Haunted Orange Juice Plant - Stainless Tank Demolition Bid

[@johnmastie]

What the hell is that voice in the background at around 50:18 and 50:26? Might wanna think twice about this job…

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

a few people have heard it. there where others I edited out because I didn't think anyone would notice

[@mw3gamer23]

Job sounds haunted as fuck

[@co1urzz]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony a puppy poster room next to an active government office and you cut out the spoopy sound bytes? Cmon

[@Jaxweldz]

52:24-52:30 is worse 🤣🤣

[@Biokemist-o3k]

That voice sounded like a real creepy female with a hoarse gutteral sound. Really creepy. There were other voices that sounded like they were talking into the microphone and answering some of the questions. Who was whistling?

[@Sulphurrr]

Hey, Absolutely love your content! Keep it up. I've been recovering for cancer and you definitely have inspired me to start welding more. Can't wait to get back out there. cheers again, for the content.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

awesome man!

[@moonlambo5229]

Get Well Soon! Sending Positive Vibes Your Way.

[@thesmallenginekid]

thats going to be a huge project. your going to be more of a GC than just a guy holding a torch. But thats what its all about, moving up the ranks. Good luck

[@n8mail76]

your hard work is paying off with this channel. it won't be long and you be over 100k subs that's huge

[@davidusry5048]

Here for the A-1 content with a large side of know-it-all in the comments section. Keep em comin Anthony.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

lmao always

[@jeffreyullrich8511]

Looks like a nightmare waiting to start. I'd walk away. Very clustered, no room for cranes, etc

[@dalegribble7760]

Oh come on man, you just gotta jump into it and adjust as the job goes on

[@shane9040]

i just started watching your videos about a week ago and i fell in love. im in welding school and im so excited to learn. your videos help me by showing what real world stuff is about. keep making da vids they are awesome

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

awesome!

[@dolphincliffs8864]

I'm in welding school as well,are they making you learn cad?

[@shane9040]

@@dolphincliffs8864 maybe im not to sure. Looks interesting though.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

@@dolphincliffs8864 learn cad!!!!! you would be a asset to most companies.

[@dolphincliffs8864]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony My insteuctor sucks! Believe me I will learn ,my son is teaching me. Thanks!

[@cenccenc946]

don't walk away. RUN!!!! seriously, that place would need chemical specialists and biohazard specialists. You do that wrong, and you end-up in court for the next 20 years. In fact, I suspect the owners are trying to push the liability that is making it too expensive for them to demo, on to someone else. Talk to your insurance company and your attorney.

[@rtsiii5404]

Yeah I think you might be right.

[@theabsentmindedprofessor8357]

Dam great advice!

[@chrisallen9154]

Leave this mess to a demolition expert. Too many freaking surprises you are going to run into. Potential for grief may override potential for profit.

[@Brad1237202]

I second that!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I started in demo lol

[@colebz420]

This guy has no clue

[@1nvisible1]

*Owner's probably had 20 different outfits bidding that job for last 12 years. Eventually scrap and rent will go high enough to pay the price to remove them.*

[@TheCrazyMayan]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony how is that demo going if you did it Also please review the Chicago electric 80amp stick welder

[@michaelburke6552]

Hollo my young friend I think you should tip your hat at this one and wave goodbye!! there's a reason it has been setting for so long. biofuel & glycerol are both vary dangerous. The owner or owner's need to have a hazmat Co. in there and they probably know that. but don't want to spend the money. Walk away live to weld another day. GOOD LUCK!

[@DonnyBwelding1]

Best disclaimer ever !

[@djlinux64]

If you do this you need to increase your liability insurance and assume it will be hit, and price in that hit to the bid. Then begin planning how to recoup your money when they inevitably come up short on cash. Assume the scrap is worthless or near-worthless.

[@BainRacing134]

Came to say this. By the time you pay cartage the scrap will cost you money. The owners are looking for some sucker to not realize that.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

@@BainRacing134 I agree, but it was fun to look around

[@winchesterdude5368]

Worked for a few years in an old steel mill that shut down, same deal, pictures of peoples kids in lockers, food in fridges, books and magazines, lunch menus, like people just walked out and were coming back the next day. Shut down for 10 years or more

[@jake-mv5oi]

I totally read that as a picture of a kid stuffed into a locker, lol

[@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures]

If that’s the plant in Dade City on 301, I live about 3 miles north of there. That used to be a Tropicana plant and when it was in production, it stunk to high heaven. You could smell it from about a mile away. I work right in the same area today and go by that plant about 500 times a week! LOL good luck.

[@juliethocker9798]

It looks idealy the same.... It may be im like 10 mins away from it also i got a buddy who works right next the tracks

[@mcfwelding]

im a union steamfitter up here in jersey and work in these kinda places all the time... that piping infastructure in that plant is WILD so much pipe and those tanks are huge... Thats a crazy job bro !

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

no doubt, idk if well do the job

"That's how this starts, show em the puppies" i cant tell if that man is a maniac or a comedic genius. Either way he got a laugh outta me

[@anthonyzink1576]

The miller case is for a 150stl or the now 160 line of stick tig welders. The first version had the blue cases before the now black boxes. Great content from lutz now living North Carolina

[@ypaulbrown]

58:00, that is a nice depth micrometer in that wood box to the left.....you need to find out the brand.....and the micrometers and dial indicator too

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Matt knows, he's a machine geek. that guy is a wealth of industrial knowledge

[@colebz420]

Lol

[@bbdodge5151]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony well,,,one thing for sure, by the sounds of it hes raped and killed his fair share of hookers.

[@DeanY98765]

Choir girls, gonna use that on my son. After watching this, the task of taking down a playground this weekend is a piece of cake

[@robertnelson4755]

You need an excavator with Hydraulic shear. The Hydraulic shear will chop and crunch the tanks and pipes, with very little use of a torch, if you have a skilled operator, Next you need a skid steer with a grapple bucket. Also, add a grapple bucket to the same excavator or a second excavator. My guess is a month's rental on all the equipment. You can contract out several large dump trucks so as one is filled the next one is pulling up as they make round trips to the scrap yard. If you get to sell the scrap then that can be worth a lot of money in today's market. Make sure you get an excavator with a long reach for the height.

[@Eden_Maker]

You are an incredible teacher and tradesman Anthony. You deserve $$$$$$$$$

[@cameroncouch9203]

That "air valve" is actually a flow meter that cost many thousands of dollars. Probably close to 20k. Look up micro motion.

[@bluffroadron]

Hey Anthony, I'm not a professional welder, or a demo guy. That said I love your videos and job descriptions. I am a Maint and repair worker in that type of plant when it is up and running, and I can tell you I wouldn't go in there without gloves, a p100 on, and a handful of spilfyter classifier strips. Your buddy with the coffee cup in there was something I would never do. Keep up the videos, they are great.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Matt doesn't give a shit lol, he does sewage work

[@bluffroadron]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony I work with some guys that don't care either. My mouth would be tingling all day just thinking about it.😄

[@gnarlock3927]

Anthony you the man haha the intro was great. This is a massive demo I wouldn't even know where to start lol. I would get a plasma cutter and engine driven air compressor, and a long whip from the Miller to power it

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

for sure!

[@jake-mv5oi]

I can't believe I watched an hour of y'all in there either, lol. My 60A plasma is rated for 120"/min on 10 Ga stainless, so you can pretty much cut as fast as you can safely move up there doing that job. I'd just cut it into 3x3' squares from the top down so they're manageable and toss them inside . You definitely have to be vigilant about your own safety on a job like this.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

my thoughts exactly

[@jimbeam9977]

Might be better off getting a crane as crappy as it sounds but I’m sure you’ll figure out a way to get it done!! Can’t wait to see what comes of this

[@peterbiltpilot516]

If a tank is coated with asbestos then they might not accept it for scrap. Planning on that tonnage as a scrap check turn into a landfill fee could mean you worked hard for nothing

[@madrad3]

I’d stay Clear of this. As soon as they say they don’t want to pay just keep the scrap.

[@jonusjonus9271]

good point.

[@phluffymuffin7924]

Just gotta say; I’m glad you kept the intro brother, it sets the stage for a good video every time, keep up the badassery🤘

[@mikeyduke10]

i lost it at the 'what were they using carbon steel on though?' 'Your Mom' excellent delivery on that one

[@smengine]

Can you seal those tanks and implode them with a vacuum? Does plasma cutting give off a toxic gas on SS?

[@308TRshooter]

Plasma cutting stainless steel will produce hexavalent chromium fumes.

[@Cody_1983]

You need to be extremely careful with any tank that has oil because flammable fumes or any bio mass in it H2S is extremely deadly. It will be in the bottom of tanks and look like a black slime. Stay safe buddy

[@douglasthompson2740]

Be a good idea to check out where you would stand with the EPA if they have been dumping into the ground beneath you could have a nightmare expense to clean this up to government standards.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

thats the GC's job. im just here to fuck shit up

[@douglasthompson2740]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony I wouldn't depend on that! When the government, especially the EPA, start fining they cover a broad spectrum. You have just made a Visio saying you are aware of asbestos on site. Now if it isn't handled correctly to a 'T' and you don't notify them or go anywhere near it...... Well you get the picture. Make sure you know the legalities of doing work for a trade--taxes and otherwise. Check the insurance angle. Just saying I have seen subs take a big hit even years after the job. Shit flows downhill and you are at the bottom. Someone gets hurt or killed on site the lawsuits start flying who knows where they land? The size and visibility of this sketchy operation make it a big cliff to fall off of. To many ifs. This looks like it could be deemed a hazardous waste site at any time which entails a whole different level of cost.

[@S_a_n22]

Doesn't want to pay? Best luck to him. Walk away, quickly.

[@shaddielbatnigi5877]

Very interesting video!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Those tanks typically get thicker at the bottom compared to the too.

[@finelinewelding5822]

The blue case at 30 minutes in was used for Miller Maxstars. I am not sure how long ago, but I found a facebook listing for one in that case.

[@GnadFlea]

That case was for a Miller inverter welder .

[@cjpilling]

That case is for a maxstar 150 welder

[@danielarney9729]

Going to need to cut access ways, probably water jet, environmental tank crews with vactors, skid steer, mini excavator, roll off cans, 320 with shear and hammer, dump trucks, h2s meters, liquivac truck for line breaks, send samples of the "sludge" to a lab, test for asbestos, then hire remediation specialists because they are certified to dump it at the landfill. Like a 1.5 million dollar job and a bankruptcy. How much does a permit cost, is it per tank, or devide property up into sections to be remediated, then cut down?

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

I don’t see how the profit on the scrap would pay for the job. If you had a rail car, a big excavator, and possible crane onsite and 15-20 guys it’s doable. That’s a tremendous amount of dumpsters or truckloads to a scrap company. What they are looking for is a million dollar bill and the scrap. Lots of unknowns and lots of potential flammable/explosive/poisonous stuff. You’re not a idiot, but stay safe 👍. Also, have a lawyer draft a document dealing with the job to try to prevent getting screwed. I wish I had friends like you, I would be down to give it hell. All I could think about during the video is grabbing my hypertherm and a toolbox of tips lol. I love demoing big stuff

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

the calculation came out to about 500k in just the tanks. not to mention all the other pipe and goodies. but ya no doubt. im still in talks with them

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony I hope it works out and you make a killing 👍. Just stay out of the animal snuff room 😂 lol.

[@mcsmith7606]

What do you do with the asbestos. You have to sub that out. What about bio hazards?

[@clintcowles7563]

Hey 👋. I hope you get it. I'm excited and I'm not even there. I would be nervous for sure especially because they want to pay you with scrap. I can hardly get enough scrap. Boy it would be fun to look around that place! So much good stuff! I hope you get it man. It will be an awesome experience no matter how you make out. Some things you just can't put a price on. I'm only twenty minutes in. I dig your idea about the excavator. So much for you to consider. Awesome! Back to the video.

[@ZaynAli416]

Beams and rollers. C clamps and chain falls. Make small hole to wrap your chain through and cut sections out.

[@dawtree]

Have you been in south GA lately? I swear I see a truck identical to yours every couple weeks.

[@ypaulbrown]

that Miller case was for a Maxstar welder,

[@Nick-ih5em]

So did you take on the job?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

still in talks with owner

[@juliusgodinez1987]

Lol thats a case for a old miller stl welding buzz box i got one nothing fancy just stick and either lift tig or trigger

[@brucesmith5501]

The rust looks to me like they user regular steel wire wheel instead of a stainless one to buff the weld

[@brianlittleforest631]

Either that or maybe they didn't use stainless filler. At 20:50 they find some of what looks like generic er70 rod.

[@maxscal7537]

Looks like alot of fun 😂

[@markstanley3534]

Did you guys get the job? Is their any water cooled chillers in their?

[@lancetravels856]

Keep the vids up big dog

[@ypaulbrown]

55:35, expensive micrometers that measure to 1/10,000 inch......

[@keithsaunders6342]

The puppies and kitten posters probably were from the older woman working the tool room. 😄

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I hope so

[@jonusjonus9271]

be careful with your bidding, we are right around the corner from a global economic slow down. Scrap prices will be headed lower very soon, potentially at a very fast pace.

[@rtsiii5404]

If it were full of aluminum I might say go for it, maybe, if he could hold it for a few months, but….there seems to be a lot of issues with the chemicals associated with this type of plant. He might not be able to eat the cost or the liability.

[@adammulcahy644]

Not true

[@dylanreedy2649]

Scrap prices are higher than they have been in years 🤔

[@jonusjonus9271]

@@dylanreedy2649 China's steel demand has already gone off a cliff. Price here could stay high for 6 to 12 months but it wont last. I just placed an order today for steel and its already come down from around 110cwt this summer to 85cwt. I could also tell the steel supplier was eager to close the deal...compare that to over the summer when I couldnt even get them to call me back....

[@thegreenteam6158]

CWI is a welding company in my home town, may be their box.

[@ypaulbrown]

wow....that is creepy, thanks for sharing Anthony.......

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

yes it was Paul! I was gonna ask if you want in, but I know better lmao

[@flamingskoda]

I often get offered bigger jobs and it's tempting to take them on but I've learned to keep away. I make good money from small jobs without the risks. Any mention of asbestos and I'm up the road.

[@michaelschulz4317]

That is a fairly typical setup, the electrical rooms are called MCC master control centers on your contract i would exclude those. And don't beat up the guys up to much all the welds are done by maintenance crews and can't always properly clean. Looks like a good project if you can turn some quick money to keep it going.

[@newage3397]

hi, times two on that electrical room. the welds were not done in-house, repairs maybe but the tanks were fabricated in place or outside and moved in place. it would depend if the building was in place yet or not.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

is the snuff room standard as well?

[@michaelschulz4317]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony are you talking about the downstairs area at the end? If so I've seen em used for condensation control all sorts of do not enter sighns and I dought they wanted osha to look down their. It's been awhile since I've done inspections but it all looks like a typical processing plant to me.

