[AT] Preachers and Dynamite?

[john hall]

You probably did hear him mention it Al. Mine tells of using it quite often. 
I think sometimes they just wanted to play.  I also know a fellow that put 
some up in a tree trying to scare the folks in a local community. He managed 
to scare them and split the tree, I think he waited till he was pretty old 
before he confessed to that, the owner of the tree wasn't very happy!

John Hall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?


>I think I have heard my dad mention ditching dynamite.
>
> Up until a few years ago, probably around 9-11, there were several guys in 
> the area that were licensed to blow out beaver dams with dynamite.  I 
> don't think they are allowed to get it anymore.
>
> Al
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>Sent: Sep 24, 2011 6:53 PM
>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?
>>
>>Larry,  I remember well when I was a kid, farmers using what they called
>>"ditching" dynamite fired in a sequence to blow ditches.  Apparently it 
>>was
>>a particular grade of dynamite.
>>
>>Charlie
>>
>>-----Original Message----- 
>>From: Larry Goss
>>Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 4:19 PM
>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?
>>
>>Oh my!  I've got to read through that manual very carefully.  It may mean
>>that "Uncle Jim's" technique for cleaning irrigation ditches came straight
>>from the Blaster's Handbook.
>>
>>Larry
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve W." <swilliams268 at frontier.com>
>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 1:06:51 PM
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?
>>
>>charlie hill wrote:
>>> I used to work with a guy that was a graduate of the Colorado School of
>>> Mines.  He graduated sometime in the early 70's I think.  We were 
>>> working
>>> as
>>> cost engineers on a huge construction project
>>> and never got a chance to talk much about mining but he gave me a copy 
>>> of
>>> the Dupont Blasters Handbook.  It's more than a handbook.  It's over 500
>>> pages hardbound on how to rig charges, time sequential charges, etc.
>>> It's
>>> mostly over my head as I know almost nothing about explosives.  I keep
>>> thinking I'll study it sometime but I've had it for 30 years and haven't
>>> done it so far.  My how time flies!
>>>
>>
>>This is the 1922 edition
>>http://knygos.sprogmenys.net/knygos/Angliskos/Dupont%20Blasters%20Handbook%201922%20ed.pdf
>>
>>-- 
>>Steve W.
>>
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