Epic House Demolition: Witness the Power of a Caterpillar 323 Excavator!

[@joshuatunis6732]

Maybe I’m getting old, but it’s kind of sad to see a house torn down. Someone, somewhere made good memories in that house.

[@awsohmvision]

Could be bad memories too, like a murder or rape etc. there is many reasons why houses get torn down.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Yeah, at some point that house was a family's pride and joy. It seems cold that it's reduced to rubble in 15 minutes.

[@bobe.3719]

That was my first thought too, even before I read your comment.

[@bigpapaadam1]

I thought the very same thing! 😢

[@pegasus8295]

Or bad……..

[@ourv9603]

That house theyre tearing down looks better than the house I live in. !

[@modoc852]

Word!

[@elainerussell924]

P0rtable toilets don't count sorry

[@Monkey_Snot]

If you watch it in reverse, you can watch a cat 323 build a house.

[@ChaseThomson-gp5lx]

hahahahahahhaahahahahaha

[@ChristmasEve777]

haha! I wish it was that easy!

[@dan71559]

😂

[@user-vp1sc7tt4m]

Ok, you brought a smile to my face. Thanks! Nice awesome comment!

[@danielcheatham3400]

Is there a way to play these videos. in reverse?

[@danmiller7568]

Absolutely fascinating to watch. How the operator knows what to do efficiently is beyond me. This also makes me aware of the fragility of our homes.

[@markf3229]

It’s not the fragility of the house, it’s the mighty power of hydraulics

[@davidcj057]

Then they find out they demolished the wrong house...😮

[@UpcomingJedi]

Weelp...our work is done. Lets call it z day fellas

[@how_to_hallagon1]

Did you see someones KZbin video on here of a historic mormon church being torn down on easter. That was personal

[@redsquirrelftw]

If the foreman for the job is a former SWAT officer, it could happen.

[@haroldhorton2603]

It took weeks to build and minutes to destroy 😐

[@seancloyd5847]

Did they tear down a wrong house

[@ReallifeBambiDeerattheFarm1]

Welp, that's one way to take down the Christmas lights.

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

Best way I have seen yet

[@royvankan2723]

There is a “house” attached to it! 😂

[@mackhopper]

Awwwwww, you could’ve donated that tricycle to a local toy drive! Some kid would’ve loved riding that around! …or NOT!!! 😂 😂 😂

[@rogerbec5766]

The tricycle part ruined the clip.

[@mackhopper]

@@rogerbec5766Awwwww, feel better, soon!

[@rogerbec5766]

@@mackhopper I will have to see a counselor. Wait! I don't have insurance! Whiskey sounds better.

[@Track20x20]

​@@rogerbec5766 It was sad. I Thought he was gonma pick up like a a gentle giant..Whelp

[@rogerbec5766]

@@Track20x20 Funny, for a moment I thought so too.

[@samuelmarshall1003]

This house is a 100 times better than the one I grew up in. Lol

[@kenlund9671]

That driver knows what he's doing, no messing around. Right and powerful on what needs to be done. The best I've seen so far. The man standing there looks very confident, and the reason is obvious, he knows that the driver knows what he is doing and is therefore predictable and with that comes the feeling of security. All over, nice to see.

[@DavidBerquist334]

The tricycle would have been a nice little donation for Toys for tots

[@bradhazen3897]

it was a nice home

[@AnnewithanA73]

I could watch this all day long!

[@markbowman9985]

Pleasingly calming to watch as opposed to a detonation collapse. Great operator, like a surgeon…. 👍🇺🇸

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Good video, was hoping to see a little of the interior before demolished.

[@wolfman7393]

Sad Christmas lights still hanging…and the tricycle…A lot of memories for people of their home there.

[@Failure_Is_An_Option]

I take it the interior was fully gutted. I didn't see much for insulation and only the mains for electrical. Sure comes down faster than they go up.

[@rickhinojosa5455]

It is always easier to destroy than to build.

[@PaulWijlens]

This is one CAT you don't want on your roof lol 😂

[@SniperStrongOfficial]

Lol Fr

[@rickhinojosa5455]

That's an excellent comment. Should have five thousand likes. Idk why it doesn't. It was clever.

[@jakeforrest]

Should have walked us through the house before demolition

[@CSmith-gb1sl]

Americans like to destroy.

