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    I hope this will be my first big scrap job.

    I have a buddy who has a boom truck and portable generator, compressor, and plasma cutter. I just called him and asked him if he wanted to do a scrap job with me and he said heckyeah he could use the cash. So I emailed these people and and they said they had 2 guys comming by to look at the job tomorrow and if they didnt work out I could do it. Crossing my fingers it comes my way.
    http://denver.craigslist.org/zip/2632664690.html



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    Sorry PTS, but I just had a vision of you in a Darth Vador suit attacking that silo with your new toy from Harbor Freight !!! lol

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    I cant wait to use the chisel. I think ill paint it bright color so it will look like a lightsaber.

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    Good luck PTS, hope you get it.
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    I hope so too parttime
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    That would make a great bio diesel tank...
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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    I have a buddy who has a boom truck and portable generator, compressor, and plasma cutter. I just called him and asked him if he wanted to do a scrap job with me and he said heckyeah he could use the cash. So I emailed these people and and they said they had 2 guys comming by to look at the job tomorrow and if they didnt work out I could do it. Crossing my fingers it comes my way.
    http://denver.craigslist.org/zip/2632664690.html
    That will be one hell of a pay day if you do get it!
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    I saw that on clist last night as well and wondered if you might tackle it. I wonder why you couldn't just pull it over instead of starting from the top and working down?

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    Not sure if that was his plan or not but if the boom truck can handle it I would tie it off at the top with the crane then cut it loose at the bottom and ease it down. While cutting it up might be a good idea to keep it tied off with the crane in case the load shifts or rolls. Watch your toes when you start butchering it.

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    I thaught about cutting out the lower section first. then using the boom/bucket truck with the plasma cutter we can just cut out managable panels and push them in and let them fall to the ground on the inside. Then when the whole skin is off cutting down the skeleton shouldnt be that hard.

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    That's AWESOME!! I will pray that you get it. Looks like 10k easy of tin. We get. 10 cents here for tin so yeah wow I hope you get that!


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