Shinglehouse Auto & Salvage OR 97420

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Daniel Kopyć

Went there just to drop-off an old water heater that needed to be recycled — for no charge (!!) instead of being charged $$ by the dump in town to dispose of it (yes, I’m looking at you, West Coast Recycling… :)). Anyways, so yeah, seemed easy enough to do… loaded it into the back of my pickup (oof!) and found the little gravel road off the slough, drove past the piles of rough-sawn lumber (cool!) and back to the little office — parked and asked about it before going through the gates to the scrap pile. You can hear the groan of the magnet crane out back as you pull up. Someone is moving a pickup truck skewered on a giant fork lift, and I don’t want to be its next victim !! LOL. Anyways, guy in the office says, “Okay just drop it off out behind the building on the pile.” I think, “Okay… kind of ambiguous, but maybe there’s a pile of water heaters… and it’ll be obvious.” Well, I guess I should’ve asked for clarification — as after scuttling around the building (hoping I wouldn’t pop a tire on a stray steel screw, or worse, get accidentally picked up by the magnet crane, haha) the giant bear of a fellow operating the crane started honking his horn (yes, who knew cranes have horns?) and yelling at me “No! Not there… over here! Put it over hereeeeeee!”. Like, yeah, right next to his crane. Sure, buddy. Like I’m supposed to know that. So, I skittishly parked near the giant beast of a machine, while it sputtered and swiveled and hoped it would drop a loose drive-shaft accidentally into my head — and dragged my water heater out of the truck bed (by myself, no offer of help from the other dudes in the yard, btw) and… then skedaddled as fast as I could back to safety. Hehe. Eek. Okay, mission accomplished. Days since last accident… ?? Unknown. :p (sigh/LOL) So, there you go. It worked out, but… there really should be some signage, perhaps. “Beware of grumpy ogre operating magnet crane.” Or maybe the dudes on the lot could ask what you’re dropping off and make sure you don’t get in the way. Just a thought, guys. Would be helpful, and you could avoid a potential lawsuit, besides. ;)) Just sayyin’.

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Nick Bezanson

Nice people. They do not let you salvage parts any more though

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Coryn Gauvain

Can no longer pick up parts. Everything that comes in is getting smashed. Brought some brass in. The amount was high enough they had to cut a check. Waited several weeks finally called back and the check was returned along with others but I never received a phone call saying to come pick it up. Other then that the employees are great and helpful.