A Look inside the CRAZY week of a junk man. HOW do I do it? Loading batteries, crushing cars & more!

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. I haven't made a video like this before! Figured I'd give you a glimpse into what my typical week is like out here at the junkyard. Maybe I'll do a full day next time with the good, bad and ugly mixed in. What do you think?
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[@cabowabovhnut]

Brother you need a battery powered pallet jack to use in those trucks! All that strain from pulling plays heck with backs and knees. I wish I lived there, I'd like to work with you. Glad to find out that you're a man of faith, God bless you sir. I sure do enjoy your videos!

[@aliasfred]

remember a few videos ago when Silas said they don't make enough money to "buy" more or better equipment? There's your answer. Someone must have given them that "new" pallet jack.

[@davidkahl1450]

God bless

[@jerrydemain2346]

I was just thinking that!!!

[@drskull9]

Don't you hate it when the purchasing company wants you to have their work done for them? Need to find who they sell to, middlemen are lazy

[@normabrawner4881]

My dad owned a salvage yard and the city was always on him about something to never ending deal. But glad you got the trees cleaned up. Another great video as always. It’s sad you can not find anyone to work because you could be teaching someone some good knowledge of your trade. It’s hard work but it’s a honest living. Thank you so much for your time and sharing with all of us. Just love your videos keep them coming. You are such a hard worker.

[@brianleitch9910]

i remember in 1993, my mom had a 1979 canary yellow Ford Fairmont, rusty as heck, whenever you hit a water puddle, you better lift your feet.

[@amadeo_serrano]

Nice of the driver to help you to load his truck for him. I guess no-one can get good help, these days. 😐

[@amadeo_serrano]

@@JohnShinn1960 I was referring to when Silas began loading then had to wait for his father to arrive because the driver wouldn't help.

[@JohnShinn1960]

@@amadeo_serrano Ah I see, sorry!

[@ellesmerewildwood4858]

If I lived nearby, I'd work there and be there front and center everyday. Unfortunately, in the "new world" anything like hard work scares most people away.

[@bigjarn]

Speaking shelves, My buddy and I were at MSC in our state and walked in just as a pallet load of brand new shelving slide of the pallet and crashed to the floor, The manager said, I've had nothing but bad luck with this load, This is the third and last time and then I heard him say for 2-Cents I'd scrap the whole load, I reached in my pocket pulled out two cents and handed it to him. He said back up your truck you own it it all. It took my buddy and me 45 minutes to load it all. I have 24x6ft steel shelving throughout my 70 foot long ranch house my garage has two walls and my buddy filled three walls in his two-car garage. Not bad for 2-cents

[@rsprockets7846]

lucky dog woooooooooooooof

[@dixieman2186]

Can't get help, can't get help! Just about every where I go now I hear this Where are people getting money if they are not working? Silas you may be young but you work like people did as they say (back in the day) keep up the great vedios, you are a good man!!

[@debbieandstephenpickett144]

You are a working man's friend as some of the older people I grew up around would say you are a go getter for sure

[@johnm.5848]

And I though my work week as a school bus driver was nuts. Your work week was crazy as heck Silas.

[@michaelhartloff3833]

Glad to see that you're helper is sticking around

[@edgarrogers3706]

You are the hardest working man i know of Swap customer that you sell to, they are a pain in rear.Keep up the good work. We are patiently waiting for our next adventure.Have a good weekend with the family.

[@terryhager9723]

There is a co. close to you that I sold batteries to back in the 80 and 90’s and you can try Wiley Sanders Co. in Troy,Alabama.

[@richardmead9225]

Guess truck loading is different than in the 70s. I worked on a dock, my boss yanked the driver out of the cab of the truck and told him to get his butt in the trailer and help out...or spend the rest of his life on the dock.

[@bshinn4884]

Guess it would depend on the circumstances. If it's a 3rd party driver you now have to worry about worker liability.

