What to do with old chain link fencing?

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I'm replacing a couple thousand feet of chain link fence (it's too short and ugly to boot).

It's been up for 30 years here but is in decent condition otherwise for the most part. What should I do with it?

Options as I see it:
• drop it at the metal recycling at the transfer station - this would only cost me to rent a trailer, unless I finally pull the trigger on a dump trailer for myself
• sell it - would someone actually buy this?
• say it's free - would someone want it?

Opinions?

 

[oosik]

Well - I would save a 6' chunk or two. Excellent for making a home made drag.

 

[turnkey4099]

I'm replacing a couple thousand feet of chain link fence (it's too short and ugly to boot).

It's been up for 30 years here but is in decent condition otherwise for the most part. What should I do with it?

Options as I see it:
• drop it at the metal recycling at the transfer station - this would only cost me to rent a trailer, unless I finally pull the trigger on a dump trailer for myself
• sell it - would someone actually buy this?
• say it's free - would someone want it?

Opinions?

If you are on a well traveled road put a pile out by it with a sign "$25". It'll be gone in the morning but you won't see the 25.

 

[PILOON]

Nothing to lose,
list it on Craig's list or similar venue.

 

[4570Man]

Non of the local metal recyclers will take fence. If you can sell or give it away I’d do that and you won’t be out the effort of hauling.

 

[k0ua]

It can make a pretty good radial field for a 1/4 wave vertical HF antenna when laid out flat on the ground in a 360 degree pattern from the feedpoint of the vertical. It will "melt" into the grass and be invisible in a few short years. But I doubt you have any use for that. But point is somewhere there is a person just dying to get their hands on that fencing for whatever reason. You just have to find that someone. One mans trash is another mans treasure.

 

[Idahoagie]

Well - I would save a 6' chunk or two. Excellent for making a home made drag.

Exactly. If he weren't 12+ hours away, I'd come get a chunk of it.

 

[ponytug]

500lb plus will get it paid for by the local, Northern California recyclers. Granted it is $0.04/labor so.

I think turnkey4099 is on to a good solution.

All the best,

Peter

 

[MoKelly]

Nothing to lose,
list it on Craig's list or similar venue.

Agree with this idea. We had a lot of used chain link from a tennis facility. Listed it and it was sold in less than a week.

MoKelly

 

[Dougeye]

Offer it for free, it will be gone quickly. There's always someone who thinks it will be useful. One man's junk and all that.

But I actually think that this is a really good reason for you to buy that dump trailer, you should convince yourself that having one is the only way to dispose of the fencing. Having used similar logic a few years ago to get my dump trailer, I'm sure you wouldn't regret it...