Dumpster Diving With My New and Improved Scrap Wagon!

Finally got the scrap wagon upgraded, and it feels amazing!! Naturally there's only one thing to do first.. dumpster diving for scrap metal! there was plenty of treasure to find today as well, even if it was a bit of a short run. Still plenty of work to be done of course, but at least we're halfway!
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[@TerryDeck]

It’s really awesome all the stuff you keep out of the land fill. More people need to keep that stuff out of the landfill. I scrap everything that I come across. Keep up the good work.

[@N3RV001]

Watching you take apart the lamp bit by bit while identifying every material in one minute flat was impressive

[@conorharford5117]

Keep the pressure on him. Call every other day

[@davehennigar8573]

Great videos Thub. I scrap around 80 vehicles every year and just recently started doing basic scrap. The amount of good scrap that makes its way into landfills is incredible. Those dumpsters are like treasure chests. Keep up the good work buddy!

[@Drewsroofingandhomerepair]

No way I could do all that my self. My mechanic loves me

[@williamralph8613]

Them man robbing you g

[@mr.zardoz3344]

Your attitude is golden, and I learn so much from your videos. Thank you.

[@JunkNGrind]

You the Man Thub 👏🏼👌🏼👍🏼. Like Your Channel more than Alot of other Scrap Channels Sir. It’s the Information 🤔👌🏼. Cool that You’re Fixing Up Your Vehicle 👍🏼 Great Hustle and Recycling ✅🛻🗑️🛠️

[@gravitybear]

Oh yeah, if I found that much PEX tubing, I'd definitely take it. Good one. I did wonder about the metal parts of that lamp you tossed in the trash, but kept some others.

[@thubprint]

Didn’t want a handful of tiny bits rolling around the back is all

[@chrislatimer8358]

Never miss an episode. Been watching for years. Love your videos man!

[@jeromemaxwell143]

I love your attitude bro!

[@canadiansean4351]

Really enjoying the videos!

[@PaulieTheWog]

Ok so I’m officially hooked on your videos. Tin price in Ontario last time I went was .19 per pound so I don’t pass on anything metal. Love your channel, keep up the good work Thub. ✌️

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much, glad to see you here! I can’t wait to get the truck back now that steel prices are so juicy 👌 All the best out there!

[@thatcanada]

Damn you Ontario! It dropped here to .15 for shred.

[@Archangel4500000]

@@thatcanada I'm in Minnesota and im lucky to get $0.04 for shred. (Basically .05 of that play money you guys have up there.)

[@everydaywithmeridyth8936]

.08 michigan

[@derrickbostick1625]

.08 here in Florida. Old sheet aluminum is a criminal .30

[@MB-bt9km]

can't stop hollering "the scrap hammer!" every time i see the new favorite toy... maybe it needs a name?

[@sandymcgill1910]

microwaves.. sometimes you can tell if they work if you sniff the back air vent to see if they smell burned.

[@christiandee2629]

Have you watched Scrap & Pallet man? He has a sign on the top of his vehicle that says "scrap metal" or something, just a thought so people would know what your doing, in case there's Karen's out there lol but good video, glad you got Ruby fixed up lol

[@MB-bt9km]

This wagon doesn't deserve such a great owner, and it's going to gamely serve you picking up scrap for years to come!

[@thubprint]

She’s earned every ounce of my respect, not to mention paid herself off a hundred times over. I’ll never give up on her 😎

[@hughbaker7597]

Your truck 1 day in and out for a head gasket

[@andyweins]

Super happy to see you got the scrap wagon working like new again!

[@adamdaley8090]

Nice Sum 41 reference. Have yourself a good weekend Thub. It's normally worth it to snag extra materials.

