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Arizona Department of Transport - Rock Scaling & Rock Breaking

April 8th, 2010

Arizona DOT- Rock Scaling and Rock Breaking with the Boulder Buster in Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona.

The job - rock scaling and breaking on a cliff directly above the road:

Arezona DOT1 Rock Scaling.jpg

Drilling the rock, note the red X on the side of the rock:

Arezona DOT2 Drilling.jpg

Getting the Boulder Buster set up with mat in place:

Arezona DOT3 Mat.jpg

Final preperation before firing:

Arezona DOT6 Before Firing.jpg

8 foot rock broken with the Boulder Buster & water, note the red X:
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