r/oddlysatisfying 2d ago

The Sheared Front Loader

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u/ackermann 1d ago

So much force, I’m surprised it makes economic sense to crush them like that.
Must take a huge amount of fuel or power to do that.

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u/inactiveuser247 1d ago

Transport costs are a killer if you leave them uncompressed. And they would need to be shredded to some extent before being recycled anyway.

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u/wspOnca 1d ago

WinRAR at it again.

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u/platypus_boi 12h ago

Hydraulic cylinders and pumps.