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Engine block shredder in action
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Thats a pretty cool machine. Although it reminded me of an article in the Merc today...
How about a people shredder? WATSONVILLE, Calif.—Officials say a Santa Cruz County maintenance worker who died when he was pulled into a wood chipper had been an employee of the county for more than 40 years. The worker was identified Tuesday as 60-year-old Henry Lira. According to sheriff's reports, Lira was part of a four-person crew that was clearing brush on a rural road outside Watsonville on Monday morning when the accident happened. Lira was pronounced dead at the scene. County spokeswoman Dinah Phillips says Lira's co-workers are shaken by his death and that a crisis team has been sent to console them. The county public works and sheriff departments and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health are investigating.
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I love the tool in the comments that points out that they are only AL blocks....
Dude it still takes a ton of force to do that to cast AL |
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There is a hand crank on the side like those things you see at museums and what not where you can imprint a picture on a squished penny or quarter.
It's a big hand crank.
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A people shredder is in a pulp mill where they chip logs for chemical pulping. I worked in the paper industry and and it was my favorite place to visit with customers. Sixteen foot diameter heavy steel wheel w/ 16 chipper blades, made a 20" log disappear in about 3 seconds. It wouldn't hurt long if you fell in to the blades.
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I am not trying to steal enzo1's thread. That is an amazing machine! Aluminum or not, that is some tough stuff to grind up like it was nothing.
The poor guy in Watsonville had no chance. I can't imagine your last thoughts knowing that you were going to be dragged into a machine that would dice you into bits.
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I think a flail wheel crusher would work better on those Alum. blocks.
Like this 61,000 lb. thing I hauled to El Paso. Crappy cell phone picture. 
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Very neat - I'd love to know what kind of engine was running that machine - something that could make a whole lotta torque...
Engine blocks (while heavy) aren't all that structurally sound - they've got lots of stress concentrators/corners and holes that probably make them relatively easy (with enough power) to tear apart. I saw a bunch of inline 6's in there (BMW?) a lot of 4-cyls, no V12s though (thankfully, that'd be a tragedy!)
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