[@scrappirateroberts]

Great! You are the only on on here besides myself that I have seen removing an entire cord from a lamp. Congrats and way to operate! SPR😀🏴‍☠

[@rickstover6019]

I keep all the plug ends off the plugs boil a pot of water and it makes pulling the brass from them easier cut the copper wire from the plugs and put it in a Bucket

[@benhumphregys3087]

Great video

[@afineliner740]

Great progress on the car, and it's always rewarding to do it yourself. Some good pickings. Shame about the truck, I really hope it gets sorted soon. 👍

[@kave9482]

Great video. Hope you get that c-converter business sorted out.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Scrap from the Car ! Nice !😊

[@snazzyhusky8963]

Hey man, I've recently just found your channel. That KZbin algorithm doing great stuff. I've been binge watching your videos and I must say that I've been enjoying them so much. Just wanted to leave a comment showing my appreciation of your work and for that algorithm. Keep it up, man! Much love!!

[@ikessul1429]

Sorry to hear about your truck buddy 😢

[@Archangel4500000]

Honestly get the truck to someplace else to do the repairs before its stolen completely. Then send him the bill for the cost.

[@brotherskrillrc6042]

The shop should be responsible for the theft of converter, your truck should not be parked on the public street for a this long , should be in a fenced yard with razor wire or in the shop fixed already! Bummer

[@shellyouellette1724]

awesome...!!!

[@Mrrandom8052]

It's not that bad of a rig. I use a 95 Corolla wagon

[@joeigneczi2524]

I took apart 2 table saws the other day and loved taking them apart was super fast for me at least

[@nikolayslavov9942]

I think we should make a video game out all this it looks so great from your point of view and you always find cool stuff. Survival game :) I appreciate your hardworking videos and I do take example from you man. Well done

[@thubprint]

Thank you! I actually had that same thought for awhile, there’s a few months worth of videos where I used a score counter and a HUD as an attempt to better show the way I saw it as a video game. I eventually scrapped the concept, as much as I enjoyed it it was a bunch of extra effort and people mostly complained about it being nauseating 😅

[@helfarkmar5043]

Sorry to hear about the truck, damn cat thief's seem to be everywhere these days, good to see you keep the positive attitude and keep doing the thing!

[@AndreasLarsson95]

I didn't know you did mechanic work ? You are a really handyman there 😁

[@thubprint]

I do like to do my own work when I can handle it! There are some automotive tasks that intimidate me though, like the head gasket for example haha

[@AndreasLarsson95]

@@thubprint haha thats true, and you save some money by fixing stuff yourself. And i think you can do most stuff even a headgasket. 😅 I have faith in you.

[@liamadolphson5865]

Nice upgrades thub.

[@oliverwicko1119]

Greetings from Germany.

[@ryanthescavenger]

I like your comment its sucked was not fast, I hate that when you think something will go fast and it doesn't.

[@lorieakins2843]

It always takes longer than it should. Parts don't fit, don't have the right tool etc

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

I love the fact you scrap in a car too, I used to get grief for it but everybody is used to it now lol. Do you not take the magnetron for the chunk of copper they have inside, I know they need careful processing with the correct PPE etc but they do contain nice copper! One other thing, I take IKEA bags into the skips with me, much easier than collecting it all up from the ground, it worries me when divers launch bits over the side incase a child has zipped up on bike or an animal or something, your dumpsters are so so high! Anyway, another fab video, great work doing the work yourself on the car.....saved a fortune in labour costs I imagine!! 👍

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

@@CovidConQuitTheCensorship oh blimmin heck, never even thought of that, yikes! By the way, your channel name intruiges me😂 what's the deal with that if you don't mind me asking😁

[@CruiserMac]

👀 👀

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

@@CruiserMac haha hello Cruiser 👀

[@CruiserMac]

@@SollersScrappingandDiving Haha, cruising the scrap channels !

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

@@CruiserMac indeed😄

[@brianspencer6955]

Hey Thub, just a head's up- 9/10 if microwaves spark when they power on, the silver paper filter inside the cooking chamber is damaged. It's a $4 part or for a temp fix you can just flip it around. Usually the only thing wrong from my experience.

[@thubprint]

Oh that’s such an excellent tip, thanks for that!

[@aaronhoyes1781]

Yeeehaaaw!!!

[@jrae6608]

Sorry about the truck. They owe you catalytic convertor

[@Archangel4500000]

The Orange Pex looks like floor heating material, they run hot water through them, its about $1 per foot in the USA here.