[@twisted2291]

Loading batteries is like playing Tetris. Make it all fit somehow Hard work. Dirty hands make for clean money in the wallet. Where I am at. It is the slow season for auto repairs. Which mean the boss brings in his race cars to be winterized, or torn down for an overhaul to get ready for next season. So I stay busy year round myself.

[@robertjean659]

Busy busy busy, never boring for you and your dad. Not sure what’s wrong with the guys you hire but they should be grateful for a job. Great vid Silas. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@glennv6804]

Today's generation have it too good. They are lazy and don't want to work trade jobs anymore. I been doing collision repair for 18 yrs now and the shop I work at took 5 yrs to get a new body man and he's 70 no young kids come looking to learn the trade. And it's a great shop with good pay and benefits shop matches 401k and pays half your insurance

[@LuckyGuu]

What I like about your videos is you are an excellent narrator! All of your content is interesting to me. Somehow I'd like to see you eat a sandwich or take a break or take a drink of ice cold tea or whatever you prefer to drink on a hot day. I know you work super hard so seeing you have some refreshment/food would be the icing on the cake. Or you could say watching you do all that work makes me hungry. 🌭🥨🥪🍟🍕🍗🥩🌮🥙🍜🦞🥡🥡🥡🥡🥡🥡

[@dancerjim]

Look on the bright side, things could be worse. It could be me that had to load those batteries!!

[@markbehr88]

The council seems like hard work. Maybe you should run for mayor!

[@randypritchard5961]

Great video! It sound like if the battery recycleing company was a scrap yard, it would only accept cleaned, detailed, rust-free square bodies! Sounds like that person should go back behind their desk and sit down. When I would sell batteries, the company would bring their own semi, opened up 250 gallon caged plastic containers, and we would stack my batteries into them. Of course I only had around 300 batteries at a time.

[@ctprecast7437]

Concrete block companys have a machine with an arm that swings around cubes of block and wraps them with plastic wrap.

[@russellpetrie119]

with the amount of land you have inside your property you could dump the branchs in a pile and burn them

[@brycechessum4684]

Sounds like that battery outfit is warehousing the pallets of batteries like fruit bins 9 or 10 high then trans shiping them elsewhere in containers, wrapping loads to the pallets is pretty standard in the freight industry here it will save having to band them, hard yakka Silas in the heat, have a good one

[@JohnShinn1960]

My back hurts. 👍👍👍

[@bubby650]

I get so damn tired watching you exhaust yourself. Better you than me. You're a hardworking man. God Bless.

[@AdventuresMadeFromScratch]

It made me sore just editing this video. Or maybe it was the batteries. 😆

[@rsprockets7846]

@@AdventuresMadeFromScratch you need a consultant or a protégé....................or at least upload raw video to a editor

[@MR-hf9uu]

I enjoyed the update on lack of help and the city nagging about the exterior appearance of the property

[@leehardy367]

put some timber under the rear wheels bud so the floor tips down the truck driver is a lazy twax wish u could bottle you energy lol keep it up mate lee from england

[@JohnnyAFG81]

Tales of the junk man! Crushing cars and making coin! If you ever get a chance get the battery powered strapper. Saves time and easier to handle.

[@boblamb8421]

Great video as always Silas. Thanks.

[@dombutler7685]

Thanks Silas! Nothing worse than doing all that work to have it rejected, I hope they took the batteries and not had them shipped back to you. Hope you find some to help you, there's plenty of offers in the comments!

[@markcoulthard5502]

In the country I live in, its the drivers job to wheel pallets within the confines of the trailer.

[@GeorgeDiedrich]

that is absolutely uncalled for that you cannot rely on people that you expected to help, especially when they said they would be there. i really feel sorry for you and your dad. signed george

[@Dave_9547]

A suggestion on the cardboard you will need. Talk to a local retailer that sells gun safes, all safes come with good quality cardboard in a box configuration with no bottom because they are on pallets. Most of the time they just get rid of the cardboard however they can, particularly if scrap paper prices are low.

