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Postby Don McCombs » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:00 pm

How NOT to take a silo down...

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=38970
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Re: Silos

Postby Bill Hudson » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:14 pm

Don McCombs wrote:How NOT to take a silo down...


Sorta like the smokestack that was taken down near here. Certainly not anything I want to do.
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Re: Silos

Postby Don McCombs » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:05 pm

Future winners of the Darwin Award. :shock:
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Re: Silos

Postby Barnyard » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:21 pm

Even the pros don't always get it right!



I don't believe in taking the bull by the horns. I took a goat by the horns once and that was enough excitement for me.

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Re: Silos

Postby bob in CT » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:37 pm

At least the guys in Ohio took some safety precautions.... They did wear hard hats. :roll:
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Re: Silos

Postby johnny j » Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:04 am

Man that guy's crazy.
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Re: Silos

Postby Yogie » Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:37 pm

really nuts with all that downward pressure.
The first video reminded me of a good friend I lost last week. He turned his back to a tree he was cutting and was crushed.
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