[@jeffswartek7356]

Thub, I am telling you do an AMA and announce it ahead of time and people will contribute to your cause. That sucks about the converter bro. I hope you get the truck situation figured out. Thanks for the vid.

[@richardwarnock2789]

That table saw might have a push button breaker on the motor people for get😊

[@BTCtrees]

If you had the oppurtunity to scrap tractors but didnt have any tools and loads of space, what would u do?

[@thubprint]

Interesting question! It would depend on the time and local resources. If I just wanted them gone I would contact my local steel yard and either negotiate a bin drop off or have them connect me to someone with a cherry picker and a flatbed. If I wanted to handle all the labor and hopefully make money I would rent a car hauler from uhaul and load and deliver it myself. If I had a little time to get the most out of it I would do some research to find out what parts are valuable and in demand so I could take a few choice pieces to sell on eBay before scrapping the rest, and before any of that I would probably take some pictures and try sell them in “as is” condition for more than scrap value. Depending on how old they are a lot of tractors are bulletproof and still very useful to homesteaders so they could be an easy $500 with very little effort on your part. Whatever you choose I wish you the best!

[@rickstover6019]

Well first off borrow the tools long enough to take enough apart to sell for ur own set of tools. Then go to town and tear them down the best u can. Just a suggestion though a air hammer drill and a compressor would be well worth the investment in this situation 👍

[@Donna-vs2iq]

Thub, hello. Like that you have the Vibe fixed up, the engine is a lifer. Wish you made a video every day, but that's just me. Remind me again what that amazing hammer is called? Hi to Wub. Thanks for always leaving me better after a video.

[@rickstover6019]

I love all ur videos though

[@illusive1x]

Have you ever come across a tankless water heater? I took one apart and there’s one giant piece of copper inside plus some brass, wires, and a little bit of stainless

[@joesmith-es1zy]

If you have thrift stores in your country they often have microwave dishes.

[@williammeeks1283]

Great video Thub! I hate to hear you're getting the run around over the truck but I know you'll get it done.

[@spangdeez498]

You’d hate it where I live junking - we recycle cans by the pound and they’re giving 55 cents/pound and it takes about 33 cans to make a pound - so I’d say you’re making at least triple what I make and if it’s 10 cents a can then wow- but pop is fairly cheap where I live and I hear it’s super expensive in places where they buy them back individually… I usually end up taking in MOUNTAINS of bags of cans, like in a good day I’ll take in about 70 pounds of pop cans (that also takes me a couple months to save) so a few times a year I’ll take in that much

[@andrewcannon587]

woohoo, more prepare steel to scrap

[@richavic4520]

You have a reason to strut

[@dougbright4990]

you missed the mirowave glass in the blue can its there in the back against the blue

[@Shyguy624]

Sorry to hear about the shop it should not take 2 months to do a head gasket at the most it should be 2 weeks I'm not sure why they'd want have your truck in their possession for so long anyway. Also sorry to hear about the catalytic converter I've had mine stolen out of my driveway before and that was an annoying insurance claim but eventually that was fixed. Hopefully it's all resolved soon

[@TheCompound01]

So do you just cut the cords on microwaves? I use to do the cords only. Till I broke it down. After getting the cord, transformer, and then scraping the rest. I found it worth the time. To do the whole thing.

[@thubprint]

I find they’re worth it as well! Disappointing when the transformer is all aluminium but they make good steel buckets. Was just trying to conserve space for the friend I thought I was picking up

[@Macky1101]

I thought you were going to dump out the trash in the stainless steel sink and take the sink?

[@jasonholloway998]

Did the DeWalt saw power up?

[@graygoose739]

Tons of microwave trays at Goodwill

[@fartsackjack7081]

they wld fit on top the vibe dude ....come on 🙂

[@TROPHYBEAN2635]

Did you do the tracking?

[@iffy9776]

Hi I always take the magnetron they are still copper. You can normally tell if the transformers will be copper by the age of the microwave. All the new fridge compressor and microwave are slowly becoming aluminium windings. Which makes me sick.

