These videos are great...I could watch them all day...better than anything on tv.

Thank you Bruce keep the videos coming everyday is great by me, in 50 years all this is going to matter, besides I live in Youngstown and it's fun to follow the progress.

Some of the best drone work I have seen, I can't believe how interesting this can be.

Thanks, Bruce. Very interesting. Those big machine guys are amazing, quite graceful.

Just found your channel think your dam removal videos are extremely interesting thanks for doing them sir

thank you for posting these, makes me want to visit the area to have a look for myself,

I just loved this my friend,👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍🇬🇧

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing it.

Good quality video . Thanks for taking the time to make and share it

Gonna make some apple & Rhebarb pie when I'm done here

I really enjoy watching your Video's.

Great videos! Greetings from England!

As someone who used to work in a shop that repaired construction equipment. It really bugs me when I see operators using those hammers to pull stuff away like they do. They're not designed to take side to side forces. It destroys the seals. I couldn't tell you how many times we had to re build those things. I get it's annoying to have to either switch attachments or have 2 machines on one thing at a job site. Especially one this time sensitive. But don't blame the repair shop when it takes almost a week to order the parts from Japan if they're out of stock because we have to do so many of them or if the warranty company decides not to pay for your 3rd or 4th set of seals in a month. Lol. Other than that. AWESOME drone work dude.

Damn. That’s a lot of dam concrete. Damn lot of work to take the damn dam apart.

Mispronounced words drive me nuts too BUT this guy is flying a drone and creating excellent video coverage on an interesting subject. Cut him some slack people!

Thanks for footage.

Lol Rebarb Its a Barb again! Nice video dude. 👍

Thanks for posting these updates of an awesome project, long time in the making

I've been told by a few old timers in the concrete business that concrete doesn't reach its full tensile strength for 75 - to -100 years.

That's my brother-in-law in the middle, ol' Kentucky Boy

I can tell you from experience, demo'ing concrete with tons of rebar is unimaginably stressful! That stuff gets caught in your tracks and sometimes will slap the machine as it breaks. Those hammer hoses are long and just kinda dangle around. With rebar you have to always be aware of where your hoses are as well. May seem petty, but all it takes it one turn of the cab while a hose it caught and the machine will bleed hydraulic fluid like someone getting their jugular sliced. All that to say....Rebar, great for reinforcement...Nightmarish for demolition!

Out of curiosity, are you using a DJI Inspire Drone? BTW, I've subbed, liked, and clicked on the bell, I hope to see more of your videos. Thank's for sharing.

Pretty cool the shots you can get of something seemingly boring with an aerial perspective with high resolution cameras on a gimbal. Could you add into your description what sUAS you're using?

OHhh that pacific rhubarb. ;)

what drone are you using ? The footage is awesome!

Kool!

Thanks for your reply

Is that all spillway in the center area and turbines on the end of the dam?

They should be glad that dam wasn't built like a nuclear power plant. The rebar in the containment walls is 2.25 inches in diameter, and it's all cadwelded together.

I think that center section is older. Older concrete isn't as strong and it doesn't have very much rebar in it.

Good job these boys aren't on volume. Must be working day rate, the amount of time its taking them.

Re-barb? Chuckle.

I love some of the comments here. Consider what's more likely: either they are less competent than you who has no training or context just an opinion, or they have made a competent decision based on factors you are unaware of.

It’s not rebar’b’. It is rebar

Thanks.

I am curious about the removal of the debris.

I think it is the OLD guy doing the middle. More experience... Just my thoughts from an old guy...

That rebar doesn't bother the concrete demolition one bit.

Drones need directional mics. Audio of the water would be great. Remember when they used wrecking balls?

Imho, put the guy with most experience at the (likely point of) breach

they should have drilled holes in it from the top.....and done a little explosive work, would have cut the job time a lot.

That pesky rhubarb!

was the steel from this recycled?

Using expansive demolition grout may have helped

How much it cost to remove the dam?

How obout iron reinforcing bar?

Dams, an archaic method of storing water brought to you by the US Army Corp of Engineers...

surprised they didn't open the sluice gates to start dropping that level further.

the erosion at the water line on the cement is pretty something...

I grew up around Akron but don't live in Ohio anymore but anything from "home" is interesting. Anyone know when this dam was built?

Damn it! Just bring out the C4.

Did you say "rebarb"? You might want to check that.

Awwwwww geeezzz, 😵

why did they take this dam down?

They could do a better job if they could see the video while working.

Could someone explain why the dam is being removed? Thanks

is that a populated area, if otherwise, they'd better have gone with dynamites

Not water on far right coming through the dam wall

Whatever they are paying the guys operating this equipment is not enough. I would be so scared that I would pull a piece of the dam away and it would break loose and the entire reservoir would come down on my head and wash me and the equipment away.

Why didn't use dynamite instead?

Damn dam. What are they waiting for explosive use?

it's REBAR!

Dang rebarb

REBARB?????? IS THAT A PLANT LIKE RHUBARB?

Did I miss something? Why is the dam being removed?

Use trident missiles, they're great at destroying concrete. I think?

wouldnt c4 be faster?

Don’t you have someplace else to be? Besides worrying about the rebar they know what they’re doing and it looks like they’re doing a good job and stuff takes time

That Dam looks like it was falling apart anyway.

You have'nt said why they're removing it.

Won’t all that cement deposit itself on the bottoms of the river ?

rebarb, ha ha what part of the country do they say that? I think he just likes sayin it.

Why are they bustin the damn dam?

Is the anything pacific you wanna see?

It's a wonder they didn't use any dynamite. You would think that would be faster.

great video's my friend but why do you say 'rebarb'? its rebar , no b on end.

What was the purpose of tearing this down

DYNAMITE

What is rebarb?

Re-Bar, as in "reinforcing bar" learn it, live it.

Have they not heard of dynamite.

wheres day 3?

I suddenly have a hankerin' for rhubarb.

Why did they take it down as it looked strong enough to last 100 years?

Why dont they dynamite it?

Your voice reminds me a bit of Mr. Rogers

but why do they destroy the dam in this way and if they later clean this debris, water will flood the environment

Don't say rebarb!!! it is rebar.New Yorker maybe.

Don't know why they don't drill and dynamite it....that's what they did at Oroville dam spillway removal...

There is a b on the end now. Cant you see them all sticking out .

Why don't they just use c4

put a sython over the top large plastic pipe will do

Drone... He don’t half DRONE on

Why are they removing the Dam? Are they going to build a new one?

WHAT IS THE POINT? TO WASTE MONEY?

Cruise missile target practice.

Rebar not rebarb.

Those guys are milking this job.

Why didn't they drill holes and blow it up section by section. Such a waste of time and manpower

It breaks my heart to see such a wonderful and beautiful natural resource destroyed. Makes you question their ethics-- but then you can't question what is not there in the first place!