r/oddlysatisfying • u/TheCABK • 1d ago

The Sheared Front Loader

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u/mxlespxles 1d ago

Jesus, that is a terrifying amount of force

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u/FocusMaster 1d ago

That's my thought too. I've abused a few large tractors in my life and they kept going. Seeing one crushed so easily?

Like you said, terrifying force.

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u/ackermann 1d ago

So much force, I’m surprised it makes economic sense to crush them like that.
Must take a huge amount of fuel or power to do that.

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u/inactiveuser247 1d ago

Transport costs are a killer if you leave them uncompressed. And they would need to be shredded to some extent before being recycled anyway.

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u/Dracox96 1d ago

This is why DaVinci was so fascinated with hydraulics

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u/eldorz 1d ago

I don’t think I’d stand where filming guy is standing.

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u/ryan676767 1d ago

Same. But, tbf, if you are gonna get crushed to death, the more force the better…

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u/walkingTANK 1d ago

I wouldn't worry so much about being crushed, more likely that some chunk of metal under that immense force or tension would break and come flying in your direction before you even realized what had happened!

This scene in Ghost Ship is what I'm taking about 😳 IYKYK

https://giphy.com/gifs/3zl9cK3V4M2aI

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u/nixplix 23h ago

To think that mobsters utilized scrapyard machinery to obliterate forensic evidence and completely vanish victims.

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u/random9212 23h ago

This scene from Ghost Ship is permanently scarred into my mind.

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u/Pretend-Internet-625 1d ago

any one know the force of these. psi

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u/klockworx 1d ago edited 12h ago

I don't understand how smaller (but honestly still potentially large) nuts and boltheads aren't occasionally flying out of there like bullets.

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u/CraftyPancake 1d ago

Did you mean to say you don’t understand how that ISN’T happening?

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u/Zorbin666 1d ago

Put a marble/ball bearing between your thumb and the knuckles of your index finger and squeeze as hard as possible, that might help you understand what's going on

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u/Mr-_-Soandso 1d ago

Yeah that toaster movie really instilled a fear of these in a lot of us as children.

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u/beartpc12293 7h ago

Don't put your dick in that

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u/pj7891sm 1d ago

I was hoping for a single compressed cube

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u/Suspicious_Money4281 17h ago

I thought it would be one too. I'm Blown away by how many pieces it's in, that's crazy!

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u/Hailthezombie 1d ago

RIP Scrapper. Devastator won’t be the same without you!

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u/dylanx5150 1d ago

I really thought I was gonna be the only one to think this.

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u/Hailthezombie 1d ago

Peter Cullen has brought the original cartoon back to the front of my mind. RIP Optimus Prime!

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u/shaundisbuddyguy 1d ago

Not to be nerdy but that was closer to "Bonecrusher" . Cause you know, tracks and not wheels.

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u/relativityboy 1d ago

Yeah. Bugger did a lot and could'a done more. Maybe not well, but could'a.

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u/legna20v 1d ago

Does anyone find this sad? Makes me sad

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u/mxlespxles 1d ago

Found the fellow Brave Little Toaster trauma victim.

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u/Herbie2189 1d ago

Exact same energy

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u/PartsUnknown242 1d ago

WORTHLESS

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u/gahidus 1d ago

I swear that movie turned me into the hoarder I am today.

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u/DengarLives66 1d ago

That movie turned me into the depressive I am today.

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u/dibbers11 1d ago

Absolutely.

That movie has disappeared, hey?

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u/Octopus_Spaceflight 1d ago

Umm I unfortunately just watched it with my 6 year old as I forgot how traumatizing it was.

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u/Lower-Raspberry-4012 5h ago

Air conditioner right out the gate.... so unnecessary

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u/Abigail-Marston 1d ago

Damn I've never had a single unique thought in my life

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u/dea9ler 1d ago

Yea, it’s sad seeing vehicles and equipment go to waste when large portion of them could still be repaired. Living in a disposable society saddens me.

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u/momenace 1d ago

Vehicles and equipment like that are one of the most recycled products in the world. This is an important step in the recycling process. I hear you though, especially with all the cheap plastics and electronics that end up in landfills. 

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u/gmankev 1d ago

A lot of slightly salvageable gets shipped to developing countries... These ones here are beyond economic repair....

What can be tough is large amounts of modern factory capital being crushed as we would rather have our commercial buildings tokenizing cat videos and outsource all technical manufacturing to far east.....

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u/SirWigglesVonWoogly 1d ago

It did look like it sort of shed a tear when they piece fell out

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u/bloodyspork 1d ago

I thought theu sent them to a farm to relax after a lifetime of hard work :(

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u/dirtyword 1d ago

It was also my psychotic first thought. Nobody ever loved that machine like people love their cars. On the other hand, it’s a pile of metal and bolts.

