Rock Blasting on a mountain trail

[@edwardwargem1894]

Great work and Awesome video. Top quality videos from multiple views. Keep up the great work.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@eastunder55]

I like the uncovered blasting in remote areas. The slo-mo shots of huge chunks of rock flying through the air is so impressive. Thanks

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you enjoyed it 55, I had to be a bit conservative with this one to make sure most of the rock was left on the road as they want to use it for erosion control works near by.

[@scruffy6151]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast half of shot number 2 went down the sloop that should help right. L0l

[@TrevorDennis100]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Could you not have directed it to land exactly in the erosion control location Dave? I'm sure they'd have paid you a bonus for doing that. 😉

[@danalistar3400]

Always a great feeling to relieve someone of “the object of their anger” …love it

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Sure is, thanks for watching and contributing DS.

[@dirttdude]

the rock tumbling down the hill smashing into the trees was pretty great

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

You could here that it went a fair way.

[@actionman862]

Love the shadows cast by flying boulders at 10:52!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching the action.

[@brucet8551]

an excellent video Dave,some great blasts.i like how you place the camera so it almost gets clobbered!!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you enjoyed it Bruce - the little DJI Osmo slo-mo cameras are a lot closer than they look, the extreme wide angle lens gives the illusion of greater distance.

[@bootsnall8996]

AWSOME! love it when you can let them fly.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Me too!

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

It has got to be a very satisfying job. Great camera work.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It really is, thanks Clint.

[@EZEvans1]

Great camera work! 🎉

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thank you! 😁

[@TheAverageNooob]

Have you ever found some cool looking mineral formations in these big rocks?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Not really, you get the occasional xenolith and Dykes. Most of the stuff that I get to blast in really hard igneous rocks and as such pretty boring. Often find tiny white crystals in vesicular basalt though.

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

I love the thunder echoing through the hills ! The trees will be back ... in another 100-200 years !

[@Porkie71]

My 1st video and now a subscriber, love this stuff!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad to have you on board Ricon, more than 200 videos of things being blown up on this channel, get comfortable.

[@chupacabra1765]

It would be, for added interest and education to detail the blast's parameters. Loading density, type of explosive. One blast was delayed the other was not, what was the reasoning? I'm curious about pricing. What would a job like that be billed out at, ballpark? minus the peripherals such as travel expenditures.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I have to be careful that I don't train my competitors too much.

[@johnnymac6178]

I would have loved to see an "after" picture. What do you do with all that displaced stone? Who pays you to blow stuff up? What was the reason for blowing the rocks up?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Some of the busted up rock from this shot was used to build culvert ends just down the road. The part of the road that goes around the rock is all built on soft fill and as such you cannot drive a truck carrying a 35 Tonne bulldozer on it, When the rock is removed the road will all be on secure ground. This was a forest road upgrade job paid by the government. Thanks for watching Johnny

[@johnnymac6178]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Thank you for the explanation Dave! Love the channel.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks again, please like and subscribe.

[@johnnymac6178]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Yes sir, already subscribed! 👍🏻

[@chrisydawn]

lot of hard work for a half a second of pleasure. ;)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Somebody suggested that it is a lot like being married..... Did I say that?

[@chrisydawn]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast in all the years i did that, i never saw that comparison, but then again i wasn't married then ;)

[@littlehills739]

dont know what u charge wouldnt it be cheaper to pile dirt on the bolder and make the road a bump/hump?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

They do that to very small bumps in the road but that would not be OK in this situation.

[@davidrobertson5700]

Sounds like a GAU 8 speaking , can you do one with 100 shots please ?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Try this one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKpXmh6ateImac 160 holes.

[@davidrobertson5700]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast that's so cool. Can you do a GAU 8 impression with 300 shots please ? Can you also please adopt me as my dad wont let me Brrrrrrttttttttt like a rotary canon.

[@smelly.ballbag751]

Stuff that weres the cab lol and air-conditioning lol good job men

[@joshuajackson6442]

Jolly good

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

For sure Josh, glad you liked it.

[@KClO3]

Was every single rock you blow up carried by glaciers in the past, whatever that's called

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

No, I don't think so.

