Dumpster Diving For Scrap Metal in the Rain

Sometimes you just gotta go on a treasure hunt and do some dumpster diving, and every day is a beautiful day for it!
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[@counterstrike2A]

If you smash up those ballasts with a hammer after checking to make sure they do not have any PCB's in them they are filled with #2 copper once u break it free from the tar or you can even sell them as is to some scrap yards without preparing them

[@ecocodex4431]

27:46 Pokemon the First Movie quote

[@thubprint]

Lol yeah haha, complete non sequitur but for whatever reason my synapses made the connection

[@cocopufer5667]

it rains here all the time and I love the rain.

[@thubprint]

It makes me happy ☺️

[@adey88splace]

"when there's doubt, there's no doubt." Robert DeNiro Ronin

[@trasieinkersole491]

Good fun. ❤️💙👏

[@zlatanmorrison8182]

Greetings from Scotland, you are most welcome to take more of our rain :) thx for the video!

[@thubprint]

Ahaha! I would if I could friend, we only get 4 rainy days a year 😆

[@madelinerose5326]

The best videos are the alley creeps. You find such a good variety of goods. Be safe. We are getting our share in western Washington.

[@thubprint]

I appreciate the feedback!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

We've been having lots of rain lately in Australia Thub, but I still love a rainy day - even if it mucks up my scrapping plans!

[@matt2244]

I like the Mewtwo quote @27:52 Cool video looking forward to the next one.

[@thubprint]

Was wondering who might catch that! Not sure why it was on my mind at the time.. I blame TikTok lol

[@matt2244]

@@thubprint It's a pretty good quote. Yes TikTok never got into it but have heard of friends "wasting" hours watching short video's.. but if you enjoyed the videos was it really time wasted?

[@mollynakamori]

What fun! A good old-fashioned dumpster dive. What is this thing "rain" you speak of? I am soooo envious. That's exactly my kind of day, you lucky guy. I've had one of those bolt . .remover .. bit . . head . . things for about 25 years and it still works fine. I don't give it the industrial use you do, but I've used it a lot. Nearly 70K subs, Thub! Well done.

[@Nivasi]

Enjoy the weekend

[@thubprint]

You too! Hope you’ve been well 😊

[@calebneese5869]

Good luck scraping! I love to scrap myself but it is way to hot in Phenix Arizona! Could not imagine doing it in the cold!

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

Well if I wasn't subscribed already I'd have subscribed right there with the lemon squeezy jingle 😂

[@its_marc]

Cheers for mixing it up thub, just never know what’s coming next!

[@thubprint]

Well it’ll probably have something to do with making money from trash haha

[@its_marc]

@@thubprint that’s what us trash pandas are here for 🐼♻️

[@LuisRodriguez-xf9lv]

nice adventure and good money its win win

[@PlatoonGoon]

just finished my first dive! about $4 in CAT V (a hard lesson learned) but a ton of aluminum poster things from valvoline. Even got a new trashcan, anyways huge thanks for the motivation to get out there and look around 9 lb al sheet @ .50/lb 32 lb al extrusion unclean @ .52/lb 39lb al extrusion clean @.65/lb with the 80lbs of cat v it was like $50 only took 4 hours to process too. just found the start of something beautiful I think.

[@thubprint]

Nicely done! That’s a real good haul for a first try! Hope you’ve got some garage space or something, dumpster diving can be habit-forming 😆

[@bobbailey4954]

Good job in cleaning all that waste that would otherwise be in a landfill

[@thubprint]

It’s nice too I feel good about something while making a bit of cash too! 😊

[@richavic4520]

I had great admiration for the driver of that truck. Then saw it was being towed.

[@tomitstube]

yep, that's how you cobble together a run. and to your point about gas prices, it's kept my routes closer to home but it helps being in the city so it hasn't really hurt my volume, i wasn't keeping up with it anyway. like you, i'm a one man operation, love being my own boss... plus i'm down here in florida, and it's june, so it rains almost every day, but it's so hot it's very welcome, unloading the truck in the rain, not a problem at all.

[@thubprint]

That’s true, we find ways to manage the expenses. Glad you’re finding a way! We never get temps like you do so I bet a little sprinkle is a cool relief

[@backtothebasics9366]

22:20. Those multiple size sockets, or gator brand is what's there called in Indiana, there complete junk... but they work amazingly well for junk! I recommend to get one. But I'd never use one for anything other than taking apart something that's scrap. Minimalism is key to scrapping for profit!

