That thing that was springy, is you push it in the ground, and you put your fishing rod in the other end and put the line around the trigger. An when you get a good bite, it sets the trigger off and pulls your rod up too make sure your line is set.
DING DING DING!!! I was starting to think nobody would figure it out!! Nice one bruv 😊 I honestly had no idea, he had to tell me. The old fella made some pretty clever tools 😁
Made a great curbside today. I had my trailer on to pick up a rider and a snowmobile frame. Headed to town because I needed gas and had to pick up a treadmill. Just outside of town I saw an automatic transmission sitting by a mailbox. Went around the block and pulled to the side. Guy runs down the hill and says we just started! Pulls a trailer behind his lawn mower loaded with swag. 2 more transmissions, a WORKING 3500 watt generator, Jonserud chain saw, 9.8 horse Mercury boat motor, wire, starters, alternators, 3 big bags of crushed aluminum cans and so on. Every day is a treasure hunt!
@@thubprint I quit my full time job July 28 and have been scrapping full time ever since. Most of the time I do not know what I'm going to be doing from one day to the next but I know one thing for certain; honor God and God will bless your life, and God has blessed me richly.
Old, antique, handmade tools and odd miscellaneous items are exciting to discover. My wife’s grandfather was a machine for NASA, and I’ve found countless custom trinkets, gadgets, and thingamajigs that I have no earthly idea what their function could be. Very cool to admire and imagine their purpose though.
Even more fun is to take those tools and find your own unique uses for them I have a few tools that I have no idea their names or proper purpose but they serve me well in my scrapping endeavors
That video hits hard I had to scrap out the guys yard that got me into scrapping and up cycling things then I had to auction off all of my uncle Dave's life time of treasure after he passed and it was so hard cause I helped both of them and learned so much from them! In the end let the God's bless us for the good and teach us to right the wrongs we've done and move on!
As a Mechanic/Welder/Metal fabricator I can attest that we do hoard a lot of metal things like screws and bolts,weird metal things,angle iron and sheets, and tubing both round and square shaped. Also random car parts and tools for just about every trade. That house was not bad by hoarding standards.
So glad I found your channel man, I did something real similar (minus the go pro) for 5-6 years and eventually lost my truck (Ford Ranger 😁) then got a van (Plymouth Grand Voyager) and fortunately had removable bench seats in the back so basically I would take out all the benches and would use it as a cargo van for my scrapping adventures lol. But by watching your videos and seeing how you clearly don't allow anything to fk up your positive energy it's been really inspiring to push myself to get back into it. Thanks for being awesome brother
The bulb with the pump is for plumbing rough work. You stick it in the clean out to block the pipe, then fill with water till water comes out the vents above the roof. It’s to find leaks.
Here's a trick for getting better price for copper ( only) Get a 30 or 55 gallon drum. Buy vinegar in gallons. 1/2 fill one or another. Keep a lid to keep rain water from diluting. Toss in dirty copper for a few days. Instant #2. After dry.
You are saving those people thousands of dollars i been in the family business over 30 years it don't work that way that stuff that you're collecting is a bonus you need to start a junk removal business
I think I like this a channel for the random items. Thank you channel and comments. When I was young I always wondered where those random pieces came from. Now I can learn lol.
nice haul, a lot of interesting finds... sorry to hear about how he passed, i had a friend/co-worker who died the same way, pancreatic cancer, early 60's, by the time he got it diagnosed, stage 4, he was gone in a month. just met a guy like this, yard full of stuff, "take this, take that", going back for the riding lawn mower, which will be interesting getting into the truck, tip it up onto the gate, and somehow pick up the other end, will probably need help with that part.
Wow a good video and blast from the past on those things!!! Like they is true TIME waits for no one including metal. Some of those real pieces should fine there way in museum to show how much technology was better made than cheap throw away products we have today. Keep it up buddy 👍 but remember look out for yourself when you do a job you do a lot of hard work for it and your heart is in a good place but time is money to get and not always to give back. Good luck 👍
I Looooooove Estate Sales especially where the kids are fed up with all the stuff and just want it to "go away", I have often wandered in early and said "after the sale can I come walk through with you and I'll haul away all I can for free?", truckloads, literally truck loads of great stuff.
