I contacted the local tip and found that they won't accept a whole caravan. I tried to convince them that it wasn't whole anymore but they weren't buying it.
My next attempt was to try scrap metal recycling companies. The couple I found would accept a caravan. YAY. But they were based too far away and weren't interested in collecting it. BOO.
I did a bit of research and found another tip, not too far away that would accept the caravan in their scrap metal area ... for free. :-)
Now how to get it there. The caravan is 10 feet long, has no wheels or even an axle. It also has no draw bar. There is no way to tow it.
So on to towing companies to get it loaded onto a tilt tray truck. After describing the job to all the local towing companies, no one wanted the job. They were concerned about damaging the truck either by dragging the caravan on or navigating the bush track to get there.
Okay so maybe I can cut it up. I quickly realised that my grinder and small generator wasn't going to cut it (pun intended). Hiring a larger generator and grinder was looking pretty expensive plus it was going to be a BIG job and multiple tip runs.
Eventually I found a towing company, 2 hours drive away, that would take the job. Of course I had to pay for the travelling time there and back on top of the job. I don't think he expected me to accept as he didn't sound too excited.
So we finally got rid of the caravan even though it was a bit expensive.
