I have a distant relative who has taken down over 400 of those in Colorado and he said to leave the pumphead secured for stability, start at the far end and work from above.....cutting the A-frames off; letting them fall to the ground. It would require the right equipment to do so but anything less is too dangerous. He worked with a telehandler which requires two men on the job, or maybe a good job for the wife. Sounded like he had too much time on his hands as he stuck a basketball down one of the sections, pumped propane into the bottom end and sealed it off some way or another and lit the torch. He said the ball totally disappeared over the horizon, the blast knocked him off his feet and some local neighbors asked him if he'd heard a sonic boom. I hope I got that story right.
I could get his phone number for you if you'd like to talk to him. Safety would be a big concern for scrapping those things.
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