[@perez-gaara]

While costing more for cheaper product which fails at higher rate 🤔 🎉

[@trasieinkersole491]

❤️💙

[@bread-gz3rl]

Have you ever gotten stuck in a dumpster lmao

[@thubprint]

Not yet! Scrambled out of one when I heard the garbage truck approaching though. Oh, and I got a nasty gash on my head once when I leapt out of an indoor one and met the overhead door track 😆

[@kevinraines4318]

l have sold that same saw on ebay for parts for £100

[@highspotharry5530]

You still have the store open? Would love a t shirt to support you, but don’t see it anywhere..

[@digitalbowser]

I've been finding that mini fridges and microwaves sell real easy. Mini fridge is always a easy 30 bucks. Same with microwaves.

[@timgalloway2566]

Thub where do you find all these bins at? Do you ride around different towns to search for treasure?

[@thubprint]

My city is a pretty good size so I haven’t had to try other towns yet, it would be a fun adventure tho!

[@cocopufer5667]

Seems like construction sites are gold mines, bit more boring than the department store dumpsters - but gold mines. I just watched a vid of a guy hitting up the dumpsters at a little strip mall and he got a truckload of gatoraid and lots of really good new stock that some of the stores must have just rezoned and threw a ton of good stuff out. that seems fun like a treasure hunt

[@thubprint]

That’s a really good point actually, construction bins do feel like a lot of the same. My issue with store dumpsters is I simply don’t want a truckload of consumer products, can’t imagine what I’d do with all that stuff, and if I just left it there I’d have loads of people mad at me for not grabbing it. I always look for the big temporary bins but I’m really hoping for those move out clear out ones, the ones that are stuffed full of household things of various kinds. Those are the real treasure chests to me 👌

[@cocopufer5667]

@@thubprint although a truckload of some sweet sweet target booty would be awesome!!

[@spangdeez498]

Hey Thub- quick question for you (or anyone else) Whata your take on saving- then scraping - like steel Soup/fruit/Chef boy Ardee /Anything else, cans? I heard someone talk about it one time .. and they are kind of heavy and I go through a bunch of them at home cooking- it’s like the Only metal I throw away.. just wondering your take on it and if you do it? Or is it too too trash-like? Thanks man!

[@ryanthescavenger]

Bro I hate to hear about the truck drama.

[@Mr-Mojo92]

Your videos inspire me and i Learn a lot about scrapping i do a litte Scraping myself But one question for you what is the strangest thing you've ever found scrapping❔️👍😁

[@thubprint]

Ooh, the strangest thing? Well I’ve found assortments of adult toys and inflatables from time to time, those always feel strange! Found some animal cadavers in garbage bins from time to time. Or there was the $1500 Chanel sandal slippers, those were mostly just confusing!

[@bigjim8008]

Thumb...you have a roof rack...them shudders could be strapped to it ....they looked like stainless....might have missed on that one...not judging you just thinking out loud...love your drops. And vibe..👍✔️

[@bigjim8008]

If dude with your truck moved it into a public space after he took in the job....then I believe he is responsible for it being vandalized...just my opinion ....👍👍👍

[@thubprint]

Oh I’m with you there, it’s absolutely his fault! Unfortunately he’s not legally liable. More of a judge judy case than a real case. You’re right about the roof rack, I certainly should have loaded all the shutters up there. My intention was to go home and unload the good stuff then go help my friend haul his collection in so if I knew he was gonna bail I would’ve done a different kind of run 🙃

[@bigjim8008]

Ok I C....Thumb...not trying to be a Karen...promise!!!

[@zartan7779]

I'm a bit confused why are you throwing all sorts of steel back

[@kyronwagner9015]

How many inch lift did you put on top of the struts?

[@thubprint]

40mm

[@pedrop99969]

Have you ever landed on a nail jumping into those bins?

[@jayroxx2378]

Thought his in business of recycling not making things go to land fill when he could got it out of it.

[@mudbucket]

What happened to your truck?

