I have scrapped center pivots. Here is how I have done mine. Leave center pivoting point anchored down and pipe attached. Go to first tower from center out, if you have loader capable of lifting a heavy round bale (tracked skidsteer I saw in Patriot76 photos will work) lift outside of first tower(set of wheels) use ladder and cut top of tower. do not cut pipe or sucker rods yet. After cutting tops of tower ,go to ground and cut tower from wheel set. lower loader and move to next tower out, and repeat. what you will end up with is system intact except for tower uprights and wheelset and axles. After all towers are down you can reach everything from ground to finish torching into lengths you desire. Most of our old pivot systems here are mostly zimmatic or built about the same. ours have (4) 5/16'' thick angle iron uprights for towers. 6 7/8'' ID thin walled pipe. Pariot76 had a different style. Had pivot down and field cleared in a day and 1/2.But I had all the pipe sold before I even started( worked deal with guy that wanted the pipe that he cut pipe himself) pipe was all cut and gone first day with check in hand for the pipe 45 cents per foot and he used his own torch and fuel and hauled off on his trailer. Shorter pieces of pipe I sell to a guy that puts up storage buildings. (barriers along front of building). Sucker rod sold to build corrals and feed bunks. Tires and wheels did some horse trading. electric motors and wire sold as such. To recap, first day 3 guys, 2 on torch 1 loader, pivot on the ground and cut in pieces and pipe hauled off. Second day 2 guys finished loading and hauling offsite. On my first one I thought about pulling it over, but I knew if I did I would bend a lot of steel that I could sell if kept in good shape.
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