[@harveystrauss6166]

Hey, Silas, When you are loading platels like that, I would place the first one dead center and push it down the truck with the next and so on till you have 4 or5 on the truck. then go up in the truck to place them

[@johnbarnett7365]

Love the week in the life of... format.

[@jeffschulteis9168]

If I was a younger man,I’m 70, I would help you out for sure!

[@Military-Museum-LP]

There are pre made plastic covers that the cement bag manufacturers use. It slides over the top of the stack perfect.

[@aliasfred]

$$$$$$$

[@phillipdickinson8557]

Salis that was great been so long I forgot you have 3 yards and crush cars and collect old cars and trucks was great thank you for sharing and your time and can't wait for next one.

[@Amen.22]

If I was there, I would work if you gave me a place to stay with water, sewer, and electric. A shed, old bus, camper.

[@thomasbordelon4149]

Ouch ouch ouch this episode made my back go out just watching. That’s a lot of battery stacking going on! When I was young I would have felt like the luckiest person alive to work a job like that. What’s wrong with young people today?

[@davidellefson4556]

Also an electric pallet jack might be handy

[@AdventuresMadeFromScratch]

We may get one eventually but we’d only use it once or twice a year. Normally it’s not hard to hire temp help for $50 an hour but this year was different.

[@dimievers5573]

I used to work at Oreilly's. We did not ship same size batteries per load . That's impossible to realize. Also Oreilly's uses corrugated fold up plastic boxes as a container to put them in . Your battery company just wants to be difficult.

[@ronnieperdue2977]

Silas buy u hand jack that run of battery ive use one back in the day use to ride them like a horse also supervisor didn't want us to ride them like that the union strewart didn't care he would do it himself was in union local 51 Jimmy hoffa was the leader back in the day

[@calvindeechacey1247]

For a good job on everything else is good for you.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Wow a cute kid! Clearly takes after mom

[@raytalbot5890]

Oh my what a ball ache 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍

[@jimmarschall2320]

I still enjoy the work that you do.

[@darlacox301]

Work Work is their ever time for you to rest with family. Hard worker.

[@charlesstarlin6354]

Awesome always cool stuff always 😎

[@pomiked31]

Nice vid! Really enjoyed to watch!

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Soooooooo many Batteries and all that Weight - wow ! The Olympics of Stacking Batteries ! Loading up that Brush ! Shame that People do NOT want to Work - whats wrong with them - its rude to say - yes I start for You Tomorrow and never show up ! So sad ! Great Video and we are now well Informed about Batteries - ha-ha-ha ! Many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

[@DRS-TOOLS]

WOW , That was cool

[@mr_jake.y8348]

Love your channel keep up the good work.

[@jefferyakers4496]

Hey Silas, I have 60 plus good to excellent pallets, you are more than welcome to have them.

[@carscrapman3004]

Good luck on finding help. This is the first video I've watched

[@fluoridezombieslayer]

I used to work at a ford assembly plant.. during just one 10 hour shift I would install 690 batteries..it was the second hardest job in the plant because of all that weight..first few batteries were light..but after that they started getting heavier and heavier..and that 690th battery felt like it weighed 690 lbs 🦾🤣🤣

[@frankm8533]

I'd take a job with Silas i miss that kinda work

[@1966spyderco]

Love this content.

[@Salvaging-in-Az]

Man…. I remember working in a grocery store and having to load up those semi trucks. That was a pain in the ass😩😩😩

[@shawnparks5076]

Enjoy all your videos

[@eddief3326]

you could have the truck driver drop the air on the drives to lessen the grade you haft to pull or push the pallets to the front of trailer.

[@paullemon6542]

You are one totally awesome worker

[@modoc852]

Man, it seems like you and your dad are always busier than a one legged man in an ass kickin contest.

