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Author Archives: Eric
2019 ATCA Endless Mountain Truck Show
Whoa. I’ve actually finished a video within two days of the actual event! What’s going on around here? Anyway…..the 29th annual Endless Mountain Truck show has come and gone. As always, it was a great show with plenty of regular … Continue reading
Autocar Mondays – Interstate Safety Service
What’s better than owning one Autocar? Owning two! Interstate Safety Service of Clarks Summit brought two fine examples of the Autocar nameplate to the 2019 ATCA Northeastern PA truck show in Harford. The crane truck is a 1982 DC64B. It … Continue reading
Dump Truck Duo
Back when these trucks were new I probably wouldn’t have given them a second look but now that they have aged they are more worthy of a photograph. The yellow Freightliner was a former Onondaga County DOT unit. It’s been … Continue reading
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The Gambler
By now must of us are familiar with the vintage training video Shake Hands With Danger produced by Caterpillar in the early 80’s but what about the The Gambler? No, we are not talking about the Kenny Rogers song. Perhaps … Continue reading
Hay Now
Oh boy. Can you feel it coming? That’s right…fall is around the corner. Pretty soon you’ll notice more of these old tractors popping up in your local farm fields. Luscious waves of green are steadily turning a light brown. Deep … Continue reading
IHI Excavator
IHI????? That’s what I thought when I saw this machine a few weeks ago at a local ski center. At first I thought it might be the name of the company that operates this excavator but other markings indicated that … Continue reading
2019 ATHS Reno – Part 2
Well, I thought this site would have a few more posts since the last entry but that didn’t happen so here is part 2 of the rolling footage from the 2019 ATHS National Convention in Reno, Nevada.
Looking at Trucks – ATHS Reno 2019 Part III
I would say we’re about halfway through the show field at this point in the video. Still plenty of trucks to see!
Autocar Mondays – G. Lopes Collection
If you had to choose one truck from the two seen below could you? I know I couldn’t. Ryan received the red carpet treatment when he stopped by to see the trucks of the Lopes collection. And as much as … Continue reading
Syracuse Mega Crane
The crane is complete! Somehow when you are standing near the base of this behemoth you fail to realize its true height. It really only struck me when I was traveling north on I-81 last week. Shortly after the Nedrow … Continue reading