Dumpster Diving “It's All Brass!"

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  • Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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  • @MikeTheScavenger
    @MikeTheScavenger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    See what's inside the book safe here:
    th-cam.com/video/v60ufZhgVvc/w-d-xo.html

    • @williamsizemore98
      @williamsizemore98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man, it amazes me on how much scrap wire these companies throw away. About 16yrs ago i started working for a manufacturing company and i constantly seen the maintenance crews throwing air hose fittings and wire in the garbage, i started picking it out once i got comfortable working the new job, save it up for 8 or 10 months at a time makes for a nice little bonus from time to time.

    • @carlospantoja9914
      @carlospantoja9914 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamsizemore98 ,

  • @jenniebaird2994
    @jenniebaird2994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "We're having a moment." You crack me up!

  • @Azoreanislandgirl64
    @Azoreanislandgirl64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Happy 59th Anniversary Mr & Mrs West 🍾🥂❤

  • @simplysandy3288
    @simplysandy3288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another great night in the urban jungle! Thanks for taking us with you! 💜

  • @genehasenbuhler2594
    @genehasenbuhler2594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I once stacked pallets and junk to roll an entire engine out of a dumpster😣 took me an hour to get that sucker on my truck and a week to recover!

    • @volkhen0
      @volkhen0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Be careful, damage to lower back is accumulating. I know something about it...

    • @genehasenbuhler2594
      @genehasenbuhler2594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@volkhen0 oh trust me when I tell you I've learned the hard way- two motorcycle wrecks and a lifetime of hard labor jobs like roofing contract work and welding heavy metals for a few decade's now at 55 I've got 8 herniated disc in my back and nerve damage! Have to get a rod implanted in my lower back this yr and a hip replacement and knee replacement on top of that! Getting old sucks!

    • @volkhen0
      @volkhen0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@genehasenbuhler2594 I had a surgery on L4/5 to remove some leaked disk core. It happened while lifting something. It was two months ago. Still haven’t fully recovered but I can live normally without pain. Before that I also thought I’m strong and can take on everything.

    • @genehasenbuhler2594
      @genehasenbuhler2594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@volkhen0 must be nice to be able to afford that! Obummer care screwed me over!

    • @volkhen0
      @volkhen0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@genehasenbuhler2594 I live in Poland where we have free health care (everyone employed pays the insurance so technically it’s not free but employed mother or father or wife husband can enlist you on their insurance), free education etc. it’s similar all over Europe. I didn’t pay anything.

  • @keithmishler4095
    @keithmishler4095 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You need to get a lock picking set they are inexpensive and with a little practice it's pretty easy. That way you could keep or sell the items you find that are lockable. Love your video's keep em coming. Your big time fan.

  • @stevenkelley9025
    @stevenkelley9025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You can tell Mike likes his work he is always whistling and constantly giving us commentary.

    • @rogerfleury3591
      @rogerfleury3591 ปีที่แล้ว

      365th! POTATOES HAVE 3-4 times the potassium compared to the BANANA. ROGER IN PIERRE SOUTH DAKOTA

  • @carterbolton8238
    @carterbolton8238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Favorite saying from this video "fisher scientific, that's like legit stuff " 9:30

    • @janderakaleroydavis
      @janderakaleroydavis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a scope cleaner. Scope as in the ones they run down throat or up the butt.

  • @jimwaldo4200
    @jimwaldo4200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The temperature probes are usually Platinum. Check it out!

    • @ja-canadian5451
      @ja-canadian5451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, I saw what looked like a Thermocouple on that first one. We recover our Thermocouple wire during rebuilds, and once we get a little bit we send it to be recycled. Last time a letter size envelope held $40,000 worth of Platinum and Palladium.

  • @patrickbaird290
    @patrickbaird290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Mike make a video of you taking apart throws ovens I'm interested in the innards courious what's in there, another great score brother

    • @Maccoye
      @Maccoye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      eWaste Ben has done a chromatographe on his chanel :) But I want too to see the guts of this one !