[@alanvotta3847]

Please add a little more narration...such as, after drilling holes,what product are you putting in holes and at one point you were picking up something and putting it in a bucket.....how many feet of chord and weight of explosive used Also,who wants job done and for what reason "THE BIG PICTURE"

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I deliberately don't say or show too much about the medicine that goes in the holes Alan and I have a few competitors out there that are really clueless about the technical side of it all. I know they all watch this and I don't need them to be getting any smarter. There was Two buckets, the small one had a granular explosive substance and the larger bucket had screened crushed rock that is ideal for back filling the blast holes - the area in the hole above the explosive charge. Thanks for watching.

[@cheagle464]

WOW, that's cheating how to make big rocks into little rocks.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Not cheating 464, just doing it in the most cost effective way.

[@cheagle464]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast ya I know I was kidding great work

[@patallen5095]

Dave, the shot of that one big chunk cartwheeling towards the camera and then peeling off just yards away....fantastic! Love the uncovered blasts!! 👍

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Pat.

[@davidnull5590]

ELWOOD: This was a bargain. I picked it up at the Mount Prospect city police auction last spring. It's an old Mount Prospect police car! They were practically givin' 'em away. [Mt Prospect is a NW suburb of Chicago.] JAKE: Well, thank YOU pal! The day I get out of prison, my own brother picks me up in a police car. [Fog horn] ELWOOD: You don't like it? JAKE: No, I don't like it. [Elwood jumps the drawbridge.] JAKE: This car's got a lot of pickup. ELWOOD: It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It's got cop tires. Cop suspension. Cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. Whaddaya say? Is it the new Bluesmobile or what? [Jake lights cigarette and throws the lighter out the window.] JAKE: Fix the cigarette lighter. Elwood: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses." Jake: "Hit it."

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

- "We were on a mission from God".

[@Shadolife]

The Blues Brothers reference at the beginning was cool. Great shots! Thank you.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Brian.

[@komitadjie]

Man I love these un-covered shots! Too bad way too many people would be kinda annoyed about multi-hundred-pound hunks of stone flying about in their back yards so you could shoot un-covered more often! I think your camera was wetting itself at the 11:45 mark with that big chunk rolling right toward it. xD

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

My cameras are very brave and battle hardened.

[@komitadjie]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast The weak have been weeded out by hurtling granite by now, I'd imagine! lol

[@garymurt9112]

We shoot our rock at the quarry uncovered and if a hole blows out its really exciting. The resident across the highway was not thrilled at all when the rock ended up in the living room. They do a better job of packing the stemming and the distance from the top of the hole and where the change is placed is farther than before. This makes my job a little harder since we end up with more boulders that don't fit in the crusher and I have to sort them out.

[@accxresearch]

@@garymurt9112 How do you deal with your oversize rock? Shoot it in place with mud capped charges?

[@garymurt9112]

@@accxresearch breaker on an excavator

[@GARDENER42]

Lovely stuff - can't beat uncovered blasting for audiovisual effects. Thanks Dave.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Nothing quite like it #42

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼……………………………….Your opening was HILARIOUS , LOL, one of my favorite movies. AND uncovered blasting with rocks FLYING, ANOTHER one of my favorite things!!!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you enjoyed it 77 - I was on a "mission from God".

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

Mr D -6-1/2 hour drive to turn rocks into pebbles - and film it for us - you certainly graft hard for your beer tokens - much appreciated -please stay safe and well 👏♥️x

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks MLE, it was a bit of an epic job.

[@tomahoks]

No camera was harmed during the blast. Well done.😂

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Not this time anyway Tom.

[@longlowdog]

Great work. The big chunk cartwheeling towards the camera was a great image. It's very sad to see those huge burnt areas. Too bad that young fuds with PHDs stopped the small seasonal burns the indigenous folk practised for millennia and now their idiocy is being exposed big time with infernos with huge fuel loads. Regards from Scotland.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

This burn destroyed 3.3 Million acres, no animals to be seen anywhere.

[@10swatkins]

A man after my own heart! Hit it Elroy!

[@craigsowers8456]

GREAT intro !!! Thought I was on the wrong channel at first ... bit further to Chicago and all ... LOL

[@alfadoofus]

I always like your videos , they are usually a blast.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

He he he...

[@ChrisB257]

Always great to see uncovered blasts - but wow, that was a long drive to get there! Sad to see all the effects of wild fires. VERY satisfying blasts Dave - and that last one from last camera angle - phew, the large chunk got awful close! Great job.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It did get close, the camera is a lot closer than it looks, you can see the little camera nearly take a hit from another angle @ 10:18

[@scotthultin7769]

First 👍's up demolition Dave does it again thank you very much for sharing

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Good work champ!

