Bucyrus Drills

By David M. Lang and David M. Lang P.E.

Book Overview

The production of coal, iron, copper, and other minerals has always presented a need for blasting and associated blast holes. Likewise, the blossoming of housing in America has demanded a continual need for water wells for a growing rural population. Bucyrus International, Inc. (formerly Bucyrus-Erie Company) has been a traditional supplier of the tools to meet that need. This book recounts the history of drilling, early manufacturers of drilling equipment, the emergence of drilling methods, rigs, drill bits, and the role of Bucyrus in furthering the science and art of water well and blast hole drilling.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583882537
• ISBN13: 9781583882535
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Enthusiast Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

40+ Years builing drills

I worked on all most all the drill lines Bucyrus built from 1952 until the time I gave it up. It included Electrical apprentice work when I started, building the Spudders, 42-T and 50-T, and all the others in between, to the latest 49-R and 59-R models. Also, the very first rotary, the 50-R. Towards the end of my work days, I put some of these machines together in the field at some of the largest mines in the US and a couple forgien countries. The book covered all the drills that I know of and alot of others that were before my time. Dave Lang put together a good cross section of machines and the stories that went along, were very interesting. I gave several copies to my friends who were in the well drilling busness and they enjoyed them very much. Some of the pictures are one of a kind and very interesting to drill people