Dumpster Diving Street Scrapping - Never Seen Anything Like It!

What a day for trash! Things started out fantastic with a call from an old friend which gave us a huge boost, and from there we went out seeking fortune and adventure dumpster diving and street scrapping! A few good finds led us along until we were gifted with a huge score, among which was something I couldn't believe... couldn't even contain my excitement over it!
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[@tommymadden9746]

I like when contractors are nice and say come and get it. Its a nice change of pace.

[@benhumphregys3087]

Agreed

[@boduke455]

It’s a grounding rod for homes. Steel for strength when driving into the ground (and to reduce cost), copper for electrical path to ground.

[@williammeeks1283]

Exactly

[@E-hab]

And protects against rust

[@matthewboober718]

That's it.

[@FatherVinyard88]

"I don't need to know, just take it" 😆

[@aussiedad2587]

Busy man right there 😂

[@simodo11]

Horrible man right there

[@timthompson2697]

I had the same reaction when I found 5 or 6 of those grounding rods one day lol

[@chasebarnard1223]

Grounding rods, also known as a bonding rod. It is typically used in construction for grounding/bonding of pools, houses, buildings, and electrical grid. It is known as copper clad nickel steel rod. Where on 10% copper.

[@trench124]

Don't you love it when you get one of those messages. Had one today "old water heater here mate" didn't expect much but one got other stripped it's a 3x2ft copper tank. I was very happy 😂😊

[@allfather5150]

Watching Thub while stripping out motors on a lazy Sunday? Yes please!

[@GIGGZ503]

Omg yes, you have made it so much easier to get people's scrap metal they just throw away. I'm doing the neighborly thing and recycling their garbage for them.😂

[@carolburnette2019]

😂 Good Job

[@Bubilue_]

You give them free delivery and get paid win-win

[@user-ob9uo8sg9k]

Oh and always remember leave it better than you found it and keep doing the thing

[@CptShotClog]

In pennsylvania they have laws against going through dumpsters and ordinances against scrapping in my town,a bunch of us still do it though.

[@chrism-qk8jm]

F pa. Lived there for a year. Better than new jersey for sure but everyone's wicked uptight, angry, and selfish. Atleast the people I came across. Don't ever rent from bulldog property management and Realty. Guys a drunk who loves the good old boys club and doesn't have a decent bone in his body. Brian, you definitly fit the shady salesman mold but go work for someone else. Your better than that. U do all the work and drive an almost a truck and eat scraps while your pupet master drives and owns everything highend under the sun. He forgot where he came from. Don't sit under his shadow. If u can't make money atleast maintain your decency.

[@mrMacGoover]

It is now Sunday that I am watching this video and I can verify that we now are just.... receiving this weather here in Southern Ontario Canada.

[@vincedibona4687]

I found one of those rods a while back, a good 20’ (6 meters) long. Thought it was such a treasure until I started cutting it into reasonable length pieces. 🥴

[@mollynakamori]

"You had me at metal, boys." You remind me that I need to get out my pie bins to make a pie today. :)

[@cocopufer5667]

I dig that random route - you never know what your gonna find but the best part is even if you don't find anything the trip and exploration is worth the time

[@garywheeler7039]

I suspect sharks use a similar strategy!

[@pennreelfishing]

I have nearly watched the videos you have posted in the last year. It’s Excellent and I love the way you tell us how much money you make. I have Subscribed to. From a Aitutaki Cook Islander

[@WildDisaster]

I was about to say, don't eat those apples, but they're tennis balls. 😂

[@matthewelliott2213]

Honestly, it must be great to be your neighbor--- there's always a free show! Excellent people watching for us introverts...

[@danielsteward5090]

Copper clad steel ground rods. The telephone company uses tons of them.

[@GeraldBlack1]

No just take it, classic Canadian politeness lol.