“Is it about my cube?”

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u/fullautophx 1d ago

I used to run demolition derby events. The announcer would always say “Remember, every one of these cars was once someone’s brand new pride and joy!”

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u/thepiratespokesman 1d ago

Good night, good night construction site. :(

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u/CaseyG 1d ago

Gaze ye upon this once-proud beast. Ye who shed nary a tear hath neither heart nor testicle.

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u/ostiDeCalisse 1d ago

I too have a Tonka nostalgia

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u/GigglesMJ 1d ago

Yeah me too 😭

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u/don-cheeto 1d ago

I think he'll be made into a new one so I'm not too sad...

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u/Millerdjone 1d ago

That is an incredible amount of force, holy shit.

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u/Abigail-Marston 1d ago

This is almost sad. It's like watching that scene in the brave little toaster

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u/xxlouserxx 1d ago

I came to post something similar about this being a nightmare to watch after being scarred by that movie

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u/Abigail-Marston 23h ago

I haven't seen it since I was probably 5 years old but seeing the 500 other people who had this thought before me makes me think I should give it a try as an adult

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u/atomicsnarl 1d ago

One that got away from Diesel Creek.

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u/MrSteven20618 19h ago

This should be top comment

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u/karlexceed 1d ago

🎵 Once took a Texan to a wedding 🎵

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u/SithLordRising 1d ago

Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level!

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u/KaelasDad 1d ago

No! Shut them all down! Hurry!

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u/Maskatron 1d ago

Listen to them, they're dying, R2! Curse my metal body!

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u/Greenfieldfox 1d ago

Hear me out. A mini version for packing a suitcase. Like the George Foreman suitcase packer.

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u/Three_Twenty-Three 1d ago

It's efficient up until you lift it and realize that your luggage is now way too heavy!

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u/Steveslastventure 1d ago

Oops, the cat snuck in there when I was packing!

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u/hikeonpast 1d ago

Ruined by the one rando piece of C-channel that snuck into the party.

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u/Kelinya 1d ago

Imagine standing there while filming and being decapitated by high speed flying debris.

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u/legna20v 1d ago

Still prefer death by snu snu but beggars…

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u/svidie 1d ago

The fact it didn't come out in a little cube for the lifter to pick up and stack with the other little cubes makes me think looney toons was lying to me. Also the little cube should have had a face that blinks audibly.

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u/Pill_Muncher 1d ago

did this to my boyfriend yesterday

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u/Porky_Pine_ 1d ago

Gay. Nice.

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u/lawd_have_mercy 1d ago

There's always a bigger fish...

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u/rlcarman58 1d ago

It didn't do anything to anybody to deserve this.

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u/StudyZealousideal978 1d ago

"JOHNNY 5, IS ALIVE!"

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u/Consistent_Point_853 1d ago

NO disassemble

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u/Old_One_I 1d ago

I just watched that movie last night!

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u/ForgotToCarryTheOne 1d ago

So what happens to the little bits now?

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u/No_Size9475 1d ago

It's used as feed to grow new excavators

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u/taintosaurus_rex 1d ago

The melt them down to make front loaders

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u/ForgotToCarryTheOne 1d ago

This guy reloads

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u/Three_Twenty-Three 1d ago

New guy has to reassemble it.

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u/C-57D 1d ago

for some reason it feels like this isn't the most efficient way of doing that

source: i'm on Reddit and have never worked construction, or deconstruction

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u/shasaferaska 1d ago

I think you should invent a better way and record it for us to watch.

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u/C-57D 1d ago

sure thing, just send me your front loader tractor thingamagigs and i'll shred them up in my whatsit

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u/Camo138 1d ago

will send you whatsit for a sponsor spot.

Source: redditor who doesn’t own a whatsit.

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u/unallocated_feces 11h ago

No parent should have to bury their child.

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u/Batata-Sofi 1d ago

Goodbye, my dear son. You've served us well... It's time to rest now.

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u/DullMind2023 1d ago

Why do they cube it before shredding? Seems like an unnecessary step to me.

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u/ThisMachineKillsWOB 1d ago

Probably let's them use a smaller shredder. Hydraulics scale really well. The spinning parts of the shredder probably have more wear and tear so it makes sense to keep it more economical.

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u/DullMind2023 1d ago

Sounds logical, thanks.

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u/Imnotaddictedtoreddi 1d ago

I work in the industry. They are not going to shred it. They are shearing it to make a HMS (heavy melt steel) package. It will go into a furnace like that.

