I need to drop the silo next to our old barn I'm tearing down. It's about 40' tall and made of clay tiles.
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I have no desire to wear this thing and want to be at least 50' away when it comes down. Short of buying a case of 00 buckshot or getting UB to come down and push it over I'm stumped on how to do it. I thought about a cable to cut through it with but have none heavy enough and don't want to have to buy it just for this.
Any suggestions?
FROM JEFF:
Prologue: Google videos managed to lose the video clips we had uploaded for this. Norm was able to find another one to plug in here so you can see the silo adventure. I've posted it here in the first post, but by all means, don't let this stop you from reading the entire topic.
http://youtu.be/NTwgAjK9oHQ
See if you can buy a $50 dollar car and lock the steering and set a brick on the gas peddle. ;D
Be careful, Norm.
EZ
Norm, thinking out loud here...
If you can knock out a circle of blocks around the base, it will collapse onto it self.
What I'm thinking of is to knock out several blocks around the base, ( for discussion sake let's say every 4'), run a 40' chain through the holes and attach it to a 4' piece of an old railroad rail.
Repeat this all around the base.
Attach these individually to a large tractor (and I know that Iowa has some biggies), and yank the railroad rail through the blocks - knocking out a 4' section. Repeat all the way around until enough are gone to bring it down.
I think that I'd move around a bit so that I was pulling secctions out all around the base until it finally collapsed, rather than starting in one point and taking out adjacent sections.
Obviously, attach all of the rails and chains before you start yanking on them! With 40' of chain or cable, you should be far enough away from the silo so that no blocks rain down on your tractor (not a good thing...).
I'm sure that others will have better ideas - this is just a starting point.
Just thought of another one - knock three or four holes in the base, and run some long i-beams through them (kinda the same way that you'd pin a name tag to your shirt) so that the i-beam is routed just behind the wall in-between the two holes. Attach chains to one end of the i-beam and yank on it - it should tear out the blocks in between.
Good luck.
Scott
Do you know someone with a large (30 ton+) hydraulic excavator? You can be quite a ways away and scratch at it until it comes down. That's about the only relatively safe way to do it. Or, you could find someone with a crane and a large wrecking ball and have at it. The cable is the budget way, but if you don't have the cable, do you know someone you could borrow one from? A local crane and rigging outfit or earthmoving company? A big log chain might work too.
Personally, if the clay tiles could be broken with a well-placed gunshot, I'd invite the neighbors over for target practice and blow that sucker off the ground. Then whatever ain't broken could be taken away by the shooters for future target practice.
One other option. If you're anywhere near Amish communities, I have HEARD ??? that there are groups that will come in and disassemble a concrete or block silo and haul it away for re-use. Doesn't cost you anything, just the silo. Maybe worth checking around.
That's a nice looking silo, a lot better than the rotting towers of Pisa we have around here. Why you gotta drop it?
Hey one more thought. You could sell that critter to a swimming pool or landscaping company for the disassembly, and they could make a bunch of curved retaining walls or pools with it.
Think I would try to attach a wire rope around it about 3/4 up and see if it would pull over.
Or maybe some of the top would pull off and be at a less formitable height . At least
that would give an idea of the wall strength.
Norm, there's a video I watched on TV. Guy used a D6 and it fell on him :o :o :o
Make a wedge shaped opening. The one on TV had knockouts 2/3rds of the way around, it the silo just sat down on it's foundation. ::) ::)
Make it fall one way. Oh yeah, the one on TV had a tree growing inside, holding it from leaning. This is a job I would LOVE to help on 8) 8)
That silo appears to be in very good shape for as old as it is. Those silos cannot be disassembled, only the stave silos with the bands around are taken apart.
The way most people take those silos down is to tip them to one side by knocking blocks out with a maul or even a dozer around in a semi circle. You will have to get at least half way around before it will tip over and then you will be working on the side and can escape away from the fall. However if the blocks in the lower rings are severely deteriorated, it can come straight down. You could also knock out half the ring and then take slugs and shoot the remainder out until it falls.
If you do not want to do it yourself, I think there are people that you can hire to do it. Check with a local farm equipment dealer that sells feeding equipment, they may know of someone.
How thick are the walls? Would a cutoff saw disc reach through? Whatever you do, please be safe. We would much rather talk to you than about you.
Get a big cable, Wrap it around the house an to a dozer or that JD. Go to the other side and start knocking out some of the blocks/tiles, like every few or every other one. When you get a bunch knocked out, go back and get on that deere. You did give yourself 50 feet of extra cable, didn't you? Start pulling on it. Just put it in low low and let it idle away. It should come down away from you.
Norm, this reminds me of somebody else thats very special to the forum. I remember seeing a silo video on T.V. as well where it came down on the tractor. I do know they used to have parties around here to take them down and it did involve firearms and lots of ammo.
Quote from: Mark M on February 19, 2003, 08:52:13 PM
Norm, I hope da wife doesn't get lost in dat DanG snow storm! By the way dats the biggest outhouse I ever did see just off da end of ur barn in dat pitcher. I see da wind musta blowed roof clean off that crapper?
Jeff, I was thinking I had seen that silo before. I about rolled off the chair when I read Mark's post. :D :D :D :D
If all the other ideas don't interest you, a couple boxes of 12 gauge slugs will probably bring it down.
Don't forget to take pictures. 8)
There is a big slug gun that is used (or at least was used) in cement plants to knock built up rings out of those big rotary kilns while they were operating. Sat on a tripod on the floor and they would open a small door at the lower end and shoot away until the ring was gone. Seems like it was a four or six gauge slug. That made a big bang. 8) 8)
There was another thread awhile back about lookout towers. Some of us were wishing we had an observation tower, perhaps with a little cabin on top. DanG it, Norm, you've got the makings of one already and are wanting to destroy it. Maybe what we should be doing is helping you come up with ideas of how to best use that historical old treasure that you have. Picture sitting on a platform up there with a cold drink or a cup of coffee, a tape player with your favorite music, and a good varmit rifle 8) 8)
Tape player? ;)
Good idea Noble, but up here in Iowa we are still using LP's. ;D I'll have norm haul up the record player for some good tunes!
A bachelor guy rented the place for 20 or so years before we bought the farm, he told us that he and his buddy would crawl up there and drink beer in the evenins. ::) Quite a view I suppose, but I think I would be too preoccupied with hanging on, to much enjoy the sights. :o
Norm
Remember the tree falling technique as has been mentioned several times. With whatever means, take the notch out on the side you want it to fall. The disasters that I've seen were where someone ended up breaking the support tiles on the side they didn't want it to fall towards. Most were using cables to try to cut through the tile, only the side that broke first, made the notch that caused it to fall in the wrong direction. One I witnessed was a charge of dynamite like on the 'barn' side of yours, with the thought that the blast would raise that side of the silo and tip it over. The blast just blew out the 'notch' on the barn side, and the silo fell onto the barn. Not according to the plan. ::)
I'd use dynamite to get the 'notch' on the side you want it to fall, just like falling a tree. Next, if dynamite isn't available to you, I'd use the cable through to a timber on the inside to pull out tile to make the notch.
