There’s not much in the way of special tooling outside of normal kit that you need, a slide hammer set up to pull pegs (search the forum for old posts) and good demo bars are important, this is one I’ll highly recommend –
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http://www.mytoolstore.com/klein/64306.htmlWhat you do invest in you’ll use again, an investment in tooling always pays dividends.
All that you thought of, but for maybe the big pile of ladders. Think renting an RT snorkel lift from the same outfit you get the telehandler that was not on your list, both provide added safety and help minimize expensive labor. Then yes, the rolloff and the list goes on…
As suggested above, check with your carrier as to your coverage on demo and dismantling.
Don’t do this because you think you’ll be saving buuka bucks - Free isn’t free, it isn’t even cheap. Unless – the frame is in exceptionally good shape, the design makes it especially easy to disassemble ( like say, you can fly the roof and the plates off as a unit and disassemble on some low cribs with less expense and risk, then strip temp bracing and lay the bents down and minimize crane time to a day ) It just happens to be near the right size and has no head room issues, the lay of the land cooperates…
The planets just rarely align, so, just so.
It is almost always cheaper to frame new. There is certainly less dirt, planning and headaches
Do do it, if something about the frame just grabs you –
Or, if you know the owner is determined to be rid of it ( I’ll never understand why folks buy historic properties when they don’t really want one ) and will part it out, or neglect it till it rots, and you can find a client and a new home for it.
Or, if you think it might be something you do again in the future...
As has been said, do think it thoroughly through, before and during, and be safe.
Best with it
