juice.
@benhumphregys3087 2 жыл бұрын
Your honestly amazing you were made for this
@donnajohnson2604 2 жыл бұрын
You should keep that I bar makes a great anvil for using to scrap stuff. I have one about a foot and half long.
@funnyfunkinmonkey 2 жыл бұрын
Those limited run games…online order only…actually insane you found those
@leoninewoman 2 жыл бұрын
It looks like décor out of a model home. Nice!
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
Better than I was expecting for sure!
@brooklynmarrufo7753 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you take al cans also, we pay 10 cent deposit so I never pass them up.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
They’re so easy too, I have a hard time passing up a can!
@steveH384 2 жыл бұрын
I dont see it often but a bandsaw is probably the most effective way of speed cleaning scrap without the hassle of a grinder or sawzall.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to have access to one, it would be the best way to clean brass for sure
@scrappingadventures290 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, you definitely found some really good stuff 👍👍
@flexedout6650 2 жыл бұрын
I hit a nice lick the other day. Grabbed a trash bag full of bx cable, romex, and just scrap wire. Had to weigh 50/60 pounds. Boss man said throw it away. Aye yi captain
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
Ohhh nice!! I’d be more than happy to ‘throw that away’ too! 😜
@tinathompson2877 2 жыл бұрын
Do you ever show a video of you cleaning up your garage area? Like putting all the stuff together (brass, copper, aluminum etc) and straightening it up a little?? Thanks for the video, love watching them!!
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I did two of those last month actually! Here’s the first one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ociDkqaQnqi-ZYE.html It’s nearly time to do it again lol. I wasn’t sure how many people would be interested but it seems like enough
@Jack_of_1_Trade 2 жыл бұрын
I’m an electrician and I run into so much scrap! I purchased a wire stripper just haven’t used it yet. I’m running out of space to hold. And I just ran into a HUGE pile of steel beams.
@eroltaskin 2 жыл бұрын
Hayırlı işlerin olsun ! Kolay gelsin !
@joostmonninkhof4041 2 жыл бұрын
Yes love these videos 👍
@alm7707 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the entertainment! I can see that your truck has mechanical issues with the steering and brakes. You should get them fixed so the truck will steer closer to the dumpster and stop closer too. I'm glad to see you picking cans and bottles too. Here in Sk we get .10 each for them I Imagine Ab gives about the same. Looked like about $2 in that bag, they "can" really add up.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
Oh bottles and cans sure do add up! They used to be my whole thing for awhile, and you can definitely make enough to get by if you focus on it. How can you tell so easily what the truck needs?! I feel like that could still be an easy guess lol. It has been a minute since the brakes were new, and I know for a fact the front end is loose
@austinhernandez2716 2 жыл бұрын
I did this the other day and found a huge pile of copper wires. I noticed construction and kept coming back everyday, knowing it was gonna be there eventually.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
Those bins are all about timing! They move quick so you probably don’t have to wait long
@6980869 2 жыл бұрын
Next time, park even closer to the bin! Lol. Thanks for sharing. Aloha
@jeffswartek7356 2 жыл бұрын
Great finds. Great video!!!
@ruthbutler725 2 жыл бұрын
Notice you picked up plastic bottles, how much do they pay for those in your area? We enjoy your videos be safe.
@E-hab 2 жыл бұрын
5 cents as he stated in one of his videos.
@ruthbutler725 2 жыл бұрын
@@E-hab Thanks 👍 fairly new here haven't looked at older videos yet but hope to have the time soon.
@riverratfishing5103 2 жыл бұрын
Hey thub great video as always keep doing your thing brother!!!
@oversizedshipping 2 жыл бұрын
Man you should expand your horizons a little bit. I have limited dumpsters around me but I always pick up small boxes and bubble wrap you would probably be able to sell those materials to people like me that sell a lot online. Bubble wrap is crazy expensive for what it is.
@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын
Some great finds there Thub! The firescreens, boxes & horse would be close to $100 in my shop - and that's Aussie dollars!
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I feel silly, I thought you were in the UK lol. It’s a shame the boxes weren’t in better shape all around! Probably just gonna scrap the horse though, or give it as a gift
@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын
@@thubprint Haha, I don't think the UK could handle me! 😉🤣
@iffy9776 2 жыл бұрын
Hi , I hope you didn't scrap that section of I beam. It's very good tool for working on. Okay I see you did those I beam sections are very good to use as an anvil for scrapping. I've been hoping to find one with no luck.. cool video.
