On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:54:06 -0400, SCOTT
wrote:

The town where I live has started not letting you take anything from
the scrap metal bin at the town dump. Apparently they have a contract
with the removal company that requires all metal brought in to stay
there. So it looks like I need to find a new source for bits and
pieces. I haven't tried to buy from scrap yards before. Do you guys do
this, if so is there repairable machinery that comes up there, or is it
all shredded, or what?

Scott
The local scrap/recycling yard was a source of metal for
me for decades. New management has closed it off to salvage
by the public. I suppose $100 a ton scrap price is the main
reason. Makes an old iron pile worth keeping. Rumor
has it a bit of ambition and a knuckleboom truck will
make a good amount of dough these days just hitting
up the farmer/rancher in the outback. IMO.the metal boom will go the
way of the realestate boom just a matter of time ED