Best scavenged items

[zing]

My wife found a tractor for our son in the trash while walking.

Nice find. A lot of the time kid's toys get trashed, but there are also lots of times when they kids just outgrows them and they are still perfectly functional. Then the parent is left to decide whether they want to sell, donate or just throw it out. Nice to see it keep getting played with instead of landing in the landfill.

 

[Travelover]

I stop weekly at a local metal recycler. Last stop there was a bin full of new aluminum angle, 1" square tubing and and other shapes like U channel and flat strips. At $1 a pound, I had to contain myself to stop at $20. Aluminum is so easy to work and it doesn't rust, so it is perfect for tractor and RV modifications. Every time I'm at Home Depot and look at their aluminum stock prices, it makes my head spin.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I don't know if this qualifies a scavenged but a friend of mine gave me a John Deere 506 rotary cutter. He figured his kids were just going to fight about it so he gave it to me. I didn't argue.