Looking forward to the pictures :)
Hey some great ideas guys thanks but I must say EZ's has a certain appeal to it. Right away Patty hid the keys to her big SUV from me....Kiljoy. ;D
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While I was waiting for your help I went out and took the old barn down. First I ripped the one side out I wanted it to fall towards.
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Then I go on the other side and pushed it that way getting it to lean.
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Finally after getting it to lean the way I wanted I took out the front supports and it pretty much just rested down on it's haunches.
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Now it's just a matter of ripping it up to throw in the hole I dug. I'll burn it in there but not until we have at least two days of north winds forcast. Today it's in the 90's and I don't mind not being out of the heat. Link has AC and fm radio so I'm not roughing it. Patty commented that it looked like I was having fun.
Darn right I am, I can't believe people actually get paid to do this. ;D
And some folks think living on the farm is boring. ::) Never a dull moment here when Norm is on a demolition kick. I have marked the house as "out of bounds" , but I am afraid to leave the place in fear that I'll come home and it will be in a pile and Norm will be in his Link grinning from ear to ear. ;D
Whatever method you decide on will be fun ;) I like the idea of explosives. What about filling up the "notch tiles" with black powder ??? 12 gauge slugs would be fun too but the sore shoulder wouldn't be ;D
Norm and Patty, Dont take it down!!!! It looks like it is pretty sound, I would use some sawmilled lumber and build stairs a deck on top and a nice railing. That would be a great place to watch the sunset over the rolling iowa hills.
If I had a vote,I'd go with Noble's suggestion and have a lookout on top.The country there is flat and beautiful so you'd be able to see for miles.
What kind of foundation is under it? Could you undermine the ground underneath on the side in the direction of fall? Dig directly under from the front at first and then move to the sides to finish the undercut.If you have clay soil you might help it along with a fire nozzle and the sludge would wash into the pit you dug out front.
Finally get behind and push.
It's hard for me to see from here so a better idea might be to send plane tickets to Harold and I so we can come help you. ;)
I'm all for the explosives also ;D But then again, I like to see stuff blown up.
The observation deck sounds good too... maybe even build a small air conditioned and heated "office" up there. Couldnt think of a better place to go to get some peace and quiet.
I'm voting for Nobles suggestion too. I've always wanted tower like that where I coud sit in the mornings or evenings, drink coffee and look out over the creek swamp.
What a waste to drop it.
Heck Norm, you would be able to see all the way to Colorado from up there and wave to folks in North Dakota.
Get the 50 dollar car. :)
EZ
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Norm, You should keep it and get yourself a Rapunzel!
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Norm, before you spend money buying cables, chains, or hiring others, I have a better idea...
Spend the money instead on a Barrett 50 cal, and a few hundred rounds of ammo. Shoot the blocks out and let it collapse onto it self.
At the end of the day, the silo is down, and you have a new toy, oops I mean tool that you can keep!
Besides, I'm not sure if a shotgun slug would do it, but a 50 sure would...
<grin>
Yea, but Patty's up there now! :o
Well, she's gotta come down sometime, doesn't she??! Shoot it then!
Fill it with water and use it as a pool for the Summer then let it freeze during the Iowa winter,and then after the Spring thaw......
...ram it with EZ's $50 car :D
Think of how much fun it would be to make an elevator with a hand powered winch 8) With a good rest, you could pick off coyotes in the next county with your .50. ;D
Hey Norm, if ya fill it with water ya think ya can get Patty to let ya get some of these?
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Holy cow I'm keeping it if she does!
Like this one Scott. ;D
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If you think your shoulder would be sore with 00 buckshot it'll fall off taking it down with 50 caliber, well that and the shells are kind of pricey.
I've given up on doing it today, the wind is gusting around 35-40 and too dangerous for my taste. It has steel bands on the outside, I tried hooking a chain to one hoping it would cut through it but just popped it instead. I'm scared of heights so the observation tower idea is out but if you guys would like to have it for yourselves I'll gladly give it to you for the cost of freight....and incidentals. ;)
The racket from that toy...er...tool might gather some unwelcome attention from the law :D :D
Dream on Jeff..... ::)
I asked Norm why it was me up in that tower and not him. He said it was because I was so beautiful. Now how can you argue with that sound logic! :D
Norm,
It will be a while before Rapunzel has enough hair to let down.
Better yet, whip up some home made spaghetti, then tell Rapunzel dinner will be
served when the silo is on the ground.
My thought is she's ready to go ;)
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The clay tile silo I took down still had the steel cap on top but the tiles were rotten and flaking off but it took 2 boxes of 00 buckshot 12 gauge and I shot from the hip . Went up a few layers ,left all the bands on and just started shooting it apart ,working my way towards the half way mark and it fell just like a tree and not straight down , dug a hole next to it and pushed it in ,put the gravel in and then the black dirt and had a nice hill when I was done . I dont think your tiles look as rotten as the one I had because I didnt dare drive anywhere near the silo I had .
You can atleast take a few shots and see how rotten the tiles are but once you shoot out that one special tile out it will come a crashing over .
Maybe a 10 gauge might be the ticket . You will be suprised after a few shots . You guys be careful down there .
Could always use a few scoops of tile for structure in the bluegill hole ;D
List it on ebay that you will spray paint anything on the silo to the highest bidder just before filming it being rammed by EZ's 50$ car ! Might make the tonight show with that one 8)
Norm, you're my hero. Nice Barrett!!! <grin>
Tell you what - you ought to throw a BBQ "Silo busting" party, and the price of admission for everybody is to bring 20 shells - 15 for them to shoot in your 50 and 5 for you and Patty.
Betcha that silo would be on the ground in no time and you'd have ammo left over...
I'm too chicken and don't have any insurance on the backhoe so I'm going to go with UB's and Scott's advice and have some friends over next weekend to blast it apart. By then I'll the barn mess cleaned up and burned so I can just push it into the hole and bury it. Hopefully I can get some pictures of it going down.
Thanks for everyones advice. :)
I would watch out for ricochets when you shoot at the blocks. That would end the day on a bad note.
Thanks Alot Mr Mom.
They use backhoes like that to tear houses down around here. I would just start at the top or as high as I could reach with that backhoe and tear it down. Knock the tiles into the center so they are not coming down toward the backhoe. I would be more worried about a ricochet killing someone than a little damage to that backhoe.
With the 50 calibur there should be zero richochets. Those shells should scream right through both sides I am thinking.
The back hoe is way too precious to sacrifice for a stupid old silo. My vote is for the big gun party!
Quote from: Norm on May 28, 2006, 05:25:22 PM
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If you think your shoulder would be sore with 00 buckshot it'll fall off taking it down with 50 caliber, well that and the shells are kind of pricey.
