Ripping Compared To Drilling and Blasting

Because of the improvements of bulldozer ripping capabilities, ripping become an alternative choice to blasting and drilling .
As is known to every one,environmental factors have played an very important role in making people use the bulldozer ripper
shank to do the ripping job.
 
For example, in some countries or area there may have very restrict rules on the use of explosives, it was forbade, that making
ripping a necessity. But in most countries, where there is equal chance for the use of ripper shank ripping or blasting method,
the first we concern is about the cost-which one will be cheaper? This initial-cost consideration must then be checked with other
influencing factors: the cost of just using the bulldozer ripping equipment; the end use of the material; and how to transporting
and loading the equipment