    • @ja-canadian5451
      @ja-canadian5451 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like Thermocouples and should be Platinum and Palladium worth thousands of dollars.

  • @rebacunningham3773
    @rebacunningham3773 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so funny..making my day 2 years later, cool Mike thanks😊

  • @mariannelooney9369
    @mariannelooney9369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    MIKE! That was back breaking! You do have a strong will - very admirable for sure.

  • @husky500cr
    @husky500cr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, the oven is space technology. Maybe you can put it in your spaceship you are building so you can cook a Hot pocket in space.

  • @peterrobson9920
    @peterrobson9920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mighty Mike..heading to a million subscribers one dumpster at a time 👏👏👏👏👏

    • @morningstarstorey5609
      @morningstarstorey5609 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chlorine is worth money now a days!! My sister was getting her pool filled and the Delivery guy said can't find chlorine any were to by! Every one is out of it!! $$$

  • @jaroslavstastny4400
    @jaroslavstastny4400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Anyways, if you find lab machines in the dumpster like this time, always try to be as gentle with them as possible and NEVER tear them down before you try to sell them or at least find out what they are. Such lab machines are ridiculously expensive and even if broken, they might still have a significant value. Manufacturers of those often intentionally make them from custom non-standard parts, which you have to buy from them and of coure they are overpriced, so many people are looking for such broken machines for spare parts. And if they can be fixed, they have even more value.

  • @MickJ666
    @MickJ666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mike finds hose,Mike finds hose in different area codes 🤣👍👍👍👍

  • @angien168
    @angien168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hope you making video of scrapping out that lab equipment. Nice haul. 😊 Happy Anniversary to your grandparents! 🥂🍾

  • @albertmeier2425
    @albertmeier2425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heavy and awkward? Story of my life. Lol!

  • @Brizer2k6
    @Brizer2k6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beast mode in the one dumpster.....GOTTA BE STRONG MIKEY..... OWWWWWWW !! 👍😄

  • @altonhouse9740
    @altonhouse9740 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great find, money, money, money and all for free stuff. Just a little hard work.

  • @jenniferjefferies1597
    @jenniferjefferies1597 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Juice is loose!!! Love it

  • @rhondaredeemedprodigal
    @rhondaredeemedprodigal 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such beautiful colors of brass

  • @geofft3214
    @geofft3214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Shimadzu GC is $40k new! Can't believe it was in the trash.

    • @lutenic6111
      @lutenic6111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seems like outdated one. Even 5 yr old one had touch screens and all.

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier5974 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice pickup my friend two thumbs thanks

  • @volkhen0
    @volkhen0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Daily does of Mike the Scavenger is a great antidepressant.

  • @jackburton6085
    @jackburton6085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Noice!!! Lmao, Mike, you sir are hilarious, so much laughing while watching your channel! Thanks so much man! ✌️❤️🍻🖖

  • @Jibbie49
    @Jibbie49 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mike at his best.

  • @ramoshurgaia7651
    @ramoshurgaia7651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job.

  • @leaferrar56
    @leaferrar56 ปีที่แล้ว

    The caramel coloured rubber wheels are used for removing pinstriping & adhesive tape from car bodywork.

  • @paulleblancjr.1794
    @paulleblancjr.1794 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Laser space ship parts always good

  • @judybeckner9047
    @judybeckner9047 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing Mike

  • @suzrtimm5930
    @suzrtimm5930 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy cow what a find

  • @cindyrodriguez7982
    @cindyrodriguez7982 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hustle Time for Mike😁

  • @Dead-Dog-Rising
    @Dead-Dog-Rising 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    25:10 Mikes best memory of Fival Mouskawitz

  • @donnapadgett6583
    @donnapadgett6583 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed your video 😅. Lots of great finds 👍. God bless you and be safe 🙏

  • @chasebarnard1223
    @chasebarnard1223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Sometimes I think; companies should hold recycling educational seminars once a year to inform employees how to identify recyclable goods.