It's cracking me up that the gun's in the KITCHEN!!!!! :D :D :D
Scrambled eggs anyone? Oh...don't mind the gun. Just move dat outta the way and sit yourself down at the bar. :D :D :D
A guy I know who was a sniper in Vietnam let me shoot one of those .50's before...practically knocked my shoulder into the next county, but sure was fun. ;D
Norm, be careful!
Hmmmmmm....My good friend Mr. Barrett....heckuva fine firearm!
I do believe that it would be more than sufficient for removing numerous tiles with each individual round, and with the kinetic energy that those rounds have, please please please be SURE of your line of fire, and that there isn't ANYTHING within half a mile that could possibly be harmed should a round go errant.
I would also suggest a small berm to shoot from, so that you shoot down into the base of the silo, further protecting the path of the round, so that it's as safe as possible without negatively impacting the operation.
Hmmmm....Operation Silo Smash.....has a nice ring to it I think!
Alternatively, you might contact the local National Guard unit to see if they'd like to use it as a demolition project exercise for their troopers, law enforecement might be interested as well.
They get training, and you get it dropped for free!
How neat would that be?
The backhoes' reach is 22' the silo is at least 40'. Stetched out I'd be right next to it, odds of wearing a 40# block from 40' up is darn good.
We live out in the bonnies and there is nothing down range. It'll go right through the silo and hit in our bottom crick area. 00 buckshot and slugs don't richochet, they don't have enough umph behind them to do it after hitting soft clay tiles.
Jeez guys where's your sense of adventure.... this is lots safer than my first idea of nitrogen and diesel fuel. ;D
DanG, this is almost worth a drive to Iowa to save the fair Patty from the Tower before the seige of Bangor begins!
Lost the last post I made. DanG
I like the shooting plan. Gonna convince dem neighbors their wild suspicions were right all along ;D
I'd suggest a backstop in the silo to keep from blasting out tile on two sides, just to keep the notch for a directional fall intact. Thinking that blasting tile on two sides might not cause directional fall, and the silo just settling down a few inches or feet at a time (which would give more shooting time :) ). A few barn timbers or boards piled in to stop the bullets from exiting would seem to give more control.
Get the princess out first, however.
Sounds like a party, for sure. Any excuse for a party, is my motto too.
Must be an Iowa thing.
"Prairie Poodle Pounder"
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Its not gonna make as big of dent as the 50, but i would love to take pictures for you.
I do have a 50cal. but its a muzzle loader, we would be there all day.
Cool gun . What is it? It looks like a fine gun for varmit shooting. ;)
We certainly do enjoy and appreciate your helpful hints. Especially the ones on safety. One thing to remember is we are pretty rural folks here. Norm and his friends have shot guns since they were knee high to a grasshopper; and safety is ingrained into them. How else would I trust them to hunt with my sons. We will be careful for sure. ;)
One other mention. I have the look out view thing taken care of Tom and Noble. Once I get down from this stupid tower I will be able to take advantage of them! :D Our house sits on up the hill from the silo about 50 yards or so, and the 2nd story has windows in each direction. From these rooms one can see for miles around. My loft/office is in one of these rooms, I look out and can see all the way into the next town, 8 miles away. It is way cool. On the 4th of July you can see the fireworks going off from a dozen small towns around us. It is a sight to behold. 8) We built the house way up high to catch these magnificent views and have enjoyed it trememdously.
The party will be Buckshot BBQ! Bring your own 12 guage! 8)
Norm / Patty: I just wish that I was closer.... not only for the party but also because we all think alike.
Enjoy!
Scott
I found two videos on google on shooting silos down. The first one looks a lot like Norm and Patty's silo, it does not come down in the video. The second video does come down in the video.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2970024528930812989
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6663139463176653868
Do you really want to destroy this silo?, it's a icon and looks in great condition and majestic--nah, leave it up please!!!
Richard
I think a lottery on who gets to shoot first, second, third.... then when everybody has taken a shot start all over again... who ever fires the shot that brings it down wins the pool of money ;D
Is there a military base near there? Maybe they would love the practice on a "live" target?
you could make medievel artillary! a huge trebuchet to smash it down with big boulders!
Maybe they would love the practice on a "live" target?
So what are you saying here GOI, shoot at the beautiful lady in distress up in the tower? I am not so sure about this idea.....
Paschale, what is even funnier....I never even gave the "gun in the kitchen" a second thought....Seemed like a natural spot for it!
I was helping some folks move some aquariums out of our old house. I had to get the snow shovel out to move all the brass casings that had collected there from previous shoots. ::) The upper deck was a perfect place to shoot from, almost like you were shooting from a tree stand. The patio below though was always covered in brass. When you live there you really don't notice it so much until strangers come by and are gaping at all the empty shell casings. :D
I bet when word filtered down to the proper element in town they decided that it was one place they DID NOT want to try to rob.
Yep! Norm keeps the rumor alive about that crazy old man who lives by the cemetary!
To this day our son's friends are afraid to stop over unless they call ahead. They've heard about the crazy old man who shoots first, and then doesn't even bother to ask questions later. ;)
Silo shoot...hmmm...sounds a lot more exciting than our Sunday metallic silhouette shoots. ;D Appears weapons that make big holes are the choice.
I sawed out a cannon carriage for a civil war reenactor few years ago...wonder iffen he would let me borrow his cannon to help out a neighbor next weekend?
Watch out for that crazy fringe group SSP...Society for Silo Preservation. :D :D
Have fun...and take lotsa pics for those of us that will never get to experience taking down a silo. ;D
If you need a cannon a friend of mine was building one i could see if he has his made.
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
My boss is sending me to TN next weekend.........
Think he'll notice if I detour to Iowa for a party ???
Really wish ya weren't taking it down, but since ya are, I'd LOVE to be there!!!! ;D 8)
Ok this just does not seem right. I'm excited about being invited to a BBQ that requires firearms.
The wife and I are going to get a sitter and go out to dinner before the big event. We havent been out alone since the company christmas party last december.
Thanks for the invite Patty and Norm!!
Tony and Dee
RichlandSawyer, I'm nomintating you as the official Forum Photog! ;) Make sure you get a pic of the fair maiden Patty on that 50 caliber. :)
Can we start a pool on how many shots it will take to bring it down?
I'm getting so excited about this that I could...[admin edit]
Ya know, I like the cannon idea too...
Norm, do you know anybody that has any cannons? I used to know a machinist in Austin, Texas that made them out of govt surplus howitzer barrells. A 1lb coffee can filled with cement fit the bore perfectly.
A cannon sure would go well with the Barrett...
Scott
Glad to hear you can make it up Tony, I can just hear the conversation around the water cooler. "So watchya doin this weekend, oh going up to a silo shoot." :D
Cannons do hold a certain appeal...well actually a lot of appeal but I'm pretty busy this week so I'll just have to go with the light armory instead. ;D
I have actually watched what I think is the best way to Safely take down a silo. You have to put one hole in the side then go to the other side which is the siliage hole and wrpe a cable from the middle of the cable aroung and both ends through the hole and out the silaiage hole. Now hook that to your dozer or what ever has the power nad pull. The cable or chain will cut the far side away from you and it will collasp away from you. It works I have seen it done personnly.
