Taking out shuttered wall

[vantage]

Pecker on a 13tonner, turned around so it can go in horizontally, cleared 160’ of 5’ high x 250 mm thick in a matter of a few hours here. No noticeable affect on the rest of the shed.

 

[Blue.]

I was told a wrecking ball would do it,hitched one up onto my telehandler went flying at the wall,telehandler rear wheels lifted off the ground as it swung forwards hitting the wall it did feck all at the wall,ended up hiring in a digger and pecker,took a full day to do an 18” thick 15’ bay.

 

[Gerbert]

Thats the proper way to do it with no risk to the existing building, it does however require a large excavator transported on a proper low loader, so I would guess £1500 or even more these days. Set against the risk of costly damage to the building its cheap really, but so many are looking for the cheap option, even if it is positively dangerous. No way would you catch me holding a Stilh saw up above me cutting 10" thick concrete.

Holding a big boy saw above your head is not something you can put up with very long, put a loader with bucket next to it and stand in there.

 

[Renaultman]

Anyone welded digger brackets to a floor saw?

I was just thinking that.

 

[Renaultman]

I would have thought that even if you managed to saw cut down the middle, once you started applying pressure the cut would ‘pinch’, so you would need a couple of cuts say 6 inches apart to avoid this.

Alchad

I'm assuming he will push from the cut side

 

[Bongodog]

Holding a big boy saw above your head is not something you can put up with very long, put a loader with bucket next to it and stand in there.

Either you are having a laugh or Health and safety is treated slightly differently your side of the North Sea. In the UK there are even questions asked regarding the use of man cages on telehandlers at times, let alone standing in a loader bucket.

 

[Gerbert]

I am both having a laugh about your hse nonsense and being serious that standing in a bucket is perfectly acceptable.

 

[HatsOff]

Either you are having a laugh or Health and safety is treated slightly differently your side of the North Sea. In the UK there are even questions asked regarding the use of man cages on telehandlers at times, let alone standing in a loader bucket.

That's because a proper access platform has controls in the basket, whereas a man cage you're at the mercy of the driver, who doesn't have the same visibility.

So common sense says it's worse - but they can be better than a ladder and definitely better than standing in a bucket/pallet so it is allowed.

Typical accident from last year...

"A 64-year-old self-employed contractor, repairing a roof, was
killed when he fell from a potato box being lifted by a farmer using
a fork lift truck (FLT). The box slipped from the forks. He fell with it
and died from serious head injuries."

Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2022/23

Health and Safety Executive's annual report Fatal injuries in farming, forestry and horticulture

www.hse.gov.uk

 

[pine_guy]

That's because a proper access platform has controls in the basket, whereas a man cage you're at the mercy of the driver, who doesn't have the same visibility.

So common sense says it's worse - but they can be better than a ladder and definitely better than standing in a bucket/pallet so it is allowed.

Typical accident from last year...

"A 64-year-old self-employed contractor, repairing a roof, was
killed when he fell from a potato box being lifted by a farmer using
a fork lift truck (FLT). The box slipped from the forks. He fell with it
and died from serious head injuries."

Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2022/23

Health and Safety Executive's annual report Fatal injuries in farming, forestry and horticulture

www.hse.gov.uk

Or worse, I heard of a guy in a handler bucket, met his end when the bucket wasn’t latched properly and fell off

 

[mo!]

Or worse, I heard of a guy in a handler bucket, met his end when the bucket wasn’t latched properly and fell off

Bloke locally that broke his leg falling out of a bucket. He was pouring petrol onto a bonfire from above and when the flames shot up the driver raced backwards and he fell out...

 

[Stw88]

There’s a difference between standing in a bucket and a purpose made crate. We welded brackets onto a link box, works a treat. Far safer than working off a ladder.

 

[Lofty1984]

There’s a difference between standing in a bucket and a purpose made crate. We welded brackets onto a link box, works a treat. Far safer than working off a ladder.

Still not safe unless it’s got waist high guard rails

 

[robs1]

We made our own cage a few years ago, its base was an old parmiter chain harrow carrying frame so pretty strong, all made to proper specs with door that closes itself and a rail to put a harness strap on, it is really useful but no doubt hse would still condemn it as it hasn't been tested, often take pictures of it hanging down to show its connected to the loader properly and cant fall off .

 

[neilo]

I was told a wrecking ball would do it,hitched one up onto my telehandler went flying at the wall,telehandler rear wheels lifted off the ground as it swung forwards hitting the wall it did feck all at the wall,ended up hiring in a digger and pecker,took a full day to do an 18” thick 15’ bay.

Nothing beats the dairy farmer for mechanical sympathy.

 

[quattro]

Hit the middle really hard with loader and see what happens

I tried on a 12inch by 20ft to push it out, it also had quite a few big cracks right through it
kept pushing from both sides moved a couple of inches but wouldn’t come out 6 ton fork lift

 

[chickens and wheat]

Sell your farm by another farm,. Done


It will sort out the old sheet problem too!

 

[Netherfield]

 

[Lazy Sod]

There’s a difference between standing in a bucket and a purpose made crate. We welded brackets onto a link box, works a treat. Far safer than working off a ladder.

We did that back in '89. Whitlock (I think) transport box with a handrail around it at waist height. I've recently reinforced the steel floor and added some duckboards for a more secure footing. I use it every year to put up the chap who cuts our garden hedges and to put Mrs LS up to check on the kestrel box that we have in a tree.

 

[davidroberts30]

obviously weren't the firm that did the chimney in waterston last year they blew out 10foot, it dropped 10 foot and stayed up for a week

 

[jackstor]

Thought I’d better update you all………