[@killerkat]

I'm sure they did... nobody's gonna tear down house without walking through first... for the very least to make sure homeless didn't climb in overnight..

[@jakeforrest]

@@killerkat Walked US through the house……. :)

[@killerkat]

@jakeforrest ahhh I see what you mean now! Sorry I took it a different way!

[@BarneeFife]

I was SCREAMING for you to stop before you dug in! That house is waaaay nicer than mine and i would have traded with this one! PLUS, mine is already falling apart so you have a head start… I probably would have also taken advantage of the situation and gave my mother-in-law a few glasses of wine, despite the fact she likes the expensive stuff (Barefoot), and told her to go relax on the recliner as a reward for doing nothing every day… Then, when you guys unload the machine and fire it up, I skedaddle out the back door and give you guys the all-clear thumbs up…

[@lesterawilson3]

Actually those vintage tricycles do have collector value... but oh well...!

[@stereolababy]

easy now hoarder

[@Snowchris1]

@@stereolababy lol

[@FoxFaderWorld]

Agreed. I would have taken that if it were possible. May have been one of those, nothing leaves jobs?

[@MikeInExile]

That just made all of the other vintage tricycles just a little more valuable.

[@jnanadams9756]

That Catepillar reminds me of one of the large dinasors in Jurasic Park. God help us all!

[@igotstaknow]

That house is as crunchy as the fresh homemade popcorn I'm eating.

[@diamond6256]

Great video. Very skillfully and careful tear down. Satisfying and Sad.

[@Dwelly70]

unskillfull and slow.. Not a very good operator at all. Must be a beginner.

[@DavidmillerMatthew]

When a great video I enjoyed watching your videos I like your videos a lot keep making great videos

[@modoc852]

Hell of a way to evict squatters!

[@faustinreeder1075]

A lot of anger at that tricycle.

[@kaohsiung99]

Freud would be intrigued by the anger toward the trike, for sure.

[@AmericanConstellation]

What a stress reliever! How could anyone go home from work in a bad mood after a day like that?

[@markf3229]

Imagine going down to the Mall for about an hour and come home to find the demolishers are at the wrong address

[@paulstecker5693]

😮😅 yeah, excavators are a pretty good machine. They got a lot of power to tear things tear things down. Boy that didn't take too long to tear that house down. Nice video. I enjoyed it. Thank you!😊

[@not242]

When you ignore the HOA's warning to take down your Christmas lights:

[@DrewJohnson-ex2jy]

Thanks for this!

[@johnkeviljr9625]

As easy as the Cat makes it, fire would seem to be more efficient. Great video!

[@rayrocker5150]

Man, I WANT THAT JOB!!!

Good operating, he pushes it in on itself instead of making a big mess

[@DawnohopeBridge]

pulling towards you can catapult a brick through the windscreen glass

[@jerseyjoe9393]

They'll tear down one and put two back in the same spot. Density schmensity.

[@playtimeisdone8490]

Hey kid, is this your tricycle? Not any more! Now, get out of here!!! Bwahahaha

[@DocMcTrussy]

Awesome operator skills !

[@MikeX3000]

Thanks for not messing with the playback speed.

[@elainerussell924]

He found something cool ? He found some loose change 3 pennies that should cover the cost of the jobb!

[@trainroomgary]

🚂Hi from Michigan - Cool & fun video - Wel done. 👍

[@JohnWilliams-ij4gj]

The city gave you ample time to take those Christmas lights down!

[@extreme978]

It's someone else's property, and I don't care, but just wondering why they wouldn't use this a rental property instead of demo? Was it bad on the inside?

[@Failure_Is_An_Option]

You're making assumptions... Unsubstantiated assumptions. Why is that? Why do you assume that you know more about the situation than they? Hmmmm....

[@mackhopper]

@@Failure_Is_An_Option it isn’t necessary for you to answer for Brian. He is a capable and articulate person and poster.

[@extreme978]

@@Failure_Is_An_Option Its not an assumption, its a question.

[@nickpatrick1636]

Probably building new

[@Alexanderbuilds2001]

It’s sad how easy it is to demolish homes. Especially when they are so expensive.

[@realnikonlover6207]

It is amazing how much your voice sounds like the late actor James Arness.