[@rickstover6019]

But I scrap everything even the aluminum capacitors from microwaves and circuit boards put it in dirty aluminum

[@thadofalltrades]

If he's not required to fix your catalytic converter, i wouldn't waste time trying to get him to replace it. Get it towed to a more reputable place.

[@rhysbain1613]

I found the first minute of this video shocking… 😂

[@whatsgoingon1011]

there is so much scrap that you have gathered in the past using your truck that you will never be able to get using the wagon.

[@bestest7239]

sounds horrible since its the only part of the car i have knowledge of, kinda cured my phobia for microwaves tho

[@tractors44]

The aluminium shutters would have been worth a few dollars, pity that you couldn’t squeeze them in.

[@thubprint]

They were actually steel, but they’d still be very worth hauling out if I could fit them

[@rickstover6019]

Could have tried tying them to the roof rack no need to fit in the car. I use a dodge journey fill inside smaller stuff roof rack for longer lengths

[@vincedibona4687]

Why’d you leave that toaster over behind?

[@thubprint]

I left a bunch of smaller and lighter steel because I thought I was picking up a friend and his haul in the afternoon

[@Drewsroofingandhomerepair]

I never break down table saw. Not worth it

[@lordblazerpsx]

thub sounds to me like the truck isn't worth fixing man.

[@Vandal-Vlogs]

Boom😁

[@thubprint]

Hi Vandal! Hope you’re well 👊

[@Vandal-Vlogs]

I'm not to bad had to do some suspension work myself recently its a lot cheaper doing it yourself. That sucks about the truck hope it gets fixed soon. Keep doing thing dude ✌

[@thubprint]

Oh, similar vibes over there huh? Absolutely you can save a ton of money if you can do the work. I’m really kicking myself over the truck, I’ve never done a head gasket so it was intimidating and I thought calling a professional was the right move. What an absolute joke 😂 would’ve saved over $1k, had the truck back by now and still had a catalytic converter if I just did it myself 🤣 Glad we’ve both got fresh suspensions to beat up now!

[@williamkirkland2222]

I'm petty. I know this. I would take the shop owner to court on principle alone. The vehicle was rendered into his care and he didn't do his due diligence.

[@zacklamprey4784]

That sucks dude

[@unchained20000000]

i watched a one hour long ad for s&p man yesterday to support his ad revenue

[@ironleaf88]

You need a full size pickup and a dump trailer my friend.

[@1980sova1]

Машину помой.

[@James-wk5mj]

Don’t be smashing and scratching things do that on ur own property

[@bucklittleson5620]

Bruh u missed a yellow battery .. and just take the whole lamp.. for the love of allah

[@mickbierbaum1302]

Why are you throwing all that steel away Whatever happened to the let's keep it out of the landfill adage

[@thubprint]

Thought I was picking up my buddy and all his trash, didn’t realize I didn’t need to conserve space

[@LimeHax]

You and wub both like using microwaves while empty apparently lol

[@sticksandstones1885]

🎯I'm not going to tell you again but scrapped the truck 🚛 you can always buy a bigger and better one. Buy you a diamond cutting wheel. Walmart or harbor freight or somewhere like that. print you some flyers all those dumpster bins that you're going to you should leaving a flyer at the house or the building of the construction site all it needs to say is free pickup metals with your contact information. 🚧🛻💲

[@atomicboomstick2543]

If this dodgy mechanic doesn't take care of the truck properly then you should consider taking him to court over it. It will suck but it's that or allow yourself to be stepped on and you don't deserve that.

[@thubprint]

That’s one perspective. Choosing not to spend the next year or two in court is still a choice I get to make, it’s not “allowing myself to be stepped on” unless I accept the view that I had no agency in the outcome

[@atomicboomstick2543]

@@thubprint It's a perspective from someone who saw you get muscled away from scrap by 2 guys not too long ago. I like you and your content, I look forwardto it every week. I don't want to see people taking advantage of you is all. Whatever happens I just hope you get the truck back in working condition without getting bent over by the guy fixing it is all.