Trash Picking the Good Stuff on Garbage Day Morning
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You just said “ zoom, zoom, zoom, which reminds me of a song the daughter of my friend made up when she was about five: I’m gonna zoom,zoom,zoom around the room, room, room. I’m gonna zoom around the room and praise the Lord. Heaven’s gates are open wide and I’ll sit by Jesus’ side, I’m gonna zoom around the room and praise the Lord! Sorry about the yard being closed.
This sounds like the best song ever. 🎶🎶🎶
You know the new challenge of scrap times I like to remember what I learned about routine changes is the greatest unexplored area lays under your hat. You already are thinking a change in routine. It's not always comfortable to change but lots of good can come from it. You rock Paul.
Your encouragement means the world my friend. Thank you
You might need to hold scrap and turn it in a couple of times a week. Prayers that the scrap yard opens again soon ❤
The best advice is how you've ended your videos, prayer and then be you, do you and have a great day. You'll do great and get it figured out. One thing is the days will start getting darker earlier. 😊
I think you should get a small trailer. When you get back to you house offload into the trailer, when it's full off load on the ground. Only go to the 10 mile away scrapyard when you've got a FULL truck and trailer. You can manage the grocery shopping on an "as needed" basis.
The best advice I can give you is for you to do something you won't like. That is market yourself. Hit up some auto repair shops, plumbing repair places and such. Let them know you are available to haul off the metal they don't want to deal with.
That is a really good idea.
I relly love the way you say you pray after tou are done with your day thank you for your video an god bless you and your family
I go scrapping around 5pm- 7pm and find it works best. Early enough to try and beat other scrappers but late enough for home owners to put out their trash for the next day pickup.
Stepping away like what you are doing with the bike riding can generate new ideas. You got this Paul. I hope Michael opens back up soon. Take care.
From a business point of view I think you need to consider a few things. 1 What does each scrap yard pay for your products? 2 How far is each yard away from a particular point? 3 What is the price of gas, and what does it cost you (MPG) to go to each place? These all figure into your ROI (Return on Investment). It should be clear which one is best for your business.
Solid advice. Thank you
@@ScrapPalletManbetter plan than I submitted lol
You can't expect people to have scrap everyday. I think you have been pretty lucky so far. ❤❤
I’ve found out recently that I find a lot of stuff the day before garbage day around 10 or 12 o’clock. Motivated people who are cleaning up around the house want to get rid of it quickly. They are aware of the trove of scrappers out there so it hits the street and it’s gone before they even bring the garbage cans out. These videos have made scrapping a thing. Every body is doing it.
Yes, consistency is a queue, You may need to go to bed earlier so you can get up earlier. I’m in California and I collect a lot of California redemption value, yes, I take the aluminum the plastic and all glass and I’m very consistent at it. I want to leave no stone unturned when I’m taking it out of dumpsters. I do all I can to keep from climbing into the dumpster as in someplaces that is not advised.. I have to go 21 miles to the nearest recycle center so I bring a large load all that I can and go once a week at most, I like every other week, but that leaves me behind with extra recycle to turn in so three times a month is enough! For you, you’d have to stockpile your scrap in separate piles and when one gets up large enough for a load, that’s what you take that week, but it takes a lot more room and a lot of organization.
Wishing you well, Paul.
🧐🤔🤗, Recycle Steve
Hey Steve. Sounds like you have a great organized recycling operation
I agree with Baja shine get up earlier in the morning or also evening scrapping as well. I would go to the scrap yard once a week maybe twice if you're getting overloaded. Is your regular scrap yard closed for good?