[@marymagmartha7453]

We're watching from Florida🪛 🛠️ My husband was watching one of your older episodes where you used an electric saw to cut Tires off their Rims. You made my husband's day and saved him $20! He was wondering how to get Tires taken off some Rims and a Tire business was going to charge $5 per tire😳

[@durfkludge]

I buy boxes of used tennis balls off ebay for my dog. You can probably get $0.25-.50 apiece for them. Not bad! Thanks for bringing us along.

[@gussuperman7565]

M8 you did a great job cheers. The water heater that you discarded on top underneath the black plastic cover was an electric motor some copper and brass . I always admire your agility to climb up and down and jump down from your truck or the dumpsters . Keep up the good work. God bless y'all.

[@garywheeler7039]

Years ago I made a carbide cannon that used thinwall 2 1/2" pvc for the barrel and fit tennis balls for the 4th of july , they would go 100 yards.

[@StephenMarks-wo4uk]

Save it , use it , sell it

[@gracelacerna9396]

It's nice to see u again I'm your Abit fans from Philippines I always comment in ur old videos ur collecting bottle n can

[@sleepybadtzmaru]

The copper clad steel rod is a grounding rod, similar to a grounding plate. It's what they used to ground house circuits back in the day. One that big could have come from an old lightening rod someone repurposed. I find the grounding rods that look bright shiny copper goodness, but are steel rods often. It's short iron at best, or steel sherd at least.

[@nachostuff]

Nice to see ya back on the road!

[@chrism-qk8jm]

The guy that didn't want to hear your use plans for the sticky fo stand glass stuff was a dick. I'm not much if a talker and keep to myself but I'd definitly appreciate you as my neighbor. Always entertaining for sure....

[@larrybuckles5180]

You make getting in and out of dumpsters look easy. Of course, I don't have full use of my left side plus my right isn't the best. And come to think of it I think my brain is short a few vital parts.

[@chasebarnard1223]

What up, Thub? Gonna do the "THING" this weekend!! Nice video! Chase from Missouri

[@danielsteward5090]

Dream theater is pretty good. The drummer is a friend of mine from my old neighborhood,Mike Portnoy.

[@trasieinkersole491]

Brilliant load. Thanks Thub. ❤️💙

[@DevilsCustomsandCreatures]

New subscriber, and new scrapper here. Can't wait to dive into your catalog! 😊

[@BushDogScrapper]

Hey Bro that was a awesome day out there! Stay Scrapoy ♻️✌🏻

[@John-jl3ky]

Dream theater is great.I haven't listened to them in a while, back in the day, I saw them close up in a small venue, It was awesome. Grounding rods are always magnetic.They're copper plated or something like that.

[@williamralph8613]

Nice strapping 👍

[@vicferrari9380]

My dad was a security guard for a tennis club. Every dog he knew of must have had ten tennis balls . He also got a lot of new tennis rackets.

[@dr.a006]

Love The Cars. I have that greatest hits album. Good stuff.

[@user-gi8di9oh8m]

I found one of those copper coated steal rods about a year ago and I was told that they are used as a grounding rod by the power company

[@ericprater4017]

It's Friday Night and I'm gettin my drunk on, going scrappin with thub, WOOOHOOO! Does it get any better?

[@tomahawktom7595]

Great finds

[@ericprater4017]

Great Job, straps on so they look like they are tying things down even though they aren't! Looks/appearances matter more than reality!

[@jazzyoatswarrobotsgaming7947]

your neighbors must love you!!

[@billa9298]

Dude hooked you up

[@connorbelanger1314]

I know you didn’t have space and it’s cracked but those tanks people buy for $50

[@kylewilder2960]

If you put brake clean on the oil spot and then put the floor dry on it, it will soke up the rest of the stain. (Put the floor dry on fairly quickly, the brake wash will evaporate) you're welcome!😊

[@tugboatshorty]

Great video 😎

[@STAMOS711]

you may want to get /use more straps. you don't want a cop seeing that water heater rocking back and forth like that.. just saying.... and keep them videos coming like tony says, They're GREAT!

