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June 7, 2011
3:37 PM

strikler

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What state is the concrete, do you have the plans from were the concrete came from, concrete removed most likely will have a small of rebar compared to concrete, is it worth trying YES no one can tell you nothing you havent tried once on your own, I would say, it's called putting your time in, Im not lecturing you just my two cents. GOOD LUCK PLEASE HALLA IF I CAN HELP.

June 5, 2011
4:21 PM

clansing1

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I would say busting concrete to get to the rebar for scrap would not be a very good allocation of resources.

I have in the past had a couple of guys with torches cut the rebar that is sticking out in longer lengths, let's say 10' sections.

The rebar was fairly large in diameter, 1" and above, and is easy to get to. We were dumping the concrete at a site that needed solid fill. When we were finished cutting the rebar, we would load it into the dump trucks with a skid loader. Our dozer would shove off the concrete after we removed the rebar.

We dumped about 100 dump truck loads of concrete and got about $3000 dollars in scrap. We had about $1,500 in labor, gas, equipment, etc. We got about $235/ton for the rebar delivered to the scrap yard.

If all of the concrete is on a big pile, or if you have to move a lot of concrete to get to the rebar, I would say it wouldn't be a good idea.

Just my 2 cents worth.

May 6, 2011
6:57 PM

GraceM

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If it makes you the right amount of money, it is. If you can't add 20% or more, it's not worth it.

April 28, 2011
3:31 PM

Wolf

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if it makes you money, it is worth doing it, no?

April 25, 2011
4:04 AM

thodob

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We normally charge our customer for crushing concrete and taking out the rebar. The cost is dependent on the amount of rebar, how the concrete is formed/debris size, cf if you need to crush it or hammer it before using the crusher, the amount of concrete, the rig cost etc. Also the amount of rebar is essential here. Most likely some of the rebar is taken out during the demolition.
Im not familiar the cost or rebar prices in the US.

April 24, 2011
4:14 PM

strtngot

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I was wondering if any one had ever removed a large amount of re bar steel from dumped concrete that was removed from different roads, infrastructures. It is all okay with the municipality. How much per ton is the rebar going for. Just a thought. Dave

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