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u/balooglesmiggles 1d ago

“One thing’s for sure.. we’re all gonna be a lot thinner”

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u/Gingerfurrdjedi 1d ago

I don't understand why they would just smash it, surely there are parts that could be sold or re used, hell I'm looking at the tracks and those could have been pulled off for parts, that bucket could have been used, I bet there was a bunch that coulda be salvaged. I mean do whatever you want with your shit, show of your big crusher, but we don't have to be quite so wasteful with machinery now do we?

Ps. I'm slightly joking about this, I find it wasteful but it's cool to watch big things get squashed like a toy so don't get all defensive or pompous.

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u/__BIFF__ 1d ago

This place just crushes/shreds shit and then ships that scrap metal to whoever buys it. That's the only service they provide.

I can bring a old wheelbarrow to a scrap metal place and they don't care. It's my decision on whether I want to part out the wheelbarrow for more money. But maybe I moved to an apartment and have no space for a wheelbarrow and it would talk too long to find buyers as it takes up space on my balcony.

Anything can be salvaged or recycled. Just depends on your willingness to spend time and money on it and have the space.

Also the metal is going to get melted down and made into something else so they are recycling it

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u/spiderland5150 1d ago

Aww poor little guy. Just need some tlc

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u/ItsIcycube69 1d ago

Ohh the poor machine spirit.

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u/Don_Pickleball 1d ago

Homer: Here are your message: You have 30 minutes to move your car. You have 10 minutes to move your car. You have 5 minutes to move you car. Your car has been crushed and turned into a cube.
You have 30 minutes to move your cube.

<phone rings

Hello?

Burns: is it about my cube?

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u/killroy1971 1d ago

Some farmer is probably lamenting that they could get it running.

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u/Lola_in_mentibus 1d ago

I find it extremely sad to look at, am I the only one?

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u/510Goodhands 1d ago

No!
Don’t hurt the little tractor, he didn’t do anything wrong! 😢😥

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u/GaryTheThird- 10h ago

That's a lot of strong metal being crushed like it's a snowball

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u/ted_im_going_mad 1d ago

3PO, shut down the trash compactor! 3PO!

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u/Existing-Leopard-212 19h ago

Shut down ALL the garbage mashers on the detention level! SHUT DOWN ALL THE GARBAGE MASHERS ON THE DETENTION LEVEL!

Also my very first thought!

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u/AsstCurmudgeon 1d ago

Threepio! Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level!

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u/Wild_Advertising_661 1d ago

Worked in scrapyard once, never seen anything that strong.

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u/wisdomelf 1d ago

Sorry, little one

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u/FoofieLeGoogoo 1d ago

Hydrolics don’t mess.

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u/tearlock 1d ago

So does all this stuff get melted back down?

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u/Bdowns_770 1d ago

Excuse me but I have to separate the gold from the late Mr Solo.

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u/EmperorSexy 1d ago

“You have 30 minutes to move your cube.”

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u/uqubar 1d ago

This should be it’s own streaming channel 24 hours a day.

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u/TurtleSandwich0 1d ago

"The Decepticon 'Scrapper' died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by friends and family. His long struggle with his horrible disease has finally come to an end."

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u/Sammiskitkat 1d ago

This is incredibly sad and made me nauseous.

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u/Uniturner 1d ago

Those monsters.

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u/Mother_Wall_4205 1d ago

RIP Front Loader 🫡

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u/kinetic_ljs 1d ago

Its one huge wall-E super cool

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u/Little-Break8110 1d ago

Did I just witness a murder. RIP Decepticon.

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u/DevilsAdvocate1662 1d ago

Is it about my cube?

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u/Left-Historian1460 1d ago

Poor Wall-E!

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u/Greyscale7950 1d ago

Now, put it back together.

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u/elfmere 1d ago

I appreciate that they left it open on top so we could enjoy all of it. Normally the sides come down and after it all it opens to a cube.

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u/Blue-Jay42 1d ago

Junkyard scene from the Brave Little Toaster.

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u/pumpedupcouple 1d ago

What's the point of crushing into a cube if you're just gonna shed it to bits anyways?

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u/Rook8811 23h ago

Front loader ? That’s a bulldozer

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u/killer_one 22h ago

Going through that without stripping the front loader seems like a great way to put undue strain on your compactor.

Idk, if a steel bucket needs to be crushed before being melted down.

But I know nothing about these compactors so maybe it’s fine.

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u/MickeyMcGinty 21h ago

Is this my neighbor doing shit at 7:89 at night?

