Street Scrapping - Steel Price is Up So We Spent The Day Smashing!

What a time to be scrapping and recycling! Steel prices are up right now so we wasted no time capitalizing on a heap in the alley! Turned into a bit of a scrap metal adventure for sure, but we came out ahead and made sure to leave it better than we found it!
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[@jonathanhege5029]

I appreciate that you took a buddy with you! I like your hammers as well.

[@stephensmith3708]

My Crazy Canadian Bohemian Cousin, always a pleasure to see you scrapidy scrap scrap! Daaaang on, just like the book The Hobbit, a real adventure treat! How's that bottom plate I sent you? A good luck charm or what. Please give a tremendous shout out to Brother Man B.A.C.S. for me, will you?! Oh yah, how about them Crazy, but bland couple under the call name SCRAP GIRL?! Give a shout out, too if you please?!

[@richardwarnock2789]

A little grund Rock 🪨 🎸 😊

[@morganblackstone3303]

I’m an alberta master electrician. At 16:40, you smashed a terminal block old electrical parts have things that are band for a reason such as asbestos,PCB’s(polycloronated biphenal’s) they resisted heat like nothing else. Well ventilated with a mask. One more thing holding your breath when you lift or over exert is how you get a hernia,mine hurts every time you do that. This is me leaving it better than I found it.

[@joshmallon]

A couple of old blankets, one under and one over the tub, would contain the shards a lot better. Also slow dropping swings are just as effective as haymakers.

[@joshp6061]

And uses less exertion and more gravity

[@gussuperman7565]

M8 time stamp 18:40 on , you became a real scrapper , using the right scrapping tools . Cheers . A quick note from my own experience . Once upon a time , when I was starting to become a scrapper , I spent countless hours cleaning up pieces of aluminum cast ( hoping to make a killing income ) I arrived at the scrap yard unloaded my precious cargo , after I saw the payment I complained to the buyer , saying I spent several hours processing all that aluminum . He said to me , M8 we don't care how long , it took you to process the material , we pay for the weight you bring in , so I learned to use a speed wrench ( aka sludge hammer , or regular hammer ) instead of all the fancy tools that took too long to make ends meet and making it look pretty. I hope my anecdote will help you in your future endeavours . Keep up the good work. God bless y'all.

[@jessicadavis7746]

I LOVED the airline video sequence and the music you selected for it! The takeoff was awesome!

[@joshp6061]

Yeah it was pretty good editing

[@russl3632]

Your buddy seems pretty cool. Nice seeing you help out a friend as always :)

[@thomasvail9914]

Next time try and use a wood splitter maul, it will concentrate the force of the blow to a more centralized area resulting in breakage easier with less swings.

[@spangdeez498]

In my area.. getting about 8¢ / pound for steel and 8¢/ pound for cars, as well…. Not great, but when during the pandemic it got down to 3¢/lb for steel and cars and I haven’t seen it above 10¢ since then…. To put it in easier terms - after you take everything necessary off the car - you’re getting about 250-300$ for a normal sized 3,500pound car

[@JunkNGrind]

Great Hustle Sir. ✅ With a Buddy this Time man 💪🏼👏🏼

[@sherrick13]

Good job cleaning up

[@FogartyAvenue]

Magnificent.

[@johnhubbard6262]

In my apprenticeship days, I watched a 12# sledgehammer go through a back window and then crush the driver's head from a simple 30-40 mile-an-hour collision. I have tied or strapped all missiles since then.

[@its_marc]

Smashing, thanks thub. Keep doing the thing.

[@adey88splace]

Close to the edit from the Art of Noise came to mind watching this.

[@chrisney4466]

Sounds like you need a wheel bearing...lol. Great video as always man. Love your energy.

[@thubprint]

I certainly did! I think this run is what really did it in, last time I lifted that corner the whee wasn’t nearly as floppy but I recently pulled the car in to swap those new parts and wow, wheel was flopping so bad it probably would’ve flew off in a few more miles

[@andyweins]

I loved watching y'all slam that tub to bits!

[@thubprint]

It’s even more fun to do it haha

[@andyweins]

@@thubprint Oh I know, I live for that stuff

[@adrianmorning.1555]

Just seeing that airport covered in snow etc made me think of this pathetic UK - A bit of snow on the ground and the place grinds to a halt!

[@Kreygore]

Like your buddy, hes very chill, great vid

[@mollynakamori]

Darned truck! Is the problem funding, or is it just trouble with the shop? Great video. Are you always this nice to people who aren't equally nice?

[@thubprint]

I try to be nice to everyone haha 😆 no the truck isn’t a funding issue, it’s more of a “what the heck is taking them so long why haven’t they called me” issue

[@mollynakamori]

@@thubprint - Ahh - sounds like last summer's "Why is it taking 7 f'ing weeks to put a transmission in an Outback!!!"

[@afineliner740]

Great job.👍👍

[@mollynakamori]

Long comment time. I loved the travelogue. Never saw a deicer doing deicing before- that was cool. It was a nice, nostalgic visit to the mosh pit. Been awhile. What about a Thublife second channel? I'm sure the hardcore, rough and tumble scrappers might not go there, but all us fangirls would love it. Just a thought.

