Mispronounced words drive me nuts too BUT this guy is flying a drone and creating excellent video coverage on an interesting subject. Cut him some slack people!
It was a reservoir that became contaminated by farm runoff and other people based contamination. A new reservoir further upstream has been built. Just another example of humankind screwing with the planet.
Thank you Bruce keep the videos coming everyday is great by me, in 50 years all this is going to matter, besides I live in Youngstown and it's fun to follow the progress.
I love some of the comments here. Consider what's more likely: either they are less competent than you who has no training or context just an opinion, or they have made a competent decision based on factors you are unaware of.
As someone who used to work in a shop that repaired construction equipment. It really bugs me when I see operators using those hammers to pull stuff away like they do. They're not designed to take side to side forces. It destroys the seals. I couldn't tell you how many times we had to re build those things. I get it's annoying to have to either switch attachments or have 2 machines on one thing at a job site. Especially one this time sensitive. But don't blame the repair shop when it takes almost a week to order the parts from Japan if they're out of stock because we have to do so many of them or if the warranty company decides not to pay for your 3rd or 4th set of seals in a month. Lol. Other than that. AWESOME drone work dude.
I can tell you from experience, demo'ing concrete with tons of rebar is unimaginably stressful! That stuff gets caught in your tracks and sometimes will slap the machine as it breaks. Those hammer hoses are long and just kinda dangle around. With rebar you have to always be aware of where your hoses are as well. May seem petty, but all it takes it one turn of the cab while a hose it caught and the machine will bleed hydraulic fluid like someone getting their jugular sliced. All that to say....Rebar, great for reinforcement...Nightmarish for demolition!
How do you pick what bit to hammer next? In some of the videos you can see the operator hesitate before picking a next spot, or put the hammer somewhere completely different. Is there a specific step-by-step process that you have to follow rigidly, or does it not matter as long as you don't hollow out the base of the dam and topple the whole thing on the machine?
I wouldn't say there's a specific spot, but usually what happens is you break up a certain area and because the hammer chisel is limited on size, there's only so low you can go...so you find another good spot to break. With so much rebar in there and only so low you can go, it's unlikely the entire thing will topple over on you...but the hammer depth has a lot to do with it. Also, if you try to hammer off too big a chunk, it's likely that you'll just crack it and the chisel will get stuck in the concrete. When that happens, you have to wedge it out and sometimes you can snap the head right off the chisel. So you try to choose a spot where you'll get the most "bang for you buck" so to speak. Hope that made sense.
They should be glad that dam wasn't built like a nuclear power plant. The rebar in the containment walls is 2.25 inches in diameter, and it's all cadwelded together.
I live on the edge of the Rhubarb Triangle, Yorkshire, England, wonder if that's where they got it from. p.s. just in case you are wondering not as mysterious as the Bermuda Triangle!
Whatever they are paying the guys operating this equipment is not enough. I would be so scared that I would pull a piece of the dam away and it would break loose and the entire reservoir would come down on my head and wash me and the equipment away.
Pretty cool the shots you can get of something seemingly boring with an aerial perspective with high resolution cameras on a gimbal. Could you add into your description what sUAS you're using?
Don’t you have someplace else to be? Besides worrying about the rebar they know what they’re doing and it looks like they’re doing a good job and stuff takes time
Out of curiosity, are you using a DJI Inspire Drone? BTW, I've subbed, liked, and clicked on the bell, I hope to see more of your videos. Thank's for sharing.
Bud Listar Ballville Dam was built on the Sandusky River in 1913 for hydroelectric power generation and is approximately 407 feet long and 34.4 feet high. The impounded section of the Sandusky River extends upstream from the dam approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km), and the …