@davidmiller6726 2 жыл бұрын
Use a box to gather the dumpster bits, and save the back and forth! Use a second box if needed, or more! :)
@jerryjennyc5352 2 жыл бұрын
Hello thuuuub
@geofft3214 2 жыл бұрын
3:57 was that a long copper pipe there you missed? Like the glad face! lol 😍😜
@benhumphregys3087 2 жыл бұрын
Happy new year thub , I hope you release more content !
@jeffstewart3342 2 жыл бұрын
I SCRAPPED IN NYC FOR YEARS NOW IN WASHINGTON DC DOING IT MAKING A GOOD LIVING
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
WHY ARE YOU YELLING
@jeffstewart3342 2 жыл бұрын
@@thubprint BECAUSE YOURE HARD OF HEARING
@ZestayTaco 2 жыл бұрын
super pro tip. theres gold inside the hard drive inside of DVRS . not alot but theres a few easy to get to pieces of gold in them. or you can just use the hard drive in a computer
@digitalmusic4803 2 жыл бұрын
Not a good price on circuit boards - but.. it is very fast to remove the chips from the board, and sell on ebay when you have a good amount. And you help the water table not to be poisoned with the poisons in the electronics.
@josinora 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, maybe you should start hunting for cardboard with a diy bale machine - guess you are able to build a nice working one. By the way, how much is a "commercial" bale of carboad worth? Realy do not see anyone scrabbing caardboad and there it so much everywhere. In my area cardboard and paper is collected seperate and weekly picked up by a company and they sell the cardboard and paper bales. Stay safe and blessings
@E-hab 2 жыл бұрын
I wondered about that too! In my city a lot of people collecting cardboard and sell it as I heard a while ago for about 200$ a ton.
@ronisaarinen8526 2 жыл бұрын
@@E-hab wow thats a lot, bc it ads up pretty fast
@RGC-gn2nm 2 жыл бұрын
Every major box store has a baler. Problem is clean cardboard is the only thing the recycling facility will take. Plastic wrap and steel bands mess up the process
@josinora 2 жыл бұрын
Guess it is good , to have a place nearby where you can sell cardboard. Than go hunting for it close to that place to avoid too many gas miles. On the way home it is time for metal hunting. Anyway, 200$ seems to be a good price.
@E-hab 2 жыл бұрын
@@josinora They use tricycle motor bikes with the small bed or tiny trucks (the Chinese vehicles if you saw them before), they are gas efficient and I think the company that buys it from them is not too far away. They say the companies that buy it from them sell it to a neighbor country that use it for making furniture or something.
@mattmehtala7441 2 жыл бұрын
These roll offs are great! I feel as long as there not fenced in the work site there good to take from I’ve made 200 in scrap twice from them in just a night
@scrapbongo786 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Thub, good to see you are going strong still /cheers ScrapBongo
@Archangel4500000 2 жыл бұрын
Cant quite tell but i think you missed a big copper pipe at 3:57, it was right under your wrists from the video perspective.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure you’re right… and there was another aluminium bar where I found those extruded pieces as well! Not my best performance 😭
@vincedibona4687 2 жыл бұрын
Construction bins are the only dumpster diving I will do - because it’s the only ones worth it in my area. Otherwise, if I can’t snag something with my getter-outer (a small paint roller screwed onto a broomstick), I leave it be.
@chrisk5127 2 жыл бұрын
That all accumulated fairly quickly.
@thickshmeat948 Жыл бұрын
Dude some instant pots are induction cookers they run on electro magnets which need quite a bit of copper
@benharris80 Ай бұрын
@11:55, some dog/puppy figures like the one in that metal bin as well as the one in front of your leg can be worth some serious money. not sure of these specific ones however.
@nachostuff 2 жыл бұрын
$85 is a great run based on the quantity. What are your yards paying for shred? Happy Hunting.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I’m getting 10cents/lb CAD. The price went up a bit but I think they’re also giving me the ‘frequent flyer’ price since I’ve been bringing in so much more weight lately
@chandlorthomas3018 2 жыл бұрын
How do you know if the scrap by the fence in ally is for the taking
@MrMazza1998 2 жыл бұрын
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@antman3525 2 жыл бұрын
A bit frenzied on picking up the plastic and aluminium cans. Well, if they give you 10c+ a container, it may be more profitable than scrapping metal
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
It depends on your sources, I’ve definitely been doing better on scrap but if I wasn’t consistently finding good supplies I know a person can get by on bottles and cans if they spend the time making good routes
@bigredbullion3883 2 жыл бұрын
Question why wouldn't u take the cable box for atleast shred
@MrShekoexile 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of peeps will buy them things. If the big one is in such bad condition then leave it at a homeless shelter and it will disappear almost instantly.