That pump with the inflatable ball on the end looks like something plumbers would use to test their work. You could put that ball in the end of an open pipe and blow it up to make a seal and then fill the pipe with water to check for leaks.
Awesome video as usual., I love watching these for a bit a relaxation over a beer.I finally got to sell some scrap myself on my last day off vlog...better than expected I must say.
Excellent Thub, we'll make a secondhand dealer out of you yet!! All you need is a suitable shop somewhere to open weekends and these type of deceased estate deals will find you more and more often!! Five days a week out treasure hunting and filming your adventures - and the weekends in the shop retailing the good stuff while editing your videos!! Well that's what I do anyways!! 😁😁👌👌
Absolutely your best video I seen! Good color, good light, good editing, good sound, good content. Loved it. Been watching you since early 2020. Thank you.
I have a small trailer and I use it as a scrap metal bin. When I pick up brake rotors I just toss them in and when it fills up off I go to the scrap yard
I’ve been thinking that would be perfect! It would give me a lot more freedom to go to the yard when I felt like it as well if I had a rolling steel bin like that 👍
@@thubprint have you ever tried to call mechanic shops or even high schools to see about grabbing there scrap off there hands. I had a high school teacher as a client before it was great. Just some fruit for thought have a good day.
🎯First time ever seen your hair down. Looks good. I know it's hard to do that when you're trying to work I also like that you had the lady in there. I thought you were very profitable on both of them. Sometimes you have to give a little to get a little.👍
Hello from Sweden again. You know the good thing about scrapping is what we call "weekday excersice", no need for the gym. I don't know if I told you but I got a new job, building trailers. You should get one of our bigger ones with hydraulic tilt and a winch 🤣
I always feel that dealing with Empire is like dealing with that small town outfit where they know your name and your father's name too. But that said, I was at Recon dropping off a few pieces of aluminum with my shred and the guy called me by name so there you go. The folks in the scale office know me without having to identifying myself too now that I think about it. Perhaps I'm infamous.
Johnny when I was learning the ins and outs of junking I was told that it pays to get to know the people that run the scale because then you can ask for a better price on scrap or sometimes they will make you a better deal. I have been able to call the scrap yard and ask them to stay open for me because I was running late and they said yes. GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL WHO READ THIS AMEN.
Those tools would go a buck on the flee market all day long. Been watching a guy doing flee market stuff. And he gets all the tools and his words, they fly off the shelves.
So Happy for you! You worked hard for that scrap and it paid off this time😁So to be honest, After the walk through and seeing all that cool stuff, I did way more listening than watching. I would glance over occasionally but I was so scared that I'd see something really cool get scraped that I couldn't L 👀k. 😜 Yep, I'm crazy😆
I live in a former farming community, back in the 80's there was a farm auction 8 out of 12 months, mainly small older farms that the kids didn't want to take over and were being bought up either bigger farmers or developers, there was one Auctioneer who started out his auctions with misc stuff then progressed to bigger more valuable stuff as the auction proceeded. He would start out at $10, then 5 then 1 nobody bid, "put something with it"! was his cry, they would keep putting stuff with it until there was a $1 bid, I got sooooo much stuff that way, another auction I went to they had literally pulled the contents out of some sheds and put it out in the driveway, I bid on a 100 foot stretch of driveway covered in steel for a $100, then sold individual items out of it and recovered my bid money, my front wheels were off the ground on the way home. aaah, I love living in a rich society as I live off the leavins from the richer folk! I drove some kids to a Cross Country meet 40 miles away today, on the side of the freeway was a big plastic tub with handles, a load binder and a 6ft aluminum ladder, could I stop? Crap nope...Sigh...
I am 13 and scrapping bc of u I am scrapping a property tomorrow with 29 cars tractors and 6 aluminum tralers homes you have thought me so much
WOW! I hope you’ve got help, that would take me a month!