I know you don't like it but micro scrap get the biggest bang for your goods
Tell Michael we miss seeing him....and praying for him🙏🏽
Hi Paul. I'm not a scrapper/picker but after watching you and a number of others on UA-cam I keep my eyes and ears open for those who are. I work for a transportation service where I drive all around my town picking up people in a car and taking them to medical appointments. I've come across some people who have junk to get rid of and so I let some scrappers know about these people who need stuff hauled away. I let one woman know about one man and his nephew who are scrappers/pickers because she needed a garage and some stuff cleaned out of a basement of a home her folks used to own and her dad did some plumbing and handyman work on the side while he was retired. Now that he's passed away she is needing to sell the house. Later, the man and his nephew told me that the junk in the garage and basement were old tools, work tables and movable storage cabinets with boxes of unused brass and copper fittings, elbows, tubing, and pipe. Plus he had barrels and buckets of scrap copper, brass and aluminum. They cleaned out the garage and basement for free, which made the woman happy, but he sold all the unused copper and brass fittings, tubing and pipes as well as the tools and work benches. I forgot what he got for all the scrap but it was substantial and he still hasn't sold the storage cabinets but the last I remember it was around a couple of thousand for the unused stuff and tools. Sometimes having a business card to give to people who might need some stuff hauled away might help out with the dry spell you're having but either way I'll pray that someone asks you to haul away a small fortune in copper, brass and aluminum. Take care of yourself Paul.
Hey Noah. I am so glad to hear that you were part of helping that lady and the scrapper. Great story. The stuff really happens. Thanks for the prayers and prayer works. I already feel like things are mended. Enjoy your weekend my friend
Changes test our will. We can either use the change to better ourself or use them to weigh us down. I think more people are putting out scrap the evening before trash day. I have been with you from day one and you have become a calmer soul who still teaches me something when I watch your videos. Whether it be a new word, a interesting fact or a new knot. My kids in my class and I watch your videos to see that being a kind human and doing a job you love can make you a happy person. You continue being you❤️
Thank you for being a part of this channel since the beginning. I appreciate your input and these words have weight and wisdom
The piano keys would have been cool to do a musical decor on your fence😁
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I'm jealous Paul. I have not been able to go out scrapping since 4th of July weekend. The motor in my 26 year old F150 decided it was too tired and wandered off to Valhalla. The station down the street from me wanted $4500 to replace it and not with a new or rebuilt but with a used one. I left them while muttering a few choice expressions in Ukrainian. If I was 30 years younger I would replace it myself like in the good old days. A few buddies, some old beverages, something for the grill and a weekend was all we needed but too old for that . That's young men's work. Keep up the faith brother.
My brother and dad used to replace engines all the time in their vehicles. It would take them about a week but completely change out their engines. It would baffle me
It looked like lately you were doing better with the evening scrapping. Maybe doing more of that. I hope everything is ok at the Dekalb scrap yard.
If you have routes that usually put out scrap more than other routes, check those in the evenings before trash day.😊
Hey Paul....you should see if the bike couple could take a look at you bike...see if they could fix it for ya.
Can't really tell you how to scrap, but I only go out in the morning every other day. The other days, I go night scrapping, then top off the truck the next day, and then go to the scrap yard. That's just my way. Good luck
Good plan 👌
Paul my brother and friend you know what the scrapping is like in your area better than most of us would. You know when the other scrappers seem to be out and about. If you see them out more often in the morning then I would suggest evening or night scraping to get ahead of them. Since you are having to drive further I would suggest that you look at waiting until you have a full load.
Most importantly is pray about it and let the Lord guide your decision
A few weeks ago the show runner of the farmers market decided that she was going to move us from our central location to the end that most vendors don’t like to be because we had missed several weeks this season. It really upset my wife. Yesterday though we were talking during slow time and decided to make that our permanent spot because we both are getting lots more traffic. Long story is that sometimes change in routine is good.
Hey Paul, if the scrapyard is closed for some time, consider getting a trailer. Load that up first, then you can leave it at your place while the next day you load up your ute. Then take both when cashing it in, will save some fuel.
Also, when you come across microwaves, take the transformer out, it takes 3min. You seem to collect quite a few in a short time. The $ vs your time is worth it.