[@thubprint]

I’ve never seen a de-icing in progress either! Naturally I had to add it, it looked so cool in the eerie dark morning 😊 I’ve thought about a second channel for sure, but I think I’d prefer to make this one “thublife” and the second more intentionally designed for commercial success

[@bestest7239]

hehe very nice, only time i got on a plane it couldn't get its fuel, but had an amazing summer nonetheless

[@leftwich2274]

My yard in Indiana is $190 a ton on steel! Going up!

[@trasieinkersole491]

Nice. ❤️💙

[@erickrodriguez3104]

Big fan of yours bro I find scrapping interesting to

[@patrothwell9138]

Great video hope u get your truck back soon

[@jrae6608]

Great video, liked it all

[@iffy9776]

Hi, when I'm smashing stuff like that, what I do is wrap it in a towel and smash away.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I like when the big hammers come out. lol

[@golabrecykling]

Great video man, have a good day 👍 greetings from Poland 😁

[@thubprint]

Thanks Golab! Warm wishes from Calgary!

[@P-dotVentures]

Hey Thub I’ve been watching for years and just decided to make a KZbin channel about my money making ventures! Including scrapping and bottle picking! I hope I can you use all the knowledge I’ve learned to make an awesome channel!

[@thubprint]

Hey that’s cool! Congrats on taking the next step, and I wish you all the best. Feel free to dm/email me if you have any specific questions, I don’t know much but it’s fun to talk shop sometimes 👍

[@JeredtheShy]

Yeah, you really need the truck back so you can ninja snatch things like the stove and tub to process them back at home base without a lot of eyeballs on you.

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Great video

[@robertcoltrain3482]

You should have played the song from office space when they were smashing the printer.

[@thubprint]

I’d love to do that 😂 unfortunately I learned a long time ago that if I use even a little bit of a song that people know, some record company gets to claim ownership of my video and could even take it down if they wanted to

[@gravitybear]

I've never broken a cast iron tub before. That looks like a lot of work, but fun work!

[@piktor6494]

good way to bring out your aggression on :P

[@supposedlycollectable4220]

Hi Thub been watching your channel all day while doing things for about 4-5 Days I've always had a bit of Scrapper/ Junk Man in me last week I decided im going Big or going Broke lol And quit my Job im in Nevada iv gone out scrapping for 1 Day And 3 Nights since quitting. my first night got a Bunch of copper my second night got a bunch of old hot rod parts & Plaques And A Bucket full of antique Glass Insulators about 25 of them My first day I started to put my Business plan in To effect & the first stop i got exactly what I wanted (I'm going to keep this to myself sorry guys) And last night I Had some Copper And 2 Stainless steel Desks And a couple small things that filled my 4 Door sedan and decided to drive by 1 last area just to check that was about 1 mile from my house And I found something I couldn't walk away from so I unloaded everything out of My Car and Loaded this thing in to it Left all my stuff there went home unloaded came Back and got my stuff this thing is an orthodontist Chair And is the single Heaviest item I have ever moved according to 1 website its 400LBS and another says 440LBS I'm surprised it fit in my car its has all the Power tilt raise ect. The whole thing is 1/2" Or Thicker Plate Metal And Is Not Magnetic They are about $2000 New I Have no clue how to sell this thing But I could probably figure it out. What do you think I should do with it? What would you do? Its in Great shape so I dont want to cut in to it till I figure it out if scrap is the same value as sale price I'd rather see it sold as reuse is the most environmentally friendly way to recycle ALSO JUST SO SOMEONE DOESN'T MAKE A MISTAKE AND QUIT THERE JOB I HAVE BEEN SELF EMPLOYED BEFORE I WAS AN ELECTRICIAN FOR 10+ years I Got a regular Job in retail just to take a break this is a calculated move And something that I have experience with. Working for yourself is always more work and More Responsibility. On the other hand if you wait till you are 100% ready you will never do it. if this thing fails for me ill still be An electrician. So Just Have a solid Back up Plan

[@thubprint]

Congrats on taking the leap! It can be a bit of a grind and sometimes you’re not sure where your next meal is coming from, but it sounds like you’ve got some experience with betting on yourself. I think making it proper income means selling all the high value stuff, just like that chair. If it were me I’d probably list the chair on eBay and be prepared to pack it in a crate and have a proper freight company ship it. I’ve never done it yet but people sell big things online all the time. There may be a website dedicated to selling that sort of stuff too, just have to look and see. All the best on your adventures!

[@thedwindles]

If you like the music at 12:27 I bet you would like 'Com Truise' lol

[@grahambeech5576]

You should have packed the cast iron bath with snow

[@morganblackstone3303]

See at 19:15 that shattered that’s plastic,I do that but the terminal block that crumbled like asbestos

[@pmack8018]

For the 5 years I've been watching your videos, you look like you haven't aged a bit thub! Smashing things is always fun! I know COVID messed things up but does Canada still do stampede breakfasts anymore? Those videos were interesting to watch.

