Dumpster Diving & Curbsiding "AWESOMELY CRAZY!"
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months when I can scrounge up enough money for gas. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all!
I love watching you scavenge reminds me of back in the 70's when I was a kid here in the UK we used to go to the local dump and riffle through bags and boxes and find jewellery, small antiques and allsorts of little treasures, I got quite a few quid doing that, it was like treasure hunting. Love your vids, cheers Mike.
I remember a years ago I lived in a small town and I use to go to the dump and I find alot of stuff
Funny you should say that...
My dad used to give us kids a magnet and say....
If it sticks grab it...
@@Angels65-m8e
I remember the same, I just wish I would have known to find and keep the copper and brass.😄
I had to return a microwave I purchased at Lowe's because it wasn't the right size to fit the space. Left in car so a employee would lift it out and went in did the return and got the right one. The salesman came out side and because of covid he put a sticker on the box and cut an x across the bar code and told me to dispose of it because they couldn't take back in store. I sold it on market place
That was a nice Christmas present from Lowes. 👍👌
That's some good luck!
( free money makes it fun )
Lmmfao 🤣😂 I thought I was tripping when I started hearing the screaming.. I got up and looked out my windows lmmfao 😂🤣🤣 now that was hilarious good one ninja Mike
I absolutely love your commentary while you are working. Makes it so fun to watch you find stuff.
I love the screaming ceiling fans 😂😂
Well done mikey I love watching you , you are the best thanks man xxxxxxx
Just when I thought I'd seen it all, Mike busts out a Princess Bride reference 😂
Bonus points for coolness when quoting lines from certain movies!
Right on! This was a good haul for you Mike! Be safe out there! Peace to all....♥︎
YES LEAD AND MERCURY IN THOSE OLD TV
You can’t beat a bit of Peter Cook 🤪
FYI Mike,You were grabbing the parts inside that TV with wreckless abandon! That area is where you want to stay away from on the inside of an old CRT TV. IT CAN KILL YOU even after sitting unplugged for years. Be careful my friend... Great videos! Thanks you...
Those little orange round things are plastic dust caps for smoke detectors.
Those look like some cafe ceiling fans you got right thar!
Liking Mike the Scavenger doing dumpster
Parkour .
Mike around the tv is still a thick copper cable. Greetings from Germany.
Yes a Marshall! I have a love/hate relationship with Marshall amps. Fender twins are the best.
The black wire that goes around the whole tv is the main one you want
you are the MAN BIG MIKE SUCH A HARD WORKER !!! DON G NAPLES FL
Great night out.
Afternoon Mike. Hope its a great day for you.
Crying mist is used in laser dermatology to cool the laser.
THANKS MAN
The most immediately hazardous part of the TVs is the high voltage circuit that could shock you if still charged. Most likely not, but you never know. Then there's the broken glass, big cutting hazard and the phosphorous coating used inside the crt (cathode ray tube) that is now free to float about, don't need to be breathing it. But the big issue with recycling old TVs is the leaded glass the crt tube is made from. The lead in the glass won't be a problem unless you plan on grinding it to dust and breathing or eating it. Recyclers don't have an economical way of processing it, so don't want it. The yoke coil and wiring harness have copper wire, some value in certain circuit boards. Also other lead, cadmium and other metals that should be professionally dealt with.
The degaussing coil is some really thick solid copper wire that goes around the tube on the inside - maybe 6 or 8 gauge solid copper. Something to consider - maybe 3+ feet of it.
Very good,very good.
Go mike!
You are phenomenal ❤ Mike!!!! You are making so many people happy. We appreciate you so much.
Mike knows his amps. 😁
Those microwaves had the transformers and heating element taken out. Thats what i go for when i scrap them down
They do look like they are screaming the ceiling fans! 🤣
Someone got the magnets out of that microwave….lol I do it from time to time. They are SUPER powerful
Loved it mike
nice score on the puters! All kinds of yummies tonight. Love the jumbo ceiling fans! Happy Hunting.
