Blackie 510 Report post Posted February 13, 2018 Struggling to find someone to remove a free body shell and scrap metal. All the scrap metal sites claim top dollar paid and cars collected daily, etc, etc but none get back to me. Lots of keyword spamming on those sites. Any recommendations? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 Almost everyone charges these days. Steel hasn’t been worth the diesel to pick it up in 6 plus years (I work in the waste industry). Try Macaulay metals, as far as I know they are the only direct steel exporters left in the region, with yards in both Seaview and Palmerston North 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allan 295 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 Took some scrap into Macaulays Pnth last week had 80kgs all sorts light panel, pipe, car seat frames etc got $22.80 for it. Not sure how they rate a car body for price though. If you can't get anyone to come and collect it release a bit of agro on it cut it up stack it in a trailer and take it to them problem solved. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 What's a single car battery worth these days? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 Guess I'm just used to the long stint I did in the UK where anything metal that wasn't tied down was gone off your driveway within a day. You didn't even need to phone hahaha 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Blackie said: Guess I'm just used to the long stint I did in the UK where anything metal that wasn't tied down was gone off your driveway within a day. You didn't even need to phone hahaha Yup. I lost half of a friends engine stand that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted March 5, 2018 On 2/15/2018 at 11:39 AM, gjm said: What's a single car battery worth these days? walk in rate more or less a dollar a kilo I think, though I sell direct to the exporter now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/5/2018 at 8:12 PM, _ethrty-Andy_ said: walk in rate more or less a dollar a kilo I think, though I sell direct to the exporter now. they have you on a regular pickup from your garage! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted April 7, 2018 On 3/25/2018 at 12:01 PM, Olaf said: they have you on a regular pickup from your garage! 3 sometimes 4 times a week for the past 5 years or so ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted April 23, 2018 Called those guy back in early March and again mid April and was assured it was all good for collection. It's still sitting there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) as I said above, not worth the diesel to collect it. Edit: though that doesn't mean they get away with saying they are coming to get it and then no show. Edited April 23, 2018 by _ethrty-Andy_ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted April 23, 2018 All good. Will figure something out. Wife's been really good about it haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted February 23, 2019 Got another pig for collection. This time rolling but still same problems getting shot of it. ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted February 23, 2019 36 minutes ago, Blackie said: Got another pig for collection. This time rolling but still same problems getting shot of it. ? I was trying to get a Range Rover collected from Featherston. On wheels, rolling, engine, gearbox and axles all present, we'd even moved it from the driveway to the roadside. Called companies quoting it was for scrap, suggesting a lift rather than drag might be ideal. One came out, refused to take it because it 'wasn't complete' and 'we break vehicles and you've taken parts off it'. What part of 'scrap' didn't get through? The driver didn't take the vehicle and drove off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1906 Report post Posted February 23, 2019 1 hour ago, gjm said: I was trying to get a Range Rover collected from Featherston. On wheels, rolling, engine, gearbox and axles all present, we'd even moved it from the driveway to the roadside. Called companies quoting it was for scrap, suggesting a lift rather than drag might be ideal. One came out, refused to take it because it 'wasn't complete' and 'we break vehicles and you've taken parts off it'. What part of 'scrap' didn't get through? The driver didn't take the vehicle and drove off. Why would they bother driving all the way there and NOT take it? Seems crazy to me. I have cut up several bodies with a recipro saw and grinder (car bodies, honestly!) and taken them to scrappies on my trailer, usually just covers the petrol cost to drive there but how else are you going to get rid of them! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted February 23, 2019 I`ve got a guy coming tomorrow, fingers crossed he doesn`t pull the same gag. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