[@daviddonahue1862]

You dont get any challenging house's...like homes on both sides a couple of feet apart? Thanks for the great videos 😂

[@gustavn8902]

no walkaround this time?

[@robertc8134]

I can just see it. A guy comes around the corner and says "Hey! What are you guys doing? That's my HOUSE!" ha ha The power of that Cat is astonishing. All the tractors I see today have "Komatsu" or something like that labeled on them.

[@TheMightyCookieShow]

Ah yes, the total dedtruction of a thing ill never own. Nice.

[@ATJ7436]

What do you mainly look for before the demo? Make sure the water light & gas are completely off? Or what else?

[@sammyyourmammy8170]

" massive amount of water" 🤣😂🤣

[@Mike1614b]

tens of gallons!

[@DavidMiller-w3z]

What a cool video i enjoy watching your videos i like your videos a lot keep making great videos

[@travisreed5609]

I wouldnt call water from a garden hose "massive amounts of water" ..lol

[@pcno2832]

I wonder if Caterpillar has an option for running water right to the shovel. Whatever water there is would do more good and they wouldn't need to pay a second guy with a hose to run around dodging the shovel and falling debris.

[@travisreed5609]

@@pcno2832 Maybe they should run a fire hose to the nearest water main or hydrant ..

[@paulschettini2336]

Looked like a nice house in need of a reno from this distance. It's a shame, but it could have been really bad shape and not worth saving.

[@frogmann49]

“Is anybody home? How funny.

[@heroknaderi]

Cool.

[@LegendaryRadioJock]

The house right next door to mine will be demolished because it partially burned. Nice to have an idea of how it is done.

[@markhaight2903]

Helps show how powerful a tornado can be.

[@ThunderChasers]

was thinking the same thing

[@patgamble3217]

Good buy fireplace you got me laeded a lot. Lol

[@stevef.8041]

All the times I've worried as I'd remove a load-bearing wall during a remodel, watching this made me realize that no matter how much destruction was done, the house stood strong until it was pulled down.

[@PhoenixT1953]

cause generally homes are very overbuilt, however just because it stood for the 15 minutes or so during demo doesnt mean that over say years of being structurally compromised it may not have slowly shifted and crept to unstable levels with regular wind and movement

[@ramroad2008]

I am not an environmentalist by and stretch of the word. However, I angers me every time I see a home demolished this way. All of the wood walls are in fine shape and could be used again. The brick, the metal on the porch. I realize this is cheaper and faster but is a huge waste

[@Petefx86]

What's the backstory on the house and why it was demolished?

[@CrowdSurfingGeezer]

It'd be cool to know . . . crime scene . . . radon gas . . . ancient burial ground . . .

[@joedirt5463]

There's lots of these old homes being taken down in our area and new custom homes built on the lot. If you get the property for a good price,it's worth it.

[@sullysullivan1282]

@@CrowdSurfingGeezer Moving the headstones but not the bodies....the list goes on and on!

[@Vixtorz]

Why does it matter?

[@petefx8662]

😮​@Vixtorz It doesn't. Just passive curiosity.

[@warbirdwf]

A little backstory on each demo would add value to your videos. Why was the house knocked down, etc. Also, didn't understand why the trike was destroyed? It could have been donated to Goodwill or something.

[@Jersey-GT-F150]

This was a decent house, Little work, Shit Id live in it P:

[@Gerbs964]

shingles didnt look too bad. and that excavator makes that house look like paper!

[@locojohn6637]

OMGosh!!! Not the Christmas Lights!!

[@bettyprice6316]

I love it!

[@J.Sanchez805]

Just another day at the office for me

[@WisconsinCentralProductions]

BRO THAT WAS MY TRIKE

[@ItsWaterHolder]

Was it actually?

[@WisconsinCentralProductions]

@@ItsWaterHolder nah im just joking lol. i did have a trike like that though

[@localcrew]

That tricycle was LIT!

[@finallyitsed2191]

I just did this very thing to my house... it was definitely bittersweet, but we had to make way for our new house to be on the same site. We should be in it by this Christmas.

[@robhersey1796]

The CAT didn't even break a sweat

[@joemc111]

Here in Dunedin, Florida they just demolished a house right up the street from me. So I checked its value $835,000.