I do
@@thubprint there is so much more than what we thought there are 23 cars 16 mobile homes 5 tracks and just metal parts
Retired police here. In the city the nice guy was always welcome back anytime. Your work ethic is impressive to say the least.
That thing that was springy, is you push it in the ground, and you put your fishing rod in the other end and put the line around the trigger. An when you get a good bite, it sets the trigger off and pulls your rod up too make sure your line is set.
DING DING DING!!! I was starting to think nobody would figure it out!! Nice one bruv 😊 I honestly had no idea, he had to tell me. The old fella made some pretty clever tools 😁
Made a great curbside today. I had my trailer on to pick up a rider and a snowmobile frame. Headed to town because I needed gas and had to pick up a treadmill. Just outside of town I saw an automatic transmission sitting by a mailbox. Went around the block and pulled to the side. Guy runs down the hill and says we just started! Pulls a trailer behind his lawn mower loaded with swag. 2 more transmissions, a WORKING 3500 watt generator, Jonserud chain saw, 9.8 horse Mercury boat motor, wire, starters, alternators, 3 big bags of crushed aluminum cans and so on. Every day is a treasure hunt!
Yo, that’s huge!! Just gotta be out there and the stuff finds you sometimes huh?
@@thubprint I quit my full time job July 28 and have been scrapping full time ever since. Most of the time I do not know what I'm going to be doing from one day to the next but I know one thing for certain; honor God and God will bless your life, and God has blessed me richly.
The hand/foot air pump and round plug is a Air Inflated Plug to be inserted into a DWV Sewer Pipe to block un-wanted flow of waste.
I love your fire for the hunt man👍..I love scrapping and the rush of hunting down free money🇺🇸✌
EBay & Flea Market should keep you busy after the scrap yard for sure. You got some great scores.
The black blow up can be used for to test plumbing systems you put in the end of the pipe fill the other end with water and look for leaks
Love the show Thuby, you have learned me gooder. keep doing the thing.
It’s ok to hit LIKE at the beginning of the video, people. I do it all the time and I’m never disappointed.👍
😁💙
Same.
On good channels like thumbprint I like at the beginning, just in case I forget at the end. Never wanted to change my mind at the end.
I do it too hahaha
Old, antique, handmade tools and odd miscellaneous items are exciting to discover. My wife’s grandfather was a machine for NASA, and I’ve found countless custom trinkets, gadgets, and thingamajigs that I have no earthly idea what their function could be. Very cool to admire and imagine their purpose though.
It’s so much fun! I’m glad I got to be a part of this
Even more fun is to take those tools and find your own unique uses for them I have a few tools that I have no idea their names or proper purpose but they serve me well in my scrapping endeavors
My favorite words, "It all has to go." Followed closely by, "take it all." So important to have a good network.
look at that blue sky, the autumn color, fresh air, a great rummage day
It was a wonderful day!
That video hits hard I had to scrap out the guys yard that got me into scrapping and up cycling things then I had to auction off all of my uncle Dave's life time of treasure after he passed and it was so hard cause I helped both of them and learned so much from them! In the end let the God's bless us for the good and teach us to right the wrongs we've done and move on!
As a Mechanic/Welder/Metal fabricator I can attest that we do hoard a lot of metal things like screws and bolts,weird metal things,angle iron and sheets, and tubing both round and square shaped. Also random car parts and tools for just about every trade. That house was not bad by hoarding standards.
What a great woman to help you collect all that junk.
She is pretty great ☺️
FREE MONEY!!! That’s a plus
So glad I found your channel man, I did something real similar (minus the go pro) for 5-6 years and eventually lost my truck (Ford Ranger 😁) then got a van (Plymouth Grand Voyager) and fortunately had removable bench seats in the back so basically I would take out all the benches and would use it as a cargo van for my scrapping adventures lol.
But by watching your videos and seeing how you clearly don't allow anything to fk up your positive energy it's been really inspiring to push myself to get back into it. Thanks for being awesome brother
I love it!
Never heard of Thomas Kincade the painter of light? Lucky you!
Ah, the treasures we find. It's sad watching some stuff go.
