Small town, USA

[Jim]

Got to talkin' with the local auto shop mechanic the other day about some repairs to be done. Come to find out he's a handloader. When I told him I cast, he says "There's a bucket over there 'bout half full of balance weights. You can have those if you want and I'll start savin' 'em for ya'".

Small town, USA

[atom73]

I asked and asked in town at every shop in town here in Kenosha WI, a relatively good sized town. Everyone said "no". It wasnt till I went to a smaller town out in the country that a good old boy said "he(( yes". Thank goodness for small towns, give me a year and a half and I will be a citizen of one, and then I will start what I refer to as 'the compound'.

[runfiverun]

we have two mechanics and two tire shops three of whom are boolit casters.
i have to go to the big city to get ww's.

[Ctkelly]

Most of the tire shops in my town have a contract arrangement with the battery companies (Interstate I think is the one getting them all). None of them want to give any up.

[Jim]

..... give me a year and a half and I will be a citizen of one.....

I think you'd really like this one I'm in. Send me a PM and I'll send you some links to sites that will tell you a lot about the area.
My wife & I came up here for a long weekend May a year ago and that's how we found out about it. We got to checkin' things out and here we are. I have burned my sails.

[stephen perry]

I am fortunate to have one tire shop that will give me a bucket of ww. This might not last but I will try. I have been their customer for 30 years this helps. Keep trying on the lead.

Stephen Perry
Angeles BR

[sneno77]

Good find. I've lived in small town Montana my whole life, and fortunately have saved up a pretty good stock pile of WW's while they were available. All our tire shops now use the Non-toxic weights and what lead comes in on old tires goes to the battery company...)-=

[Wireman134]

Most of the tire shops in my town have a contract arrangement with the battery companies (Interstate I think is the one getting them all). None of them want to give any up.

What's it going to hurt those battery outfits, if the manager lets you have a few ww's? This is our corporate policy bla,bla,bla... I should of offered them some $$$, maybe buy him lunch... LOL

[lwknight]

I'm not wanting to contaminate this great forum with politics but, I think the cooperate policy/battery recycler thing is a flat out lie. I think the manager sells the wheel weights himself at in a lot of cases.
Offering 50 cents per pound is a good fair price for both parties and may just get you a bucket of WWs

[Storydude]

I'm not wanting to contaminate this great forum with politics but, I think the cooperate policy/battery recycler thing is a flat out lie. I think the manager sells the wheel weights himself at in a lot of cases.
Offering 50 cents per pound is a good fair price for both parties and may just get you a bucket of WWs

Interstate Battery offers a discount up to and including 25% off of battery wholesale depending on the amount of lead you sell them back.

Exide battery(Interstate's parent company) has a whole TEAM of Reps going out and buying battery lead from tire shops.

See a metal sign with "INTERSTATE BATTERY" and a little metal 2laneroad going at an angle at the bottom? That shop has a contract with Exide to buy the lead.


And YES, Breech of contract is taken to heart by Exide..