How to Scavenge a Junkyard Part 1 - An Introduction
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In this episode of Saturday Mechanic, Ben Wojdyla and Russell Ferguson head to a salvage yard for an introduction on how an auto recycling facility works and to crush some junk cars. Join us for this first of two parts on junkyards.
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I wish I had such a well organized scrapyard in my area.
Ha yea right, my area I think the scrapyards (known only as junkyards) are just that. A yard someone started putting junk on so everyone else did as well and the guy built a fence to protect his treasures.
In fact I really do not know anyone that goes to any of these places to buy parts.
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I am looking into going to the scrapyard for the first time, so I thought I'd get some insight, and this just happens to be the scrapyard near my house.
Pulled power steering parts, and a grill for my 1989 Buick Riviera at Parts Galore back in 2008.
Who is there right mind would antifreeze from this place?
I used to run a distillation unit that recycled antifreeze, and it seems like they would sell to that type of company that would probably come and pick it up from them.
my god this yard is clean, and they actually take out the fluids.. in los angeles, CA
its anything goes.. in a real junkyard
that is heaven for me
you prob think the cash for clunkers idea was good to i am assuming
Its a very clean organized salvage yard with near perfect assembled complete vehicles which is hard too believe. Junkyards I've been to in Colorado and Texas all vehicles there are rat fucked to pieces and auto parts scattered all over the yards and there are crowds of illegals going through them vehicles.
I know this is late but that comment made my day
When someone needs a gas tank...but they poked a whole in the damn thing...
I forgive you.
After months of sitting there, usually only the shell is left or any parts that are too far gone. At my yard I go to, they have a 68 Camaro, 76 coupe De Ville, 68 Volvo P1800, 67 Impala, and 65 Mustang Coupe. They've been there for months. When they meet the crusher, they are completely stripped. Nothing goes to waste
But what if i need a gas tank? All these get punctured. ):
Maybe your dealer has the specific fuel tank that you need.
better to buy a new one.
not all junk yards drill or pucnch holes in them i had to fix my sisters rusted tank and bought one at the junk yard that had no holes in it and a year later no leaks
not all gas tanks are still available
Craigslist is next best option IMO. If you have Facebook, I’ve found that the new “marketplace” is decent. Similar to craigslist except there’s the sellers profile that you can view. Few downsides to the marketplace (I dislike the way you set the search distance) but prices are decent and there’s more novice sellers versus CL so prices are sometimes lower. Then there’s always eBay!
Sometimes the eye balling is the best part. I collect vintage car emblems and found trim for an 81 AMC Eagle! I'd never seen one in person but stumbled across it while looking for parts for my Ford
I always loved wandering around, sucks my 99 Explorer is almost fixed good as new, need three cosmetic pieces and I'm all good.
Some yards strip the engines out. Literally tear them out. They will use claws to rip off the alternator and starter. Higher value because of the copper, classed as "electric motor" scrap.
The sad truth is crushing and recycling really cuts down on the amount of cars our sons and a few daughters are going to have for restorations. Not to mention a lot of what gets crushed really isn't at the end of its life. A lot of those vehicles are there just because someone didn't know how to or care to work on them.
dude needs to go to hollywood. sam jackson can't do all the work.
my thoughts exactly; junk yards where I live are a lot different. Cars ly in the yard for years until every good part is stripped from it and basically just the uni-body is left.
by far the best junk yard i've seen... some of the ones i've been to compared to this one can be considered outright dangerous.
I really like the Dodge Intrepid, so the crushing part kind of hurt to watch.
this was neat but would of been nice to see cars there like the old stuff section
I wonder if you can fix the crushed car with duct tape?? haha, love the videos
This was a poor choice of wrecking yard, because 99% of them aren't nearly as nice----it would've been better to show what the average yard looks like. In many yards, they don't drain anything, including the gas tanks---they can sell those by not drilling holes in them.
the few that's near me is set up exactly like this one. but they don't drill a hole in the fuel tank lol.
It's kind of sad to see these cars. They all have stories to be told, it's kind of like an actual graveyard if you think about it.
5:09 I almost cried when they said they crush the cars 😭😭
Junkyards....where Intrepids belong lol. I love going to the junkyard,so interesting to look at all different cars (especially the Intrepids). I like those junkyards that let you have little things for free,like a shift knob,or key
The black man sounds like Samuel l Jackson
Came here for this comment. Dead on for SLJ.
No one's sun beaten or missing teeth. +1 to these guys
Is it me or does this guy kinda sound like Samuel Jackson
I love this video.... Im a wife and I love junkyards.
I’m on here trying to figure out if any parts yard actually evacs Freon properly or do they all just cut the lines and let it float away. Lol
What kind of junk yard is this you get your bags checked in my area people would be pretty pissed off about that
That answer does make sense indeed. I like it :)
Keep up the good work.
umm wheres the scavengin? usually when i go i am under a car for an hour swearing
Plus there were still decent taillights on that Intrepid.
I guess the $1 fee just to build and wander around the day looking at interesting things might be worth it
You pull a bad transmission oh well. Bad engine which is more like 8 out 10 oh well.
dissapointed video name is junkyard and it lies so i wasted 5 minutes of my boredom to be mad enough to type a petty comment
thats the problem at pick n pulls junkyards and stuff. people cut off components surrounding the one piece they need and ruin all the other parts for anyone else that needs one its fucking annoying
The chains we have in the KC area are most often a waste of time. They don't put out anything close to a late model. They strip those out of site. Most material is of the mid 90s and down. They do not ever mark a car for knowledge as to if the engine ran or not. Parts are left lying all over. Can't get through with the rolling cart most the time. Prices are great, but a waste of time to walk around for 2 hours and find nothing. Price means nothing then.
