How Would YOU Demolish a Concrete Silo?

[Snake45]

I'll bet it would never occur to you to go about it like this. The end result is absolutely astonishing. 

 

[OldTrucker]

That was just how the one at the sod farm I worked for fell! The bands are what causes it to do that.

We coiled cable around the bottom about half way up the first section three times and then used a Cat 988 loaded to pull cable tight.

At first looked like it was just going to settle down and stay upright but then slowly started that slide as it started to crumble!

Those old silos were built to last 100+ years!

[Ace-Garageguy]

This guy does it old-school.

 

[espo]

I remember seeing these and others on YouTube on this subject. The men in these two videos seem to know what they're doing. Some of the others you just know it is not going to end well and it's like watching a train wreak in slow motion.  

[unclescott58]

I like the silo video. Ending definitely made it worth watching. The second video is too longggggggggggg. 

Edited December 26, 2018 by unclescott58

[ChrisBcritter]

Hee hee.

[NYLIBUD]

4 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Hee hee.

Oh that was great.Those folks really lucked out.I thought that pick up or the shed were gonna get nailed.Those people deserve an applause.It was perfect.

[unclescott58]

6 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Hee hee.

I don't know why, but I think you kind of ruin it by just showing the ending the way you do here. The wait to getting to that ending makes it more rewarding to see.

[NYLIBUD]

14 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

I don't know why, but I think you kind of ruin it by just showing the ending the way you do here. The wait to getting to that ending makes it more rewarding to see.

The whole video is available.It just takes awhile to get to the end result.A guy banging away at the foundation is a bit boring.But it's the result,and the way that it falls,that is obviously the best part.I thought it was hilarious.

[Snake45]

27 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said:

The whole video is available.It just takes awhile to get to the end result.A guy banging away at the foundation is a bit boring.But it's the result,and the way that it falls,that is obviously the best part.I thought it was hilarious.

You can easily skip from point to point on youtube videos. No need to watch the whole thing. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

For some strange reason, that repeating video loop reminds me of being a much younger man...

[Belugawrx]

???

[NYLIBUD]

1 hour ago, Snake45 said:

You can easily skip from point to point on youtube videos. No need to watch the whole thing. 

Exactly,that's what I did.It just amazed me how perfect it fell.

[OldTrucker]

2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

For some strange reason, that repeating video loop reminds me of being a much younger man...

The same thing crossed my mind too!

[NYLIBUD]

8 minutes ago, OldTrucker said:

The same thing crossed my mind too!

You can watch the whole video.Just click on it.

[Atmobil]

On 26.12.2018 at 10:06 PM, unclescott58 said:

I like the silo video. Ending definitely made it worth watching. The second video is too longggggggggggg. 

Here is a shorter version of Fred Dibnahs work:

And, in case you are without fear of heights: