Silo demolition FAIL

Silo Demolition Gone Very Wrong

[@johnhabeck6153]

Would be a great Allstate insurance commercial, with Mayhem working the skidsteer.

[@luke_skywanker7643]

You nailed it there, dude. That would make one hell of a great commercial.

[@TheRichtaber]

This is one of those “my brother in law said he could do it a lot cheaper” situations!

[@grbmajor6645]

I know a guy......

[@tomrogers9467]

“Well, Stanley, this is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into!”.

[@waynemillard7426]

Nice reference. You must be an older gentleman to have come up with that.

[@tomrogers9467]

@@waynemillard7426 Very astute, bud. I’m 71. And still fondly remember the Laurel and Hardy movies. (For those less “aged”, lol, they were a comedy duo. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_and_Hardy

[@pawepluta4883]

@@waynemillard7426 Was it about Laurel and Hardy? We know them as Flip and Flap in Poland, although last time I saw them in TV was in 1980s.

[@repairmanjoe8081]

Silo was like, really, I gave you how 🤔 many years of loyal service? Here's a little something to remember me by!😂😂

[@tommy5499]

That what s happens when you don't make the hole/gap bigger at the end you want it to keep falling. You have too keep momentum going it the direction you want it to land.

[@fritz46]

That's what happens if you spend more time planning the camera angles than the actual demolition.

[@D-V-A]

😂

[@bushputz]

Two big mistakes: 1) When you fell a tree, you don't just do a single straight cut and expect the tree to fall in the desired location. You have to cut a notch in the tree to control it's direction. Same thing here. 2) They should have attached one end of a cable to the top of the silo, with the other end to a truck or tractor. Then, the driver should have slowly driven away from the buildings, pulling the silo in the right direction.

[@Tailspin80]

Agree. A few minutes on KZbin researching how to fell a tree would have been well spent. Start with a wedge on the side you want it to fall, then cut just above the apex of the wedge on the other side and job done.

[@luke_skywanker7643]

Well, at least the next guy can find a KZbin on how NOT to take down a silo. My 50-footer is all concrete tiles, held together with wrap-around steel rings. I've watched some of the Amish companies take them down one layer at a time, starting from the top. They drop them down with a rope and pully and stack them on a truck, ready to go to another farm that needs a silo. These "chopped corn" or "silage" silos fell out of favor for a few years (around 30 years ago) but now some of the more progressive dairy farmers are putting up more than they ever had so they can fill 'em with enough chopped corn to feed their larger dairy herds. It seems to work out rather well and they don't have as much spoilage as they did with the plastic covered "silage trenches" they used to use.@@Tailspin80

[@kas10163y]

As heavy as that is, if that was cabled to just about any automobile or even a small heavy equipment, it would have thrown the auto in the air like a Trebuchet.

[@travisjohnson1500]

​@@Tailspin80explain to us how you are going to drive this wedge into the side of a silo. I suppose you could bust out a small section of block and have a bottle jack in there. But who you gonna pay to stand there and pump that next to a falling silo haha? Also, how many jacks are you going to destroy in a year?? Bigger 'notch' is what was needed.

[@Tailspin80]

@@travisjohnson1500 It’s called a wedge cut when felling a tree. Remove a wedge shaped chunk on one side, then cut across above it from the other side. This creates a hinge and the tree falls towards the hinge. You could probably apply the same principle to a silo.

[@blipco5]

The cackling afterwards is off the charts.

[@ThubanDraconis]

I think we've all had days at work when something bad went wrong. Maybe it wasn't really our fault and just bad luck. Or maybe it really was our fault due to an honest mistake. Things probably didn't go as bad as dropping a silo on someone's house though, and that can cheer us up when we are thinking about the disasters we have caused. And for the guy who did this, well, hopefully no one died, so there is that. Property can be repaired.

[@terryjohnson3479]

The operator didn't open up the "fall side" high enough for the silo to tilt. He took out an even number of courses and so it fell straight down. Think about how a forester notches a tree for felling.

[@rupe53]

@@terryjohnson3479 oh it went the right way at first, but odds are the next one will have a BIGGER NOTCH on the fall side... if he does any more.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

An anchor cable to the top, attached to something large in the direction of desired fall would have been prudent, but hindsight is 20/20. I took down a 45' stave silo once. Very successful. Won't try it again.

[@Cyclonestorm8]

... well, at least MOST of the house is still intact.

[@user-ev4pb9xj7e]

No, the trauma more than likely went through the whole house framing. It’s a total loss.

[@glennjohnso310]

They will be sleeping in tents for a while.

[@whitesapphire5865]

That doesn't help the goldfish in a bowl on sideboard, nor the cats and dogs that were put indoors to keep them out of harm's way.

