pdm
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 posted on 16/6/11 at 08:34 PM |
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Scrap alloys - how much would I get
evening
Anyone weighed in any alloys lately please ? Do you know a guide price per wheel and did you take tyres off first ?
thanks
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 16/6/11 at 08:42 PM |
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Current average price, depends on dealer, ali is approx £1000 per ton or £1.56 per kilo, and yes take the tyres off first and put them on the bathroom
scales (not the tyres, the wheels). Barry
[Edited on 16/6/11 by LBMEFM]
[Edited on 16/6/11 by LBMEFM]
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pdm
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| posted on 16/6/11 at 08:43 PM |
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cheers Barry
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dhutch
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 07:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
..ali is approx £1000 per ton or £1.56 per kilo..
Por qua?
But yes, tyre off which you should be able to get done foc or for the price of a pint (or DIY it) and weight it in. Ive only ever taken ones down to
the local tip so i cant comment on what a scrap yard would pay for one.
Daniel
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pdm
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 07:48 AM |
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My local merchant only as far as the tip so I always weigh stuff in where I can.
When I go to the tip I see people throwing out all sorts of metal. In Derby the council goes to same merchant anyway so they'd get my money if
I tipped it.
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 08:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
£1000 per ton or £1.56 per kilo
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I'd go for the price per Kilo 
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 08:32 AM |
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one of my customers is a salvage guy
he gets paid £8 for a scrap alloy wheel
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pdm
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 10:46 AM |
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thanks for the input - I put them on fleabay for 99p start as I didn't want to manhandle the tyres off the rims. Thought maybe it'd be
worth it but someone's put a bid in now !!
Think I'll leave it running though as seems a bit unfair to cancel and I do need them out of the way.
Thanks again
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 12:19 PM |
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Getting tyres off rims can be quite difficult with hand tools.
This approach has worked for me.
1) drop the pressure in the tyre
2) sledge hammer to break the bead
3) cut all around the sidewall with a stanley knife (best if sharp and a bit of something to lubricate the blade).
4) remove all the bits
Don't try the angle grinder, it just makes loads of smoke!
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pdm
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 12:33 PM |
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thanks for the tip - angle grinder is normally my default first port of call you've probably saved my neighbours there !!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 01:33 PM |
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If you are scrapping the wheels anyway, the easiest way to get tyres off, is to cut through the tyre and part way through the rim with a jig saw. This
cuts through the bead as well. do each side and hey presto. It only takes acouple of minutes.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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v8kid
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 02:38 PM |
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So only 2 of us picked up on price per kilo then?
Cheers!
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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Neil P
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| posted on 17/6/11 at 02:44 PM |
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I just weighed in two sets of old alloys. One was a set of four 14" wheels from a Sierra. They weighed 30Kg and he gave me £30 for them.
The other was set of five 16" Range Rover wheels with tyres still on. He didn't weigh them and gave me £20 for the five. Looks like the
advice to get the tyres off is right.
Neil
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