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Guy Develops Clever Way to Unload Huge Concrete Pipes By Himself

A tiresome solution?

By Rain Noe - January 18

Don't try this in front of the OSHA inspector: This anonymous tradesman has developed a that's-so-crazy-it-just-might-work system for getting massive concrete pipes off of a truck by himself.

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I suspect he's doing it by himself because all of his assistants were killed during the initial attempts. In fact I think he got the tires by stripping their trucks, since they won't be using them anymore.

Rain Noe

Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.

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Brian Godfrey

2 months ago

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It's obviously not the first time he's done this. :-)
Actually, if you pay attention you will notice that he remains behind the pipe when it comes down. That way he will not be crushed if the pipe does fall off to the side.

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Donald Jones

3 months ago

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what he just said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcU_6lzVMRo

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2-5hldcRKs
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2-5hldcRKs
  Here is another alternative to the stack of tyres.
  
  A much safer method than the tyres, and a cheaper and easily avaliable method than the Pipemaster. Though, is it slower than the Pipemaster?
  
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Chris Haar

3 months ago

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Do yourself a favor and check out a product call the Pipemaster by an Iowa company called Hawkeye Pedershaab. Been around since 1956 and works in a similar, albeit much safer and efficient, fashion.

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