All in all, you're doing a great job!
I had to remove the hitch and all of the hardware to install the liftgate
@ScrapPalletMan Hi Paul, do you know why the scrap yard closed yet? Have a good night.
Hay- hay Plaw, my pennies worth re. your predicament….. what I gathered from watching you for the past couple years is every time you go out to a farmer, you come back with a full load. Make S&P mana household name in the farming community. Only trips to scrapyard with full trips. You also don’t want to hear it, but you need to micro scrap. Love from South Africa.
Sound advice my friend. Thank you
Don't jump too quick. check with Michael and see it the doors are goiing to reopen soon. If not afternoon scrapping nearer the open yard is imperative. evening scrapping after that.
Hi, Paul. You don't know me. I've never communicated with you before but I but I reside South of the quarter below Hawaii between Hawaii and New Zealand my name is Jack.
And I would like to make a comment. About what you should do I hear your dilemma?
But I don't know why you cannot go to your scrap. Companies, but if you have to go once a week just continue to scrap as you do and then I see your new fence. If you're not doing anything with that, just start stop piling your scrap according to the metal. And then when you have a truck full load it and go for 10 miles. Take care, Paul. I really enjoy your scrapping. I've been watching your scrapping for the last 2 years. And I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work of saving the planet.God bless.I love you prayers at the end of your program.God bless again jack
Hey Jack. Good to hear from you. Are you close to the cook islands?
It's time to change, Paul, and change is good... and God will be there to guide you.
Change is good. Yeah scrap in the night & just pile everything up in your garage until that original scrap yard opens back up
Hi Paul, you are the master of your scrap truck, do what feels right to you. I just want you to record your videos,and be happy while you are doing it. Those other scrap guys are bad for your business. It never used to be like that but they kinda took your money from you, i miss the over full Clifford truck , if you have to, hand out your business cards again, that may help. Whatever you do, you will be the best at it😊😊
Love finding aluminum! Extruded aluminum is everywhere if you know where to look!
Paul, I suggest you sort your “goodies” at home in your new fenced area. Then only make trips to the scrap yard when you have a FULL load. You could even make ‘bin partitions’ out of some palettes. That would keep your yard presentable and items would not be visible from the street. Also, by taking truckloads you will be able to go to the place that has the best price on one type of scrap! Good luck and just listen on those quiet times, God will let you know what to do.
Don't go to the yard with less than a truck full! It will mean unload every day in your yard, because you don't want to find a treasure chest and be full. When you have a truck full go cash out. Next time you talk to Micheal, tell him we are praying that he and the people that worked there are finding jobs!
I would add in aluminum cans to your aluminum collecting, it's about 27 of the 12 oz cans to a pound. Also hit up the dumpsters again. Sell cheap furniture to the college kids.
Hey Paul, you have gotten a lot of good advice regarding scrapping, so I am not going to add to it. Instead, I am going concentrate on the food issue. The way to stop food waste is meal planning. Plan for the week, then grocery shop for the week. Stick to the plan. Is it easy, no, but you will benefit financially plus so will your health. Start out planning for two days, then three and so on. It would also be an interesting video series. Love your fur babies. 💕
Excellent 😁
Love uou Paul happy scrapping day from Liverpool UK
9:30 The squirrel got a great deal. He made it across the street!
Quick little dude
Paul what if you printed a few cards or flyers and when you pick up metal at a house slide your card of flyer into their mailbox. On it thank them for putting their metal on the curb to help the landfill, to help American manufacturing, to keep prices down by not having to buy foreign metal, etc. Then put your name and number on their and ask them to let you know if they have any more you would be happy to pick it up. A little more work for you to deal with responding and organizing pickups but I bet the returns will be a lot bigger. Also you are not dependent on garbage day to be your day to pick up. Hope this helps.
A piano shop may have been interested in those keys as replacement parts
Try late for a while & see if it's better. Sort scrap and take full loads? Cost of gas can make it a loss on the scrap runs.