[@RJ1999x]

Must of been there first silo demolition, because you never ever trust a stave silo

[@RJ1999x]

@QuietlyContemplating Nobody cares about your Grammer policing

[@RJ1999x]

@QuietlyContemplating obviously I don't. Question. Does this make your life have meaning that you go on KZbin to correct spelling or grammar? 4 or 6 yrs of college?

[@RJ1999x]

@QuietlyContemplating right over the top of your head.

[@RJ1999x]

@@QuietlyContemplating probably need to get a life. Odd how you won't tell me how many years of college

[@RJ1999x]

@@QuietlyContemplating oh it is, because nobody is that condescending and delusional without college indoctrination. And seeing how you won't answer the question, you knew why I was asking. An uneducated college product.

[@dansanger5340]

When you think about it, it's probably not a good idea to have any buildings close to a tall grain silo.

[@robertheinkel6225]

Silos don’t just fall down. They only fall down when their structure is destroyed, to take them down.

[@dansanger5340]

@@robertheinkel6225 True. But, they have to come down eventually, and don't always fall in the direction intended.

[@jasonhessels]

They also can take it down the same way it went up….

[@AJ-qn6gd]

Should have got Fred Dibnah to do it 👍🏻🇬🇧 (if you don’t know who he is look him up).

[@whitesapphire5865]

Ever wondered why when even the professionals do it, they cordon off at least a hundred yards radius around the demolition site?

[@OlafFichtner]

Technically, the silo demolition itself wasn't a failure at all. The thing WAS demolished...

[@eas2252]

Love how someone is still flying the drone. Priorities.

[@D-V-A]

Dedication

[@13thvarebel16]

I just saw a video of a guy doing this be "sawing" out the lower tiers with gunfire (looked like it was just a shotgun shooting slugs from about 50 meters), and it actually worked. Granted not a viable option in all countries, but I don't see why more people don't try more ballistic demolitiom on these things from a safe standoff rather than getting so close and risking getting crushed.

[@mystic24100]

I asked a friend who cut down trees for a living, liability insurance must be expensive. He said that he never had any.

[@montagray3761]

OMG!! LMFAO!! The squealing lamentations of the women are hysterical!

[@scottym3]

missed it by this much...

[@user-ev4pb9xj7e]

Well, it’s down. We’re going to lunch now😂😂😂

[@D-V-A]

😂

[@lovethemack]

thin band of removed material. need a far wider space

[@davidsandberg7631]

hind sight

[@mystic24100]

I thought that right away, there is sure a narrow band of blocks removed.

[@michaelr1221]

the screaming will make the Earth turn in reverse and undo this

[@Twobarpsi]

That's not a fail, they definitely demolished the silo...

[@dzl6848]

Here at farmer's. We dont cover farmers

[@rickslaye4234]

Farmers mentality think they know everything until they fail! 😂great job boys!

[@majorneptunejr]

One tough silo. Obviously thinking it would collapse under it's own weight and not bounce back in the other direction. If you watch these videos you would learn that you need a bigger notch to keep this from happening.

[@claytonsimplot9554]

Was there anyone watching from the porch or garage? I hope nobody was hurt.

[@johnl.vantreeck3636]

When are they going to realize tipping silos is no different than falling trees! You have make the notch (take out concrete higher up)on the side(direction) you it to fall. Higher and wider on staves then poured. 👨🏻‍🦳 🐄🐄 🚜

[@lowbornfabrication]

That a good portion of that house might need to be demolished

[@randyvilleneuve4907]

That would have been my luck. I hope no one got hurt as no one should have been even close to that silo. Looks like they did not remove enough rows of staves so when it tried to fall it got hung up.

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Added precautions weren't used. Like a cable and a bull dozer pulling in opposite direction.

[@CaptainAmaziiing]

A little caulk, a little paint...good as new.

[@D-V-A]

😂

[@SouthoftheBigChicken]

Mr. George, how much you pay the new guy on the skid steer. No, too much.........

[@AquaMarine1000]

The break-out has got to go to the ground to give room to fall past the centre of gravity. This is an example of ignorance at work.

[@BS-ys8zn]

all together now, OH SHIT !

[@catlady8324]

Women, please stop screaming.

[@r3dtig3r]

How does this only have 400 veiws? Holy crap

[@D-V-A]

The original had a lot more but got deleted, feel free to share all you like 🙂🙂

[@jeffharper7579]

It's ok, it was just the bedroom and he will be living in the doghouse for many years.😆.

[@olddog103]

This is a often happening thing on the flight deck of a carrier,

[@TheMW2informer]

Well that’s definitely not Australia! Looks like Wisconsin to me.

[@D-V-A]

You are correct, The video was sent to me by a friend.🙂

[@ZincOxideGinger]

​@@D-V-A Now I really want to what county they were in.

[@msa4548]

Revenge of the fallen, silos.

[@joeyager8479]

The good news; I successfully took down the silo! The bad news; I'll be sleeping alone for the next 100 years!

[@johnduckett243]

I think I’ll keep using my silos.