[@thubprint]

I’ve been super pleased to have it in the truck, it just makes things quick and easy sometimes

[@vincedibona4687]

OK, got caught in a different rabbit-hole on Friday, so's I saved this VJO for tonight (Sunday night) to get me pumped before I go out on my route! A pre-emptive thanks for the great video, Thub, now I will enjoy some coffee-milk and give this a watch!

[@thubprint]

Wishing you the best on your new hunting grounds!

[@vincedibona4687]

@@thubprint Meh - they are unreliable and a little too far away. If I have another reason to be out that way, sure, I will give them a look-see, but going out there just for that? Not really worth it... :( Thanks though!!!

[@thubprint]

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[@neilo3476]

I'd love to have something but (and I know this is no fault of yours) I can't justify nearly £15GBP for a mug :( Not right now anyway

[@rubberz1]

Great vlog, loved it!

[@thubprint]

Ty! 😊

[@aarongreenakacavemonster904]

King panda I'm with you from the start ..

[@grahamheath3799]

Rain helps; wet scrap weighs more than dry!!

[@andrewcannon587]

another fine fine scrapping day at YYC

[@richardwarnock2789]

Ballast lost copper and steel!?

[@bigbear568]

Nice video. Stay safe and be blessed.

[@shellyouellette1724]

awesome...!!!

[@williammeeks1283]

Awesome video as usual. I got my official Thub Print mug in a few days ago and it too is awesome!

[@thubprint]

Nice! Thanks so much for checking out the store, I’m really happy with how everything came out. Appreciate your support! 💙

[@theodorelueker5057]

love your positive energy.

[@andrewcannon587]

he's the Mario of scrapping

[@michaelsinclair8279]

Hammer time!

[@archaic8958]

1:40 it’s a humidifier for sure

[@kevink.2719]

Awesome stuff

[@TheJerome1502]

Hi from France, great video If you see Otis or another elevator company, try to ask for scrap, especially if you can get there e-waste, it's packed with aluminum and copper, As a former elevator technician , i was sick of seeing the amount of copper steel and aluminum we were WASTING, especially as e-waste Oh and old elevator motor réductions are like 20kg of brass, and "i ain't lifting that" kg of cast iron or steel

[@chadfortman8098]

Go back ask if take out that one dumpster. They say yes ore no it's a gamble same you ask on last pick

[@thubprint]

That’s actually a great plan, it didn’t say anything on it so it may just be garbage to them

[@bigredbullion3883]

Great video

[@majesticbuffaloman4327]

3:46 same as me! :D

[@alanwilliams2452]

I like your bandana I wear them all the time

[@stevendale7658]

Nice grow room stuff lol

[@livvyweimar7362]

That was a lot of heavy aluminum. Awfully nice of them to let you take it!

[@thubprint]

Absolutely! I didn’t even realize how much was there when I asked, but when I went up to it I was pretty excited haha

[@kevinraines4318]

why have you put the light ballast back in the skip ?

[@dlgravedigger]

Ikr they have a higher value than prep metal

[@billylyf6995]

hey from Australia love the content very educational and entertaining i collect bottles and cans 10c each. any chance you would be able to tell me where you get those big purple sacks with the strap, they would be the perfect accompaniment to my trash to cash adventures. stay safe and keep on keeping on 😋😊

[@aarongreenakacavemonster904]

Your a good dude

[@thubprint]

Thank you! 😊

[@amethystwinter8231]

Fun 🙂

[@5-0Stacker]

In a different video of yours I saw that you put your plug ends into boiling water to be able to pull the brass pieces out easier. How long do you boil the plug ends in the water before you attempt to pull them out?

[@thubprint]

Well there was no fine tuning there, I just left them heating up until I saw the water was boiling.

[@robw505]

I believe if you dig into that humidifier distribution tube, you will find that it is indeed stainless and not quite the copper treasure you originally thought.