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

[@natenate2280]

holy fuck bro I would never take a job like this hahaha the amount of sketchy/hazmat shit involved fuck that Id rather be fixing cracks or something on a tractor somewhere in a field than that spooky ass site

[@justintasht1067]

Mate that’s a big ass job I bet there’s loads ok money to be made there and all the extra goodies there aswell win win got my fingers crossed for you there would be some good videos there aswell 👍👍

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

thanks brother

[@sims6127]

motor control cabinet the miller box is suit case welder for tig for the stainless

[@stevenakn1]

It all went in it'll all come out, get half up front👊

[@jasonH5997]

Uggh, that looks like a nightmare...n with the other hands in it....u know everyone's just gonna cut what they want out n run...idk man you got more balls Than I do...id Walk away

[@JeffSelck]

I was here ,I seen I saw, I left! To many unknowns to be worth your life.

[@timmensch3601]

That micro motion thing at 26:54 is a flow meter peobably worth some coin

[@Mark-079er]

love your vids, hate the click bait PIC at start of vids' Of course ill keep watchin.

[@hsaneener9292]

To the coffee can. In the bittom of the coffee can i cut an eight sided star... Wasnt intentional i was tryinh for a weld pattern, i attatched a (piranha washer) to the coffee can sude eith the star to practice the beads . I tried to practice stacking beads in accordance to the teeth also i went above and below. Im using paper towl rolls and discovered they are louder than seashells i had a ripped corner and decided to weld it open and not drip it on the inside. It was fun. And satisfying. Then i tried welding the toilet paper tube from edge to edge , i had to pull it thin so it didnt cave in. If i practiced it im sure i could make a solid weld. The cup stands upside down with coke can on top the a horizontal bag of coffee with another csn of coffee i can lay the pipe down to be a "straight" pipe i have multiple brands of toilet paper tubes so one fits inside the other and there wont be a weld because its a "plunger or inch worm" i have the lids that have a stop sign door that im going to weld together...im doing this to practice witg my measurements and work with duffetent types of "metals" my closet is a garage....

[@repalmore]

56:28 Is that to give your friend a hand job from a distance? ;o)

[@kristianskov4841]

Exactly..... Plus, it's COVID approved safe distance..😷 😆😆

[@juliethocker9798]

Right down the road from my casa crazy how long this shit has been here born and raised in this county deff crazy to see all this stuff in there....

[@greglee3710]

That blue case was for a portable tig welder.

[@kyletomlinson4772]

Also rent plasma if ur running 110 it will burn them up we did 10 tanks smaller than that n 4 died

[@brandonmmmmmmmm3293]

W intro 😂😂😂

[@martellotowers1404]

Nice bandsaw. Is it a Powermatic or Delta? Nice vid.

[@ypaulbrown]

it is a Craftsman

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Paul is right!

[@midnightgardener8346]

They don’t want to pay for demo and just collect the scrap for pay? So what’s the current scrap price for asbestos?

[@lookingforthemeaning]

around the same price for florecent lighting :-D

[@mackenziecohen7131]

Love watching your videos I'm in fire sprinklers and I live in holiday I'm not to far from you can always answer any questions for you if you need

[@repalmore]

If you cut along the lines of the welds you will have complete sheets of steel. You can make a sheet metal straightener and sell the sheets of stainless as used complete stainless steel. Worth much more than scrap. Here is a company that resells lots of used materials that may be interested in the used sheet and pipe.

[@bobl5335]

I HAVE BEEN A WELDER FOR 50 YEARS . TRAVELLED ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY. WORKED A LOT OF PLANT SHUT DOWNS. 😊 THIS LOOKS LIKE A TIME CONSUMING AND PERHAPS DANGEROUS JOB. BIG MONEY OR NO MONEY ? PLAN IT OUT RIGHT . . .😮 SOUNDS LIKE THE OWNER IS TRYING TO GET OUT CHEAP. YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT WALKIN G AWAY FROM THIS JOB 😮😮😮😊😊😊😊.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

We ended up walking!