[@elanman608]

"Hit it". Blues Brothers one of the all time best movies. Excellent show and in the words of the late lamented Blaster Bates "Watch out for the Bits".

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes... always watching out for the bits!

[@sharonaerneckeaitchison4500]

It never ceases to amaze me how it's a mere nanosecond from the time you stomp the control til the blast happens! And all the different camera angles are really fun to watch!

[@markfryer9880]

Nice work Dave! Seeing as I am a Blues Brother from the Richmond Valhalla Cinema and then the Westgarth Cinema back in the 80s and the early 90s, your start to the video took me way back much further than it should have. Carrie Fisher would have appreciated your efforts with the rocks as she had this thing about trying to blow up Joliet Jake for leaving her standing at the altar on her wedding day. Some chicks just won't let things go! Mark from Melbourne Australia Did you see my note about the 4x4 shop to check out? Grange Rd Fairfield, and I know you know where Fairfield is!

[@andrewlockwood6102]

"Look at his deft hands". ... "he's not deaf!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Loved the movie Mark and seen it lots of times, never went to the Valhalla though. I had not followed up the shop as I think that this Hilux is really past spending a lot of money on.

[@xuejiaoxu6778]

I got excited at the start when I saw it was a remote site perfect for uncovered blasting 👌. Great video Dave thanks for posting.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

You and me both!

[@garymurt9112]

I got excited too and then when he said they had to add more bang because they went all the way through, that really got me excited

[@warrenrharding]

That mushroom igniter is my Favorite. I don’t need it anymore I’m fully retired. Keep up the good work !

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks AP.

[@davidholder3207]

Awesome work sir. Your skill showed in the last blast when a chunk of rock landed just short of the camera.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks 👍

[@vudeulash7645]

I think what amazes me the most is how much the dirt actually contains the blast.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It sure does a good job.

[@TheGingerGenius78]

Absolutely sorted those pesky rocks out ! Fantastic to watch an uncovered blast ! And the sound reverberating round the hills is awesome !

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you enjoyed it Dave.

[@TheGingerGenius78]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast most definitely 👍 thanks

[@RangieNZ]

Self-extracting for the win! :) The few hundred metres of 'cable'(?) that goes from your foot to the shot zone, is the "consumed" on a shot, or can that bit be wound up and re-used?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

This shot was fired with signal tube, also called shock tube, very safe and reliable but not reusable. But you can use it in a line trimmer and "101 other house hold uses".

[@iand8738]

Dave. Sir, You are a Master at your craft. I've been hooked on big bangs since way back in "1974". When I helped my best friend and his Aussie step dad. Lay and set off 150m of high drive to make a ditch just outside of Alexandra. In Central Otago, NZ. Thank you for your great content

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Ian, back in 1974 my young mind was thinking about this kind of stuff - I was only 9 back then.

[@tda2806]

Impressive skills at 11:53, getting that piece of rock to roll towards the camera to give a moment of jeopardy was excellent 😉

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It was a bit close.

[@peterweber6963]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast just get a new braver 1 😜 in a steal box with padding crow yes 😊😁

[@stillwater62]

The Blues Brothers, famous line spoken by Elwood. I see that you are a man of fine taste in movies. It was good to see you back out in the bush doing what Dave does best, blowing up big rocks...raw. This was a true Thanksgiving Holiday treat. Thank you, thank you. I wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving and may your path be smooth and level in the coming year. Cheers.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks #62, glad you enjoyed it. A smooth path would be great.

[@Silverhornet81]

...fix the cigarette lighter.

[@blackdog2994]

You're on a mission from God!

[@alan-sk7ky]

11: 39 on, you should get a job working on the films Dave, very cinematic, more gouts of flame needed though ;-)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks Alan.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Brave man putting a drone there, but what a shot!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

My cameras are battle hardened and very brave Jim.

[@kevdimo6459]

Loved it Dave i know how much you like the bush blast’s with no cover. That drone shot was the best Dave! Thanks again mate.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks Kev, sadly there was no drone video for the second shot as the SD card was full.

[@thomasmusso1147]

👍👍👍 .. impressive! Listening to the ripping sound of those dets zipping off .. takes me back to my past career in the South African Gold Mining Industry.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Brrrrp.... Booom!

[@thomasmusso1147]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast 👍Yep 😊.

