Heavy Equipment

When you need to move alot of lockblocks…

Awesome.

Thanks for the pics.
Cheers Ben

When you need to move alot of lockblocks…

gotta love Alberta's axle loading rules. That would be on a tandem lowbed in BC.

Medium sized open pit.

Buddy of mine from sooke finally got internet.

Buddy of mine from sooke finally got internet.

what is this?

what is this?

Its a ranger rock drill. The bane of every mechanic alive.

Is it drilling for placing explosives or something?

This is a wicked thread by the way guys.

Is it drilling for placing explosives or something?

This is a wicked thread by the way guys.

You got it.
drill the hole,
put however much powder in that it requires, cap it with some stemming (3/4 crush gravel works the best but in the bush you use whatever will go down the holes)
hook it up however you want it timed and let 'er rip.

They were using a similar machine next to the house I was working on in Kadenwood, Whistler 2 years back. Although it didn't have a cab, the operator stood on a platform to move it around. Then the excavator would lay huge tyre mats over it for the actual detonation. Very cool

Komatsu, let it burn