[@1bag]

There is dollar signs every step!!! I bet there's probably 2 million in scrap alone

[@austinkelley5614]

WHAT WAS THE BID??

[@thehillshaveeyes2200]

Hell yeah let's get it

[@chrisburkhalter7361]

Micro motion is a flow meter good money for them even in resale if they work

[@neeleydev2596]

Did u end up getting the job

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

No

[@weldernotmechanic8588]

I ran a job like this before on a warehouse demo owner of building gave us his company credit card, Covered all consumables and he paid us hourly

[@martiesrcsstore4049]

be very careful even if its cooking oil once t reaches a temp even residue im sure it will catch the tank also may implode or explode may want to sonsider steaming them before cutting also figuring out a way to support them while taking them down id walk on it save ureself a head ache i can see this being a year long job if not 2

[@mk27wrx]

Yes lot of work and $$ to be made , however lots of questions management need to answer before deciding to take on that project...

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I am management 😭

[@imeryalbmert8874]

Très impressionnant

[@michaelc9507]

Ive done demo work in a manufacturing plant plenty of Lots of old rusty shit and everything was full of dirt. There was a crew come in to remove abestos. It looks like you will need a small crew of guys renting even a forklift that can boom up. Best of luck to ya.

[@tannerharris3164]

“Keep door closed” “don’t let the hooker escape” 🤣 some funny shit right there.

[@brodyrowles3722]

Like 2005 ish Miller 160 tig welder

[@ypaulbrown]

Shake Hands With Danger.....

[@johndorazio3759]

All you need is a excavator with a cutter easy job you can probly sub out the cutting and make great money

[@cooperschut7784]

There ain't anything easy about it, except fucking it all up and meeting financial ruin. This is big boy shit.

[@ypaulbrown]

11:47, "they fusion welded this'....all welds are fusion welds, some are autogenous with out filler, others are with filler, but they are all fusion welds....

[@colebz420]

Lots of gems in this video. Pure comedy

[@ypaulbrown]

Stay the Hell away from that job Anthony........

[@andrewlawrence3408]

You should be more careful around anything with chemicals. Even if they say it is "clean" or "decontaminated" , it doesn't mean it is completely safe. Respirator and gloves are needed at the very least when at the place. Also, I would not demo the tanks until the sludge is completely removed. Who knows what is exactly in it. They say it is biodiesel and it is not flammable, but diesel is not labeled as flammable. It is considered as combustible by the petrol industry and could still catch on fire. It should be the responsibility of the owner to get rid of the waste therefore you do not have the liability associated with it. Good luck if you are awarded the job, but be leery of all the extra small tasks that are needed. They will eat your lunch if you let them.

[@andrewlawrence3408]

Also get an auctioneer involved to get rid of the small stuff that can be easily removed. Factor them in as generating zero income, but it will get one job out of the way.

[@andrewlawrence3408]

@UCwJk4gNZyJ5h8kTi7mr24Iw Does not matter. Waste is waste. When you scale up anything the overlooked hazards become more apparent. Citric acid (the acid component of Orange Juice) may not hurt you too much but the ammonia in the chiller lines, the additives that were added to the biodiesel, and to some extent the kitty litter is not good for you. If they left that much crap in those tanks, who knows what kind of 'decontamination' process was done. I am not saying be scared of your shadow, but protect yourself above all else and do not believe a word they say. Look at what was done and make your own conclusions about it.

[@mikemerchant6995]

Id invest in a demo saw with that much cutting.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

na too heavy and all this sheet is under stress. the tanks where fabbed in place

[@cmdonespice]

Anthony, you gonna hurt yourself doing that job bud.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

pssshhhhhh

[@theabsentmindedprofessor8357]

The rwal scary thing isto think that is where you breakfast beverages were brewed!

[@Mack.of.all.trades]

Hell naaa. I’m surprised from a real estate standpoint they don’t see the point where taking the whole building down is cheaper.