Scrap Metal Price

[Blackleg]

Wye Valley, Hereford

 

[grainboy]

That’s about right at the moment,

 

[carpenter1]

How are prices at the moment?

 

[farmgineer]

Mixed steel etc £110/ton at Garretts metals today, Cheshire.

 

[Campbell]

Mixed light £115 today. DCS Metals

 

[Still Farming]

Whats ally

 

[Blue.]

Anyone ideas on the size I’d need to get a 24t digger down to?

And what price is a counter weight per ton?

 

[br jones]

Anyone ideas on the size I’d need to get a 24t digger down to?

And what price is a counter weight per ton?

As big as you can carry

 

[7610 super q]

The transit tipper boys will have it away in one go...

 

[biggles]

I took a 13 ton track machine and two drotts in complete

Anyone ideas on the size I’d need to get a 24t digger down to?

And what price is a counter weight per ton?

a few years ago, the price was hardly any less than chopping them up and was hassle free for me. Fella said it would give the lads something to do when its quite. might be worth asking the question.

 

[Blue.]

I took a 13 ton track machine and two drotts in complete

a few years ago, the price was hardly any less than chopping them up and was hassle free for me. Fella said it would give the lads something to do when its quite. might be worth asking the question.

Trouble is I want the engine and rad out of it,not something easy to move once its not moving itself.

 

[livestock 1]

Trouble is I want the engine and rad out of it,not something easy to move once its not moving itself.

Were you going to drive it there??

 

[Blue.]

Were you going to drive it there??

No but you can push a 13t machine onto a low loader or hooklift,last time I needed to move my 24t machine when it blew a hydraulic pipe on the track motor it took x2 loadalls and my 14t machine to move it 6'.

 

[livestock 1]

No but you can push a 13t machine onto a low loader or hooklift,last time I needed to move my 24t machine when it blew a hydraulic pipe on the track motor it took x2 loadalls and my 14t machine to move it 6'.

Ha yes I was just joking

 

[Lincsman]

Take engine out once its on the low loader, it can always be dragged off!

 

[tinman]

No but you can push a 13t machine onto a low loader or hooklift,last time I needed to move my 24t machine when it blew a hydraulic pipe on the track motor it took x2 loadalls and my 14t machine to move it 6'.

If you pulled the pinion shaft out of the track motors a tractor would pull it.
Most track motors have an internal brake, as you realised, it I'll fight you every inch trying to pull it dead.

 

[H200GT]

Anyone ideas on the size I’d need to get a 24t digger down to?

And what price is a counter weight per ton?

Not all counterweights are made from steel, many are now concrete filled, and as such are almost worthless

 

[roscoe erf]

Not all counterweights are made from steel, many are now concrete filled, and as such are almost worthless

my local yard drill into them before paying out

 

[Steevo]

Not all counterweights are made from steel, many are now concrete filled, and as such are almost worthless

Surprising that.....cheaper I'm sure but adds a lot of bulk as concrete isn't half as heavy.

 

[H200GT]

Anyone ideas on the size I’d need to get a 24t digger down to?

And what price is a counter weight per ton?

Not all counterweights are made from steel, many are now concrete filled, and as such are almost worthless

Surprising that.....cheaper I'm sure but adds a lot of bulk as concrete isn't half as heavy.

It looks like Concrete, but it may be made with denser material than just normal stone, maybe steel slag or something, im not sure.

A few more inches overhang on 20t plus conventional excavators wont make any difference in the scheme of things, they are already big.