[@RoxnDox]

Demolition Dave, delighting his devotees by delivering destruction of Down-Under obstacles into dirt!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Another one of Demolition Dave's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

[@chrispy104k]

11:56 - Getting a bit close to the camera Dave. Despite all that shite going every which way in each blast, no camera was hit.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

They live to fight another day.

[@daddynunya9045]

Loved the Blues Brothers reference at the beginning!! I guess you were on a mission from God!?!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

And we're putting the band back together!

[@peterwalker7869]

NICE. You would always have to remember to have your vehicles parked on the homeward side of the blast site. Otherwise you will be there a lot longer than expected, moving all the broken rock.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Learned that the hard way a long time ago Peter.

[@peterparsons7141]

I haven’t watched your vids for awhile. What terrific quality and interesting videos. Really good stuff , different angles and views. Great vid !

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Welcome back Peter! there is about 200 blast videos on the channel now.

[@FishFind3000]

3:10 is that a vacuum system on the drill that’s pulling out the cuttings? Do you collect the cuttings? Are they large enough to use for hole stemming?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The cuttings are pushed out of the hole by the flushing air that travels down the hole in the middle of the drill rod, when they reach the top of the hole the vac system sucks them up. The big bits land in the blue cyclone separator and the very fines in the plastic bag on the bottom of the vac. If you were to sieve the contents of the separator there would be some pieces big enough to use as stemming. Nasty stuff to handle though, best left alone.

[@art1muz13]

That’s what we like to see! That was a nice one, Dave. Love the shadows, Beautiful shot of the delays at 8:35.. THAT ROCK IS WHAT PUTIN DREAMS ABOUT AT 7:57 IN Slo-MO ON KZbin's 0.25 SLO-SPEED. ONE DAY THAT ROCK WILL BE PUTIN, NOT A THREAT, BUT KARMIC TRUTH.

[@timothypirnat3754]

BTW, I've often wondered what happens when you drill through the bottom of the rock. You mentioned drilling through to clay in the bottom of the rock. You said something about filling the bottom of the hole, I'm assuming to keep the explosive within the rock. What do you fill the bottom with? Does the filler keep the explosion from blowing out the bottom or the rock?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes, I use the same material that I would stem (back fill above the explosive). It is largely successful most of the time Tim.

[@villagelightsmith4375]

Before a legislator OR an administrative rule maker sets hand to keyboard about the use of explosives they should be REQUIRED to take a simple college course on Civil Engineering/Explosives that includes field practicum. Such courses should include a tiny bit of the higher math involved, but remain focused on the Art and Practice, without ignoring the Science. There is plenty of room for energy to dissipate and for rocks to fly withOUT traveling thru a space that is occupied by someone who might need a band-aid.

[@markmayer2029]

If you ever get tired of wresting the Roo, try this; 2.5 meters of 15 mm good rope, and a 100 rope coupler. Slide coupler onto rope, Tie a loop on each end to go over handles. After a good collar, put foot in rope/coupler at comfortable height. Rope can be criss crossed over handle for varying height adjustment. After the good collar, just put as much weight as you want on drill via weight shift. As usual, make sure you have a clean surface so you don't slip. Good balance a must. Much less tiring than holding onto it, plus you won't develop carpal tunnel as fast.

[@stephensfamily5699]

Wife: Oooh, one of these without all the dirt on top! The slow mo shots are super satisfying. Thanks.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you like you all like them.

[@mattmarzula]

I appreciate the lead in with the "Blues Brothers" line more than the work showcased innthe video. But only by a little...

[@LivingTheDream21]

8:48 beauty of life flying through all that destruction. What a contrast. 😊

[@tymz-r-achangin]

And there he was, just a poor old rock laying around out in nowhere land, just minded his own business, and then BOOM BOOM BOOM ya rocked his world even more lol

[@kurtschultz8199]

I'd be tickled to see a TIE fighter swoop by and hit that rock... "PEWPEWPEWPEWPEWBOOM!"

[@johnbratley6926]

So there I was sitting peacefully for the last two million years watching the world slowly change and then some drongo starts drilling holes in my arse and there's a flash and everything went black. I'm in bits about the whole thing !

[@AlaettinKarabaş-p4u]

Herkez patlamayı beğendi .Fakat hiç bir kimse böyle bir kayaya yüklenen patlayıcının fazla oldugunu şöylemiyor.Tehlike arz ettiğini biliniz.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Neden bu kadar fazlaydı? Bu konumda biraz taş atmak uygun değil.

[@vhostovich]

Been a fan for some time now. Absolutely love the different view points, of the same shot, and in slow motion included. : )

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks Vaughn.