@tjwhite6429 2 жыл бұрын
@4:26 "those things" have hard drives in them. 500GB sata HD will fetch 3-5 bucks. Save up a box full and ship them to your buyer well padded between each one. Not much, but definitely better than scrap.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
Cool! I don’t think all of them do, but some of them for sure
@garethmccullough390 4 ай бұрын
Dude there could have been a bag of diamonds in that small chest 😂 you looked at it twice and still didn’t open it.
@ebikescrapper3925 2 жыл бұрын
Could you try boiling sealed plugs in water and soaking sealed plugs in wiping achohol and oil of wintergreen (ratio: 3 to 1). Boiling sealed plugs in water is meant to make it easier to remove the pins. Using acholol and wintergreen is meant to help soften plastic. Don't know if this will work on plugs.
@mediocrates1937 2 жыл бұрын
Nice little cancer tea to add to the water table too. Time is better spent acquiring more scrap in my opinion.
@amethystwinter1977 2 жыл бұрын
😆
@hooshangmaster 2 жыл бұрын
nice mazda b4000. i was looking for a ranger/b series mazda for cheap. which year and config did you get?
@thehappyscrappy5681 2 жыл бұрын
The babushka chests lol
@Nivasi 2 жыл бұрын
bet your arms are built and I can't even imagine those abs!
@Swescrapman 2 жыл бұрын
hi my friend Is it worth taking apart stoves, dishwashers, freezer fridge washing machines? kind scrap greetings from sweden
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
In my experience those appliances are only really worth stripping down if you have the ability to sell the components, like on eBay. A dishwasher may have a stainless steel tub and a motor, the washing machine motor is worth removing for scrap as well. Typically I’ll just pull motors and sell the rest as steel, it takes too much time to pick the rest apart for a bit of wire
@cdcVintage 2 жыл бұрын
Hey bud! How is the new place?
@mikeyoung5211 10 ай бұрын
Our metal co.will not take any thing with plastic on it , you have to remove the plastic first. There only 1 in 150 mile area
@diegochavez629 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I was watching an old video of yours aboit scrapping for bigginers and I was wondering if smelting the copper and aluminum is worth it. I don’t know of mixing the grades will do something to it or what.
@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if my opinion can be trusted as I haven’t melted any into bars, but I don’t think it adds enough value to justify the time and the fuel. I’d rather sell it by the bucket to the yard than by the bar on eBay anyway. It’s mostly just done to make it easier to collect and store, not because it’s worth more
@6980869 2 жыл бұрын
Diego, many, possibly most scrapyards wont even take ingots, bcuz they dont know what the composition is throughout the whole thing. They’d have to take your word for it, or take the time to chop each ingot in half, and prolly sample the core. Not worth it for the yards
@alanwilliams2452 Ай бұрын
Can I teach you how to park closer with passenger door next to dumpster
@awesomebilly6977 2 жыл бұрын
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@EricScrapping4Dinidog Ай бұрын
Panda’s lol😂
@andremoore2448 Жыл бұрын
Even more crazy is the fact that hese making more money off KZfaq than he is scrapping. Hese making money both ways
@mikeyoung5211 10 ай бұрын
Is that snow
@tommyulman6623 2 жыл бұрын
you need to park closer pull up to every dumpter like its full of gold
@loveisalliam 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet? beer cans and plastic bottles ?
@ThePentadecagon 2 жыл бұрын
was waiting for an upload from ya mate im kinda curious should i start with a cheap van or a truck ?
@vincedibona4687 2 жыл бұрын
Go with a full sized truck, longbed preferably. Any sort of roof will hinder you.
@wpcars 2 жыл бұрын
yeah I say truck as well. Just like Vince Dibona said, go for something with a single cab with a long bed. A large van might hold you up by having a roof but still heaps of room.
@ThePentadecagon 2 жыл бұрын
@@vincedibona4687 i mean i can always modify a van so it does not have a roof, remove windos and replace them with wood etc
@ThePentadecagon 2 жыл бұрын
itl look janky but it would work lol
@wpcars 2 жыл бұрын
@@ThePentadecagon wow that would be quite the project! Do it if you want I guess.
@blainekeller6244 Жыл бұрын
Why do you take the plastic bottles?
@tanveeriqbal9324 2 жыл бұрын
hi brother how much minimum money is required to start the scrape business in Ontario Toronto and how much we can earn monthly with small scrape business.
@loveisalliam 2 жыл бұрын
Hey does everything have to be metal. Your missing out big time rejecting reuseables.