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How to do a $4,000 job in One day -Silo Demo

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What happens here

With the cable securely attached, a 'tug' from the tractor initiates the controlled fall of the silo. The strategic weakening and cable placement ensure that the silo topples away from the barn and power lines, landing on open ground. After the first silo is down, the process is repeated for the second silo. The impact creates a significant dust cloud and rubble pile. The commentator later reveals the financial breakdown of the job: a $4,000 contract with $250 for mobilization, $1,200 for labor, and $80 for dump fees, resulting in a profit of $2,470.

Goal: Topple the silos safely and remove debris.

Tools and materials

  • Large Cable — The means of connecting the tractor to the silo
  • Tractor — Providing the pulling power to bring down the silos

What they say

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sledgehammers very carefully then a little tug from the tractor and Kaboom absolutely terrified I was so afraid that something would go wrong and somebody would get hurt and these guys did just a phenomenal job we recycle it all too so we take we separate the debris on and uh the concrete goes to one place gets ground up reused as road base the metal gets recycled not a lot of people own silos anymore and it's really kind of sad to see him go when I was a girl um I found a lot of kittens in that Silo the demoltion demolition crew said those old style concrete silos are disappearing fast most of the new silos are made from steel well the Minnesota farm of some decades old silos look at that H down we'll show you more coming coming up

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