Electric motors pay 70 cents a kg where I'm from. You actually lost money. 25kg not to bad I expected 50kg plus from a heavy motor.like that.. Some of these heavy motors can be deceiving as far as the copper percentage..a lot of time and energy without the right tools. I've seen the Canadian treasure hunter split some huge ones apart with an axe or something similar but a grinder is a necessity.
Did a 380kg motor last week Split the housing with your big grinder Cut both crowns off Then use a punch to drive the remaining copper out I recovered 24 kg quite disappointed
So how much electric you use?? Grinder, air compressor. Than your time, gas to haul it. Here's the easiest way to do electric motors after you got em apart, burn em!!! Turn them red hot in a wood fire. Do not use water to cool them. Let them cool on there own or you going to make the copper brittle and you will loose alot when you try to get it out. I been doing the scrap thing since early 70s. Yeah you loose a little in Goin from no.1 bright, to no1. But the time saved is worth it.
@@doominic1882 I'd say so too! You did it exactly Like I did mine. It's hard to pry out the copper when you dint have anything to hold the motor down. So I liked the bottle jack.
Will try circular saw next time to split the casing. The copper was so tightly in there though. The 5-10ton bottle jack and was on the edge of its capabilities
@@doominic1882 watch my chanel for ideas, i did one this size, a bigger grinder with a slightly thicker cutoff wheel works well. If you have a way to hold the motor down a long pry bar with a cheater bar works really well. I did it in about an hr.
Yeah i used the current prices here in California and it was about 20 bucks difference. Not worth it with the cutting blades and grinding wheels as well as the effort. If the outer casing were aluminum as with the smaller motors, i think its worth it.
@@doominic1882 I reviewed the video and I did not understand the picture in which the weights and the price are written. Can you tell me now how much copper is in it?
What the heck? Who else would try to slam open a cast iron motor cover/case with an axe??? Try to do it with a sledgehammer next time. Using a proper way to take this monster or other electric motors apart would definitely be rewarding. Additionally you always have less heavy to carry!
@@doominic1882 Why? You can definitely earn more money if you take electric motors apart. Simply do it the right and in an easier way = work smart not hard! There are lots of videos showing better ways on utube. For instance BigstackD usually always destroys the cast metal cases/covers with a sledgehammer etc.. So: more luck next time. Best regards, luck, health and wisdom.
@@Chr.U.Cas1622 il agree the casing needed splitting. I watched all sorts before trying. I tried all sorts off cam too to split it. Needed a big slitting wheel all down the side. This thing was a mammoth motor. Sledge hammer i feel would not touch it either. Nearly half a ton of cast iron remember inch thick almost where it needs splitting lol