Well Norm sorry to say it wont be the strangest conversation we've ever had. I work with a very "interesting and unique" group of guys.
Thanks for the appointment Jeff, I'll have some video to send you after it hits the ground. Along with the digital stills.
just_sawing,
That sounds like a very safe and sensible way to bring down a silo and maybe we should consider......AW heck what am i saying lets just SHOOT THE DanG THING DOWN!!!!!!
We were on a 500 yard range firing a 50 cal. There was a block house about half way down that was going to be removed so we decided to shoot it down. Each person got two bursts of three rounds before the next person got his turn. I don't remember how many rounds we fired, but it was not all that many before that house was a pile of rubble. The house was small...maybe 20'x 20'.
I would worry some about ricochet while shooting at rounded, hard tiles. Especially with a bullet with the range of a 50 cal. I have a buddy in Texas City( Ron Freshour) that builds a shoulder fired 50 cal from scratch and I'm amazed at their long range accuracy.
Quinton
You are all gun toting crazy ;D----LEAVE IT UP!!!!!
Now where's the fun in that! :D
I would just LOVE that in my backyard-----(waiting for comments) ?! :(
If you want to build a cannon this guy has all of the details.
http://www.buckstix.com/HowitzerBarrel.htm
If you could close up the base and start filling it with water I bet it would only take a 4-5 ft before it blew out the sides. Or better yet but a few feet of water inside than start shooting!
Here's an even BETTER idea!
How about getting a used Russian Tank to blast that thing down! Or, you could just drive the tank through it and have a blast running it over and over and over!
http://www.tankride.com/Sales.html
American Rifleman had plans on how to build a mortar some 40 years ago. I know of a person, who may know a person, who may have made said mortar. Propellant was much more than that old black stuff. Bore was exactly sized for a concrete filled Slitz can (no flimsy aluminum in the good ole days). ;D Sometimes the mortar round had a little extra kick built in. Krummmup. ;D ;D
We may have to get the Goodyear blimp on the scene for aerial camera coverage, as this sounds like the most excitement to happen in Iowa for a long, long time. 8) 8) 8)
My son Brett and I went over to the house on our lunch time to see what a slug from a 12 gauge would do. Wow it just made it through the outer layer, even two shots almost in the same spot didn't make it through a block much less to the other side. We looked inside the block and the slug looked like a ragged piece of paper. Got back to work and ordered a case of slugs and 1000 rounds of fmj .223. The rounds for the .50 are armor piercing so I'm guessing they'll have no trouble with it but ya never know. The .50 just doesn't ricochet from my experience with it. It just bulls it's way through.
Larry I think you should talk the Mrs' into a field trip to Iowa. Tell her you want to check out a WM mill or something, we'll surprise her when you get here. ;D
The feed back I've gotten from most people I've asked over was dead silence while I explained what I'm up to and then a heck yes. :D
Back when I was young and foolish (foolisher :D) and in the military, we usta shoot into a concrete curb.........just like a street curb......firing on a kd (1000 inch as I recall, but it's been many years) range with fmj .223s. This was after we had gotten bored shooting at the targets. They would literally tear the hail out of the concrete; can't believe it wouldn't do the same to tile...........
Hey Norm,
One more cray-zee idea before you blow that there silo away -
How about inviting the local fire department over to see if they can take it out with the deck gun on their apparatus? I have personally tore apart houses with a 250 psi, smoothbore hose stream from a 1000-gpm engine, we just got two brand new trucks and both are 1500-gpm units, I bet that the local boys would love to crank 'em up and see if they can blow apart a silo with just water.
Amazing how Destruction is more popular then Construction
everyone knows no tree is safe with a new sawmill around
now there will be no safe Silo's in Iowa ........
Its amazing how much interest a silo can get ... I have been following this from the start . How I would like to be there and take a few shots at it ... and see it come down . I always like seeing those old buildings get blown up on the tube , how they place all that TNT and push this little wee button and BOOM . Seeing those buildings crumble up onto themselves is just to much .
I have one over at the farm and a good friend of mine on here is trying hard to get me to convert it into a pool . I have not put that option aside yet .. just need to build a house , get a new shop up and fix the barn for the horses , and get a chicken coupe ready before I think anything of the silo . ;D
Marcel
you better place guards around that Silo
once they are done in Iowa they will be looking :D
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No way they can bring it down now. :D
That'll take some pretty good shootin to lay lead in that logo. :)
How'd that John Deere get in der? ???
I dont see no John Deere!
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Norm i'll be bringing 22-250, what do you think FMJ or MJ hollow point. This is great i need more brass for hand loading so its a great excuse to burn up some factory loads. Maybe i'll just try both. My "Prairie Poodle Pounder" will be shooting the flies off the blocks and your 50 will be shooting the blocks off the flies.
P.S. you may want to start alittle earlier in the day to get it down before dark.
A method used to drop large tall chimneys here in the UK before the common use of explosives, and still used by some where explosives are not suitable, is as follows. Use a pneumatic hammer to puncture the wall on the side you wish the building to fall, then chock the wall up with hardwood chocks, ie 6x6 or 8x8 until they tightly support the wall, carry on with this process, section by section, ensuring that all chocks and wedges are tight, as well as doing this fill up the cavity with dry timber and old tires. Having cut away just over half way round and re enforced the cut area with chocks. Go to the rear of the building and puncture a hole to act as an air vent. Pile dry timber and tires up against the timber supports[chocks] pour diesel over and fire it. Then stand back, due to the intense heat generated the supporting timber will burn and eventually collaps, bringing down the silo
AOM
Heck it would be quicker to just hook a chain around the chocks and then to that deere and give it a tug and then drive away as the building follows in a horizontal sort of way.
How drunk do you have to get the guy who is inside that thing knocking out the tiles that support it and wedging peices of wood and tires in its place? :o :o
Am I the only person who is saying DON'T DO IT !!! ???? :( :(
No. I voted for it to be used for a lookout tower and a place to relax in the am and pm with a cup of coffee and a sweet roll. You could see for miles. I wish I had one on my place.
Quote from: getoverit on May 31, 2006, 10:16:12 PM
How drunk do you have to get the guy who is inside that thing knocking out the tiles that support it and wedging peices of wood and tires in its place? :o :o
I doubt anybody would be inside doing that even if he were drunk but who knows?
OK---Tom's with me----WHO ELSE !!!---we should have a poll---so HOLD OFF YOUR FIREPOWER
Tom, you could probably see your place from up there if yer eyes are good enough. :D Trouble is, I'm like Norm, I don't deal with heights too well.
what a great place to watch sunrises, sunsets, traffic in the distance, agricultural planes, farmers tilling fields. I have a mirror telescope that would let me read newspapers at the stand in town from up there. It might even reach the Beach!
