Recycle Brake Rotors?

Do brake rotors have scrap value?

I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal recycler
and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there that he didn't
want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are the only thing that I
would have laying around though ...

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>
> I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal
> recycler and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there
> that he didn't want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are
> the only thing that I would have laying around though ...

Scrap yards take them. But they don't like to deal with folks that
only have a few pounds of metal. I've hauled in rotors and drums
along with other parts, but only when there is enough for a trailer
load. When in doubt, call.

--
DougW

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>
> I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal
> recycler and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there
> that he didn't want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are the
> only thing that I would have laying around though ...

Rotors are usually made of iron. They would want that.

Jeff

"Jeff" > wrote in message
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> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>>
>> I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal
>> recycler and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there that
>> he didn't want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are the only
>> thing that I would have laying around though ...
>
> Rotors are usually made of iron. They would want that.
>


That's what I was thinkin'. I wonder what I tried to unload on them that
they wouldn't take. Hmmm ...

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "Jeff" > wrote in message
> news:L%aki.603$YH3.173@trnddc08...
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>>>
>>> I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal
>>> recycler and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there
>>> that he didn't want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are
>>> the only thing that I would have laying around though ...
>>
>> Rotors are usually made of iron. They would want that.
>>
>
>
> That's what I was thinkin'. I wonder what I tried to unload on them that
> they wouldn't take. Hmmm ...
>
>
>
>
Cast isn't worth much at all for scrap...

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"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
news:zQaki.33675$sq4.19369@trnddc05...
> Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>
> I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal
> recycler and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there that
> he didn't want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are the only
> thing that I would have laying around though ...
>
>
>


I'm just going to toss them into the recycle bin that I have to put out at
the curb and let the trash company sort out what they want to do. It's not
worth my effort to go to the recycling center ...

I have read online somewhere that any bit of scrape metal has some
value at the scape yard. thanks Jamie

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
> news:zQaki.33675$sq4.19369@trnddc05...
>> Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>>
>> I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal
>> recycler and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there
>> that he didn't want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are
>> the only thing that I would have laying around though ...
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> I'm just going to toss them into the recycle bin that I have to put out
> at the curb and let the trash company sort out what they want to do.
> It's not worth my effort to go to the recycling center ...

That's too bad. Because they will probably just send it to a landfill,
they probably aren't set up to recycle iron. Whereas if it goes to a
scrap yard, it will get recycle.

Jeff

"Jeff" > wrote in message
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> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
>> news:zQaki.33675$sq4.19369@trnddc05...
>>> Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>>>
>>> I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal
>>> recycler and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there
>>> that he didn't want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are the
>>> only thing that I would have laying around though ...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I'm just going to toss them into the recycle bin that I have to put out
>> at the curb and let the trash company sort out what they want to do. It's
>> not worth my effort to go to the recycling center ...
>
> That's too bad. Because they will probably just send it to a landfill,
> they probably aren't set up to recycle iron. Whereas if it goes to a scrap
> yard, it will get recycle.
>

According to reports, our curbside recycle is pretty good. I have to put
recyclable stuff, newspapers, plactics, bottles, etc., into a separate can
from my regular trash. We're told that the can gets sorted somewhere and the
various materials are separated into piles where they do the most good.

Assuming what They say and what They do is the same, my rotors should find
their way to a good home. I'll be out a few bucks, but I won't have to buy
gas to drive across town to the recycle center.

On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:23:11 GMT, "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:

>Do brake rotors have scrap value?
>
>I am not positive, but I'm thinking I took some rotors to my metal recycler
>and he didn't want them. I know I took something down there that he didn't
>want, but I can't remember what it was -- rotors are the only thing that I
>would have laying around though ...
>
>
>
>
>
Take it to an iron foundry (iron casting company) its usually pretty good stuff
and can be remelted for garden furniture, brackets and plain exhaust
manifolds/headers. Turbos tend to use spherodial graphite iron as it doesn't
crack so easy under extreams of temperature change.