First experience at a junk yard

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Went to a salvage yard for the first time today. The first 4runner I came up on, I observed a mexican guy taking a DUMP on the running board as I walked up, who ran off when he saw me :yuck: OK forget that one, on to number 2 (no pun intended)... severe front end collision with biohazard stickers (surprised they are allowed to sell biohazard wrecks). A shame because it looked well cared for, very clean frame and had lowrange, bilstein, etc stickers all over the back. There was blood on the airbag, I really hope the guy walked away with only a bloody nose. I saw a different 4runner with a "VIC" sticker on the windshield... victim??

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Third one was already stripped bare but had a couple axle shafts I kind of wanted but they had been buried in snow (the yard seems to pull them all half way out ready to go). One of them looked like it had already been leaked on, and the brake was solid with ice so couldn't tell how the bearing was. I'm guessing the bearing would be contaminated by the water and dirt anyway.

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Oh gross dude hahaha what was he doing in there? :eek::eek:I never seen bio hazard wrecks, didn't know they could part them out? Looked in rough shape.
 
Biohazard wrecks just means some sort of bodily fluid has been expended inside the vehicle. Blood, vomit, feces, etc. I personally wouldn't touch anything with blood on it without gloves, but the rest of the truck is harmless. Except the Mexican crapping on it. That's....just gross.
 
repo said:
Went to a salvage yard for the first time today. The first 4runner I came up on, I observed a mexican guy taking a DUMP on the running board as I walked up, who ran off when he saw me :yuck: OK forget that one, on to number 2 (no pun intended)... severe front end collision with biohazard stickers (surprised they are allowed to sell biohazard wrecks). A shame because it looked well cared for, very clean frame and had lowrange, bilstein, etc stickers all over the back. There was blood on the airbag, I really hope the guy walked away with only a bloody nose. I saw a different 4runner with a "VIC" sticker on the windshield... victim??
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This is priceless. You know they say you never forget your first time. :drum:
 
Biohazards are common for me, I normally stay out of the cab though just to be safe. Just engine and drivetrain.

I always get a creeped out feeling whenever I pick from a bad wreck though. I mean, someone, maybe multiple people were in that vehicle when it was hit. Were they ok? Did they survive? I don't know.
 
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Biohazards are common for me, I normally stay out of the cab though just to be safe. Just engine and drivetrain.

I always get a creeped out feeling whenever I pick from a bad wreck though. I mean, someone, maybe multiple people were in that vehicle when it was hit. Were they ok? Did they survive? I don't know.
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How do you work underneath safely? They were balanced on an old wheels, a vertical one sitting on a flat one. I wouldn't mind grabbing a transmission pan because the plug is stripped on mine but was leery of reaching underneath. I also wondered how people pull the coils and shocks out.
 
gamefreakgc said:
Biohazards are common for me, I normally stay out of the cab though just to be safe. Just engine and drivetrain.

I always get a creeped out feeling whenever I pick from a bad wreck though. I mean, someone, maybe multiple people were in that vehicle when it was hit. Were they ok? Did they survive? I don't know.
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They are fine — always. They even went for ice cream afterwards to celebrate their miraculous survival.

That's what I tell myself anyhow...
 
Usually they are well supported, usually. For rear coils I think I just kicked them out, can't recall, the vehicle was up on those wheel things, and if the shocks are old then good luck they are a pain to get out. For the trans pan I don't think they drain all the fluids so it might get messy. If it doesn't look safe then why risk it I guess.
 
repo said:
How do you work underneath safely? They were balanced on an old wheels, a vertical one sitting on a flat one. I wouldn't mind grabbing a transmission pan because the plug is stripped on mine but was leery of reaching underneath. I also wondered how people pull the coils and shocks out.
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I don't touch the wheels at all. I suppose you could bring jacks and use the bottle jack in the vehicle if you really wanted something but not sure if it's worth the effort. The vehicle is not going anywhere if you don't mess with the supports, give it a few good pushes just to be sure before climbing under it.
 
repo said:
How do you work underneath safely? They were balanced on an old wheels, a vertical one sitting on a flat one. I wouldn't mind grabbing a transmission pan because the plug is stripped on mine but was leery of reaching underneath. I also wondered how people pull the coils and shocks out.
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Just climb under it and get going. They should drain all the fluids before it's put on the yard, so there won't be any spills. It's normal practice to weld the rims/supports to the vehicle so that it can't easily fall over (I'm sure you can imagine the liability there). Any good yard should have some sort of hoist device that they use to pull heavy things like engines, so if there's something underneath you can't reach, they should be able to lift it and support it for you.


Last bio hazard sticker I saw was on a Navigator with heavy front/driver side damage. Still had a kids car seat and kids shoes in it. That one was kinda eerie...
 
Sci-Fi Movie Opening Scene?

Your description sounds more like the opening scene of a heavy sci-fi movie. Can only get worse...

The junkyard doesn't sound too legit and if the wrecks aren't safely positioned for wrenching this speaks of potential issues you don't want to experience.

Oh, and watch where you step!
 
What is it with pooping at the JY? One of the last times I went to my local yard, there was poop inside an Expedition...... :suspicious::confused:
 
The yards here do not allow jacks to be brought in. No matter, tho, as there are jacks in lots of cars and trucks.

I do not trust the stands at all. They are a steel rim horizontal on the ground with a steel rim welded to it vertically. If I need to get under a vehicle I will add some blocking or a jack or 2.

I always take nitrile gloves to wear, for the vehicle fluids and the other funk.

If I saw Bubba Rope and other expo/4wd accessories stickers I would take a good look inside of the truck, might luck out and find something good.
 
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