Contrary to popular belief Iowa is not flat, You're gonna need to be higher then 40 feet up to see more then your own backyard. Also if you did turn it into an elevated patio and your insurance guy found out you would no longer have home owners insurance. I would love to see it stay and be used but these old structures can be very dangerous. I have a clay tile farrowing house that is now a wood shop (i'll post some pictures in the morning) so some of these old structures can have modern uses if properly maintained but a 40 foot tall stack of clay tile is an accident waiting to happen.
I think I mentioned this before, but apparranntly I need to say it again. My second story windows sit up higher than the silo, I have views from every direction, and I enjoy them daily. The silo is not necessary for view watching.
This farm was a rental farm for over 50 years before we purchased it. It was run down and neglected, with virtually zero up keep all those years. The old buildings were poorly constucted to begin with and were rat infested shacks when we moved here. The old house was full of coons and awful varmits. In the 5 years we have owned this farm, it has flourished. Down came the old shacks, away went the rats, and we replaced them with items of beauty, such as my house. We tore down fences, cleaned up huge piles of garbage. I believe every tenant on this farm used the place as their personal dump. This farm is a living place and it has done well under our watch. It was dying when we bought it, and now it is alive and well, and Norm & I reap the benefits daily with the beauty she gives back. When the last old barn came down, we discovered a scene we had never had the opportunity to see....we now can enjoy the crick line and all the pretty trees, that were formerly blocked from us. When the silo comes down, it will open up another view that has been denied to us. Silos and barns are not God's work. Trees and creeks, and hill are. I choose to see the trees rather than broken down old buildings that have outlived their usefulness. If any of you want the silo, it is yours for the taking, but it must be gone before Saturday.
I live on the prairie just over 100 miles straight north of Norm and Patty. I have 3 silos, two of them still working. The two that are still working are 60 feet tall and the other is 50 feet tall. I have climbed to the top of each of them countless times every year that I can remember. I have a lot of memories of those silos, NONE of them good.
The 14 x 60 is normally filled with haylege and the chute that you have to climb up to go inside is very dusty and full of fine haylege. Every step you take loosens some of that crap and the updraft blows it right up your nose. The birds like to roost in the top and there are bird droppings all over. In the winter when it is very cold, those silos make an erie cracking sound. When they are empty, there is usually a very foul smelling mash in the bottom or just stagnant water if they have been empty for some time. All in all, a very nasty place.
On the other hand, both Iowa and Southern MN are good places to watch the sunrise and sunsets from just about anyplace. We don't have all that much traffic to watch and we have a pretty good view from just about anyplace except for where all those Dang trees are filling up the prairies. :D
Because of the silage acids, most of those old concrete stave and especially those old clay tile silos are in poor structural shape.
So I say, shoot, beat, and push away at that old eyesore. Blow it up if you have to, but get rid of it. 8) 8) 8)
There was a man around here that would take down those old silos for a few hundred dollars, don't remember just how much. But he had to get cash in advance because when he arrived in his little car, took a maul out of the trunk, and in about a half hour the silo was down, some people thought they were cheated because it looked so easy. Yes, it has some danger, but overall just like taking a tree down when you don't care about the wood.
Well, OK, Patty,
Nothing nicer than a neat and clean farmstead 8) I was always impressed with the neat farms and small towns in Iowa :) You can keep the cold winds though.
I remember once when a buddy of mine and I climbed up an old concrete stave silo (that we were told to stay away from). We got almost to the top with him in front of me when he disturbed a wasp nest :o He passed me on the way down and we both had a bunch of painful whelps :(
Tear that sucker down. As much as I love guns and stuff that goes BOOM, I'd sure think about starting it by knocking holes and finishing with a LONG cable.
Here are the pictures of my clay tile shop.
We chased out the baby pigs and cleaned it up alittle
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I bought this brand new jointer at an auction for $400, its a 10 inch grizzly can anyone tell me how much they are new
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Its a real pit right now but thats means somebodys been working in there.
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Inside dimension is 18' x 36' ceiling is 11' in the center
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When i bought this my wife asked "what does it do?" i told her it drills square holes, her response "what else does it do?"
Can you drill square holes,,I didnt think so.
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The homebuilt cyclone works fantastic!! I've emtied that can a dozen times and there is barely a handfull of dust in the collector bag.
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Hey RS,
Nice shop ;) ;) ;)
A NEW Grizz 10" for $400.00 ??? ??? ;D ;D
That was a pretty good deal...does that have knives or is it a spiral cut?????
If your silo is still standing, you won't need Amish to come take that down.
You should contact the Iowa Business Materials Exchange:
http://www.iowalifechanging.com/business/exchange.html
Nearly all state exchanges are under Federal mandate to reduce waste and C&D reuse is a real hot item these days. I'm sure they will be happy to list your silo and an insured company or individual will come and take your silo away (and maybe even pay you a buck or two).
That's a pretty nice shop. That 10" Grizzly is well over a grand, good deal. I have an 8" Grizz that I really like.
Just to mention a similarity - there's a few houses in my area that are pretty cheaply made, ranch homes with vinyl siding. Right next to them there's a 2- or 3-bay garage that's brick or stone veneer, and I wonder why the people don't build the cheapo garage and make the house brick or stone? I don't get it. Anyway i like the clay tile shop.
Did you come up with that cyclone yourself or from a set of plans? I would like an alternative to what I'm using now, which is a 2-hp 2-bagger single stage unit that fills up after two or three boards through the planer. I can't afford a full blown new cyclone unit. Yours looks like it hooks up in tandem with a smaller bag unit?
Engineer, the plans came from Wood magazine. I'm headed to work right now but i'll check later and let you know the month and year of the issue. There published design left out an important detail but was caught be us readers with nothing better to do and the redesign was in the following months issue. The design change increased airflow by about 230cfm. In my younger days as an electrician in a chemical plant we built cyclones like this that sat directly on top of a 55 gallon drum. That way we could clean up product without having it go all the way to the dust collector and then retrieving it
Norm I am a little confussed by your post above. Are you going to take this silo down with just the 50 cal. ? or with other ammo? You said you order a case of slugs and a 1000 rouds for the .223? So which caliber is going to be used? I am so hoping it is the 50 cal. !!!! I can't wait to see the video of it!!
~TG~
Engineer
I finaly found the issue, its called "best-ever workshops" and its from december 2001. The modification to the inlet neutral vane was in the april 2002 issue #141. I'm pretty sure they have the plans on there websight.
I'm too excited to sleep!!!
All the cameras are charged, the rifle is packed and the truck is full of diesel.
Lets take it down now.
RichlandSawyer,
This type of offer really does not happen too often, if ever :o
Excitement is expected ;)
Patty and Norm are doing the right thing by bring down the silo and barn.
The view to the East is outstanding, and has more value than the old structures.
When I was 16 my summer job was to take down a 100 x 300 Dairy Barn with an attached wooden silo that was 16 x 50.