The bulb with the pump is for plumbing rough work. You stick it in the clean out to block the pipe, then fill with water till water comes out the vents above the roof. It’s to find leaks.
Man your vids are great; I haven’t been having a great time and it’s great to watch them on the rainy days
Here's a trick for getting better price for copper ( only) Get a 30 or 55 gallon drum. Buy vinegar in gallons. 1/2 fill one or another. Keep a lid to keep rain water from diluting. Toss in dirty copper for a few days. Instant #2. After dry.
Wonderful to watch! I had fun.
We had so much fun!
You are saving those people thousands of dollars i been in the family business over 30 years it don't work that way that stuff that you're collecting is a bonus you need to start a junk removal business
Awesome brother
I think I like this a channel for the random items. Thank you channel and comments. When I was young I always wondered where those random pieces came from. Now I can learn lol.
So many different bits of stuff in these ones! I hope I can do plenty more, it was pretty fun 👍
Nice job Thubb, you earned every penny.
True!
Thank you!
The piece you asked about. It looked to be for fishing. You set it with rod in the pipe and set. It would set the hook. When fish pull on the line.
Dream team, we need more of this great duo!
Hear hear!
Your a good dude. We need more people like you
Well I’m trying anyway, lol
That hydraulic pressure tank was smoking bongs.
Nice Pickup + You had a great helper for the first half
Always love to have her along for the adventures ☺️
Appreciate you showing how the weighing/selling part works. Been wondering for many vids!
Had to drop it in somewhere!
@@thubprint my man. Keep doing the thing
that top part of winch is for a warn 8274 its worth some money very highly rated winches
Good stuff. Very enjoyable. Glad to see that special treasures were not scrapped.
I do try to protect *some* items! There was also a box of antique clothing irons and some handmade wrought iron that found new homes.
The bong noise was nice lmao
😆
Lol as I'm hitting my bong
nice haul, a lot of interesting finds... sorry to hear about how he passed, i had a friend/co-worker who died the same way, pancreatic cancer, early 60's, by the time he got it diagnosed, stage 4, he was gone in a month. just met a guy like this, yard full of stuff, "take this, take that", going back for the riding lawn mower, which will be interesting getting into the truck, tip it up onto the gate, and somehow pick up the other end, will probably need help with that part.
Wow a good video and blast from the past on those things!!! Like they is true TIME waits for no one including metal. Some of those real pieces should fine there way in museum to show how much technology was better made than cheap throw away products we have today. Keep it up buddy 👍 but remember look out for yourself when you do a job you do a lot of hard work for it and your heart is in a good place but time is money to get and not always to give back. Good luck 👍
Nice pile of scrap Thub! 👍 Handy cute assistant! 😁
Always a pleasure when she can join ☺️
I Looooooove Estate Sales especially where the kids are fed up with all the stuff and just want it to "go away", I have often wandered in early and said "after the sale can I come walk through with you and I'll haul away all I can for free?", truckloads, literally truck loads of great stuff.
Well it gets to a point right? People take time out of their lives to deal with these things and after a month, time is up
That was a good day for you, and that makes us happy !! and it looked like a super nice day to be working so hard , on to the next one !
So happy to get to do these 😊
Good job buddy. I rent a trailer 20 dollars a day when I need it. Funny thing is probably the same size uhaul hahaha! Keep Scrapping!
It’s so good! I’m a big fan of renting equipment tbh, we have amazing access to these sorts of things for really decent prices
@@thubprint 50-70 dollars a day spent making 400+ is a very easy decision my brother. Keep Scrapping!!!
Another great show thub it had everything ,, high points, low points, laughter, informative and entertaining,,
Great video! Can't wait for the next one😁
It's nice to see your business evolving mate.
It'll be an empire one day!
I’m just enjoying sharing it all along the way!
A great job, well done....
good video.
Gotta love a metal hoard! Straight to the scrap yard! As for collector plates, PULL!
🤣 not a collector of plates I guess!
That pump with the inflatable ball on the end looks like something plumbers would use to test their work. You could put that ball in the end of an open pipe and blow it up to make a seal and then fill the pipe with water to check for leaks.
