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There was someone that tried taking my car years ago. Was a truck with a tow dolly saying he was repossesing it. The car was payed for. Years ago. I showed him paperwork. He said it was 1 number off. Yeah ok. I used to carry a softball bat and told him that 1 number saved him from having teeth removed.

The video is named “the road to the off road games”.

Thanks for the kind words, It has been pretty hectic around here. I have a lot of boxes of parts for the offroad truck and it will be back in the shop very soon. We have had a string of bad luck lately when it comes to our company trucks. We had to get the Tacoma in and get it drivable, the Dodge wrecker needed work, now it is my F650 rollback. once my rollback is out of the shop then the offroad truck is heading in. We are going to set the powertrain in and the cab on before we bring it back in. Thanks again for watching and commenting.

I only have about 7 million projects.... If I was smart I would at least finish one. I get a project to the point I am waiting for something, then work on another till I am waiting for something, then another the same. So I have 10 projects going at the same time. I am pretty sure that is not the best way of getting stuff done.

It is Megen's 1975 Steyer Pinzgaur 710k, It is a Swiss army vehicle that is made into an overlanding rig. Watch for videos on it this summer. ;-)

So I remember a setup that was called hotline, you would call in and listen to recordings of other yards that needed parts and what they needed they had their phone number and would call them if you had the part. Sales people would listen to the recordings any time they weren't busy. It was crazy, you could listen for a long time before it would repeat. It sucked when you missed the number and had to listen to all of them again just to get to the part you could sell. We used it and put our requests on there as well. It has came a really long ways since then. Now there is so much information at our finger tips. I tell our sales people stories of the old days and they can't hardly understand a time before internet. Thank you for watching and commenting.

I dont, There may be a core coming back on the one we just sent out. I will let you know if they bring it in.

@@autorecyclers9154 please do. I've been looking for a rebuildable long block, ideally with the CP3 and fuel rail, for a decent price, for awhile.

It depends on what is left of the cars, We only crush to get rid of the stuff that is parted out and not much left of it. Then we pull anything that would sell or be good for cores or scrap. We dont buy scrap cars just to crush. The stripped shell of a small to mid sized car without engine and transmission weighs less than 1500 pounds. So we run out of height before we run out of weight. We keep trucks and old iron cars until they are stripped to nothing left, (then we hang on to them and rarely crush them) so they don't weigh nearly what a complete big car or truck car weighs. (the trucks we crushed were bare frames and cabs) A 2000 park avenue weighs 37-3800 pounds curb weight. by the time we strip, drain, even with an engine and transmission, the most after crushing it would weigh is 2500lbs, we use the heavier cars to offset the lighter cars and get our load as close to max weight as possible. We pay for weight slips at Flying J or run across the WYDOT scale to make sure we are good on any questionable loads. I can usually feel when loading, how heavy a car is when I set it on with the loader. It was way easier back in the old days with big Cadillacs and Dodges to get over weight. Back In the day 30 years ago, we had a truck go through the Evanston port over weight and we had to have 2 cars pulled off at the port. That was a mess I would rather not repeat. Thank you for watching and commenting.

They are all late 90s pos cars that we have a bunch of. There are a lot of Taurus and Alero-type cars. We never crush trucks or anything old or cool. I have a couple 348 engines that are waiting for something fun to put them in. I tend to collect a lot of the old cool stuff for projects someday. Thanks for watching

Those 348's were pretty torquey, I had a friend back in the late sixties or early seventies that had one in a passenger car, can't remember exactly what model and it would break the tires loose pretty easily. Thats why I think it would be a great truck engine. You must have a web page with your list of goodies, I'll have to look it up.

Thank you for watching, without you, we would not be able to do what we are doing.

For sure on the the inspections and the liability that goes along with it. Honestly, it is not the greatest to show our failures. But we want to show the good and bad parts of our life and our business. Even if it shows our mistakes. We have put some policies and inspections in place for all company vehicles after this.

We would love to insulate and stucco the outside of the building. It is definitely in the works for the future.

The thing is, is you are a target for those who would sue when you have a business and if you look at the outcomes of truck against car law suits the courts always go after the business even if it's the cars' fault. I know someone with a trucking company, and they tell me it is easier to pay off the others rather than fight them in court even if they know they were in the right, in the youtube shorts there is a truck driver advising that you stay in your lane rather than trying to avoid someone because if you're out of your lane it goes against you in court even though it may be a difficult thing to do. Running a business is always a challenge and one can never know it all, it is just an ongoing learning experience. You're doing fine and I enjoy watching your channel, I hope you don't take offense to my comments, I am just offering up little tid-bits of info I have gathered over the years.@@autorecyclers9154

No, I definitely don't take any offense to the comments. My hope is that my mistakes may help or remind someone int he future. I am happy you enjoy the channel and I look forward to more comments in the future.

I had not heard of them before, I looked them up and they seem like some interesting guys. They look like they have a lot of fun doing what they do. I am going to subscribe to their channel. Our channel just shows what we are doing in our everyday life, we are working on showing more of the business side of the salvage yard as well. Our videos are just made of what is going on that day, we don't plan or set any stunts or find stuff to do just to make a video. So naturally in the winter, it is just more inside work and rotation tow calls. Thank you for watching and commenting.

It definitely does not have enough scrap value in it to even pay for the scouting trip and snacks. Since we work so much with the regular business, we like to take on some jobs to clean up the environment. It also gives me a reason to go out and do something other than work. I guess it is my version of geocaching. It is kind of a hobby. Since all my hobbies revolve around the business, too.

It definitely is more work than I thought. I have never built a purpose built off-road truck from scratch. I always drove and improved as I went. So, it is a bit of a learning curve. The biggest issue is deciding where to stop. Also, how to stay on track. There are so many options on how to build and how far to go with the build. I started wanting to change plans. 37s on a cj5 definitely is big for a short wheelbase. Your jeep sounds like a very good rig. Once we get done, we will definitely have some off-roading videos. I kind of like no name for a name. Ray said I should name it Jane Doe since my name is John. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I like Junk Yard Dog too Thanks for watching and commenting.

The most important part of any build is planning 😉 . We heat the shop in used oil, so it isn't too much money. I probably would be rich if I didn't have 100 half finished projects.

Thanks for watching and commenting.

He definitely wanted to come back with us. Them pack rats are very friendly. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching

That is crazy. It looks like I may be in the same boat. Thank you for watching and commenting.

Thanks for that. I got it fixed.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.

Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family