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01-21-2016, 06:23 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 17
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Disposing of Seats - any pointers??
So Im converting a 97 Gillig Phantom Transit bus and looking for some ideas on disposing of some seats. Im not sure if the landfill will take these, and I looked at the county recycle center site but nothing specific as to whether or not they'll take them. Any ideas?
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01-21-2016, 06:38 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Not knowing where you are located is a hindrance.
I took mine to a scrapyard, where I was paid the staggering fee of 1˘ per pound.
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01-21-2016, 07:14 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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I got paid the staggering reward of one cent per pound at a scrap yard! I guess they gave me your fee Capt.!
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01-21-2016, 07:32 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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I get $.06/lb for scrap here in SNJ. It's easier (and more cost effective) to put it out for bulk pickup by the township
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01-21-2016, 07:34 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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.02 cents a pound on a good day here.
I gave mine to some vulture-like scrappers who were circling the neighborhood waiting for them.
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01-21-2016, 09:46 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 41
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I usually post on craigslist with a close intersection and not the actual address, first person to find it gets the haul and everyone else doesn't know where you live and get pissed off at you because someone else got there first.
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01-21-2016, 10:30 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Salt Lake City Utah
Posts: 1,635
Year: 2000
Chassis: Blue Bird
Engine: ISC 8.3
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Mmm, the molded fiberglass bucket seats. I built a spectator bench for my shop using one bench with the legs from two benches, and bolted it to a pair of 2x4s to extend the feet for stability. My bus had seating for 41 passengers. Now I have seats for just 39 still waiting in a pile for me to figure out what to do with them..
Occasionally somebody comes along and posts here trying to sell bus seats for $100 each. You can probably imagine how well that goes!
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01-22-2016, 02:01 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 11
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Taking my son's seats to the metal guy he says 30 bucks a ton.
I'll get back to you after I've done the math.
Yep that's 1 -1/2 cents per pound. Just checked my work.
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01-22-2016, 06:59 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by noahmillercatapillar
Taking my son's seats to the metal guy he says 30 bucks a ton.
I'll get back to you after I've done the math.
Yep that's 1 -1/2 cents per pound. Just checked my work.
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Around here that's what scrap is goin for too. Not even worth the gas to haul it to the scrap yard.
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01-22-2016, 02:52 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scooternj
I get $.06/lb for scrap here in SNJ. It's easier (and more cost effective) to put it out for bulk pickup by the township
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I don't think steel brings that much today. How long ago was that?
I think you are better off listing them on craigslist for free. You will probably be money ahead. It doesn't look like you have much metal there.
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01-22-2016, 06:18 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Rhode Island/Nicaragua
Posts: 107
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: CAT 3126 7.2L
Rated Cap: 78
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I posted and ad on Craigslist for free bus seats and received several calls. One guy picked up most and another took the rest.
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01-22-2016, 06:52 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 11
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Just got back from the metal scrapper and got 10.52 for about 14 seat frames.
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01-22-2016, 11:45 PM
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#13
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Quote:
Originally Posted by noahmillercatapillar
Just got back from the metal scrapper and got 10.52 for about 14 seat frames.
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How much was fuel?
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01-23-2016, 01:50 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Farmington, IL
Posts: 187
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: AARE 3903
Engine: Cummins 6CTA 8.3
Rated Cap: 84
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I haven't taken my frames in yet, but I tried setting the stripped foam cushions out for the garbage truck. Garbage man wouldn't take them. Said I have to take them to the dump. The dump charges per pound.
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01-23-2016, 02:35 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wunderhut
I haven't taken my frames in yet, but I tried setting the stripped foam cushions out for the garbage truck. Garbage man wouldn't take them. Said I have to take them to the dump. The dump charges per pound.
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The dump is a few miles from me and they charge 10 bucks to drive thru and then by the pound. The last 8 seat foam chunks cost 20 bucks to dump.
The metal scrapper is less than a mile from my house. OK I don't live in the best part of town.
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01-23-2016, 10:57 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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I put all the cover's & foam in the trash bins over a few weeks time then took all the metal. Too The scrapyard after I had gotten the inside gutted, saved every single piece of metal I could find, i.e. Rivet heads used drill its, anything that would add to wieght.
Keep steel separate from aluminum otherwise they pay less.
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01-25-2016, 07:30 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
Posts: 172
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 84
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I called the bus service that I got the bus from and asked him if he wanted the seats for free. He came by the next day with a UHaul and a couple of guys and loaded them up. I kept one seat from each side plus the fold down emergency exit seat, but I'm probably not going to use them in the end.
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01-25-2016, 07:57 PM
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#18
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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I held on to the two small seats that were by the exits, but I doubt I'll use them.
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01-25-2016, 10:59 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: VA
Posts: 82
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Posted mine for free on craigslist. "You haul 'em, you keep 'em."
Some guy making treestands came and grabbed them all.
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01-28-2016, 02:31 PM
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#20
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 17
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Good news everyone! I called the same salvage yard that I took the metal from my old bus seats (which I ended up getting around $40 or so for, not bad) and because of the plastic attached and being non metallic he said that they couldn't give me anything for it, but the fact they would let me dispose of it for free was better than nothing! One hurdle out of the way!
Stay tuned next week - I'll be starting up a thread for my new project: 35' Gillig Phantom transit bus turned into a party bus
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