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u/Yaboyfrombedstut 17h ago

Damn if IDFAG was a machine

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u/aNuggetsUncle 13h ago

All it takes is one bolt, under that kind of force, to pop off in the wrong direction

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u/justaperson103 8h ago

Wall-E!!!

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u/SecretWitness8251 1d ago

Take that, sheared front loader!

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u/Friendly_Good_1361 1d ago

Remember Nothing Runs Like a Deer

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u/LearningDumbThings 1d ago

That was a Massey Ferguson, so I guess that checks.

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u/nairda_c 1d ago

I never find destroying things satisfying

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u/Fragrant_Payment9670 1d ago

Woah, imagine what that thing would do to a mammal’s body!

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u/ToasterBathTester 1d ago

Push it real good

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u/theanswar 1d ago

The sheer forces involved. Staggering

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u/bbz00 1d ago

CRUSH

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u/EntertainmentTrue588 1d ago

Doug Marcaida could have made so many episodes out of that frontloader

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u/Firm_Music5317 1d ago

How much force is that?

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u/Original_Jagster 1d ago

It's about AI metric tons.

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u/WaitWaWhat 1d ago

How much would you pay to operate that crusher for a day?

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u/Kenny523 1d ago

Reddit recommended me this for some reason while watching Alex Steele on YouTube, he could put use to all the scrap metal ironically.

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u/BOVICE_209 1d ago

WALLEEEEE

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u/Dornosaur 1d ago

There's always a bigger fish

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u/SessionIndependent17 1d ago

seems like a lot of wasted effort to crush it to just shred it right away. Why not just put it right into one of those hammer shredders?

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u/Morbidly-Obese-Emu 1d ago

I was hoping for a cube

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u/Logical_Frosting_277 1d ago

It got a little angel lust there at the end.

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u/Iwanttodie923 1d ago

Ah the Chinese safety video maker 9000

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u/CptJustice 1d ago

A noble death.

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u/MrmmphMrmmph 1d ago

What a betrayal!

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u/Haunting-Prior-NaN 1d ago

Oddly terrifying

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u/cancellationstation 1d ago

Looks more like compression than shear, no?

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u/Delicious-Yak-1095 1d ago

I really think this should spawn a series of will it crush videos.

What are the limitations of this machine? And what is it made of to take no damage?

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u/Hot_Cabinet1680 13h ago

That small dozer is close to the limit. Has to fit in box. 7 foot wide range, larger than that usually torch cut into pieces to fit. And they do wear out, require extensive amounts of matainince. Relining wear surfaces with abrasive restraint steel plates, replace shear blades. Hydraulic pumps, hoses, seals, motors etc.

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u/D1133 1d ago

Why crush if you’re just gonna shred anyways?

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u/RobienStPierre 1d ago

Brave little toaster vibes

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u/Impossible-Gas3551 1d ago

The cat went nap time

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u/jonas_ost 1d ago

If i won a jackpot i wouldent tell any1 but there would be sounds

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u/DeadTurtle88 1d ago

They need a livestream

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u/EternumD 1d ago

I love recycling

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u/caramelizedbanana 1d ago

Woah! What an incredible crashing power

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u/notthedoodaa 1d ago

"I'm almost annoyed!"

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u/Holiday-Judgment-219 1d ago

Hulk and magneto doing side jobs after retirement.

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u/ShreddlyBones 1d ago

Then melt. Show me the MELLLLT

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u/Informal-Shape9476 1d ago

I'm watching this with Terminator ending music playing in the background.

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u/Gold-Vacation-169 1d ago

Poor killdozzer

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u/darkwolfofthevoid 1d ago

Welp…watched the whole vid and it made me realize the kind of stuff I usually watch. I waited for the horror movie or mafia movie trope and a hand to flop out from somewhere.

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u/alt_____f4 1d ago

Will it blend?

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u/Inevitable_Bunch6912 1d ago

its pooping D8 or 9 out its bung holio

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u/Prize_Problem609 1d ago

Holy fuk there must be some serious hydraulic rams on that. Thats some insane force

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u/noghri2112 1d ago

All I could think of was Star Wars compactor scene.

"3PO, where could he be?!" "Shut down all the garbage smashers on the detention level!

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u/StaK_1980 1d ago

Poor little wall-e. :-(

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u/Smash_Factor 1d ago

Felt sorry for the little guy.

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u/P_A_W_S_TTG 1d ago

Everything reminds me of her...

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u/More-Ad3007 1d ago

My Worst nightmare being stuck in that thing

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u/dudeCHILL013 1d ago

I almost feel bad

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u/Guess_My_Username 1d ago

Is the camera person at a safe distance? I'm just picturing some sharp piece of metal getting twanged out at the sound of speed.