I used a 200' 1 inch cable and a bunch of chain to pull the center posts out in one big pull. ;D
This is so exciting! The big day has arrived! 8)
Good luck you guys!! 8) 8)
I would check to see if those clay tile have any collector value. The kind of round clay tile used for field drainage, are bring $5 at flea markets.
For $5 a tile, it might be worth digging up the fields around Iowa to dredge a million or so up (but that would depress the market :D ). I recall the guys who would work all day long laying tile on my Dad's Iowa farm and for other area farms. They were brothers, and would usually stay at the farm where they worked. All digging by hand. One would dig the first depth, the other would follow and dig another level further down, then the first would dig the third level down and the second would clean the bottom of the ditch with a scoop like a slip. Then a hook was used to lay in the tile, then some felt over the joint, followed by dirt. Seemed it was up to the farmer to plow the ditch closed. Amazing how many tile these two would lay in a day, but the figures escape my memory at the moment. The tiling spades were about 16-18" long and about 5" wide.
Anyway, tempting to jump in the car and take off for Norm and Patty's farm in Iowa, but this sewing machine on the quilting machine 'ain't workin yet. Goin at this slow and easy without directions. 8) Guess I will sit on the deck this evening and listen for the 'thunder' in the West.
Too bad we didn't get the Piggy Roast Webcam set up to watch this. :D
Y'all are probably shootin' up a storm right now! Can't wait to see pics, and hear all about it. 8)
We won't start until 6:00PM or so, I went out and bermed a bunch of dirt on the downward side so if anything gets through it the dirt will stop it from going any further. It's just been hotter than heck out today, no wind and temps in the upper 80's with full sun. I came in to recupe from too much sun.A couple of neighbors have seen that the old barn is down and asked if we were going to take the silo down too. One guy used to rent the farm until we bought it and said how dangerous he always thought it was. Good to see it going down was his comment.
it's 7pm here on the east coast.. I can almost hear them 50cal shots being fired now :)
They must have been shooting towards the east. :o I think I heard a few 50cal rounds go over my farm here in Ky. ;)
there is a new Forestry Forum Pay Per View Link
don't you have it ?
Hope it's down, as they are gonna get wet any moment now.
Maybe they will post us some pics when they come in outta da rain. :)
Their probably eatin sweet corn and drinkin barley pop and admiring whatever it is they did and probably talking about the fact that they are having such a good time that we can jest wait. Don't blame em a bit. :)
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Before
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A computer enhanced image of what the silo most likely looks like now.
Here's hoping that everyone is safe. :)
I have thought all day if anyone took Becky the Belgian off the farm down there before all the boom boom . I guess I missed my chance to have me a nice belgian ;D
Jeff here is the picture you requested.
Patty on the BIG GUN.
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Silo up
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Silo down!!!!
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Redneck Wrecking Crew
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Dee and I had a great time. Norm and Patty we cant say thank you enough for inviting us. I hooked the video to the tv and we have watched it 5 times already and i cant stop laughing.
8) 8)
OK you guys!!
Tell us what happened.
Did Patty drop it with one shot?
Left eyed, right handed Patty!
Well a good time was had by all...we really enjoyed meeting Tony and his wife, Dee.
Tony and Dee, Brett (our son) and his friends, and a few of our friends were there for the silo shoot. What a blast! The boys took several shots, first the 45's came out and they barely pierced the first layer, a couple shells even got stuck in the first tile layer. Then some bigger guns...AK's , 223's , 30-30, AR's, it was a regular gun fest. 8) Tony had a really cool 22-250 ?? It was a souped up 22, way cool gun, when he started to plink away everybody took notice! Then holes started to penetrate through, and you could see the blasts against the back side. After about 30 minutes of that, Norm brought out the old 50. My goodness! :o We were shocked when the first shell didn't penetrate through the back wall. The guys took turns shooting the 50, and about 12 shells later the silo came straight down, just like you see on TV! We were pumped! If there had been another silo on the farm it would've been toast! Over all I think it only took about 45 minutes to drop it. I wish Tony could show you the video, it is awesome. :o
Although I did not shoot, my ears are still ringing and I can still feel the reprecusions from the big 50 being blasted. Tony had me pose with the gun, just for grins and giggles. Yea Tom, I am left eyed and right handed...it is a drag. I have alot of trouble with eye hand coordination. Sports are impossible for me, why heck, it took years for me to learn to tie my shoes! That's why I like those elastic shoe laces that you don't have to tie. ::)
Becky has been off visiting her boyfriend this past month. ;) We felt while she was gone, it would be a good time to do some demolition. I learned yesterday that she didn't take, so I guess she'll be there for another cycle. We miss having her around.
:o Wow Patty! You are seriously looking good behind that gun!!
That is awesome! 8) 8)
We sure did have fun, Roxie. It was funny, I went to town to the little gas station/grocery store/restaurant& hardware store to buy some ice Saturday afternoon before the big shoot. Holy cow, Bangor was the talk of the town. All 6 people were gabbing about the big cat sighting, and about some crazy folks gonna shoot down a silo! Word had gotten out about the shoot, but I guess they didn't know it was us having it. After all the hullabaloo and the guns were silent, there was a line of cars and pick ups driving by on the road about a mile below our farm. Someone said the noise brought 'em out, but folks around hewre are pretty much used to guns blazing...we decided they were all out looking to see the big cat.
Nice job! 8) Years ago I had a 22-250, what a woodchuck gun - Win. mod. 70 varmit, 10x scope - Off a bench, 200 yards, 3 shots you could cover with a dime - Next to 0 recoil, unlike that .50 - What a cannon - ;D
Wow what a great time! I'll say it went pretty much as planned. I'd bermed up the backside with plenty of dirt so if any rounds made it through they'd not go any further, we all commented that made us feel much safer knowing that. My son brought over some friends of his to shoot clay pidgeons and then follow up with demolition. His one buddy had a .45 that had problems even getting through the clay tiles.
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I had told myself the first richochet and we were stopping but nothing richocheted. Brett put a line of paint on the row we wanted out and most of the damaged was done with .223. I'd bought a case of surplus nato rounds and I think we went through about 200 at this point. We also used deer slugs but the 30 round clips were much better.
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Tony had a .22-250 round that I'd never seen fired before. Very impressive load, and everyone noticed when it was fired. Finally at this point I got out the .50 and took turns shooting a couple of rounds each. I really didn't expect it to come down so quick. I think we'd shot about 15 rounds when it came down. Tony has some great video he caught of the last three shots that did it. The .50 doesn't really kick as hard as expected. You could see each person set himself for the recoil and then afterwards go "that wasn't as bad as I expected".
Afterwards we had some adult beverages and bbq, talked until dark. Loaded Tony up with his first red oak cut on a wm by the lights of my tractor. A couple of old high school buddies stayed and we reminisced about how crazy we used to be and how old and staid we are now.
Patty,
That big cat made the news over here.
