Landmark Mall Demolition (Part 3: The Hammer)

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Landmark Mall Demolition (Part 3: The Hammer)

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Part 3. Demolition of Landmark Mall in Alexandria, Virginia.
Produced by John Z Wetmore, producer of "Perils For Pedestrians".

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@lukelegg9915 Жыл бұрын

that poor desk at 23:20 got recked 😂😂

@amandastyles-uh6zx 5 ай бұрын

I know and the poor computer monitor 😢

@goodcitizen4587 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding demo work and video. Thanks!

@dellojulien Жыл бұрын

zeer mooie video s opnames 💥💥💥. ik zie verschillende kranen aan het werk , maar geen enkele die een knipschaar heeft . ✂✂✂met al die steunbalken is een knipschaar toch het ideaal voor deze werken ,en het gaat sneller vooruit 👷👷👷bedank voor de mooie opname ,en de groeten uit belgie . julien 😊

@REWYRED 2 жыл бұрын

That CUMMINS / ONAN generator would of been mint to salvage.

@constructionwatcher5381 2 жыл бұрын

One would think so. But it's a large unit, probably only of use to a substantial commercial or industrial application, and maybe such projects aren't interested in installing a unit with as much age on it as this one.

@REWYRED 2 жыл бұрын

@@constructionwatcher5381 Hard to tell size wise electrically, and it's likely a natural gas unit so it couldnt be trailer mounted and used as a portable power supply....BUT, it may be older and have next to no hours on it. We have ones at work that get run weekly, are almost a decade old and have like 500 hours on them.. A unit like that would fetch a pretty penny.

@bachibak 2 жыл бұрын

seems to me that the hammer is really inefficient and would just rather break the excavator

@Omega_thehusky 6 ай бұрын

i wonder if they coulda set something up inside i wonder what this looked like from in their

@heene Жыл бұрын

Never seen that attachment before. It didn't look very effective.

@smarts53 2 жыл бұрын

That hammer belongs in the scrap pile with the rest of the steel. Give the poor guy a shear!

@constructionwatcher5381 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update, John. That hammer or whatever it's called was interesting -- I've never seen it before. It sure looks like it could put a lot of wear and tear on the excavator, but it does give them a long reach. At 1:32:01 we have another stepladder make it's appearance. They've been scarce lately.

@JohnZWetmore 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the poor stepladder. (And a fair bit of furniture that was left behind, too.)

@PreservationEnthusiast 2 жыл бұрын

Totally the wrong tool for the job. That's for brickwork not a heavy steel frame building. I'm surprised at Berg messing around and wasting time like that.

@chrisbamberger7366 2 жыл бұрын

Any idea why this demolition is being done by such a slow method? Why not implode this structure?

@Cameramanisback 9 ай бұрын

Because that’s no fun.

@Fil0girl 2 жыл бұрын

should've just dynamited the whole thing and swept up the rubble. Much easier.

@JNTHN-hp9fr 2 жыл бұрын

I passed by this mall a few days ago the sears entrance is completely destroyed

@JohnZWetmore 2 жыл бұрын

Today they were working on taking down sections of the structure and roof of the old Sears.

@aalleexx16 2 жыл бұрын

What a way to scrap an excavator !

@SRMeyer-ox5pe 2 жыл бұрын

Typical American method to demolish a building. It is totally inefficient. In Europe they use machines with long-reach beams, claws and sorting graps. It is not only cheaper to use in de progress to recycle all materials, but also much safer.

@michaelstadtler6122 2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this "hammer" type item used before. Wonder what its called? Hmmmmm

@rhythmblackheart917 2 жыл бұрын

When I've seen them in use I use to call them a spear! Lol

@constructionwatcher5381 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen them use pieces of steel from the building like this, and even a custom made tool that's held in the claw, but this replaces the bucket and is a lot stouter. Seems like a good tool - gives a lot of reach and he gets a lot done with it.

@constructionwatcher5381 2 жыл бұрын

It gives new life to the phrase "to pull down" a building.

@rhythmblackheart917 2 жыл бұрын

The hammer is always a awesome way I call it a spear lol but some of bergs bigger excavators must have been on another job as these ones seem a little smaller than ushual.