[@thubprint]

Interesting, thanks for the tip! I’m always careful to grind a piece before tossing it in the copper

[@robw505]

@@thubprint As I've replaced hundreds of those general 1042's, originally I figured they were brass too. The solenoid is good brass. And if you like stainless, that tube along with the 6 knurled nuts are all stainless. As I have mentioned before as well, that humidifier pad is a good source of MLC aluminum as our yards in Ontario call it. All in all, humidifiers can be fruitful with little effort. Keep up the great work

[@bestest7239]

very transcendent

[@aaronhoyes1781]

Does your scrapyard not take light ballasts? I get 28 cents a pound here in Michigan. Not much, but not bad when you fill a bucket with them.

[@shaunmathis2474]

They only give 2 cents here in Arkansas I don’t mess with em

[@mitchellbruce]

7 cents here in ks and my local scrap yard they can add up quickly

[@E-hab]

Why did you throw the ballasts back to the bin?

[@johnworboys6435]

If you watch Mike the Scavenger he does most of his dumpster diving at night. That dumpster full of metal would be gone gone gone 😎😎😎

[@thubprint]

I’ve seen his videos! That man has a spring in his step haha

[@trench124]

FIRST Yay 😀 2 questions Where those hot tubs by the big chonks of ali? What's the worst thing you've found dumpster diving or just scrapping in general?

[@mattdeptula]

How does the scrap yard weigh your stuff if you just throw it in with the other scrap?

[@tommyulman6623]

do they micro manage you at the scrap yard most ballast are acceptable now

[@thubprint]

I don’t have any trouble there, but I always bring my stuff nicely cleaned and sorted

[@dougbright4990]

doesnt cleanup bolts and washers i notice

[@johnthompson3253]

Why chuck ballast🙄

[@thubprint]

I don’t keep a bin of them, I went over it in a previous vid. They just don’t add up for me

[@joeyjohnson7795]

@22:36 "not the right tool"?? If it gets the job done, it's the right tool.

[@allthingsjack89]

Those are auto body saw horses, for doing body work on doors/hoods etc. I have one i think i paid over $100 for it

[@thubprint]

Yup! Bumper stands we called em. I used them a lot too, worked in a body shop for years

[@cmont9318]

Video should have been called 'Long bits of metal and a thunder storm'.

[@neilo3476]

Is this a 4K recording? I got a bit of motion sickness from the clarity of it if I'm honest

[@yusufadak5863]

Tone of your voice sounds like you can be news annoıuncer at TV channels. By the way is scraping your hobby or your main income source?

[@joshuamorris9050]

What type of places do you go to when dumpster diving

[@thubprint]

I like exploring through industrial type areas, but construction bins are often good to me 🤘

[@billfitzpatrick6202]

Helium steel, is that a bit of homage to scrap & pallet man?

[@AlexHools]

how do they know excacly how much u put in the junk yard and the money they give you for it is there like cameras that see what u put in or a scanning machine for your car i dont know how this works someone please explain

[@thubprint]

There’s two systems in place. When you’re dropping large volumes of steel you drive onto the scale inside or the big one outside if pulling a trailer and they record your entry weight and then you unload and drive onto the scale for your tare weight and that gets rounded to the nearest 5lbs. You do that once for each drop in the yard (tin shred, prep, auto cast, etc). For smaller volume like nonferrous they have a scale inside that they round to the nearest pound for stuff like wire and aluminium.

[@thatcanada]

Gas must be cheap in Alberta... throwing back the ballasts you took time to remove. ;)

[@thubprint]

Lol! I’m catching a lot of shade for those haha. I know ballasts are worth money, but I’ve tried them a few times and determined they aren’t worth keeping a bin for

[@tghepburn1390]

@@thubprint And I am wagging my finger at you too. At the very least electronics DO NOT belong in the landfill. I'll wager they even had a "no trash" symbol on them. Empire gives 0.16$/lbs (May price)

[@leelowefreespirit]

How are you getting paid just throwing all the metal without weighing the different metals?

[@E-BikingAdventures]

Im sure he did go back onto the scale for the prepared steel. There's a lot of edits in this video.

[@MariahGage-yt9ex]

I hope you don't take this Bad. But you give me a total, mr rogers vibe. Like, if Mr Roger's was, it's a scrap metal It would be you

[@Jason1975ism]

Watch taking ANY metal near railroad tracks! If it's on railroad property it's theirs! Even if people dump it there it still belongs to the railroad. They are the worst entity to deal with.

