(upbeat music)
- For years we've been a company
that have helped others clean
up after natural disasters.
And now, after the tornado,
ironically we're on the other side of it.
We have a Vermeer 1255 Terrain Leveler
that's going to work clearing the concrete
so we can begin our rebuild construction.
- [Tyler] Typically these machines
are used for site prep
and mining and coring applications
as far as iron ore, bauxite.
But today we're using
it for site demolition,
tearing up the concrete
slabs from these buildings
and then the roads
between the buildings too.
- [Doug] I'm just so
humbled to see the equipment
that our wonderful people
design, manufacture, build
go to work on our own job site.
- An alternative way
of tearing up this pad
would be escalators with
hammers or breakers.
Probably take close to
a week I would imagine
for a pad like this.
This machine is just
basically gonna cut through it
and should be able to do
it in two or three days.
So we've got a cut plan
that's gonna be loaded in the GPS
so we'll be able to manage our cut depths
and it's gonna steer by lines
for all the straight cuts.
It's all got vacuum dust
suppression system on it,
so that'll help keep the dust down.
So we're gonna use the
machine to cut the concrete up
and then it's gonna be
fed through a crusher
and then that crushed rock
is actually gonna be used
to build the base up
for the new structure.
- To have the opportunity
to build something new
is not something that we have everyday.
In fact, we haven't done
that for more than 30 years.
It's an amazing opportunity now for us
because what was a tragedy
is now gonna be a facility
that can take us forward
20, 30, 40, 50 years in the future
and pave the way for a
tremendous future for Vermeer.
- [Doug] I believe that we'll
look back at this opportunity
and say wow, we made a difference
in the way that we build product,
in the way that we can take
care of our team members,
and ultimately take care of
our customers and dealers
in ways that we never dreamed of.
