6/26/2006: 20 tons of scrap metal on the highway

[smillie]

Originally Posted by CharlieG

a combination of a hand and a backhoe would make short work of it - a few hours. They scoop in, while someone watches to make sure they don't run over the stuff - remember - your bucket is wider than your tire track - just go straight - you have a hand crew to pick up the small stuff that falls - you never advance without the bucket being down - and the last pass is with a sweeper broom

The standard industral Bobcat comes with solid rubber tires and wouldn't have a problem with running over the scrap. Also standard in the construction industry are long magnets that hang in front of a backhoe or pickup truck and are used to collect screws, nails and other steel shrapnel.