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[71_Bronco 1,072]

Local "Dump" (Town Redemption Center) has a place where you can leave stuff thats still good, for other people to take, for free.

 

They had it closed for over a year during covid, but recently opened it back up.

 

Picked up some saws there a few weeks ago (posted in the tool section).

 

Tonight, I hit the jackpot. Saw a plastic crate off to the side, and peeked in. Inside, I saw a pair of black plastic wheel weights, and a pile of chains. Didnt even bother to look at them, just picked it up and put it in my truck.

 

Got home, and got them out. The weights are beautiful, no cracks or hole or any damage, just the slightly ugly center stickers.

 

Chains are a pair, standard links, no ice "V" chains.

 

Not too bad for the low low price of free 

Edited November 22, 2021 by 71_Bronco

[ebinmaine 67,318]

Niiiiiiice

[rjg854 11,353]

  2 link chains to boot, any idea yet what size tire they'll fit?

[midpack 862]

Those look like Craftsman for smaller wheels. The bolt pattern fits nicely on 8" fronts 😉

[71_Bronco 1,072]

22 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

  2 link chains to boot, any idea yet what size tire they'll fit?

No, haven't measure yet. They do look small, the chains

 

13 minutes ago, midpack said:

Those look like Craftsman for smaller wheels. The bolt pattern fits nicely on 8" fronts 😉

Possibly, they did feel a little light. Not like my 50 lb wheel horse weights.

 

I'll take a few measurements in a bit.

 

Edit: They say sears and roebuck on them. Forgot to mention that.

Edited November 22, 2021 by 71_Bronco

[JoeM 7,871]

In the county where I live we have a similar program. We don't take the items to a location, just the curb. If there is no "for sale" sign on the item, it is deemed free gratis.

 

Everything from lawn furniture to BBQ grills and so on. Kids toys, wood, old appliances, just like the tv commercial "make junk disappear".

 

I drug a set temporary steps, that I used when working on the house, down to the curb. Before I got 10 feet away a gal stopped and said, you giving those away? Yep! I'll taken them. okay offered to help her load them into the her minivan., but she said she got it. And those steps are going to be just right for their camper in the backyard. Drove off with the side door open!

 

I suppose some just pick up stuff to flea market but hey they are working for it.

 

 

[slim67 2,735]

55 minutes ago, 71_Bronco said:

Not too bad for the low low price of free 

Free is better than cheap !

[Handy Don 12,171]

15 minutes ago, JoeM said:

In the county where I live we have a similar program. We don't take the items to a location, just the curb. If there is no "for sale" sign on the item, it is deemed free gratis

Same here -- called "big item day"-- and had a similar experience of stuff leaving before I walked back up the driveway. I've also made some good scores just cruising around.

[rjg854 11,353]

Free is better than cheap.

 

 

 

And usually in better shape 

Edited November 23, 2021 by rjg854
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[SylvanLakeWH 25,501]

21 minutes ago, slim67 said:

Free is better than cheap !

 

3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

Free is better than cheap.

 

 

 

And usually in better shape 

And, it’s my favorite 4-letter “F” word…

[Pullstart 62,810]

17 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Same here -- called "big item day"-- and had a similar experience of stuff leaving before I walked back up the driveway. I've also made some good scores just cruising around.

‘Round here, you can have big stuff at the road for free and it stays forever.  Put $50 on it and it disappears!  

[SylvanLakeWH 25,501]

9 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

‘Round here, you can have big stuff at the road for free and it stays forever.  Put $50 on it and it disappears!  

Well… do you tape the $50 to it so it’s visible or put it in an envelope marked free…? 

[71_Bronco 1,072]

You guys are too funny. We don't have a "day" for that, seems like no matter what time of year it is, people always leave stuff out, and it typically disappears pretty quick around here.

 

@midpack, I think you nailed it on the head about the 8" wheels. The biggest diameter is 11-1/2", and the holes are 4-1/2" apart on center. Little small for 12" wheels lol.

 

I've been meaning to get a small set for my Commando 8, these just might be what I need. Id rather a set of matching cast iron ones, to go with the WH rears, but I can't complain for the price I paid lol.

[Achto 27,514]

1 hour ago, 71_Bronco said:

Local "Dump" (Town Redemption Center) has a place where you can leave stuff thats still good, for other people to take, for free

 

Wish our dump had this. Once you unload something at our dump, that is where it has to stay. Really made me upset the day that I pulled in and there were 2 Wheel Horse's sitting on the ground.

[71_Bronco 1,072]

Just now, Achto said:

 

Wish our dump had this. Once you unload something at our dump, that is where it has to stay. Really made me upset the day that I pulled in and there were 2 Wheel Horse's sitting on the ground.

 

We do have a scrap bin, thays a big metal dumpster. There are big signs that say not to pull anything out.

 

The section I'm referring to is separate. At the end of the night, anything left gets tossed for a clean slate in the morning.

[EB-80/8inPA 1,638]

25 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Round here, you can have big stuff at the road for free and it stays forever.  Put $50 on it and it disappears

So true.  An old timer (94 year old farmer) told me the same story decades ago.  He put a piece of furniture out by the road with a “free for the taking” sign.  It sat there for days until he replaced it with a “For Sale: $5” sign. It sold immediately thereafter.

Edit:  I’m assuming your item sold as opposed to flying away.

Edited November 23, 2021 by EB-80/8inPA

[Pullstart 62,810]

34 minutes ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

So true.  An old timer (94 year old farmer) told me the same story decades ago.  He put a piece of furniture out by the road with a “free for the taking” sign.  It sat there for days until he replaced it with a “For Sale: $5” sign. It sold immediately thereafter.

Edit:  I’m assuming your item sold as opposed to flying away.

it was a friend’s Harley Davidson painted up beer fridge.  Free for a week on the road.  They changed the sign to $50 and it was stolen.  Can’t make this stuff up 

[moe1965 737]

Nice that it is getting a new home instead of filling up a landfill.