Same here paul i hate throwing away food and i limit what i get to keep my weight and sugar in check
I think you're right, keeping the blood glucose and blood insulin levels normal is the key
I would say you have to cut back on going to the scrapyard everyday and these bed rails you always pick up cost 50 or 60 dollars new If there is a market for them try selling some , maybe not all ,who knows You could pick up more resale items while you're out If you try certain types of items over and over you may gain a person or two who'll rely on you to sell to them like smaller furniture or outdoor metal items Because if the person redoing furniture doesn't have time to drive around to find stuff and fix it for resale and most people who resell larger furniture may not have a truck so you deliver in your area it's well worth it to them to buy off you Snap a picture they respond right away and you pick it up and no response you drive on or maybe you could deliver different things in your area for certain people that resell when you aren't scrapping but I kinda think you like randomness on your days so delivery may be too rigid of a time restraint for you That's my ten cents for today 💚💚💜💖💙🇨🇦🦩 Stay Happy 💫✨🌟✨
Paul. You find things all the time that have value. Take some and repair if needed or more things like the mowers that you sell to the mower man. Also was thinking that you contact auto repair shops and buy the rotors, etc, 20-25% of what you get scrap rate. Get things to where they call you instead of all the gas you spend. Good luck and love watching your channel.
Hey Paul, i was reading your comments! 😂and someone suggested you to get a shed built! With electricity, insulation and heat you might survive those cold winters! But out east here we have these amish sheds that you can even live in! I know these people deliver them too! In long run its yours and you pay monthly but its yours when your done! You can have a window! Or 2 one for a/c unit for summer! I think its a great idea! Instead of paying indefinitely to storage facility! Love you Paul!❤
Hi Janet. I haven't read that comment yet about someone suggesting a shed. I love this idea. With my current workshop, rent goes up.
Hallo Grüße aus Deutschland es ist Immer wieder schön Dich zu sehen,wünsche Dir viel Glück mach weiter so 😊💯👍👍
Night time scrapping seems to be a good idea …..even after sundown .
Paul have you found out why the other scrap yard closed yet?
They are back open
I get really crappy prices for light steel here in the Northeast. I'm a total newbie scrapper, but already have seen the value of breaking stuff down. I had 400lbs of shred today at 25 bucks. I got 57 bucks for 100lbs of aluminim copper ac rads and 3 big magnetic ballasts. I noticed you toss a lot of stuff as light iron. Youre missing out on Non ferrous. Of course, i dont know your financial situation, so it might not be worth your time to micro scrap. Also, maybe add some dumpster diving? I also am an artist, and use a lot of trash parts in my art that I sell at art shows. New subscriber here as well!
Hi Paul!👋😄👍
Hi Lizzie 👋😊
That box fan looks like a Kmart . I have one in my garage. It’s probably 30- 40 years old.
My feeling is that processing more of the scrap will yield more money ,which would offset the lack of scrap. Especially those Weber grilles. They have a lot of aluminum and they come apart easily. Even just some of the scrap because you've said that you don't really like doing it. Just z thought. By the way, that old sled was a great find!
Hi Rufus , dog starts barking roof roof 😅😅 great video brother
Utilise your yard with your scrapping and do some evening scrap and dumpster diving and do the scrap yard when you have a nice decent load of steel and once a month do a non ferrous run to the yard
Maybe make a special video for a big scrap yard trip when you get a load together and record evening scrapping
I took in 300 lbs of steel yesterday made $19.50 .
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consolidating trips will save you money. You may consider doing more dissection of scrap. There may be something you wouldn't mind doing to refine the scrap. Good luck figuring it out. Resale might be something do more of. you may want to look for other places to advertise your wares.
