Myself and two others were contracted to take down a similar elevator / feed mill thirty years ago. We did it by removing the roof & dropping the walls down onto each floor removing all the tin & pulling all the nails. It was constructed of 2x16 first floor, 2x12 second floor 2x10 third floor 2x6 fourth floor and 2x4 fifth & sixth floors. All the corrugated tin was saved except for half a dozen pieces and resold by the owner as the down side was like new. All the dimensional lumber was saved and resold the only lumber not salvaged was the sheeting under the tin. Total time was 30 days and the owner was able to recoup his costs three times over.

@stevengrotte2987

2 жыл бұрын

Those real 2 bys are like gold now.

I was just exploring a massive abandoned grain elevator that was in the lengthy process of demolition! It was so sketchy but so much fun and I got a great view of the city! But the whole time I was thinking about what would happen if the construction team showed up and started demolishing it while I was inside!

@deconteesawyer5758

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad. Maybe next time.

Does anyone else feel the urge to throw a lit match into that fresh cloud of organic grain dust? You know, just to see the fireball and subsequent mushroom cloud?

@stevengrotte2987

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't feel the urge to but I know what grain dust can do, I lived in a North Dakota farm town for 50 years.

@andrewkoetz3933

Жыл бұрын

Grain elevator fires are anything but "controlled". Lite the grain dust & you have your mushroom cloud alright & a whole bunch of insurance claims

People think he is slow and no good but he knew how to bring it down as one piece !!!! Good work , it took only 40 minute !!!!!!!

First contact with building starts at 6:55.

just skip to 40 min.

Well done, but w-a-a-a-y too long! I skipped ahead to the actual toppling.

This video is half over and I don't think they are going to get it down in this one.

Shouldn't those operators be attending an elementary school somewhere.

Now that would of made a good 4 of July barn fire.

Both operators are rank beginners.

Why not let the local fire dept. have some practice and be done with the job in the same decade?

Soo much wood could have been repurposed.

@PreservationEnthusiast

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nemopoly Just set it alight and burn the sucker. Less to dispose of then.

when the excavators were on sides at (30:07) was similar to Jurrasic world scene ; "uhh the parental debate over infant, is now...... Academic"

If you read the description it says that there's an old railroad spike they're trying to save.

@beckyshock3099

5 жыл бұрын

When I read the description there were no spikes to save.... I have an old one from Baltimore (B&O), I could have sent it to them before the end of this video.....

Well, that was a complete waste of almost 45 minutes of my life!

Tell the old gall to put a hard hat on!

What's with the guy on the right, firs time on an excavator ?

I liked the Elementary School remark. I've had more fun watching nails rust.

the building falls at 40:30

@screamingcatchannel9624

6 жыл бұрын

i meant 40:40

Could save a lot of time and effort with a match.

this is painful to watch

@smoothfags20

8 жыл бұрын

+Troy Lea Painful is right, He hardly did anything.

Could use some serious editing. There is no action for the first 6.5 min. and the whole video was a waste of time.

Glad nobody was decapitated by any loose sheet metal.

Watched this at 2x speed and it was still too slow. The money shot is at 40:40.

sad loss of a prairie sentinel.

I think these guys were trying to scratch the building to death.

@thomasduin2746

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they were trying to remove the tin and other metal to keep it out of the rest of the debris, but they should have had thumbs installed on their buckets and that could have been done in advance of the demolition with a excavator that had a longer arm to reach higher. Other then that they knew what they were doing going slow and controlling the demo. Anyone could go in and knock it down quickly and most likely collapse on the machine trapping the operator inside. Plus they need to justify their price...to quick and the company gets a reputation of overcharging.

At this rate the structure will collapse on its own from old age. Geeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz do something!!!!!

Nur paar Bretter

They are not set up for demo. No cab protection or hose shrouds. So I'm guessing they don't do alot of this work.

@billfitzpatrick6910

6 жыл бұрын

I believe that you are correct sir! The only thing that were set up for was imminent disaster.At least every one walked away

I think these guys are scared they might crack their nails..... SO SLOOOOOW!!!!!

that was cool

Such a waste of great wood!

leave the old Elevators alone

wow the guy on the right its his first time on a excavator, guess he is on 1/4 RPM, he looks so scared,

@TempoDrift1480

6 жыл бұрын

earthmover666 I was watching for that black smoke to see if he idled up or not. He did which is surprising but damn is this hard to watch.

ho my giddy aunt what a performance question did these guy know what they were doing???? Fred Dibner from the UK Bolton ,,, he when he was alive god rest his soul would have had this here grain thingy down in half an hour cleaned up and buggered off home in time for dinner

@bluegrallis

2 жыл бұрын

AND done it without a power tool, just a home made stackable ladder!

Y'all are going to recycle all that ?

Do those guys know what there doing?

Shape charges work quick, that building is to big to u se excovators.

@stevengrotte2987

2 жыл бұрын

Don't need any other explosives when you have grain dust.

Does he even know how to run that thing!!!

They need to sale both of the trackhoes and buy some dynamite.

@stevengrotte2987

2 жыл бұрын

Don't need dynamite when you have grain dust!!

no lo han demolido, se les ha caido!!!!!

Too hard to watch.

What a machinery to demolish this paper structure funny.

@stevengrotte2987

2 жыл бұрын

It ain't paper, the 2 by 12s etc are laid 12 inch side down

What does he have some paint brushes on those bucket teeth? What the fuck is that guy doing already??? Up down, up down up down, down a little more. Up, down, up down. up a tad and to the left and then back down... This guy needs to direct the traffic or something else.

They shoulda burned it to start with.

C'mon!!! Knock the damned thing down already, this ain't surgery!!

@DiggyTheDwarf

6 жыл бұрын

actually yes it is, demo is much harder than SMASH SMASH SMASH its actually pretty drawn-out and intrecut

@billfitzpatrick6910

6 жыл бұрын

In the beginning they were being extremely surgical. Those machines are not set up for demo. No screen on the glass. They should have thumbs on them I'm glad no one was hurt on this job.

@stevengrotte2987

2 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how those old grain elevators were built, they had 12 inch and more solid wood walls.

What town is this? Idiotville? No one understands the concept of barricades.

I love how everyone is complaining about how long it took for them to demolish the thing, I guess they don't realize that they had to tear it down in a specific way so it would fall in the planned drop zone. you can't just start tearing at the building haphazardly

@k.c.beagle7102

2 жыл бұрын

R U kidding, drop zone !!! Yeah whatch out you dont wreck one of those fine new homes or buildings so close by. R U Nuts they would be fired where I work!!!!!!!!!

@thomasduin2746

2 жыл бұрын

@@k.c.beagle7102 You need to find a different job with management that puts safety ahead of speed/profit.

DO SOMETHING FOR GOODNESS SAKE AND STOP LALLYGAGING!!!!

fhtj

these guys asleep lmao zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

2 much talk get on with it.

The most pathetic demolition job ever. The two drivers MAY be good at putting in drains or something, but demolition NO.