Crashed Cars on TikTok: Channel Shows Cars Being Crushed in a Junkyard and It's a Viral Success

A TikTok channel shows the process of cutting a useless car into pieces so that it can be crushed later. This process is aimed at recycling some auto parts to turn them into new raw materials.

Perhaps one of the saddest moments in the life of a car owner is when he has to send his beloved car to the dump, whether it be because of age, irreparability or an accident that destroyed it, this moment will undoubtedly be very sad.

Viral process thanks to TIkTok

However, it is part of the automotive cycle of life where old cars are cut up to be recycled into new raw materials that can be used to make more cars. The recycling process usually requires cars to be taken apart before being sent to the shredder, and you can see the process in all its gory detail thanks to .

Videos posted on the channel show a wide range of activities at the landfill. The most basic job involves loading old car bodies into a simple hydraulic press that crushes them.. However, to show the skill of the operator, there are videos that document the process of dismantling a car using a hydraulic gripper mounted on an excavator.

How does this process of destruction begin?

As a rule, the first step is to hold the car in place with hydraulic levers that lock it to the ground.. The claw is then used to pierce the ceiling and separate it, much like opening a can of sardines. The same is done with the hood, and then the claw is used to fully start the engine. Heatsinks and AC capacitors are usually removable as well, and power cables can also be pulled out with amazing dexterity. From there, you can simply shred the rest of the bodywork before sending it to the shredder.

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There's something nice about seeing a huge hydraulic gripper take apart a car with ease. Maybe it's because doing the same job by hand would take hours, whereas the claw simply punches its way through the body and chassis mounts. Considering the extremely dilapidated state of the cars in the junkyard, this is much easier to watch than recent videos of pristine luxury sports cars being destroyed in the Philippines. We have also seen similar painful images from Australia.

Dismantling old cars certainly sounds like fun, and someone might enjoy spending a day at the wheel. However, we suspect that it takes some time and dexterity to learn the displayed abilities.

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