[@Mr_Everyman]

I have a CRX with a decal on the windshield right now that says "if you don't like my driving get off the sidewalk" love it! Great video

[@danfort4038]

Silas, next time rent a telescopic forklift like on a construction site! Put your pallets in and push the others with another pallet. drove tractor trailer for 34yrs.. thats how it's done! Or you could try the same with your loader make a push ----------------/ rod for use for all these situations.. ya work too hard my friend!

[@erichorsan6993]

This was a very interesting video. So relatable. There was a tv show called " how they do that" and there was an episode where they showed how the car batteries get recycled. Great great video

[@mudderman8620]

Do they want a bow on it too? Sounds like Chicken poop to me. Keep on keeping on Silas. Just amazing what you get stuck doing all by yourself. Wish you could find reliable help. Thanks for sharing the battery saga.

[@stephenpaul4708]

Hey brother thank u for the speaker I love it it is awesome much love bro

[@ecwhardcore07]

Damn Silas I'm sorry you had to go through all this crap help not showing up and some pencil pusher making up rules at the battery place.

[@troyweatherford9874]

I'd say those guys can't keep up with you and your dad! Always doing alot of work, keep up the great 👍job

[@ytwhite5930]

Silas, that EDELBROCK intake that you were wondering about is for CHEV 348-409...Hope this helps.

[@bartismoellis1052]

when you set a pallet in the back of the semi you could leave the forks on the loader close to the back of the truck at about half the height of the truck floor and use the fork to step up on making it easer to climb up and down from the truck.

[@danfort4038]

Silas look into buying what they call gaylords from your local grocery stores or warehouses. Gaylords are a pallet full size box like they ship watermelons in out of texas, one box use to cost 10-15 each but they are very sturdy and thick sides.. you can break them down and put in storage just for this type of battery loads.. then no wrapping, come with whole box and top..

[@aliasfred]

Silas. You DO have a working force right here in the comments. Just line up a bunch of school busses and old campers. And pay for all utilities, and some for wages, the true hard workers would give you security, safety, and a 24/7 work force to be reckoned with.

[@AdventuresMadeFromScratch]

Renting regulations would never allow that. I’d get slapped with massive fines.

[@cosmovet44]

Junkyard is a lot of work as seen on this video

[@rsprockets7846]

you ought to bank those squarebodies they are the tri fives of the future

[@aliceevans3357]

All of those requirements just boggled my mind! I wouldn't want to deal with them either. It's bad enough you have to do this without help. Cities all over the country are cracking down on stupid crap. Someone has too much time on their hands to be thinking up all the stupid crap. Hope your week gets better. Still enjoyed the video. Stay safe and GOD bless

[@TruckFan542]

Great content before midnight with a great length. Thanks, Silas!

[@gilnorton1]

You are a hard working man! Battery shipping using such strict rules sounds like a lot of unnecessary excuses. What a fiasco. Thanks for sharing your time. Peace

[@drfalcon4102]

Back, years ago, I worked in a Salvage yard, much like yours,, we would stack Batteries 5 or 6 hi, none of that cardboard stuff, strap and ship,,,

[@phillipdickinson8557]

That was crazy I don't understand people they all want sit at home and be paid lol can't wait for the next video .

[@thedude8046]

I love junkyards, I always wanted to be a scrapper.

[@michaelsimmons2759]

You have a great work ethic and should teach it to others every chance you have some how alot off Americans have lost it and need to ether relearn it or just learn it, and as far as that co. You tried I would go back to the co. That works well well with you love you videos keep them coming.