[@DavidBrown-cp2vm]

Sorry, wrong place, can you put it back together, it was habitat listed and got mixed up.

[@lancer2204]

OK, who else heard the guitar riff in their head at the end of the Blues Brothers reference? Thanks for sharing Dave!

[@bobjoncas2814]

LOOKIN' GOOD, NICE JOB, KEEP SAFE AND WELL..

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks, will do Bob.

[@ianstradian]

Gotta love any video that starts with a Blues Brothers reference.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Ian, "We were on a mission from God".

[@wesgudgeon3247]

Nice work,you don’t see flying rock outside of mine sites and the drone footage was great

[@grstrom1]

Wow! The last slo mo shot was awesome! Also loved the Blues Brothers opening!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks Glenn, check in again soon.

[@ljprep6250]

Ho, lots of fun there. The multiple angles and slo-mo give it a beauty most people wouldn't expect. I just watched some pit blasting and they used ANFO. What do you use to break up those large rock outcroppings?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

These rocks got a 185 gram (32x200mm) piece of high strength packaged emulsion in each hole followed by some ANFO.

[@mytech6779]

Do you have any videos that explain the details of the charging choices? Like det-cord vs bulk explosive, using delay pattern vs triggering all holes at once. How do you choose between many small diameter holes or fewer larger diameter, is a 25mm hole much easier to drill than a 50mm?(I know a 50mm can hold 4 times the charge of a 25mm) How much buffer is there normally between an insufficient charge and being dangerously overcharged? (I assume that you don't want to waste expensive explosive, but a second shot would likely be even more costly. Also 4x charge would need double the safety radius based on simple volume geometry, is this true in practice?) Also, in some videos I see you put in a solid charge (just a cap or is it cap and booster?) followed by two different powders and then what looks like a sand and crushed rock mix, why so many parts? Is real dynamite still used for anything?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I do touch on details here and there but I certainly don't make instructional videos. You can no doubt understand that drilling a 50mm hole required 4x the energy input compared to drilling a 25mm hole and yes you could double the hole burden and spacing if you up sized from 25 to 50 and maintain the same PF (Power/ powder factor - g/m3) you need not be concerned about extra clearance as long as you maintain a suitable depth of stemming, but you would have to consider the likelihood of getting more larger size pieces in the yield and what size the machine can cope with. Another thing to consider is when working in an urban environment (most of my work) using larger holes and larger charge size means larger ground vibrations and complaints. First thing in the hole is the primer which is usually a piece of packaged emulsion with the cap in it or sometimes a cast booster, then some ANFO and then the screened crushed rock as stemming material, if the stemming is wet I may add a little dry stone dust on top of the ANFO as a dry buffer as ANFO is very hydroscopic and if there is any delay between loading and firing, it will suck the moisture out of the wet stemming and be ruined. Real Dynamite is still very popular in the US, not been made in Australia for about 30 years. Thanks for watching.

[@rockman531]

Hi Dave, Awesome video! Uncovered blasts are the best! Beautiful scenery. Hopefully some of those trees will start to regrow soon. Mother Nature is a tough cookie - she'll make it right! Take Care! Stay safe. Jim

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It does grow back but there was a distinct lack of wild life on this job also, that was pretty sad.

[@secondhandlyon2603]

I used to blast in the coal mines here in eastern Kentucky. It was probably my favorite job that I ever had. Was that nonel lead line?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The scale of blasting that you are accustomed to is huge by comparison. Yes it was nonel lead in.

[@Richard-ob5zn]

6 hour drive? you must be the lone demo-man of Australia!!! Always good to see the "Maestro" at work. Thank the good lord for explosives and hydraulics- equipment to get it done.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

There are others but very few that meet all of the required compliance criteria for this customer and are prepared to do small jobs.

[@marcatteberry1361]

Did you see the Butterfly @8:59 - 9:10 ? slow it down, right in the middle.

[@lotharschiese8559]

ANYONE with the knowledge can drill & blast, but the videography is absolutely spectacular, it makes the whole process come alive. You guys rock the break!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Spectacular... not sure about that, it is 100% unscripted, single take, on the fly stuff. I have put a lot of effort into the slo-mo bit getting the audio right was a bit of a challenge. Thanks for watching.

