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Geotechnical Contractor DBM Digs Up 13,000+ Year Old Mammoth Tusk in Drilled Shaft Excavation

February 17, 2010 rockman Geoarchaeology Comments Off on Geotechnical Contractor DBM Digs Up 13,000+ Year Old Mammoth Tusk in Drilled Shaft Excavation

Specialty Geotechnical Contractor DBM was excavating a drilled shaft for the I-5 interchange in Ridgefield, Washington when they dug up something unusual at a depth of 30-ft. At first the WSDOT inspector thought it looked […]

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Video: The Opposite of Safety On a Drill Rig

March 7, 2014 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Video: The Opposite of Safety On a Drill Rig

Ok, this video has so many safety issues going on, you can’t even count them all. But it is darn funny! Just know that this public video on Facebook lets anyone comment on it, so […]

Big Stan, the largest foundation drill rig in the southwest
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Big Stan – Biggest Truck Mounted Drill in the Southwest Busy near Las Vegas

July 31, 2011 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Big Stan – Biggest Truck Mounted Drill in the Southwest Busy near Las Vegas

Big Stan is a drill rig like no other. Weighing in at 250,000 lb with a mast 90-ft high, it is the largest truck mounted drill rig in the southwest and possibly one of the […]