Small town, USA

Jim · 11-07-2009, 06:04 AM

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 · 11-07-2009, 06:39 AM

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 · 11-07-2009, 09:40 AM

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 · 11-07-2009, 10:19 AM

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 · 11-07-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by atom73

..... 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 · 11-07-2009, 06:27 PM

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 · 11-09-2009, 10:41 PM

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 · 11-10-2009, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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 · 11-10-2009, 07:17 PM

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 · 11-12-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 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

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..

11-07-2009, 06:04 AM	#1
Jim Boolit Master Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Smalltown, USA Posts: 1,789	Small town, USA 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 __________________ May you be in heaven three days before the devil knows you're dead.

11-07-2009, 09:40 AM	#3
runfiverun Boolit Master Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: soda springs Id. Posts: 4,413	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. __________________ you'll have that, on these bigger jobs....... me.

11-07-2009, 06:27 PM	#6
stephen perry Boolit Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Upland, Calif Posts: 119	Wheel Weights 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

11-10-2009, 07:17 PM	#9
lwknight Boolit Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: N. Texas Posts: 133	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 __________________ L W Knight

11-07-2009, 06:39 AM	#2
atom73 Boolit Mold Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 10	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'.

11-07-2009, 10:19 AM	#4
Ctkelly Boolit Bub Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 32	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.

11-09-2009, 10:41 PM	#7
sneno77 Boolit Mold Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6	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...)-=