Water Tower Demolition

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2 жыл бұрын

To The Top Crane
In this video, I use our Tadano 180g-5 to remove an out of service water tower. The tower was 120 feet tall and had a diameter of approximately 8 feet. The tower sections weighed approximately 20,000 pounds each.
The crane was configured with 79,000 pounds of counterweight, 158 feet of main boom length, full span outriggers and both winches.
I had to use the main and auxiliary winches together in order to lay the pieces on a truck for disposal.
#tothetopcrane #crane #watertower #demo #demolition

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@mikep1085 2 жыл бұрын

"The big thing is.... to stay out of the news!" LOL! Yeah... that might be important. :) Great to see another video!

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for watching! And I definitely try to stay out of the news. Lol! 🏗

@oddtechman 2 жыл бұрын

Good to have you back Jimmy. You have been sorely missed.

@robertmcleod2337 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see your content again!!!

@russellpeffer7736 Жыл бұрын

I've been running an NBT 45 boom truck for a year now. Still an amateur, but I've learned a lot. If I have to wait more than a few minutes, I use my function lock out switch so I know I won't bump anything while cleaning the cab or something. Sure, I can't react quite as fast, but it's insurance the way I see it.

@porkchop5389 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see your back posting videos hope everything is good with you and your family

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! As always, many thanks for watching! 🏗

@KB-gs8zi 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jimmie !!! Good that the ground is frozen as you wouldn't be doing anything with ""MUD""!!! Great to see you back in action again !! Have a good week & Thanks for the video !!!

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@harveysmith552 2 жыл бұрын

You have nerves of steel !!!

@williamjacobs236 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Jimmy .

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and many thanks for watching! 🏗

@quantumshrm5694 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! I run a tower crane all day, come home to watch you run your crane 😅 My wife loves it 😀

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

My hats off to you tower operators. You definitely wouldn't catch me in one. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@iMAGiNExJaHrAx 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched you from day one, love watching how meticulous and by the book you operate, I learn something new on how to operate every video!

@thomasnelson2463 2 жыл бұрын

It's good to see you back, but you've mellowed out a bit in the past year or so. The last time I heard music in your cab, you were playing Metallica.

@richardlincoln8438 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time and effort to share all this....

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching it! 🏗

@yt650 2 жыл бұрын

I loved it when it came loose you hit right on the nose it’s nice to watch a professional work. When you don’t like the job, it scares me to death. Lol

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and for watching! 🏗

@cassrailroad5358 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see you making videos again 👍👍. Very interesting lift, great job on everyone part.

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was a stressful, but fun job. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@dalltex 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job! You’re alway safe and precise.

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope all is well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@DieselandIron 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, I'm glad to see you back posting again! My buddies and I have a podcast that focuses on getting people into the trades. If you have any interest, we'd love to have you on to talk about what you do. The podcast is called Sweat & Grime if you want to check it out. Feel free to reach out and I'll get you on our schedule. Keep up the good work brother!

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

I'd absolutely join in on a conversation if you'd have me. Shoot me an email at "tothetopcrane@gmail.com" with the details. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@barryhansen6854 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't have to ask you answered my question near the end, saw the newer tower further down the road Jimmy.

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for watching! Hope you are well down there on your side of the world. 🏗

@barryhansen6854 2 жыл бұрын

@@ToTheTopCrane mowing lawns between videos and battery charges.

@kenking5870 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@sinsloth12 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ! Good demonstration of tailing . Nice smooth work .

@ronneidert 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Jimmy! Very smooth on the first pick. I understand your concerns with demolition work. I have removed quite a few trees over the year (with out a crane), and dynamic loads can break things in a hurry. Ron

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for the kind words! Tree work with a crane can be very sketchy. 🏗

@yvonnejohnson1557 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid jimmy!!

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you all are doing well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@Yourname-ky8jz 2 жыл бұрын

Can we get a video of before the pick. From Driving to the job site with dolly , to backing up trailers into you , getting on half jack and getting on mats and loading ctw, swinging jib , setting spreader bar etc etc

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

I can probably put something together for ya. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@wb8ujb 2 жыл бұрын

Love your video's. It amazes me how much the crane lifts. But you can also see the expertise you demonstrate in operating the machine. Thank you for sharing, I know it's a lot of work putting these things up on the tube. I appreciate it very much sir.

@MH-qq3kj 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Jimmy. Stay safe.

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@canadiancrane554 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you back making videos Jimmy! Pretty cool I was a knew apprentice when you started the channel and now I’m sitting in a ltm1095 waiting for my next lift watching this!

@scottmay1031 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy watching your videos and your professionalism!

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the kind words! 🏗

@bibleandbibs6407 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I wish i could have stuck around to watch. I wondered how slimmy it would get with that sun out.

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for watching! It got pretty slimy, pretty fast. I'm glad it froze overnight. Otherwise, it would've been a disaster trying to get the crane out of there.

@theonly5001 11 ай бұрын

This is maybe a stupid question, but can't you wedge the thing with some small wood wedges and take like 10% to 20% less weight of the structure? You could tape the wedges to the structure, so that they don't fall once you do lift it. I'm not a expert in either craning or higher construction. I usually just did stuff up to 10m/30ft and with weights, which you could handle without cranes if it was needed. And Wedges and ratchet straps and everything like it were our best friends.

@stevespence7608 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. As you said, demo work can be very hazardous due to the unknown weights and center of gravity of items to be removed. You may have pointed out the fact objects being lifted in a horizontal position with two lines are very resistant to being rotated out of line with the boom, as when you were lowering onto the trailer. There is some advantage having long boom deployed with long hoist lines. I'm looking forward to sharing the seat with you again...brings back memories.

@MitzvosGolem1 2 жыл бұрын

Frozen no mud..lucky Nice job. They reuse tank? Steel prices way up few can get steel now.

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

I think it was used as a culvert. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@waltermattson1730 2 жыл бұрын

When the water towers are in use is there only water in the top part of it? Did this get hauled in for scrap or were they going to do something else with it? Nice to see a video again. Missed the livestream the other night. I might watch that one tonight.

@norcalray7182 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and thank you for sharing it. Can you show the control's

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

I have some older videos with some controls views. I'll try to make another one. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@norcalray7182 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I will check it out.

@norcalray7182 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I will check it out.

@jojosilva4896 2 жыл бұрын

hello jimmy, its me again one of your follower, from libya desert, im just to ask im using liebherr ltm 70t crane and i felt when i do the swing like under pressure i can hear the pump noise, like somthing blocks in the hydraulics, and swing to slow. thanks .

@sparky178 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jimmy, glad to see a vid! Question: How are you able to see what’s going on up there? Good vision? Good Prescription Glasses or binoculars?

@Metagross555 2 жыл бұрын

It's only 130ish feet to the boom tip, the camera makes it seem much worse than it is.

@VideosByAl 2 жыл бұрын

Are they going to repurpose the tube, or cut it up ?

@constructionwatcher5381 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you again, and an interesting job. There was quite a hole in the bottom of the tank when you had it down. What was that from?

@ToTheTopCrane 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The hole was from where the pipe came into the bottom of the tower. It had to be cut out in order for the tower to be lifted from the foundation. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

@constructionwatcher5381 2 жыл бұрын

@@ToTheTopCrane Thanks, Jimmie.

@cammac1393 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there I have a question.. when you have to setup on very un level ground and the outriggers don't have enough stroke even when you've put all the cribbing you can under them when they are fully retracted how do you get it higher? I've seen pictures of it done but I don't know the technique. Thanks