  • @hellefide2013
    @hellefide2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "United We Waste" would be good on a tee shirt

  • @reneewilbur4340
    @reneewilbur4340 ปีที่แล้ว

    Luv the lantern

  • @Champagne1
    @Champagne1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We here in Southern Ontario Canada don’t see blood moons. However, we DO see the Northern Lights. Totally Awesome !!! 😁🌈🇨🇦

  • @connieabdelkader5256
    @connieabdelkader5256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Mike thanks for the video
    You make it look so gracefully when you jump out the dumpsters
    😂 LoL

  • @kenord3437
    @kenord3437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bloody beauty mike

  • @fredgillick3071
    @fredgillick3071 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The dumpster that keeps giving and giving and giving

  • @morningstarstorey5609
    @morningstarstorey5609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YOU AMAZE ME!! AWESOME DETERMINATION!! ❤😉❤👋

  • @ljackson67
    @ljackson67 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Eraser wheel that you hook up to your drill…removes decals, stickers, etc

  • @libbiparkerlott8763
    @libbiparkerlott8763 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My backs hurting just watching. Get it Mike.
    That last machine is used in laboratories. All three are.

  • @dennisbinyon9023
    @dennisbinyon9023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    best thing i did on my truck was to fit a small crane makes getting the heavier stuff out so much simpler and easier they aren’t all that expensive either i started with a small harbour freight type and then found a 1ton hydraulic on ebay real cheap

  • @mikeatwood6232
    @mikeatwood6232 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You get it Bro !!!!!!

  • @uckedfay
    @uckedfay 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mikey......mikey.....mikey...... you're mistreating Dottie............ Service Engine Soon light, nothing to be messed with...... LOL

  • @ianpilgrim7681
    @ianpilgrim7681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Gotta be STRONG, some legit scientific stuff, I hope you do a video cleaning em up. 🤞

  • @johntopshelf2996
    @johntopshelf2996 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You Rock my Friend

  • @deanjurrens2073
    @deanjurrens2073 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff Mike like to watch you work

  • @gottabeshari13
    @gottabeshari13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Run Dottie Run!

  • @demetriaofthe813
    @demetriaofthe813 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
    Mrs Mike says "he's home".

  • @robertjean659
    @robertjean659 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing like have a moment with the Scavenger!

  • @YellwRozTx
    @YellwRozTx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats granny & papaw

  • @emc84
    @emc84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Check those spools on that oven. If they're thermocouples, depending on what type. They might have platinum in them.

  • @theresahamilton1720
    @theresahamilton1720 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You kept the sheetrock and discarded the wire. 🤪😜😜🤪😁

  • @michaelyarmie4858
    @michaelyarmie4858 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know how granny kept gramps happy for so long?

  • @reneewilbur4340
    @reneewilbur4340 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s for your spaceship👽

  • @waltergarner346
    @waltergarner346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was rooting for you Mike with that big. Fridge or whatever it is.

  • @dennissepra1785
    @dennissepra1785 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im watching all your videos mike,,!!!

  • @MikeinWillowglen
    @MikeinWillowglen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mike I got so exhausted watching you struggle to get those big heavy pieces of equipment up out of the dumpster I had to put down my donut and rest.

  • @Cryptidkeeper15
    @Cryptidkeeper15 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those tan wheel things look like the sticker/decal eraser wheels for drills.

  • @natgoss2005
    @natgoss2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Only thing i can say your a hard working man

  • @bronzegod8037
    @bronzegod8037 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Garbage Metal" : a new genre of underground music. Sounds great!

  • @spalding9100
    @spalding9100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    do a video of you tearing into those machine's look's interesting.

  • @evanmiller6541
    @evanmiller6541 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know this is 2 years old but those things are rubber eraser wheels. We use them at work to remove adhesive from emblems on cars.