[@D-V-A]

🤣🤣

[@GumbootZone]

Silo is demolished. Very successful event!

[@Mikdeelow]

All of his “ataboys!” for the rest of his life will never erase this “awsh*t!” (usually the rate is 10:1)

[@deanproctor2690]

Definitely pissed off all the bees. 🐝

[@D-V-A]

You are the second person to mention bees when in fact it is the motors and propellers of the filming drone that you can hear.🙂

[@deanproctor2690]

@@D-V-A lol…. I know.

[@jpcaretta8847]

Gee, I had to watch countless demolitions to get to see one fails ! Hole too small, you can see the fall then the rebound leading to the fall going the other way.

[@glennjohnso310]

Hope your home owners policy covers that.😂🤣😂🤣

[@gliderider7077]

Ya about what I expected to happed…there’s a good reason there are experts in this field. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@harryballsacky]

OOOPSY

[@alstruck8063]

It was time to put an additional room or 2 on the house anyway, and the wife was wanting a 2 car garage.

[@user-fx5fz3pr5x]

Even when everything is done right , they still might go there own way, dropping silos can cause a surprise!!

[@D-V-A]

They sure were surprised, LOL

[@davidsandberg7631]

needed a bigger gap to side where you want it to fall. just like a tree needed a larger gap. Fred knew how to fall a tall object watch his videos...

[@colincunningham1902]

Oops! Nice house you once had!

[@erniea4424]

It's pretty obvious that the person doing the job is not experienced in silo demolition. Whaddya wanna bet that the REAL professionals gave a quote and this clown said "I can do it for 1/4 that much..."

[@D-V-A]

I'm pretty sure it was a DIY project

[@user-ev4pb9xj7e]

Uncle bill said he could do it a lot cheaper than that😂😂😂

[@jessiehughes9432]

Well so much for the Successful Farmer, "He was outstanding in his Field"...

[@D-V-A]

😂

[@MikeKobb]

Looks like it took out the garage

[@mattywho8485]

Good thing the ladies were all screaming, that really helped the situation !

[@derekmills5394]

Screaming good, lying flat under rubble bad

[@ronfad1756]

I tried to tell them ! The wind from the drone would blow it the other way! But would they listen? NOOO!

[@D-V-A]

😂

[@timl1481]

Oops!

[@Jimmy-Legs]

That’s hilarious

[@rascalap2968]

Bad day at the office…

[@RogerGrant-ft7vu]

Silo demo is not a diy project.

[@markk3652]

The worst part of this, was tha swarm of bees at the end!! The silo fell the wrong way, wrecks their house, and the family gets attacked by a swarm. You heard it at the end, the screaming, the running, and the swarm noise. Just tragic.🐝🐝🐝

[@D-V-A]

I think that noise you are referring to was the drone filming the event

[@markk3652]

@@D-V-A nope, pretty sure it was bees.🐝🐝🐝

[@D-V-A]

You have obviously never heard the sound a 3DR solo drone makes, That was the type of drone used to film with.🙂

[@markk3652]

@@D-V-A sounds very bee-like.🐝

[@D-V-A]

Exactly

[@alanjohnson8417]

Quick and cheap 😢

[@CreamyBone]

and only 70k views 😪

[@glennelliott708]

Forgot to factor in the curvature of the earth and speed of rotation.

[@billyraub8197]

Ya sense the earth is moving at 1000 miles per hour

[@HugoLuman]

D:

[@davidsignor7931]

Oops get out of the way

[@kerrysupporter]

Success. It fell

[@theonlyjimjones]

😂

[@jerryfrederick6610]

If that silo wasn't falling over on its own, I would have left it right where it was, not in the living room.

[@D-V-A]

Wise advice

[@jacquesblaque7728]

Real easy in hindsight, no?

[@terryjohnson3479]

Old Silos are a liability and need to be removed. They are meant to be filled with something and when there is no outward pressure pushing on the metal rings the structure becomes weaker.

[@braddouglas7839]

​@@terryjohnson3479People in my neighborhood put a hot tub on the top of their silo. Pretty cool.

[@heavyhaul8621]

Aha to join the 1/4 Mile club 😂

[@user-dm7bl5uj4g]

Operation badly done.................................. Stupid workkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@michaelloth5870]

That type of silo can be disassembled layer by layer. Other than speed, there was no reason to take it down that way.

[@gordbaker896]

Amateurs. Saw that coming.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Lousy editing.

[@D-V-A]

And ??

[@D-V-A]

I see you edit and post lots of video's🤣🤣

[@billyraub8197]

I don’t see why you people waste your money on building something just to destroy it. Think before you build about the long term life of your decisions maybe you won’t waste 6 figure numbers because that’s all you have left and you have to clean up the mess either by yourself or pay more money to have it done Doesn’t seam like a very win win decision to me

[@markhannigan7791]

...........well it's down!

[@craigbigboy1]

Oops!

[@zangzang1268]

Oops!