I think you’re right!
@@thubprint if that's what it is, it should have a little pressure release button/valve on it somewhere
Awesome video as usual., I love watching these for a bit a relaxation over a beer.I finally got to sell some scrap myself on my last day off vlog...better than expected I must say.
Yeah the prices have been alright lately! Glad you enjoyed the vid, always a pleasure!
@@thubprint Yeah well even here in New Zealand they are pretty good.
Worked out good for everyone involved.🙌
I think so!
hello mate from a scrapper here in london uk
Hello from Calgary!
Wow nice haul
Great video. From a fan in Dallas
Excellent Thub, we'll make a secondhand dealer out of you yet!! All you need is a suitable shop somewhere to open weekends and these type of deceased estate deals will find you more and more often!! Five days a week out treasure hunting and filming your adventures - and the weekends in the shop retailing the good stuff while editing your videos!!
Well that's what I do anyways!! 😁😁👌👌
You might be on to something there!
@@thubprint You should man - you'd be an excellent professional dealer!!👌👌
@@TheUltimateRecycler As soon as I saw the bottles I thought about you haha, hey Thub you should follow the advice ;).
Great video well deserved. You worked as always 👍🏼
Thank you!
Wow ,way to go, I have done similar jobs in my day! Looking forward to the next one,!👍🙋🕊️
It’s gonna be a good one!
Nice haul and great payday! Buy that man a case of beer for his help and the deal. At least a case. 😁
Ooo, you’re right. I do need to do something to thank Dave, and Sydney as well!
Great day if scrapping 🤙🤙
It was a HUGE day! Love having things like this to share 😊
Absolutely your best video I seen! Good color, good light, good editing, good sound, good content. Loved it. Been watching you since early 2020. Thank you.
Thank you! It was a perfect day to go out and film something, and having the girlfriend help with the camera makes it much easier ☺️
7:55 Atom bomb? That's just an old crapper tank people.
That bike pump on the rubber bulb is a test plug for pvc drain pipe. When checking for leaks in new work. Required by code for inspections.
You are really good guy at heart you can tell that you enjoy it start a junk removal business you doing it anyways
Happy Thub is as happy as my kitty that steals the cream!
Good deal on the hired trailer, that's a sweet brucie bonus.
Such a great day! And I’ll definitely keep getting the trailer whenever I have a big pickup to do, made a huge difference 👍
I know the sound of a chamber being cleared when I hear it 😂
🤣
I have a small trailer and I use it as a scrap metal bin. When I pick up brake rotors I just toss them in and when it fills up off I go to the scrap yard
I’ve been thinking that would be perfect! It would give me a lot more freedom to go to the yard when I felt like it as well if I had a rolling steel bin like that 👍
@@thubprint have you ever tried to call mechanic shops or even high schools to see about grabbing there scrap off there hands. I had a high school teacher as a client before it was great. Just some fruit for thought have a good day.
Great haul Thub.
Worked out awesome!
New Jersey - USA
I get as excided as you do with your finds!!!!
I'm guessing an old broken switch blade salesmans giant display model.....or King Kongs toenail clipper!
오늘도 행복을위해
당신은 보물찾기하고
있는모습이 아름다워요
응원할게요 🇰🇷👍💖
That last hoarder saw you coming
Wow not a bad 2 day payday . Rock on bud
Pretty happy about the whole thing!
Down one hoarder and up the next, nice haul! LOL I can relate a lot to that welder guys place and I even scrap a bit.
Hey he wasn’t a hoarder! Just… an eccentric and accomplished craftsman 👌
@@thubprint Well then let me put it this way, Down one hoarder and up the next house clearing job ✌
8:07 sound effects 🔥❤😁
Plumping for checking the system for leaks
Those picker bushes we call those little ones Hitchhiker's.
Ooo, and they’re nasty little things! Not itchy I guess so it could be worse
WOW … SCORE!!!!
