Thread: What do you think he was told?

Originally Posted by EchiDna

nah the tyres give "free" energy into the system, thats why they get burnt - all that rubber and petroleum based binders etc gives extra heat and at the end they get the steel back from inside the tyre (radial belts).

Indeed - a lot of cement kilns burn granulated tyres for this reason. It actually improves the quality of the cement.

Pretty well all general purpose steels these days are made from a significant percentage of scrap. I am told the scrap is shredded into small pieces and magnetically sorted to get most of the crud out before being fed into the furnaces. I think the temperatures involved would destroy most anything unwanted. The steelmaking processes can be tightly controlled as to alloying content. Specialty steels are generally made from virgin ore. I know from working briefly in a foundry long time ago that virgin pig costs a premium over pig with scrap content.

Originally Posted by Hymie

I reckon he might have been invited to investigate sex and travel.

That's the polite way of putting it

Originally Posted by isuzurover

how much does a falcodore rim weigh? If it is less than 6.7kg he is better off selling to the trailer guy.

According to AutoSpeed.com, a VL Commodore 15 x 6 steel rim weighs 9.5 kg. (And a factory Calais 15" alloy weighs 8 kg.)

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Originally Posted by Ben

According to AutoSpeed.com, a VL Commodore 15 x 6 steel rim weighs 9.5 kg. (And a factory Calais 15" alloy weighs 8 kg.)

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OK - So just under $1.50 scrap value + labour to remove tyre, x2 (profit) + tyre disposal fee (if applicable).

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

A mate runs a wrecking yard.Last week a trailer manufacturer contacted him wanting Falcon and Commodore wheels. He said he would take up to 200 of each, must be undamaged, and without tyres. He said he was prepared to pay $1 each.

The wrecker is currently getting around $150 per tonne for ferrous scrap!

$400 for 400 wheels.

I think I'd be suggesting that $400 would get him 20 wheels otherwise he is dreaming.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

The wrecker is currently getting around $150 per tonne for ferrous scrap!

Scrap yard hear in Bundy is paying $210 a tonne at the yard

Typo- should have been $250. Our local paper has a guy advertising he will pick up "six cylinder cars" and pay $100 for them.