I would love to see if that microwave is new. I don’t think so. Because when stainless steel appliances are new they have that plastic film on them to keep them from getting scratched. But you never know. The other 2 microwaves shows what happens when you forget and put aluminum foil in them and it starts a fire and you grab it and throw it outside to keep it from burning the house down. 😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂😘 But those look like after you threw them out you jumped up and down on them. 🤣😂😂😂😂. We know that Mighty Mike and darling Dottie will get to the bottom of it. Stay safe and God Bless
Sos un capo Mike 🇦🇷👍
Yeah a good load Mike! I really enjoyed it! Thanks.
There's about 3ft of copper rope wrapped around the front of those box TV tubes.
Cedar fish scale shingles 😮
Afternoon mike
I retrieved 6 rotors from a dumpster the other day, and recovered a bunch of stuff from a tube TV that someone was throwing away. lol, I'm drooling over all that computer scrap. I found out that I'm too old to be climbing in and out of dumpsters anymore. It's easier to watch someone else do it, but not as rewarding.
What a great video to end a great day thanks Mike !!!
Great run again. Sneaking up on 400k subs! 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
In those big old TV’s you can find at least 2 kg copper
super buddy !!!
Hey Mike my brother they just left that microwave just for you because they preciate you you are a good man.🇵🇷
Cryomist is used to cool skin before laser treatments....that box sells for $425.00 brand new....and it is currently out of stock.
I found a stainless steel grill scrap yard started using it
Thanks for the video, good work. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
You know, there's quite a bit of copper in those old tube TV, just don't break the tube
The American Microwaves seam about 1/3 bigger than the ones in the UK
Here in Italy, what you do, the "Zingari" (Gypsies) do 😉.
But they throw all the garbage they don't need into the street 😔
Mostly old style tv's are hazardous to your muscles trying to lift them. Heavy and awkward. The picture tubes are under vacuum so there is that. I don't think there's a lot of scrap in them either.
Plenty of scrap value, copper yolk, thick degaussing copper cable, low grade power board, #2 insulated wire. Easily $6-$10 each quick and easy, hardest part is taking the back plastic off, yolk comes off with one screw, board slides out and thick cable pulls out
What happened to the microwave? My first night working in a high rise control center. I had not been on duty ten minutes when the person training me said: "The fire alarm is about to go off." I asked how she knew, and she said: "The stairwells just pressurized." Sure enough, fire alarm went off. A worker had placed a bag of popcorn in the microwave and instead of pressing three minutes, pressed 30 minutes. It was an eventful night.
Ugh! The smell of burnt popcorn is the worst, and it lingers for days. 🤢
@@dianna3157 That night, the microwave caught fire and it burned about 20-30 square feet of the break room. The alarms were flashing from about 10:15, when it all began until 7 AM because that's how long it took to clear the air.
You need to invent a copper magnet.
Home Depot price on that microwave, if new? $368! Not a bad dive at all!
Those tvs were easy pickins in a empty dumpster all busted like that. Some pretty chunky clumps of precious metal in there. VidVulture has a vid for scrapping old tvs.
Some guy got pissed off at his wife, and took it out on them......hahahahaha
There is a world of people out there who would sue the dumpster co. or the business which dumps in it, if they were to get hurt in or fall out of a dumpster. Security sees that side of it, not the tons of stuff you salvage from the landfill.
Do you hubway take princess buttercup... luvd the screaming ceiling fan
Luv and marriage lol
Hi Mike, you wear me out just watching you. You do more work in 30 minutes than I do all day but my work is a bit different from yours. Those barbecues have brass fittings on them where the gas connects BTW and the regulator is Aluminum. Every little bit helps, the more you grab the more you have. One man's trash is another man's cash.
A friend of mine is out of work but has a big truck so I suggested scrapping and he was insulted, too much pride. I would love to do this myself part-time but I have no truck.
Hey bro luv your show
A little George Carlin in open top "Stuff" get some stuff and put it into stuff to carry more stuff. 🖥🖥💻💻♥
I know what happened to that microwave somebody did the unthinkable they put a Pop-Tart in the microwave and it popped.
Trap ! Danger Will Robinson DANGER
cryomist cryogen gas heat and cools the surface of the skin before the laser pulse,every box is about $450.00 usd(12 canisters), mini facial,Teeth whitening,custom Airbrush Spay
Should bust the yolk out of that tv easy 3-5 $ worth of copper
The tvs aren’t hazardous just 30 year old air in them… now what’s hazardous is the microwaves with the beryllium especially the busted up ones. If the beryllium gets airborne it can cause you lung problems and more
I've been tricked by a new looking microwave in the box before. It worked too. For about a day. Then it glitched. I figure they got a new one and just put the old in a box. Some folks do that.