For those that have not heard about the big cat, it's claimed to be a Mountain Lion.
Norm,
Nice photos ;D
Yea Al, the dnr said it took down a deer on a farm about 5 miles from our place. We are thinking it is the same cat the gal video taped a couple years ago up on the ridge behind our place. I am guessing with all the shooting going on last night, that cat is long gone by now!
Tony setting himself for the first shot.
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Notice how far back everyone stands. The back blast from the .50 is impressive.
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I'm looking forward to getting a copy of that video so I can get some clips up! 8)
OK! I think RichlandSawyer is messing with me. Sent me three emails with video clips of the festivities, Tee third email came and was title money shot. Cool! This was it! NO ATTACHMENT! :D
TONY!! WHERE ARE YOU?? :D
DOWN SHE GOES!!!
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Chew on this while i resend the video
Awsome!
Wow! that was fun.
Norm. Now get the metal detector out and find the .50 rounds that took her down. :D
Oh yea, it was truley AWESOME! 8)
Cool! Great shots Tony. :)
Tom I couln't believe that .50 would not go all the way through. I still felt better knowing there was a big pile of dirt behind it though. :)
odd how the chute crumbled independently off the silo.
looks like you folks had a 'smashing' good time. first time here in a while, i go to the images to find anything cool, the first thing to catch my eye was norms silo, then patty with big gun, then pile of rubble. remember a while back norm mentioning taking down the silo someday, i guess the rest writes itself, but i read thru the thread anyway. interesting and entertaining. thanks!
if i can find the pics of how we removed a pair of concrete silos ill post them, warning you now they arent even close as entertaning as the ones posted here allready! allthough they will fit.
im happy to see the silo went in honorable fashon. nothing but the best for that old relic.
Somehow, the expression " way cool" just seems inadequate to describe this project!
Congrats on a novel way to combine "work" and "Pleasure"!
Scott
Yep
SPECTACULAR Photos!!
Just wait til ya see the video!! I got it. I gotta step out this afternoon, but I'm going to work on it when I get home. We'll brand it for the forum and add some titles so a bunch of other websites dont try to steal it from us! Its spectacular! We need to do this one up right! Great job guys! What fun! And our appointed forum photographer gets an A+!!!! 8)
Thanks for the Fun Norm and Patty!
That was SWEET 8) 8) 8) 8)
I wish I could have been there................
Jeff is right the video is hilarious, i've got it up on the screen and i just keep watching it over and over. I cant stop laughing!
Here is the profile of the blocks from the silo.
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I wanted to send out a warning!!! If you ever get to Norm and Patty's dont let norm sucker you into seeing the WoodMizer.
I fell hook line and sinker! He made me run the controls while he got to offload. Then when it was all cut he made me take it home and sticker it in my shop. Just look at all the space its taking up. What a nightmare.
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Just a friendly warning....be cautious!!!
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:D :D :D :D That Norm is just too nice a guy. Good looking lumber.
Finally!!!!!! I've been waiting for pictures.Now you have a nice view.
O.K. here we go, THe movie will play in 3 parts. I have part one ready to go. I gotta warn ya, if you dont have broad band it may be quite a wait. Over 13 megs.
I will be sure to have a couple of brief clips later on in the full members section for those with slow connects.
PART ONE! (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3882369705778360358)
8) 8) 8)
Great Job, Jeff, and Tony. I'm digging the intro. Can't wait for the next installment.... ;D
In the video there is a scene with two bullets side by side, the one on the left is a 22-250 and the one on the right is a 50 cal. armor piercing. Just a glimpse of things to come.
P.S. Norm i've got some fealers out trying to line up another silo. (wink wink)
It's Time to tell you about
PART TWO!! (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7903918729355156052)
8) Wow, you people were having way too much fun.
Man this is fun!!!
I feel like I was right there with them... cant wait for part 3 !!!
I think too many people are trying to watch part 2. ;D Keeps telling me it's not available...I guess we gotta take a number.
I'm next, guys! ;D
Hopefully part 3 will be up before too long. the first two are pretty slow but things really get going in the last one.
Two Sundays ago we had are own silo show, bringing down a 500 ft tall Nuke cooling tower with 4 ft. walls. It took about 3000lbs of Nitro sticks to bring this tower down in about 15 seconds, took 2 years to build.
i'm guessing you werent standing 50' away when it went down. What a rush. believe me the video and the pictures just dont do justice to size of that silo. Its no 500 footer though.
That was spectacular!! 8)
And I am still waiting for Part One to load. If you just scroll thru the stills you can see it go down and then back up again.
Nice view now. :D
I'm a working on 3 now, actuall my part is done. My computer is not set up for video editing and its a little slow when it comes to compiling the little extras at the end. THis is the biggest of all of them. Its at about 25% compiled, then I have to upload it. I'll keep at it until its done. :)
What was the "downfall" of the chute? It appears to be missing in the early pics. Was it blasted off first, or did the barn razing take it off?
Just curious. :)
Really appreciate the effort put into getting us the videos. Thanks
Beenthere.. you should have beenthere!!! The shute met its demise at the hands of the track hoe before the shootin' began.
PART THREE IS READY TO SEE! (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3581129817896662154)
Awesome Awesome Awesome wish I'd a "beenthere" Awesome
To quote an unidentified voice off camera:
"That was AWESOME!"
8)
Excellent job Jeff. Thanks for doing the editing. Everytime i hear patrick yell "YOU HURT HIM BAD" i have to laugh out loud.
Its interesting this silo came straight down and mine fell like a tree but the job got done and looks like a fun time !
So glad Becky the Belgian was at her boyfriends , she might not know the place back when she gets home with the barn and silo gone . ;D
I'm speechless!! 8) 8) 8)
What a GREAT JOB! Excellent cinematography.....Excellent shooting! 8)
AND Excellent Editing by Jeff B. Cecil B. De Milo!! :D :D :D
That is just too cool that y'all shared that with us!! 8)
Cool! That's the first time I've seen it since Tony recorded it. Patty and I watched it this morning and still have a big smile. Great job on the recording Tony, I really appreciate being able to have the video.
Thank you Jeff for all your hard work getting it set up on Google, I'd never been able to do it. I really think you've missed your calling in life though, after watching this I'll bet Ron Howard will be calling. :)
WOW! Tony & Jeff did a fantastic job! Thanks so much you guys. :) :)
The rush of air and dust when it came down was pretty cool. Notice how everything blows off the table when the gun shoots. You could feel the percussion from the gun 10 feet behind the shooter. When Danny's little brother took the first shot (of the final series) notice we all took a step back. By the time the silo came down, look at how far back we were from him!! Poor kid was left way up front to face the silo alone! :D :D The most vocal guy you keep hearing is Patrick. He is an old friend from WAY back. We bring him along for comic relief. :D
Thanks again to Jeff and to Tony. We could not have shared this event without you guys. IT was AWESOME!
Having shot the Barrett once, in the Marines, there's a reason that it has a muzzle brake.