[@thubprint]

That’s a solid tip, and thank you for pointing it out

[@corymichael8445]

Your bed board rails are installed backwards.

[@counterstrike2A]

I think that's just how he preferred it to be. He custom made that thing on his own with his own design. Here's a link of the video that he posted of himself and his son making it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnXSkmR_a86Nq8U

[@stephensmith3708]

Hows the trash pandas graphic ideas coming along for hoodies and T-shirts? Any good ideas coming? Got to make them cute,, ladies will eat them up! Well, do a survey on that. I still like that Bohemian attributes you have. For me, Im the type that has an impatient drill instructor. Its not as bad you might think. In a way it keeps me focus....... Again think of pandas half way in or out in trash cans. Im sure it would be a success! Greetings from California! Edited time. I have a problem of placing my comments down during the video ends. Might want to invest in a DeWalt disc cutter for that whatever that was. Again think of Trash Pandas on hoodies and T-shirts.......

[@thubprint]

Have you checked out the store? I really like the design that I commissioned from my friend, I think the hoodie and baseball tee look great 👍 There are a lot of designs with raccoons already being sold many places, so it was important to me to make something uniquely suited to the channel

[@bobelofson5098]

Trash pandas 🐼 ? I prefer aluminum continuum.

[@thubprint]

😆👍

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

3rd yay, this woman loves bronze anyway lol, unless you include your comment, in which case I am 4th 😂🙃

[@billhuman-ss5zd]

make the money

[@bread-gz3rl]

26:27 Jesus did you get shot at or something, windshield is destroyed

[@thubprint]

😂

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

So that giant orange bin.... half the time these foolish businesses are *paying* for that bin, and paying for someone to haul it away, because they think steel has negative value like garbage does, and it's a huge inconvenience because it's too heavy to put into the garbage bins. If that's what's going on, those places are thrilled for you to clean it right out for them. Saves them the hauling fees for it to be "disposed" of. You would think that no one who regularly disposes of large amount of metal would be unaware of the value of scrap metal, but, over and over and over I hear about it.

[@wnytrashtrucks]

that was not for the taking at all, someone is separating the scrap and will get paid for it

[@E-BikingAdventures]

It was all steel, so it was probably a bin from a recycling company. Which means they will be making money from it.

[@peterdidonato1590]

I noticed you picked up two fluorescent light bulb containers with the coverings and the black rectangle sayings that you're banging away at. Those things only takes one screw to hold them in and then they slide off from the opposite direction you didn't need to do all that banging you could have used the screwdriver or a ratchet. At the end if you took them apart and everything you would have found the brass connectors that the number one wire is connected to to light up the light bulbs. If I had a truck and everything I would take all the stuff home just mail it all and then recycle it the next day. Believe me you would have added more brass to your brass bucket.

[@dlgravedigger]

Ummm Dude? You just tossed those ballasts back in the dumpster????. Those are worth cash😥 I took in 20 of em a couple days ago and have about 20 more to turn in

[@thubprint]

Glad you’ve got a good buyer for them 😄

[@ThisTheBreaks]

$700+ a week

[@majedabdallah6097]

Why don't you sell plastic? it's everywhere

[@E-BikingAdventures]

Is that a joke?

[@thubprint]

I haven’t explored finding buyers for plastic/cardboard/textiles around me, and I think that’s mostly because I assume the volumes needed to make money would be enormous. I’d like to learn about it though, and it would be a pretty fun video series!

[@ecocodex4431]

@@thubprint I recycle and upcycle textiles (usually natural fibers, like cotton, wool, rayon, viscose, silk, linen, etc), and I would otherwise love to take any you find off your hands (can't really pay tho, as I am super poor) but I sadly live in the US. The funny thing is, we actually live close to each other, as I live in Chicago. But since you live in Canada, and that is "across the border" the shipping costs are way too high.

[@alanrix3916]

Have you ever been stopped by the police

[@thubprint]

Actually no, not really. The police were called on me once, but otherwise it’s just local security that stops me and tells me to move along

[@midamcmullen6811]

¹

[@richardschmitt7779]

More effort means more money

[@guyrobertson2606]

I just watched you steal metal to scrap? That iron wasn't in a dumpster and that yellow piece of aluminum came out of a metal recycling dupster..dumpster... where I come from this video would be used as evidence...