What tool is best to cut a 30ft camper down into pieces to fit in a dumpster? (And the shell of a rusty van)
Hello! Have an old camper that is too rough to be towed but even if I could scrap yards here don’t take them whole. I’m a mechanic and used to big projects with heavy equipment so danger isn’t what I’m not sure about here however any dangers I may not be aware of please let me know! The big question is what’s the best tool for me to use? Probably going to have to rent something as unless I do it with a reciprocating saw I don’t have the tool. I have to cut down the 30ft camper into pieces that fit in a dumpster, have plenty of friends to help lift bigger pieces in, will have the dumpster for 2 weeks as well so it doesn’t have to be the fastest thing in the world. I know a torch is a bad idea as fire hazards are what they used to construct the camper with haha. Also have to do the same to an old dodge van, the body is so rusty I went to pull it out with the truck and the body collapsed around it so it looks like it’s hard parked on airbags. I removed the glass already from the van, and yea that’s gotta go too. I’m keeping the 360 in it to build for an A-body swap but the rest is garbage. TLDR: what tool would be best to turn a camper from a structure into a pile of scrap in a dumpster? Last thing that’s not super related to the tool, but has anyone ever taken the frame from the base of a camper lined it with wood and ramps and use it as a car hauler? I have the title for the camper.. submitted by /u/YourFriendPutin [link] [comments]
Hello! Have an old camper that is too rough to be towed but even if I could scrap yards here don’t take them whole. I’m a mechanic and used to big projects with heavy equipment so danger isn’t what I’m not sure about here however any dangers I may not be aware of please let me know!
The big question is what’s the best tool for me to use? Probably going to have to rent something as unless I do it with a reciprocating saw I don’t have the tool. I have to cut down the 30ft camper into pieces that fit in a dumpster, have plenty of friends to help lift bigger pieces in, will have the dumpster for 2 weeks as well so it doesn’t have to be the fastest thing in the world. I know a torch is a bad idea as fire hazards are what they used to construct the camper with haha.
Also have to do the same to an old dodge van, the body is so rusty I went to pull it out with the truck and the body collapsed around it so it looks like it’s hard parked on airbags. I removed the glass already from the van, and yea that’s gotta go too. I’m keeping the 360 in it to build for an A-body swap but the rest is garbage.
TLDR: what tool would be best to turn a camper from a structure into a pile of scrap in a dumpster?
Last thing that’s not super related to the tool, but has anyone ever taken the frame from the base of a camper lined it with wood and ramps and use it as a car hauler? I have the title for the camper..
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