[@user-ob9uo8sg9k]

That is actually a grounding rod you put that on the power pole outside your home and run your main ground wire off of that in case lightning was to run into your house it's supposed to prevent the biggest part of the lightning from destroying your home. Hammer it down in the ground next to your house and leave the last 3 inches above ground and then put a grounding cable tie on the end of it and run your ground rod your grounding wire to it

[@GeorgiaDogScrapper]

Great finds, awesome adventure to find treasures for the scrap yard and also to do some break down videos. Take care my friend and I will see you on the next video.

[@fullmentalpyscho]

I always like the adventure of picking up scrap sorting it out. But I'm really impressed by the editing skillz that go into the videos. What type of go-pro do you use thumb and equipment? Cause dude you got some craftmens ship on tech 🤟!!!

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! I haven’t upgraded the GoPro in awhile, it’s just the 8 but I do have the external mic attached because the audio is real bad. I have a Sony a6400 with mic that I use whenever I have time and space to set something up and I enjoy trying various lenses on it. There’s obvs much more gear haha, but that’s the basis!

[@curtispederson9390]

I think they do that to aggravate us scrappers😊

[@rebeccazavala8271]

great video🙂

[@Archangel4500000]

Looking up copperweld online: "Due to the inseparable union of the two metals and the low amount of the more costly one, it deters theft since copper recovery is impractical and thus has very little scrap value." Rip.

[@benhumphregys3087]

Amazing video as always thub keep them coming remember the longer the video the better 😁

[@fusco210]

You know brother dumpster diver if you cut the capacitors in half and take out the insides there is around five pounds of copper in there and some number steel as well👍

[@gasstationpeanuts1814]

I know from working at a scrap yard 10 years ago that we stopped taking them because a gaylord box of them will set off a Geiger counter. I just toss them in the shred pile, not messing with them.

[@emmanuelobinwa746]

Thunder protector

[@killjoy987987]

Grounding rods

[@artstrology]

I call it,...The Curb of Abundance. Treasure is along every road there are houses and it is endless. Someone may have electrified that fence for a dog, as I see no other reason for grounding it, and yes, we are forced to used copper coated grounding rods that when they are pounded in, the copper scrapes off. genius !

[@hoktang1]

Honestly I think if it was pure copper. It would be too soft to drive into the grounds. Also it would be exponentially more expensive.

[@andyprigge4754]

I love your work nothing can compare to you. We had a very bad storm here yesterday expecting the same todayl how do you feel about the water cutoff todaY? love you bro. How is the young fella doing?

[@johnthompson9032]

Officer, I don’t need straps, I got balls

[@mikeconley9590]

It's a grounding rod , most likely for an electric fence.

[@curtispederson9390]

Its a ground rod for your power supply ive found several and hoped the same thing😢

[@stephensmith3708]

The money part was great So, what of them tickets you got, did you go to court to fight snyone of them? Please let me know...

[@lee-wh5yh]

one values his eyeballs is a man who will mostly have 2 eyeballs for a lifetime keep loads secured and docs in vehicle

[@russbeck1214]

Copper coated ground rod.

[@Nobe_Oddy]

Nope, you were correct - IT'S A LIGHTNING ROD! - remember electricity travels on the OUTSIDE or wires, well it's the same for pipes and lightning rods... why use 15 pounds of copper and have bend easily when behind pounded into the ground? ... you should cut the end off (not the pointed end tho) to see how thick the copper is... it SHOULD be fairly thick because it has to withstand 100,00volty lightning stick without instantly vaporizing, and you could easily melt the copper off with a make shift furnace... you just need to buy some refractory cement and some rockwool... you prolly have some bricks to build a bit of a box, then lines the sides and bottom with rock wool and coat with the cement.... make a lid with a hole (and preferable cover the inside of it with rockwool and cement it) - you have some grill parts for a propane tank with regulator and hose .... then find some fittings to attach to the hose that lead to a larger pipe with plenty of openings for the air and propane to mix (or you can buy one of those 'weed burners' you hook to a propane tank .. you MIGHT have to drill some hole to give it more air tho) and then stick that in a hole you either left in the bricks, rock wool, and cement... or just drill a hole through it...... Then cut the lightning rod into manageable pieces that fit vertically and place them into a cast iron pan - vertically- then fire it up... the copper will melt at around 1100C and will fall into the cast iron pan (hopefully it's deep enough to hold all the copper) - then let it cool and the copper won't even stick to the pan... oh but pull the used up lightning rod pieces out so they don't stick into the copper.. then you'll have a big mess that's all stuck together lol - and think of this "forge" as an investment.... anything you melt you turn right into #1 copper.... especially if you hit it with a brass-wire brush that goes into a drill..... you just gotta factor propane costs..... which will go down the better you build your forge - or you can just buy a forge (which I can get you a discount on a devil-forge if you decide to buy one) - give it some thought, it might be worth the effort.... :)