[@patrickalexisbarela9923]

should keep a rolling jobsite magnet to quickly pick up all the stray pieces

[@thubprint]

I never knew what they were called! That sounds great to have, even just at home

[@patrickalexisbarela9923]

@@thubprint Magnetic Sweeper I believe is the technical term. They are a major tire saver as well

[@randyseidell1665]

You loaded, unloaded, broke it up, reloaded then unloaded at scrap yard. Lol. Next time: load it, unload at scrap yard 😀

[@pawpawsworkshop68]

I don't know if you do or not but save the switches out of the stoves and timers on washers and dryers, smash um snip the silver contacts inside. here in my area you can get $2.00 per once of scrap Silver. it adds up pretty fast.

[@garyoliver9987]

Yeah!!! Smash it thats what i do!

[@borntrollz]

Lol we call our little sledge mjolnir and we use the term "percussive persuasion" all the time 😂❤

[@killjoy987987]

Vacations are always fun to go on

[@thubprint]

Oh it wasn’t a vacation lol! I probably should have a vacation though

[@gweedgweed6523]

I am willing to bet all those wirers are coated in asbestos cloth and the white fluffy stuff may contain asbestos. That stove is old enough.

[@ecocodex4431]

D*mn Thubs, at least wait until he is out of his bath robe! LOL

[@multidave2650]

UK prices are quite good on steel/iron 22p per kg

[@brotherskrillrc6042]

Well $49and change to us dollars for few minutes of work for that is not to bad really since u found it and drove it over not bad at all.

[@borntrollz]

If people are just going to leave "garbage" in the alley they shouldn't be to worried about how scrappers get rid of it for THEM!!

[@thubprint]

It is a bit funny when you put it that way, a person can certainly haul it themselves if they want to be picky

[@cocopufer5667]

I would like to think lots of nice days start with a giant hammer. Also 1 min off. Last thing, I liked the dope plane flight vlog.

[@johnchristie1423]

stove is pre 1940 so that silver buttons is more likely platinum the insulation is nasty asbest,,,,,,. Hauled a cast bath tub last week and it was 320 pounds

[@debow2550]

Even when you get yelled at you don't get yelled at I don't understand is it the hair or what's your secret. I was told last time I took my grinder too a dishwasher motor too "take the whole thing or get the f@ck out of here!"

[@livvyweimar7362]

Wow, this was fun! I didn't know I needed some smashing in my life. Thanks for another great video Thub!

[@NateGreen-ps4ue]

Just take the tub in whole

[@Oldgrumpyvet67]

Where do we get those purple bags you use ? I like them

[@fazotakeiteasy]

nice video man... keep them rolling !

[@Wannaridebikes]

What happen to the white truck the ranger ?

[@ohdannyboy4727]

Been in the shop

[@s-volt9814]

Are you in utah?

[@sticksandstones1885]

I would have just left the tub in the back of the truck filled up the tub with small stall and dump the whole thing at the scrapyard I don't know why you did twice the amount of work.

[@thubprint]

They’d hit me with an oversize fee if I didn’t break it down a little

[@VelserHerrie]

What's the name of the band?!

[@williamschonewald2445]

Where's ur drill

[@bobbyichon-pn5tt]

sir may I apply you as scrappers.

[@jacktheripper6610]

Hey thub are you a full time scrapper or just in your free time? If you do have another job what is it? If you don’t mind me asking

[@thubprint]

I mainly focus on making videos for this channel, the scrap metal does help though

[@s-volt9814]

Oh wait your in canada nvm

[@XanthonBazzle-ox7fc]

Slide the tub like you had it the first time reciprocating saw cut the stove and throw the s*** in the tub everything fits in the tub total waste of time and I would handle this by myself

[@ryanthescavenger]

Who is you new partner?

[@leftwich2274]

Gotta get a screw gun!

[@woodguy76]

Why don't you have a truck anymore?

[@jonathanhege5029]

It's in the shop.

[@richavic4520]

I've been through all the comments. A little surprised. No Let me break it down for you

[@williammeeks1283]

Awesome video Thub. Thanks for the airline footage.

[@christiandee2629]

You should make a video how much you make a month scrapping, that would be interesting

[@thubprint]

That could be fun! I’d have to go through and gather all my receipts because I honestly don’t know either, but I imagine people would enjoy knowing what the profit looks like for a “hobby scrapper”

[@christiandee2629]

Yeah I've always wondered how much you could potentially make hustling and scrapping, plus your doing a service keeping all that stuff out of landfill and recycling, so hopefully you do, I think that would be a great video, been watching your videos for years and enjoy them 👍

[@qwertykevin1]

Did you just drive down the street to bust the tub?

[@bandicootwarped7905]

You should be dealt a beat down just for trying to break apart that thing right in front of another person's garage. What were you thinking? Good thing that guy said something.

[@steezyg1665]

Hey buddy how did you even get into scrapping ?🙂

[@thubprint]

Well I’ve been dumpster diving for a long time but when I started my channel I did a “challenge” to see how much I could make with scrap metal and I saw the potential for scrap to fill the gaps while I grew. Didn’t expect it to become the focus of the channel, but I enjoy it!