So How Much Do You Reckon....

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
04/15/2015 at 17:32 • Filed to: recycling is good for the planet (and my wallet)

My old truck door weighs? I'm looking to recycle it for a profit. I just got off the phone with a metal recycling place that a family friend is involved with in some way shape or form (It might be a family member actually, I dont know. I got their info from my mom.) They said they pay 4 cents a pound for steel. So, How much do you reckon the door weighs?

DISCUSSION (29)

EL_ULY > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:35

70.....80 lbs?

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:36

50-ish if everything other than the metal is removed.

HammerheadFistpunch > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:38

is that the door from your large car with a bed? Or do you also own a truck?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > HammerheadFistpunch
04/15/2015 at 17:39

Hehe, very funny

Biased Plies > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:40

Maaaybe 100lbs, maybe, that's a generous estimate. Anyway, that likely isn't worth the gas to drive it to the scrap yard, unless you've got a sizeable pile of other stuff to bring away (that hydrant you hit should be a few hundred lbs :P).

Also, I don't know what scrap prices have done in the last few months but the last load I brought away (October or November, I think) got me at least 7 or 8 cents/pound of steel.

tromoly > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:40

You're looking at less than a dollar if you recycle it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:41

It might weigh 80lb. That's... not really even worth turning in.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > HammerheadFistpunch
04/15/2015 at 17:42

Cross-threading like a champ.

MonkeePuzzle > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:43

if you pick em up, I've got two (1.5?) subaru hoods you can have for the free

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:44

Take the glass, plastics and lining off of it or else it will be considered contaminated and they won't take it.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:49

Save the window from it just incase. They are just gonna break the window anyway. maybe save the other parts too like the door card,window mechanism ect.

At 4 cents a pound you are looking to make about 2-3 bucks. not even worth the gas to drive is there. Just hang it in the garage as a souvenir of your mistake.

Nibbles > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/15/2015 at 17:52

Put it on craigslist. Even at 10-15 bucks it's more than you'll get for scrap and it's still a functional door that someone with a bed-equipped large car can use.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > MonkeePuzzle
04/15/2015 at 17:52

I actually do want those. No joke, could i pick em up today?