[@thubprint]

Ohhh that’s a great idea! I don’t need to build one, I have a small melting furnace but you’re absolutely right, I can cut it into smaller lengths and if the copper is significant I can just melt it all together and pick the steel out 👍

[@bentleyalder5492]

I have 3 or 4 dumpsters I know will always have something and I made it a point of getting the permission (and direct phone number) of the business owners to regularly rummage in them; one window-and-door place has my number and a bin they created for me and then they call me when it'sfull. So I have a route I drive/patrol and I take note of when the garbage companies do their pickups to maximize my take. A second "technique" I stumbled upon, is to chat up the businesses that are at the scrap yard at the same time I am, that are offloadingwhole machines. Occasionally they have a bumper(s) and I ask for permission to practice the trash panda arts. They understand the value so they are likely to accept, and even if they say we don't throw that stuff out, there's always something, because a) their standard of what's too small to bother with is much bigger than ours, and b) there's always one or more employees who aren't paid enough to care and just throw everything in one bin which translates to more for me🥰

[@thubprint]

I’ve noticed that too! They always say we don’t throw out any scrap, but there’s still a bag of brass pieces or something nearly every time. I have yet to build out a solid route of consistent hits, I suppose that’s what I miss out on from my randomized throw a dart technique

[@bentleyalder5492]

@thubprint truthfully with my route technique, I was bringing home a greater volume than I could process, which is an odd problem to have. I tried being selective of what I picked up but I just had a heck of a time leaving anything behind when I knew it had value; even if that value was pennies

[@Kreacher1974]

Steak is fine

[@andyprigge4754]

I am confused too, too much crap and not enough freinds and the same telling the same. What kind of a friend is that Helen?

[@bohemianmystik8602]

I am wondering what is the ratio for collecting vs how long it takes to process? For every hour spent collecting how many hours can expect to have to process?

[@vincedibona4687]

Depends; if it’s mostly shred and little to clean, it takes no time. And then it depends on how much cleaning you want to do. My local yard takes modern vacuum cleaners as long as they aren’t taken apart and has the cord. It’s up to you how much time you want to spend v/s money gotten. I usually take things apart for the motors, but that’s 50/50. I rarely strip wire anymore, and #2 copper is barely any less $ than #1, so once again, depending how much solder and corrosion there is, I might turn everything in as #2 as the extra $1 isn’t worth the effort. Sorry I didn’t answer your question, really. 🤣

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

For some very little, for me loads more time as I'm a micro scrapper who wants every little piece of anything out of anything😂

[@newsweathertraffic18]

There's no firm answer. It entirely depends on how much you want to process it. For example Florida Scrapper will drive around picking up appliances and only cut the cords of them before bring them to the scrap yard and getting paid shred price on them. He has zero processing time but certainly leaves a lot of meat on the bone - too much if you ask me. Canadian Treasure Hunter will pick up scrap for one day and then spend a day processing it at home so his collecting vs processing time might be 1:1.

[@bohemianmystik8602]

@@SollersScrappingandDiving yea I think I am more of a micro scrapper myself I love ewaste!

[@jmonsted]

AC power only travels on the surface of the conductor, so it's fairly pointless to make a solid copper rod if it will handle AC only.

