Onto the photos.
A house with a bad case of dry rot needs to be torn down. The owner is a logger. The broken wood can be sent to a chipper to be used for fuel in a co-gen plant, but needs the metal stripped out to prevent damage to the chipper (nails are ok). Borrowing some logging equipment, a loader. Then the fun begins.
My job was to pull out the metal wire, electrical boxes, plumbing, etc. After a few dumpster loads, I got a turn.
I didn't take many photos while running it. I got about an hour in, then climbed back down to resume picking metal and take more photos. The photos from the cab are while the owner is down below picking out metal, so the machine was shut off for safety. I took pictures at that time. Notice the cab is even with the second story. Look at the size of the claw picking up the toilet. This thing is huge. The claw is about 5 feet tall. When dropped on the roof, it simply punches holes in the roof. The logger was great with it and made me look like a rank amateur (I am) at this. He managed to pick up the toilet without crushing it or even chipping it. Too bad the tank got broken earlier by falling debris. It was a good toilet.The floor was ripped up the next day. Due to my work schedule this last phase didn't include me.
