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Posted by Carl Byrns on March 9, 2008, 4:31 pm
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> Termite barf (aka particleboard, mdf)
ROTFLMAO!
-Carl
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Posted by spaco on March 9, 2008, 7:17 pm
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I read most of the other posts and from a couple of them, these thoughts
come to mind:
1. An air chisel. With a fairly massive air chisel, one might be able
to power through the thing fairly qiuckly.
2. Here in the country, when we used to heat with wood, an old farmer
saw me hacking away at a gnarled tree crotch one day. He said that his
dad taught him to throw those aside and "let 'er rot down a bit.
Maybe, if there's no rush to get it done, a couple of years out in
the rain and snow might make the job a whole lot easier. Maybe one
could even speed that process by soaking the thing with a garden hose
now and then.
3. Sell it on Ebay or Craigslist. I leave it up to you as to whether
or not you warn the prospective buyer of the situation. Even if you do
warn them, I'll bet that somebody with more time on their hands than
your son may have, will take you up on it.
If he does scrap it, I will probably buy some of it back from HF some
day as some sort of hand tool.
Good luck to him,
Pete Stanaitis
Karl Townsend wrote:
> "The Kid", my 25 year old, got a fifth wheel travel trailer for free. So
> far, he's taken the backhoe and ripped the whole top off. Now there's a
> ripped up floor on what looks to be a decent fifth wheel frame.
>
> It looks like they used self tapping screws to attach one layer of plywood
> to the frame. Then a second layer bonded over the top with zillions of
> nails. The deck is not prying off the steel frame no matter what he's tried.
> He's about to say UNCLE and send it to the dump.
>
> Any suggestions on what to try?
>
> Karl
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Posted by DoN. Nichols on March 9, 2008, 11:53 pm
Please log in for more thread options > I read most of the other posts and from a couple of them, these thoughts
> come to mind:
>
> 1. An air chisel. With a fairly massive air chisel, one might be able
> to power through the thing fairly qiuckly.
>
> 2. Here in the country, when we used to heat with wood, an old farmer
> saw me hacking away at a gnarled tree crotch one day. He said that his
> dad taught him to throw those aside and "let 'er rot down a bit.
> Maybe, if there's no rush to get it done, a couple of years out in
> the rain and snow might make the job a whole lot easier. Maybe one
> could even speed that process by soaking the thing with a garden hose
> now and then.
>
> 3. Sell it on Ebay or Craigslist. I leave it up to you as to whether
> or not you warn the prospective buyer of the situation. Even if you do
> warn them, I'll bet that somebody with more time on their hands than
> your son may have, will take you up on it.
Is there a way to flip it over and put the wood in contact with
dirt? Perhaps dig a pit to clear the fifth wheel. Then walk away for
a few months, and let the termites do the job for you. :-)
I understand that this is how the aborigines in Australia bore
the holes through branches to make didgeri-doos -- the termites eat out
the soft center wood, leaving the rest as a nice hollow chunk of wood,
albeit a bit uneven.
Good Luck,
DoN.
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Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on March 9, 2008, 10:59 pm
Please log in for more thread options Sounds like you have two nice I-Beams or such and a screwed on board and
a glued on nailed on toper board.
So if it is like that or the like - rip down the central area cutting both
boards about 12" from each inside. Taking out a long double thick board.
Nice for building ramps if supported...
Now saw from the large slot in the trailer to the side. Using the blade to go
just under the two so you don't saw the metal.
Then with a pry or with the leverage of the overhang, pry the boards upwards.
If you are building a trailer - that might be a good sub base. Or base.
Martin
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Karl Townsend wrote:
> "The Kid", my 25 year old, got a fifth wheel travel trailer for free. So
> far, he's taken the backhoe and ripped the whole top off. Now there's a
> ripped up floor on what looks to be a decent fifth wheel frame.
>
> It looks like they used self tapping screws to attach one layer of plywood
> to the frame. Then a second layer bonded over the top with zillions of
> nails. The deck is not prying off the steel frame no matter what he's tried.
> He's about to say UNCLE and send it to the dump.
>
> Any suggestions on what to try?
>
> Karl
>
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Posted by Gunner on March 11, 2008, 2:21 am
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 08:17:59 -0500, "Karl Townsend"
>"The Kid", my 25 year old, got a fifth wheel travel trailer for free. So
>far, he's taken the backhoe and ripped the whole top off. Now there's a
>ripped up floor on what looks to be a decent fifth wheel frame.
>
>It looks like they used self tapping screws to attach one layer of plywood
>to the frame. Then a second layer bonded over the top with zillions of
>nails. The deck is not prying off the steel frame no matter what he's tried.
>He's about to say UNCLE and send it to the dump.
>
>Any suggestions on what to try?
>
>Karl
>
>
How much det cord do you have access to? Or Trim Stick?
Lay a run of 100gr det cord along the top of the wood, stapling it
down with a basic T55 wire stapler, making sure you put the line of
det cord between the lines of fasteners. Cover with about 6" of sand,
stand clear and detonate the det cord.
Some of the sand will have been removed, but the wood will have been
largly reduced to easily removed splinters and the remaining fasteners
will be easy to cut off with an air chisel.
Blow off the remaining sand and splinters with compressed air.
Gunner
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