[@EfficientRVer]

While everyone is saying to get an electric pallet jack, I say build a loading dock (concrete platform is sufficient) with 85ft in front of it for an 18 wheeler. Then just keep a little forklift on the loading dock level to drive into the trailer with the pallets. Using the loader forks from ground level isn't great, because you can't get each pallet past the pallet jack. Every operation loading dry van 53ft trailers needs a loading dock, the patience of a saint, or a good back surgeon and cardiologist. Even if only using an electric pallet jack to load a truck from dock height, not having to turn the pallet jack around inside the truck, like you do when loading from ground level, is a big deal. On the other hand, you can't even keep your scale clear enough for use by 18 wheelers, so what are the chances you'd keep a loading dock area clear, clean, and usable? It would be a big adjustment to declare certain spaces as off-limits for sitting anything, ever, treating it like it's a fire lane. In a way, it's a fire lane for operating efficiently, because when access is blocked, your business profits are burning down.

[@AdventuresMadeFromScratch]

I’d only use it once every few years so that’s a big investment and wasted space for little return unfortunately

[@danfort4038]

Also didn't know if you knew it or not but the Blue Heavy duty pallets weigh way more than your standard pallet. I remember back in the 80's that loads that came out of canada always were shipped on the the blue chep pallets is what called and could only legally be used in Canada and were shipped by the truck loads back up there due to them not being able to use them in the USA. Some kind of agreement canada made with the usa.

[@johnjesus971]

Wish you were in Michigan, I would come work for you in a heartbeat. I'm not afraid of hard work.

[@travisratliff1903]

Can I make a suggestion on your batteries if you can find a long pipe that'll fit on your forks and you can slide that pallet up the trailer with that pipe I don't know if I'd tear the pallet up but you it's worth a try also when you go to those auctions look and see if you can find an old marigold round or you can set the pallets on there and make it a lot easier on you to put the Saran wrap around it just an idea

[@ronnieperdue2977]

If i was in your next of the woods i would love to make 50and hour never been to Kansas City Hutchinson

[@Mr_Everyman]

@adventuresmadefromscratch find a 4 foot 4x4 board and when you load a batch of batteries into the trailer you can lay the board down and then use the next pallet to push it into the trailer. Once you have several loaded into the trailer then you can move them around to your load specifications. Just an idea.

[@noahellis3672]

It's inconceivable that there are people who would thumb their nose at $50.00 an hour work. It seems that unless it's super easy work some people won't consider any job, even at $50.00 an hour. Maybe you can get some high school kids to work for you part time like one salvage yard did in my town. They learned about cars and trucks while helping to strip parts from junk and wrecked vehicles but they also learned a work ethic which is something that a lot of teens are lacking.

[@davidnelson6893]

That is the way it is

[@brucecoleman6014]

Hard working man

[@sanderk7825]

Hi. Have u thought using 1000l plastic conteiner for batterys and small stuff? They use these in estonia. 😄 It would be cleaner then pallets and you can put them full withput rope

[@andymacdonald30]

When old battery's get to the recycler ,they tip them in to a big crusher and smash them to bits to get the plastic and metal separated . What does it matter if they are different sizes ?? .It sounds like the receiver has a megga dose of OCD and needs the pallets to be all neat and tidy !

[@jimmybrown8375]

Worked @ Sears Auto for 25yrs and Johnson control (picked up our batts) had all those strict rules & more.

[@NM-eb5ej]

Well, just like you have said in the past, we don't need their support if they can't make it happen,PICKY,PICKY!

[@kevinbarnes8596]

If I was living in Hutchinson I would love to come work with you, I have worked for 2 different salvage yards in Lawrence and Topeka. There's nothing that I am scared to do. I even have used the Link belt and the John Deer track hors in the salvage yard along with the old P&H track hoe with the magnet, forklifts, and I run the scale house.

[@jimmybrown8375]

Really enjoy the vids were you remove converters, engines & radiators with the front loader. You're a damn surgeon with that thing.

[@jasonolsen6333]

With the plastic wrap take a weight bar put one roll an 2 weights on each side or all threads and PVC end caps

[@corghhh]

Damn better get a motorized pallet jack.

[@coreysim-th9tl]

I used to operate an auto scrubber with 6 industrial batteries