#23 here
Mike question , you're picking up all that pipe pieces which are heavier than wire so why did you say you would rather be picking up wire ? Which gives more money 💰 back at ?
Wire sells for $1-$3/ lb the metal is 10-12 cents /lb
@@jayr9810 Thank you, hadn't realized there was that wide a price difference.
15th! great show mike
What do you do with the tools you find? Do you sell or scrap?
scrap yard vids
Gangsta
scrap scrap
Do you always check for full grease traps when you find old grills?
He checks for how much ash and rust will fall out making a mess on the ground while loading and also in the back of the truck.
The new microwave may have been dropped!
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Mike if you live near pa somebody is selling 3000 pounds of copper for 400$
naked microwaves...))
Pick up a fan and grill in same day, whats really going on..
In the old tvs is many copper.🙄🙄
we wouldn't get the horn We would get ticketed, all materials in dumpsters are the sole property of the trash hauler and Violators are subject to the full extent of the law
Thank you Mike, you always clean up and you speak to people when they are outside. You are courteous and I enjoy watching you. Used to watch a couple other scrappers too. First time they leave a mess I'm done with them. Have learned lots from you. Keep on scrapping!
True Texan👍
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🤣 the little screams when breaking the fan blades off….hilarious! Was not expecting that! 🤣
I laugh ed at that I think mike should always do that x
He's always keeping it fresh! I 💙 MTS! 🐼💪🧦
I thought it was my dog at first. 😂
2:59 yes indeed!
Love ALL his noises & little Texas/Southern sayings. Sho' do, tennis shoe!
You guys remember Marlboro Miles. We got the dartboard, the jackets, all the stuff.
Still rocking the luggage, cookware and ashtrays from my miles!
You make me smile. Love how you talk to the stuff you find. 😆
Holy screaming, ceiling fans...lol...
I love Mike, the Scavenger videos. They make me laugh in this messed-up world 🌎 🤣 Thank you 😊
Mike. You should consider getting a Tommy lift for your truck. Your back will only last so long and the tommy lift can stay out for those last large items.
I second that, a Tommy lift would help you lift alot of stuff mike, and would pay for itself in the long run.
Mike, I think you are the best scrapper on UA-cam as your videos never get stale. We follow you because you are honest, think of others, your empathy and understanding and how you always find a way to give us a good laugh like the sounds when you broke those fan blades off
As you were putting that microwave box into your car, that IKEA commercial was running through my mind with that lady screaming "Start the car", I was screaming "Mikeee start the carrrr"! 😂😂
Mike, when you started to feel up those garbage bags i literally laughed so hard. You have turned scrapping and dumpster diving into a real comedy show. Keep it up sir. Love the content
Mike, we would love to meet you sweet wife and parents one day! I know that they are really proud of how many people absolutely love you and having you in our lives! Lease!💕
She has a page . Rockin Timber
Great run Mikey! Good on ya, respecting the long arm of the law... chillin like a villain
some fancy non-typical ceiling fan blades can be worth hundreds of dollars.........
Mike I just had one of your crazy scrapping day.
I wound up with 3- (10') aluminum poles and eill be making an Amateur Radio tripod. I did come across brand new sump pump and washing machine discharges hoses.
Saves me from going out and purchasing them from Lowes.
I even found a sears 14.4 vdc drill kit with the charger and 2 batteries. Batteries need to be rebuilt and can do that.
What I didn't realize was tge pool pump is the same one for my well pump. I went to go back but someone else has it.
Mike have a good weekend.
PS my day started at 4AM and finished at 2 PM...
Love all your videos bro I just recently subscribed I'm binge watching all your videos good shit keep it up bro
That laser cryomist is used with laser tattoo removal. It extracts heat from the skin before the laser is pulsed
Oh man, them screams! I had to pause the video and make sure it was not in my world!
Mike that laser scientific has some very interesting items including those canisters youeft behind.
Don't worry someone else picked them up
🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾 i'm from Malaysia.......good scrap