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 Posted - 10/21/2009 : 15:11:09
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I have a couple 2 ft long well pumps. One is extremely heavy and the other is the same size and came from the same well but isn't quite as heavy.
How should I proceed? I just figgired as heavy as they were.. I just figured as heavy as they were.. I might get lucky..
0 This Is my First time Post.. and a avid scavenger
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Kurr
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 15:33:14
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they are both electric. came off a 3 acre property irrigation system.
One I can barly lift up on my shoulder... has to be atleast 50 dead pounds.. very heavy for such a small item. |
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hobo finds
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 15:34:57
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 15:38:15
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Just leave them as they are, dont bother digging out the guts? they look like small torpedeos..lol
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wavecrazed
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 19:18:24
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| Like hobo said, turn them in as electric motors. Cut off any wire you can if there is any dangling. I get .15 a lb here today. |
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 20:44:49
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| Thanks for the help. I going to try hand at recycling. I never turned anything in, but I have a nice clean cache copper as a start. I'm mostly a detectorist that runs in to stuff from time to time. I need to learn how not to get rip'd off. This site is full of nice information. |
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Computer Jones
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Posted - 10/21/2009 : 22:37:02
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IF it's easy to open up
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IF the Copper windings are easy to remove you'll do better separating the Cu from the Fe.
I've played with one of those torpedo pumps, mine was not easy to open and not easy to remove the Cu windings.
I'd have been better off selling it as a scrap motor.
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There's profit if you melt things!!
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Posted - 10/22/2009 : 08:09:22
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I havent tried yet, i just wanted to know what was inside to cause so much weight.
I may try just to see for myself. I was told when I was young, I could tear up a steel ball. lol
Mostly Ill take your word for it, I'll take a stab at it just to see..
Thanks a Ton... lol Pun intended.. |
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Mcprice302
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Posted - 10/22/2009 : 08:27:14
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Originally posted by smc1967
I havent tried yet, i just wanted to know what was inside to cause so much weight.
I may try just to see for myself. I was told when I was young, I could tear up a steel ball. lol
Mostly Ill take your word for it, I'll take a stab at it just to see..
Thanks a Ton... lol Pun intended..
Lol, I forgot all about it til you said that, but I was always told as a kid that I could break an anvil with a loaf of bread. Hahaha, good times.... |
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