[@keithmoore5306]

it may take a while but it'll grow back bush fires down there and forest fires here are nothing that's not supposed to happen here and there just part of nature's cycle!! looking at the road in you missed a couple spots that could have used some of your attention Dave!! 11 hours round trip driving not counting drilling and popping i guess you got home about 11;00 maybe midnight? shock tube with a toadstool or slammer as we call it on this one, can't say it's one of my favorites! there just something about slamming that plunger handle down or cranking the handle on a 10 cap hell box i can't resist!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

We stayed an extra night so we could start out fresh next morning. I'll have to take my old rack bar "blasting machine" out on another job soon.

[@Drew_TheRoadLessTraveled]

3D jigsaw puzzle making at its best. Job well done... Safety first.... Then BIG bang.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Drew.

[@bluegizmo1983]

I couldn't do this job... I wouldn't be able to restraint myself to use "just enough boom to get the job done"... If I did it, every rock that size would get enough boom juice to bring down the rest of the mountain down around it as well 🤣 I want those rocks to reach escape velocity!! Lol

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

In this job Daniel, your first bad blast is often your last.

[@Gillespie91]

Is there any type of difference with the explosives for focusing the blow outwards or down or anything or are they all the same? That may be a dumb question but I wasnt sure, I'm just a toolmaker/machinest so I don't know anything about what you do but it's really awesome to watch!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Hi Bradley, all of the explosives used in this type of work are very similar, there is some variation in strength and velocity of detonation that allow tailoring to specific needs. Explosives that focus there energy in one direction are mainly used in steel cutting for structure demolition. Thanks for watching.

[@rexjames0015]

So why didn't you make it to your wedding Joliet?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Dave, nice bangs there mate, , looks like middle of nowhere, is that a new track under construction ? . Good to see you again mate , thanks for the video, stay safe guys, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It's an old track from the last time the area was logged (as you can see by the trees, it was some time ago) that will be re used.

[@Ecka63]

Showing your age Dave .... nice hat tip to a movie classic!

[@michaelcsiti3476]

roflmao love the blues brothers opening, hahaha, nice job!

[@macho4x4warlock98]

Here in California, we call that Aussie Trail a Forest Road.

[@fredwood1490]

Ahh... couldn't someone have done that with a jack hammer while you were driving for six hours? You even had the hammer right there!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Not a chance on this type of rock, the locals well know that it would have been a waste of time trying.

[@davidchristensen6908]

You know this is beautiful. The video has to be slowed down to see what’s taken place. Just amazing. Cracked the rock then blow it out of the ground. I have no clue about explosives but it is clear to see the crew that did this job used the right amount of charge to crack the rock and the bigger charge to Finnish the job. The proof is it was just enough to rise thr rock up and not too much to toss rock for miles. I have seen blasting on jobs before but I know nothing about it. Love to see professional work.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for tuning in David.

[@vsvnrg3263]

fun! i spotted a line from the outer limits show as well as the blues brothers. were there 3 of you there or did you change into your trademark banger-racing overalls later on so we could identify you? years ago we went to kosciusko in january. there was a trace of snow on the top then. we walked up in shorts and t-shirt. big mistake. it got cold quickly. we were harassed by a scary giant march fly all the way to the top and down again.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

We worked over Two days, I took Two pair of overalls. The March flies are a shocker sometimes.

[@markeverett7642]

Looking at the snow on the mountain 1/2 way through November and think, big deal, then I remember its in the south side... :)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Correct, every thing is opposite Down Under

[@gaijininja]

Gee, I thought that road at the beginning was just a dirty part of the Western Highway between Melbourne and the South Aus border. But then I realised it was too smooth, maintained, and less potholed than the Western.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yeah... it is a good time to be in t he asphalting business.

[@thebosscatman7]

depending on the job we blasted avery day and I've seen a few get away and I've had to look for cover in a hurry a few times but in all it never got old blowing up rock's just hated to deal with the rock's afterwards.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Never gets old, can't argue with that Boss.

[@camo576]

beehive and a kicker charge I would have put the whole bolder in the creek

[@corycherrier4743]

I don’t know why, but it’s not as satisfying without a cleaned up before and after shot. I want to see how much wider that road got and how much was left of the rocks if there was any.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I often don't get to see the finished works.

[@SeanDees]

How expensive is it to do that? I have several areas of rock that even the largest bulldozer can not rip through. Bulldozer operator said I have to blast it.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Hi Sean, It's not cheap as the materials are fairly pricey and my insurance policy for this work costs more than some people earn, so I have pass this on and also make a living. All that said I have seen people out there in other specialist trades charging more for a lot less. Are you local to me?