I disagree. People use to say the same thing about Pintos, Vegas, Mustang 2s, school buses, old semis, etc. For everything out there, there is someone if not 1000s of people looking for the same thing. You can't buy a descent VW Window Van for less then 10k now. Old COE ford vans and trucks. AMC is a FAST growing collector car. I don't just mean AMX and Javelins either. Ambassadors, Hornets and Rebels. I hope you get the point and I am thinking yall are not true car guys to even think that way.
Would there be golf carts at a place like this?
Yes. There are golf carts you can jump on to get to the front entrance. I live three miles from this place.
Hopefully all the Dodge Rams get saved!!!❤ Love Wooly!!!
The gas can go bad and corrode the inside of the fuel tank, making it more useless.
If you really needed a new fuel tank, then plug up the hole. A hell of a lot better than dealing with a rust layer.
Oh just walking around with my wife lol. Bs
Its takes ruffly 80 thousand pounds, to crush a car, the weight of a fully loaded semi, that's what it was a few years ago, it mite be more or lees now.
My brother and i got in trouble for assembling a car in the yard. With a battery, and fluids. I bet it would have started right up.
Why weren't the tires/wheels removed prior to crushing? Seems like a waste to me, as I'm sure someone would buy them.
i don't think you can because the car has been scheduled for crushing and it's tags have been cleared from the system.
Can you but a full car or just parts from a salvage yard? Because it would be cool to buy a full car and restore it.
why dont you guys take parts for the junk yard to make a car or truck using only recycled parts
So they drill a hole on the fuel tank to take out the fuel? What if someone needs a fuel tank?
So this is a auto recycle yard than. See this is nothing like the Junkyard I work at.
So that´s what Samuel L.Jackson been doin´in his offtime , managing a junkyard !
Omg, that not a dodge is lt , hopefully a ford
I paid $13 for a sun visor and thought that was high, went on line and used visors go for $50-100. So guess prices are cheap.
I habe a love-hate relationship with the junkyards here.they have lots of old cars 60s,70s cars but wont SELL any of them.you can buy any part but not the bodies
Domt shed no Dodges, ill rratotre them all❤
I spent lot of time pulling parts as a boy pa pa made me I liked it me and pa pa was partners he was firm bout having stuff in order I was always with him amoose is what he called me did pa pa die I'm in heaven at junkyards when I wasn't there I was right next to pa pa u got my pictures of me and him
For the people who where shock by the Gad tanks, it’s the quickest way to remove the gas because they don’t have a screw like the oil pan
are there any junk yards like this in or near dallas
I like going to this kind of yards, taking a peek under the hood of other cars and examine them. One way of learning a how and what to do when you encounter car troubles down the road.
Was moy so easy ehen the Hydros fail
Why are there no torches allowed?,
That is nice as auto wrecking yard I've ever seen but I have $2 seems a little silly
How much would you expect to pay for tie rods on a 2007 nissian murano at the auto recycling
So I guess if you need a new gas tank don't go to a salvage yard because I guess they drill a hole in the bottom!
We’re are you in the junkyard
idk why but i hate it when cars get crushed
yes. Crush as many intrepids as you can.
dissapointed video name is junkyard and it lies so i wasted 5 minutes of my boredom to be mad enough to type a petty comment
Are you sure that's not Samuel Jackson
What if you need a fuel tank ???! Wait nah you can’t they drill holes into them
oh and what kind of car do you own
6:31 if my dad ever do this to my 1998 Renalt twingo i promise paying whitout end
Yeah! I have one! If you find a Escort Engine from a 90-94 DOHC, can you send it my way? Need it for a engine swap into a Festiva. OH! And a MTX75 transmission from a Focus MK1 :) Thanks!!!!
Pretty nice yard I believe that one dollar charge is for insurance and legal reasons
funny they say they are recycling yet they left the tires on the crusher car
Old stuff !?! Awesome! I want an old stuff section.
HA HA I was about to post the same thing!
When they said "composite " when the car was in the crusher it started to hurt :(
How can you people claim to be car enthusiasts while taking such sick pleasure in seeing cars being crushed? huh??
wtf!!!!
there should be this kind of salvage yard across the country!
I could watch this all day....crushing carss
Cool, I figured it would but it would have to be a full restore or a one off original.
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All junkyards are "you need to be 16 to get in", yet I'm 14 and own a car (not driving it ofc) and I need parts. :/
that sucks bro, try explaining your situation to them or have your parents talk to the owner
Dad will make me get in probably.
htf do you have a car at 14, I was playing spyro back then
DragonsREpic Well, I'm not 14 now lol. Plus owning a $300 car kind of lowers age of entry.
entry of what...and how the hell do you have a car in the first place esp at 300$???
perfume on a pig a junkyard is a junkyard.
This is a car enthusiast's shopping mall!
I hated the part when the intrepid got crushed because my dad has one
talk about a nice junkyard. wish we had them around here!!!!
That’s a lovely lot! Just great.
@ben @car and driver where is this place?!
man, there are no mexican in here....
Very professional yard! I wish there were some like that around here.
Thats in Detroit Michigan
Did they have kia's there
that's a very clean yard
The best junkyard i have ever seen!!
IT'S ACTUALLY SATURDAY!!!!!