  • @herbprivetts8448
    @herbprivetts8448 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mike, Mike, MIKE. SSSSSHHHHHHHHH

  • @kevinjames9852
    @kevinjames9852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Mike you missed the brass color handles on the door where you got the ceiling fans Next time bring a screw driver with you Great video again

  • @jerryglass6513
    @jerryglass6513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm sure that the sexy feeling is from those blue socks. And congrats on the 59 yrs for your grand parents.

  • @y.lelivelt2619
    @y.lelivelt2619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think you have a brother in scrap Mike. The dumpsters where to empty even like the hoses, hahaha.

  • @robertschwartzman195
    @robertschwartzman195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WTG Mike keep up all the good work scrapping.
    It is s hard living but the rewards are sweeter. Next I am getting a melting pot to melt all of the soft metals like copper and brass and aluminum into bars. There is another scrapper out of Australia that melts them into metal bars. Peace

  • @danielsteward5090
    @danielsteward5090 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That yellow wheel is a decal remover for your drill.

  • @rjaeger3
    @rjaeger3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The book safes have relatively thin doors and can be pried open easily with a large screwdriver from the side.

  • @trolltoon
    @trolltoon ปีที่แล้ว

    hope you are recovering nicely

  • @billbooth294
    @billbooth294 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice find now you Lazers for your space ship.

  • @normajeancaballero7959
    @normajeancaballero7959 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A little bit of this and a little bit of that equals 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲

  • @bigjarn
    @bigjarn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    anything commercial near me is always a bolted to the building compactor dumpster

  • @onefixitman
    @onefixitman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mike is very efficient inside those dumpsters.

  • @davidfugate3784
    @davidfugate3784 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that is a good knight 🤑

  • @leattaslone1800
    @leattaslone1800 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job getting those ovens out of there!

  • @alabamascrapper3965
    @alabamascrapper3965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve been meaning to ask you how is the spaceship coming along💫🪐🚀

  • @philbartoli2011
    @philbartoli2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    No more Buckets!! Lol

  • @junkjockey
    @junkjockey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Full moon making you wanna howl at tha moon😜

  • @rodneyjones8823
    @rodneyjones8823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The golden colored metal at the end looks like phosphorus bronze. Used widely in stamping die operations. Obviously I can't say that for sure. Good luck man!

  • @ronsaunders3170
    @ronsaunders3170 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Add a crane to back of your truck with some of the piping that you find and a ratchet come along then you can back up and winch it into the truck

  • @connieabdelkader5256
    @connieabdelkader5256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You always bring a smile to my face with the fun you have

  • @herbertjanzen3707
    @herbertjanzen3707 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheering you on from my couch! Hope you are doing ok .

  • @egerviktor6910
    @egerviktor6910 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Guten abend aus germany.👍

  • @normatomkinson2
    @normatomkinson2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hats off to you that even looked heavy wow

  • @onefixitman
    @onefixitman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That fischer scientific stuff are ovens for heating samples in crucibles.

  • @Champagne1
    @Champagne1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ll bet you anything, that big one was a blanket warming oven for a hospital !! 😊♥️🌈🇨🇦

  • @joaogoncalofanha7284
    @joaogoncalofanha7284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My men, pls make a video of you dismantling those lab machines pls!

  • @stephensmith3708
    @stephensmith3708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thinking about investing in a electric boom? It would come in handy with the extreme heavies.. Just a thought. Don't forget the aluminum cans!!!!!!!$$

  • @tinabrewer_24ab12
    @tinabrewer_24ab12 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That heavy equipment, not worth a hernia over...great video as always!

  • @aarongrabowski3775
    @aarongrabowski3775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can’t believe how many tools u find in the trash

  • @navigatorofnone
    @navigatorofnone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those scientific machines will be worth a pretty penny after taking them apart. 😁😂👍👍

  • @richardnorthcott6225
    @richardnorthcott6225 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤lead lined

  • @k.y.6148
    @k.y.6148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I wanted to get in that dumpster and help you out with those big things!

  • @volkhen0
    @volkhen0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mike, maybe try to remove doors from these big “refrigerators” to make them lighter. Work smarter not harder. Also there might be shelves inside