TC
Participating member
On what planet is this a good method of demolishing a 300ft+ smokestack?
Earth it seems -
Earth it seems -
Massively Stupid Move
- Thread starter TC
- Start date
Steve Connally
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Suffolk, Virginia
More balls than sense
Jeff
Branched out member
- Location
- Marlborough, MA
Most people don't know that excavator cabs are not ROPS/FOPS certified (Roll Over Protection System/Falling Object Protection System) the way dozer and wheel loader cabs are. A dozer you can flip 10 times, and if you're wearing your seatbelt, you'll walk away from it. Excavators have just a thin sheet metal cab to keep the heat in and the dust and noise out. A lot of excavator operators have been killed in boneheaded moves like this.
SumoClimber
New member
- Location
- Fox Cities, WI
I always cringe when I see an excavator making the final "cut" when notching down a smokestack or silo. I've taken down a ton of old silos, grandpa taught me how to drop the first one when I was 11 or 12. Pretty simple method, works by hand or with machinery. We'd notch the bottom of the silo, leaving 3 pillars supporting the whole thing, with one of those pillars in the direction of desired fall. Imagine the silo sitting on top of a 3 legged stool. Kick a leg and it's coming down. To said pillar, we'd attach a loop of logging chain longer than the silo is tall and use the truck, tractor, horses, etc to pull until that pillar gives out and the silo topples.
frashdog
Branched out member
- Location
- Champlain valley, adirondack coast
What's the worst that could happen?
Hey let's get a drone and a crowd.
Hey let's get a drone and a crowd.
