Picture of scrap junk trucks

Paul

I had wondered whether ever unloaded them or not...

Truthfully, I've seen a lot worse still on the road/farm/industrial use.

So what is the optimum level of rustiness to maximize weight, without losing so much metal the item gets lighter?

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If the rust is sound and stays in place, it gets heavier. If it falls off, it gets lighter.

Rust is less dense than iron, but it's iron PLUS oxygen, so if it's still all there, you get paid for more weight.

(not that I believe it all stayed in place )

Lloyd

Whats the brown stuff all over them?

Oh...thats rust isnt it? I remember...you live in snow country..where they salt the roads.

"The ruling class doesn't care about public safety. Having made it very difficult for States and localities to police themselves, having left ordinary citizens with no choice but to protect themselves as best they can, they now try to take our guns away. In fact they blame us and our guns for crime. This is so wrong that it cannot be an honest mistake." Malcolm Wallop former U.S. Sen. (R-WY)

They were "salter trucks", that is why they are in so horrible condition.

The only great thing about those trucks was the tires, beautiful new

so much metal the item gets lighter?

when big rust pancakes start falling off every night and you can hear the truck rust

And they used those trucks to salt the roads!

No wonder you buy forklifts and stuff for $700. How much of those are rust?

My neighbor has a 1954 Ford pickup. Original paint..whats left of it. He just rebuilt the original engine for the 3rd-4th time in its life.

Body is still just fine and it spent most of its life as an oil field truck

This is about as bad as they get

and as you will note..thats a 1931 Ford 1 1/2 ton Which spent 70 yrs working on the oil leases

This what they look like after a bit of sanding and new paint

Hell..check em all out

The old stock here doesnt rust out.

Poles, pipes, ditches, hills, those are what kill em.

"The ruling class doesn't care about public safety. Having made it very difficult for States and localities to police themselves, having left ordinary citizens with no choice but to protect themselves as best they can, they now try to take our guns away. In fact they blame us and our guns for crime. This is so wrong that it cannot be an honest mistake." Malcolm Wallop former U.S. Sen. (R-WY)

Way cool

The rear axles are likely to be worth a lot more than what they weigh, maybe as much as the scrap value of the whole truck.