The round is SO powerful, that, if it DIDN'T have that brake to deflect some of the gas release, you'd end up on your back about 15 feet from where you started, and it would likely break your shoulder from the recoil, even with the mechanical action of the bolt group.
It's a fantastic firearm, and I will get me one someday.....just on principle!
SD
Well Done by all involved! A well planned and docummented project from start to finish. It even fell in a pile for ease of clean-up.
Norm & Patty, I can now see your new business venture "Bangor" Silos Demolition, LLC ;)
Funny you should mention that Scott. We were driving yesterday and I could not help but scann barnyards looking for old silos. :D
Awesome job !!!
Thanks to all who helped share this experience with us all !
This thread has to go into the FF Hall of Fame. Damsel in distress, heavy firepower, green tractor, and the demise of a ratty old silo...who could ask for more. :)
Thanks to all the participants for taking the time, and putting forth the effort to share. 8) 8) 8)
Now, anybody else have a silo that needs to come down? Them Iowa Silo Busters may be getting restless. ;D
I was just reading Larry's inventory of what all was included in this thread and we forgot the most important part.
BBQ!!!
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13138/Norm%20cooking.jpg)
Hey! That's not NORM cooking!! I prefer Norm's method of BBQ. :D :D
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/archives/animals1/barbqueboy.jpg)
You mean this guy? Norm just didn't want to embarrass old Tony, seeming since it was his first visit and all.... :D :D
Bet it is hard to keep the ticks off of ya wearing one of those :o
Now I didn't expect to see THAT!!!!
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Somebody cover that boy up....and quick! ;D
Won't that thing EVER go away. :D, But I gotta say norm, yer holding up O.K., dont look any different then it did 4 or 5 years ago.
oh my eyes!!!!! the beer goggles they do no good!!!!
:D :D :D :D
Wheres the bleach?!!!!!!
If that is the new view, maybe the silo should go back up! :(
Jeff, can you reverse those videos? :D
Today I had to go up in my 14 x 60 to close doors and put just 3 loads of Haylage in the silo. Was seriously thinking of blowing it up until I saw that picture. Guess I will hold off on that idea even though I looked like I had switched races when I was done. :D
Yeah....that's the one Patty! :o That's a classic!! 8)
YEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAW!
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Gary when you are ready to bring that sucker down, just give us a call! 8)
Bringing down a silo (stack)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOWGDs0P5nQ
:o I was wondering whether he was going to re-appear
Looks like he knocks all the support out from under one side and replaces it with timber to hold it up then sparks it.
That dude is a bloomin idiot. :D
Maybe he can't afford the Bullets. :D
According to the Histry channel, that is how people attacked the cornors of castles in Medieval times.
Wow !! what a cool thread.... nothing like destroying something to get rid of some frustration..... tried to send a link for your viewing pleasure... we'll see if it works or not..
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5200576448660429705&q=explosion
I'm guessing this wasn't the Loizeaux familys job? :D :D
Why tear it down . Out here in our neck of the woods, people
a livin in then round upright critters. Finish it out with some winders
doors electric, dont forget the outside master bath complete with
the horse tub fer yer bath. All kiddin aside the silo homes fetch big
bucks around here .Ya dont even have to aply for a buildind permit
eather. Preexctin structure. Anyway good luck and have fun
AINTIT SO
Hello All!!
The wife and i still watch that video on here and giggle everytime it hits the ground. That has got to be the most fun we have had in years! We've found a couple more silos to shoot down but they dont have backstops for the 50cal. We'll keep looking.
Tony and Dee
Google videos somehow lost all of our silo clips when it merged over with youtube. I've not been able to get a hold of Richland sawyer to get some replacement, but norm was able to come up with a clip. If you have never read through this Forestry Forum adventure, you should! I'll post the video here, but I also put it in the first post of the topic.
http://youtu.be/NTwgAjK9oHQ
Thanks Jeff, it brought back some fond memories. :)
Like shootin' fish in a barrel.....cool!
Didn't you recently post a video of a guy knocking one down with a sledge hammer? I thought he would get flattened.
Someone posted it, but it wasn't me.
I just read through the whole thread today for the first time.
Amazing.
Jon
I posted the post on the silo with the sledge hammer, did not pay attention to the language, but some one did and deleted it, rightfully so.
But, Google "taking a silo down with a sledge hammer" and you will find it. Bad language and all. :snowball:
Quote from: Patty on June 01, 2006, 08:01:28 AM
This farm was a rental farm for over 50 years before we purchased it. It was run down and neglected, with virtually zero up keep all those years. The old buildings were poorly constucted to begin with and were rat infested shacks when we moved here. The old house was full of coons and awful varmits. In the 5 years we have owned this farm, it has flourished. Down came the old shacks, away went the rats, and we replaced them with items of beauty, such as my house. We tore down fences, cleaned up huge piles of garbage. I believe every tenant on this farm used the place as their personal dump. This farm is a living place and it has done well under our watch. It was dying when we bought it, and now it is alive and well, and Norm & I reap the benefits daily with the beauty she gives back. When the last old barn came down, we discovered a scene we had never had the opportunity to see....we now can enjoy the crick line and all the pretty trees, that were formerly blocked from us. When the silo comes down, it will open up another view that has been denied to us. Silos and barns are not God's work. Trees and creeks, and hill are. I choose to see the trees rather than broken down old buildings that have outlived their usefulness.
I read the whole thread again myself. Patty always had a special way to say things...I miss her so much.
I miss her very much too. She was one in a million, and I feel very lucky that, however brief, she was in my life.
I had to quote this line,
Norm & I reap the benefits daily with the beauty she gives back.
"she" should be replaced with Patty.
That was quite a saga. The demolition method would raise some eyebrows here. :D
What an awesome thread. Thanks for bringing it back for we newbees.
Norm, I feel for you brother, hang in there.
Patty obviously was and IS an Angel.
Frank
Feeling it here too, Norm thanks so much for sharing that day with us. I too just read the entire thread for the first time, got to say you folks have a fine history, lots of laughs shared for sure. Take care Norm, thanks again. david p.s. thanks jeff for getting the video up for us as well,
RichlandSawyer,
I know it's been a while, but I would like to know how usable your silo tile blocks were. What percentage was whole, usable blocks that could be used for other building projects?
I have a tile silo that I'd like to salvage, but don't think a cut off saw will work. Collapsing it may be my only option.
What do you think?
I hope you record it for us. :)
I was sent a forward of a guy taking down a silo with a sledge hammer.Some one told him to do it like a tree and that's what he did. He was lucky, the hammer was in the rubble. Can't post it cause of all the swearing.
This is definitely an all time favorite posting/adventure to bad the video is gone
not the original,
Silo Demolition with Graham and Bushy // Shooting it down - Bing video (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=silo+demolition+with+rifle+fire&docid=608012295357341821&mid=2B79A0C7F0559D96ADA32B79A0C7F0559D96ADA3&view=detail&FORM=VIRE)