It's been very slow here as well Paul. I've started micro scrapping more. As I'm on dialysis I have time to do it and keeps me busy. Blessings to you. I had fun
Maybe get a trailer and move stuff daily to it from the truck. When trailer and truck are full, hook up the trailer and head to the scrap yard. I don’t know how much a trailer costs; if too expensive, this may not be a useful suggestion. But it would cut down on unloading and reloading so it would save time & effort.
When you ride your bike, can you raise the camera some, seeing pavement is ok, but you really have some nice scenery that we missed . But love your wit and commentary.
What happened to the old scrap yard? Did they close? I'm so sorry about that. I see no reason for them to close .
I have no idea why they aren't open
My grandmother always told me never invest in glass . I would never get over the brake up 😅😅😅
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I go by the mantra if it sint broke don't fix it. But I'm also one who needs to follow the pattern stay safe 🙏
I would try going to the scrap yard twice a week. The exception would be if you get a lot of scrap at once. A completely full truck would be the exception.
I see lots of things you scrap that would probably bring more $$ as a marketplace resale .. I understand sometimes it’s more work but you get more $$ for your work!!
Hi Paul, that tic tic noise from your bike could be a broken or loose spoke (danger!) or it could be where the display gets it signal from the wheel for speed and distance, the magnet there could touch the sensor and make the noise. Stay safe and well 😊
In my areas the Gman comes before dawn so all my scrapping is evening scrapping. I try and give people an hour or two after work before I head out. Evening scrapping is probably a good thing to shift towards at least for a while. See how that works and maybe try some dark scrapping. Particularly since winter is coming.
I try to go to the recing center with 20 dollars on my truck. I also break stuff down. I make one run with what ever metal i got on my truck.
I for sure see you scrap stuff that sale at a yard sale. I dont like selling on market place or ebay either. But those water spickets that stick in the ground would resale
Hi Paul, maybe keep your daily route for scrap but only go to the distant scrap yard fewer times a week. I like your new fence at your house.
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Pray about it. Perhaps get on the E-bike and cruise the downtown dumpsters or maybe the industrial park after hours.
I’m not sure if you have many apartment complexes near you, but I’ve befriended some of the maintenance guys and A/C guys who will call me when they have appliances and A/C unit for me to haul away. I break things down and, like you, I stockpile the good stuff until I am going to town. The steel I take local because it pays good.
You won't see my comment but if you do..... Thank You Paul for all that you do. Love from Central Illinois near Pekin and Morton ❤
Hi Bridget. I read and almost always reply to your comment. Hopefully you see this. Let me know if you do. Okay?
I grabbed evening scrapping and save it up since you got a fence now and go once or twice a week And I would also start tearing stuff apart.Nonsense metal..LOT MORE MONEY..THAT WHAT IDO
Hello Paul. I'm not set up yet to go scrapping , but a VET here in Des Moines was having the same situation you are in , and I gave him some ideas , and they worked really well for him . First thing he did was made up magnetic 4-color business card for people to stick on their fridge etc. That card directed them to his website. He made a video that appealed to people to text him when they had some scrap . They leave the stuff up close to the house . That works really well . Also , he goes around to all the repair garages who hate when their scrap piles up , and he gets a lot of stuff from them . God Bless you , your family , and your furbabies. From the Colonel .
Excellent ideas Colonel. Thank you sir
From a fellow scraper i only went in once a week unless I hit good
quick test for ivory is to heat up a needle red hot and push the needle into the ivory ,if it melts it's not ivory and if it does not melt it's ivory
I would still do crapping each day, now you have the yard and fence up,I would put stuff in yard until you get a full load.
We can still go along picking up scrap and you can still do videos
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@@GuyWithTheDogsno shiite 😅😅😅
I think you're right. I'm still going to do scrapping everyday. I think I was just having a frustrated moment. I need to stay on target and just do what I'm supposed to do
You need to invest in some magnet fishing gear Paul. For when you see those Dumpsters with Metal in that you cannot get normally. Strong Magnet short stout line and a heavy duty hookpole.