[@awsohmvision]

That looks fun 🏚️

[@AntonioMartinez-dp1ms]

Termine de ver el vídeo, y comencé a llorar. Ustedes americanos tienen un casa, a la cuál la llaman hogar, Yo soy mexicano y no tengo una casa a la cual llamar hogar. Que Dios los siga bendiciendo a todos los americanos y solo pido algo, que Dios no se olvide de los mexicanos.

[@weezy12345]

Orale

[@txviking]

I enjoy your voiceovers. It’s very helpful to a layman audience to learn about the challenges and the reasons for things like the water hose. Curious how you got started in this industry?

[@toyotaboyhatman]

"NOOO!! it was the house next door! you knocked down the wrong house!"

[@X-OR_]

This was someone's dream home at one time...

[@jimmaag4274]

An now, witness the firepower of this armed, and fully operational battlestation!

[@walterdyson3570]

Pookie and Ray Ray won't be squatting in there tonight.

[@Majorrogerragland48]

That trike, might have been a cool find, and some poor little kids' 1st. , too bad the operator was too lazy to save it

[@BillVili]

Ruthless but cool

[@irishuwould5185]

What if the home owner pulled up and you got notified it’s the wrong house

[@RiverValleyAcres]

Where did you get the water from? I’m looking at doing my first house demo and I’m trying to coordinate the water. Not sure whether to hire it out, rent a water truck, or get water buffalos.

[@hermancm]

It’d be kinda handy to have one of those big excavators around sometimes.

[@sj7601]

*Homeowner:* Comes out asking WTH are you doing!? *Excavator operator:* Oops, I have the wrong address

[@RayHogarth]

It's a lot of work just to get rid of the spider 🕷️ in the garage 😮

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

It was built to be an excavator. But today it's a Terminator.

[@JohnBond-m4t]

If your house is made of flint stone, it will be reduced to rubble. 😂

[@jdaz5462]

Several months to build. Only several hours to demolish.

[@bluelithium9808]

C9 Christmas lights were worth some money.

[@bams50]

Curious as to why this house was demolished? Looked pretty decent.

[@johnbutler1279]

Ohhh ahhh. Amazing.

[@blamm5348]

That tricycle was worth money

[@alexmcface]

Most of the people here are complaining about either the house or that tricycle being destroyed. If the homeowner wanted to keep the tricycle they would have taken it. Stop whining about it.

[@mothermarylspeaking8989]

What tricycle? Its just tripping me out how easy this house is coming down. Very scary. No insulation as far as I can see. Built on a slab? Man a tornado would have it apart in seconds...a fire would have consumed it in no time.

[@anthonyfeeney1210]

Have a Beer

[@acefighter682]

Suddenly I feel as though my roof could cave in.

[@igotstaknow]

Government people are happy to see the land redeveloped for higher property tax. Did they give methheads a chance to clear out the copper? What was the explosion at 12:12?

More affordable housing GONE FOREVER!!!!😢

[@poshko41]

They forgot poor Darryl sleeping in the basement.

[@steve9621]

I liken the CAT to a Komodo Dragon. It slowly approaches its prey closely. Opens its mouth and begins tearing apart or swallowing its prey whole with nothing left behind.

[@lesthiele4921]

My only issue with demos like this, is it appears that nothing is recycled, the framing could have been use for some woodworking projects and then the bricks could have been reused also, to recycle, it just seems to be ' too hard' best regards from Australia, Les

[@Calamity_Jack]

I agree, Les, but it's probably a question of economics. Paying someone(s) to sort through all that stuff, only for it to sell for a paltry sum (recycled materials don't sell for much here in the states), if it sells at all, just doesn't make financial sense, especially on such a small building. They'd end up losing money. They probably pick out the bigger, more valuable metal items to recycle and the rest ends up in a landfill. It's an unfortunate situation, but it's the reality here at this time. Plus, we don't know the backstory on this property. Maybe it was condemned due to bio-hazard, mold, termite damage, etc. Nobody in their right mind would want materials from a house like that. Or possibly, the land underneath the house became worth a lot of money so the owners were bought out and the new buyers want the property cleared ASAP so they can build on it. Waiting days or weeks for salvagers to pick over the house would, again, cost them time and money. Yes, it would be the "right thing to do", but money talks...