Empire TV building coming down…

What will excavator manufacturer make of this video?

A raw video captures the initial demolition work at Lancaster, PA’s former Empire TV & Appliance. The demolition comes more than three months after the facade of the building collapsed into the 200 block of North Queen Street, toppling a tree and striking a passing Red Rose Transit Authority bus. About a quarter of the remaining building was deemed unsafe and pulled down that day.

A raw video from Lancaster Online captures the demolition works as they progress but we’d be interested to see what the manufacturer of the high reach excavator involved will make of this video that shows the machine being used to sideswipe the structure. If any Pennsylvania-based Komatsu dealers receive a complaint about excessive wear or cracked joints on a PC400 any time soon, the video below might give you a clue why.

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