Wading excavator removes crumbling dam. A 160-year old dam in Lyons, Michigan was crumbling and causing erosion around the structure. Step forward a wading excavator and an operator not afraid to get his feet wet:
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Video – Hot dam…
Video – Hydraulic poking stick…
It’s called a breaker dude, not a pusher. The “fdunk fdunk fdunk” noise of a hydraulic breaker in operation is one of the most familiar sounds in the demolition industry. It is a sound that speaks of pistons striking steel, and of concrete being torn asunder by sheer the sheer brute force of the hammer’s…Read moreRead more
Video – Forshaw fleet to the fore…
Excavator army enters final phase at Tameside. A fleet of Forshaw Demolition excavators are now nearing completion of the former Tameside Council Offices. This amateur video captures some of the final action:
Video – What drones are made for…
High level view of high reach in action. There has been much talk about Amazon using drones to deliver its packages to customers more effectively. There has been talk about using drones to deliver vital hydraulic parts to remote sites, quarries and mines. And there has even talk about using drones to deliver medical supplies…Read moreRead more
Video – Hegarty high reach drops Boland’s Mill…
Pair of high reach excavators demolish disused Irish mill. Irish contractor Hegarty Demolition Ltd is carrying out the demolition of Boland’s Mill in its native Republic of Ireland. Boland’s Mill is located on the Grand Canal Dock in Dublin. It is currently undergoing a €150 million reconstruction to become Bolands Quay, accommodating new residences, commercial,…Read moreRead more
Video – Mauling the mall…
Aerial view of Pennsylvania mall demolition. The Granite Run Mall was a double-level shopping mall located on US Route 1 in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The mall opened in 1974 and closed in 2015; and now demolition is underway. Check out this great drone footage:
Video – Introducing the S-Lock…
Strickland throws its hat into the quick coupler ring. No UK demolition contractor worth his salt is without a hydraulic quick coupler or three. As a result, the coupler market has become highly competitive with specialist manufacturers competing with OENs to facilitate faster, smoother and safer attachment change-overs. Latest into the fray is the S-Lock…Read moreRead more
Video – Hitachi’s brothel basher…
Hitachi high reach demolishes “house of ill repute”. In a Utopian world, certain buildings would be exempt from demolition: pubs; decent restaurants; anything prominently flying a West Ham flag. In that demolition Nirvana, there would be lots of tax offices, double-glazing sales offices and call centres to keep demolition contractors busy and well fed. Although…Read moreRead more
Video – Not what it says on the tin…
The video is labelled Skanska, but it’s Armac machines to the fore. Our daily trawl through the dank and lonely depths of the Internet’s seemingly bottomless and inexhaustible reservoir of demolition videos has today thrown up this silent movie. According to the video’s title, this is a Skanska contract, and who are we to disagree….Read moreRead more
Video – Montgomery surrenders to allied forces…
Stubborn tower finally succumbs to high reach power. Montgomery House, the second of the two Seaforth tower blocks that withstood an explosive blast more than a week ago, is down. Having seen off the explosive crew and the team that tried to pull it own using cables, the tower finally fell to a joint venture…Read moreRead more