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

This would be true if the frequency was like, 100,000 hz, not 60hz. The skin depth on 60hz for a rod that size is still 100%. You'd have to get up over 1" diameter to even have tiny preference for skin flow.

[@lberch4158]

I thought Canadians were nice “don’t need to know just take it”

[@jamesfrench7299]

One thing that puts me off the idea of stripping air conditioners is the oil leaking out. Does it come from the compressor? How do you stop the refigerant escaping?

[@thubprint]

When I get these ones the tech has already recovered the refridgerant, the oil is my own to deal with but I just pour it into an oil drain pan and recycle it

[@aarongreenakacavemonster904]

Why do you not find recycling cans and bottles

[@lorrainemcdonald7332]

Drop the tennis balls at a dog park if you have no use for them.

[@jeffrinkes3652]

Yeah typical grounding rods just copper coated

[@vincedibona4687]

Drake, please tell me - how much of a pain was the tattoo on your palm to heal? I keep seeing it and meaning to ask you about it. TIA, “I’ll hang up and listen to your answer.”

[@dr.a006]

I got fooled by a “copper” grounding rod once, thought I had 10 pounds of copper. Turned out to just be magnetic steel and only worth as much.😔

[@thubprint]

I was SO disappointed haha!

[@piratebuddy]

what is the minimum amount of scrap you should have before taking it to the scrap yard???

[@aaronhoyes1781]

It's up to you. I've made $10 scrap runs and $600 scrap runs. Just make sure if you're selling in smaller quantities to weigh your scrap on a pound scale before selling. 1.8 pounds of scrap will only register as 1 pound on an industrial pound scale. Don't waste your precious time on processing if whatever you're selling doesn't weigh an even pound amount.

[@piratebuddy]

@@aaronhoyes1781 Thank you🙂🙂🙂

[@chuck396]

Were are your straps they will have you again

[@kavinsky909]

Tennis balls go bad outside the sealed tube, so pro tennis players play with new balls all the time. Tennis people still have a big pile of balls that are their practice balls. Could sell your bag online as tennis practice balls and then if no one takes them donate them to a school or pet shelter

[@Nobe_Oddy]

ummm @ 15:39 why does the bottom of that one pot (or is it a pan.. i can't tell) look like it was used as a way for a guy to get a VERY QUICK & EASY Divorce from his wife?? (and she got a divorce from her life) ???? it's juuuusst a little bit more red than I would except to see LOL

[@rickgrimes7948]

Just tell people your a professional dumpster diver you take people's trash and turn it it to money but if they prefer you out it back you understand

[@noneyabeeswax3200]

You city people are scrap spoilt’ just drive in a random direction and scrap pours into your truck. In the country you have to be very diligent to hit every dumpster every week or you find nothing. I hit this dumpster one time last year one of my regulars,dude there was at least 500 tennis balls in there never seen one before or since,I grabbed like ten for Pickles and Roscoe to play with. Enjoy your content man.

[@MrRoscojones1]

What is the make and model of your drill. I need a good one with enough ass on it to do the job.

[@johnthompson9032]

I don’t need to know just take it, Awkward 😬 but you were half way through your life story, how rude 😂

[@chuck396]

Your micro phone no good when you move away. From and swing you head round can't hear you on a mobile phone its getting worst on your end I started noticing 4 video ago other video are fine just yours

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

Hi Thub, just a gentle reminder, following on from your message, could you please email me your picture for the charity calendar, one landscape and one portrait please as there are more than one channel per month and I need to play about with designs. Email is on my about page🙂 Now to the job in hand 🖥👀

[@johnthompson9032]

I want to see him with the police and 4 tickets in hand 😬 🤦‍♂️

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

@@johnthompson9032 oh John🙈

[@BushDogScrapper]

Hey Bro that was a awesome day out there! Stay Scrapoy ♻️✌🏻

[@BushDogScrapper]

Hey Bro that was a awesome day out there! Stay Scrapoy ♻️✌🏻