Mike the scavenger does that
#1 from India 🇮🇳
You are always #1
I've done scrapping before Paul love watching your channel.I was watching you back when you babe.Blue would probably start stopped piling some over at my house.Run some in the mornings and run some in the evenings.Just change your routine up
your dog will love that
I was sorta thinking maybe you should do afternoon scrapping, and if people need to haul away scrap go that route. ABA who needs help. U might generate more scrap that way.😊
Just go to the yard when your truck is full of shred, take out the non ferrous each day, and build your loads around that. Make your route take into account the location of the new yard so your yard day coincides with it 👍
Can we see more of the cat and dog we love them keep making the good videos:)
Awww 💚 🐶 😺
We call it a bloom in the UK !
You could also do more dumpster scraping
Hey Paul, On your video sometime you will tell when you go out scrapping. in the morning, late in the evening . Other scrappers I'm sure watch your show and know your routine .They are thinking I've got to get out there before, Scrap and Pallet man does. Again not trying to be greedy.
Great video Paul the weather looks great there I’m in Louisiana 97 to 100 every day.
just an idea of another source is contact your local medical equipment supplier and ask what they do with old medical beds, rails, crutches, wheelchairs and the like. or any store that sells appliences many offer to take the old appliance away for free so need to get rid of them.
Here in Wisconsin our kids don’t start school till sept 3rd enjoyed watching as always
Change to different times on and off, and the old saying the sky's the limit.
Love the channel. If you have any HOA communities around you can try and talk with them and let them know you can pick things up. Keep being you! 😊
Also hit up garage door companies you can say you are willing to haul off garage doors and openers and rails and springs and stuff
Your not the only one that struggles at times . I seen others have good and bad day .
It's all depending on your schedule pallet man if you have 9-5 regular job I would choose weekends or every other night after a days work get out there I'm full time scrapping now working on a trailer I share a little on my channel
If you don't got a full load definitely go to the scrap yard maybe three times a week and you might want to go to different neighborhoods and see what's out there especially if scrappers are in your neighborhood
I’m not a scrapper but a reseller. I have been a reseller since 2016. I have had to constantly find new ways to source items and changed the places where I resell. The number of resellers exploded during Covid and continues to grow so competition to source items has become fierce. I’m sure it’s the same for scrappers. People don’t want to work traditional 9 to 5 jobs anymore. I love your channel and enjoy the dialogue more than anything! Maybe you could do something other than scrapping for your videos like the bike rides and tours of the town. I wish you the best and know that God will lead you on the right path.
You are right, there has been a surge of non-traditional work. Thanks for your encouraging comments. Believe me, your kindness is not going unnoticed :-)
I know you say you don't like going into peoples houses but maybe you could market yourself to the public saying you can do appliance removal if they bring it outside and you'd do it for free. Like someone else said i'd also look into talking to auto repair shops and plumbing companies to see if they'd let you pick up scrap from them. I would also say maybe experiment with reselling things; maybe browse websites like craigslist and look for free stuff there could be scrap lurking on there too. Evening scrapping might workout better since other scrappers might not think of that lol.
You can go through the shop and where ever you have your scrap being held. Clean out , sort out and head to the scrap yard.
My 2 cents are these... Yes change time of search to evening, wait till your full once weekly maybe and try to cut all the cords.
Hi Paul, I think that if you continue to scrap like this, first, I'd ask Mike when the scrap yard is going to open. Since you're not getting as much stuff, like you mentioned, I'd unload the truck at your home and wait until you get to large load before traveling 10 miles each way from the other scrap yard. Gas is not cheap, as you well know. Maybe you could do some micro scapping in between your trips to the other scrap yard. Just a thought, my friend! Great video, as always, Paul! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Solid advice. Especially the gas situation
Hope everything is all right at DeKalb Iron & Metal hope they reopen soon thoughts and prayers for Michael and the staff I would try more re selling