That's was awesome
🎯First time ever seen your hair down. Looks good. I know it's hard to do that when you're trying to work I also like that you had the lady in there. I thought you were very profitable on both of them. Sometimes you have to give a little to get a little.👍
Thanks! And yes, I generally only have it down when it’s drying, too in the way. I’m glad she came along as well!
Wish I would have seen this. Back when you did the job. Would have liked to possibly buy the boat motor. I saw laying on the floor.
Hello from Sweden again.
You know the good thing about scrapping is what we call "weekday excersice", no need for the gym.
I don't know if I told you but I got a new job, building trailers.
You should get one of our bigger ones with hydraulic tilt and a winch 🤣
I would LOVE the hydraulic dump ones with a winch! But.. then where would I get my excercise? 🤔😂
@@thubprint well,, you still have to get the scrap on to the trailer 🤣
I always feel that dealing with Empire is like dealing with that small town outfit where they know your name and your father's name too. But that said, I was at Recon dropping off a few pieces of aluminum with my shred and the guy called me by name so there you go. The folks in the scale office know me without having to identifying myself too now that I think about it. Perhaps I'm infamous.
I’ve been going to recon far too often lately, I miss them when I don’t see them for a few days 😂
Johnny when I was learning the ins and outs of junking I was told that it pays to get to know the people that run the scale because then you can ask for a better price on scrap or sometimes they will make you a better deal. I have been able to call the scrap yard and ask them to stay open for me because I was running late and they said yes.
GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL WHO READ THIS AMEN.
We must've gone to the same driver's training, I have to back up a trailer about the same way.
🤣 You saw that long driveway though right?! Woulda taken me an hour to slowly snake it back down that
8:29 - camera lady - "how high do u wana go?"
Thub - "as high as i can get"
Me - getting high right now 🙄
Thub is a big kid in a candy store there.
Sheeeeesh thats some good value of scrap! Lets goooooooo, also messaged u on fb with some info of one of those secure dumping units. :D
Oh? Nice! I’ll go look!
Gosh I want that boat motor
Was it a good one? I really only recognize the hondas
Sweet
Those tools would go a buck on the flee market all day long. Been watching a guy doing flee market stuff. And he gets all the tools and his words, they fly off the shelves.
👍👍👍Love the videos.
Thanks!
So Happy for you! You worked hard for that scrap and it paid off this time😁So to be honest, After the walk through and seeing all that cool stuff, I did way more listening than watching. I would glance over occasionally but I was so scared that I'd see something really cool get scraped that I couldn't L 👀k. 😜 Yep, I'm crazy😆
🤣 I completely understand! I’d love to save all kinds of stuff but you know how it is, I’ve already got my own mess at home 😉
The black ball is test ball for plumbing pipes
A chill went up my spine when the words welder and pancreatic cancer came up.Two my small group of friends got cancer from breathing welding gases,
Oooo, didn’t realize the two went together 😕
"handle thingy" put a weighted wedge on it and use to split wood
I live in a former farming community, back in the 80's there was a farm auction 8 out of 12 months, mainly small older farms that the kids didn't want to take over and were being bought up either bigger farmers or developers, there was one Auctioneer who started out his auctions with misc stuff then progressed to bigger more valuable stuff as the auction proceeded. He would start out at $10, then 5 then 1 nobody bid, "put something with it"! was his cry, they would keep putting stuff with it until there was a $1 bid, I got sooooo much stuff that way, another auction I went to they had literally pulled the contents out of some sheds and put it out in the driveway, I bid on a 100 foot stretch of driveway covered in steel for a $100, then sold individual items out of it and recovered my bid money, my front wheels were off the ground on the way home. aaah, I love living in a rich society as I live off the leavins from the richer folk! I drove some kids to a Cross Country meet 40 miles away today, on the side of the freeway was a big plastic tub with handles, a load binder and a 6ft aluminum ladder, could I stop? Crap nope...Sigh...
That sounds like an amazing auction, I’d definitely need a trailer for a place like that!
The tool with the spring on it was designed to kill zombies. Lol jk I have no idea.
No no, I think you’re right 🤣
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Spr8ng loaded fishing poll holder😂