Author Archives: Eric

Only The Slow Survive

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Eric

Slow truck racing, a simple premise. Select your lowest gear, don’t ride the clutch or brake, the last truck to cross the finish line is the winner. This video is from the ATHS Twin Tiers truck show a few weekends … Continue reading →

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The Navistar News Roundup

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Eric

Recently there has been one truck manufacturer that has dominated the business world headlines, Navistar. Unfortunately for the employees and stockholders of the company the news has been rather sour. Too keep thing simple here is a bullet list of … Continue reading →

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Town of Lenox

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Eric

Sometimes grabbing photos for this site can be hard. Rusted steel fences, garages, large dogs, they all conspire to prevent that perfect shot. But once in a great while the planets aline and you stumble across not one truck but … Continue reading →

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Mack Cruise-Liner

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Eric

Some say the art of letter writing has been lost with the advent of email and texting. The financial troubles of the USPS only seem to highlight the fact that soon physical letters will be relegated to a special wing … Continue reading →

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ATCA Northeastern PA 2012

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Eric

This past Sunday the Northeastern PA chapter of the ATCA held their 22nd annual antique truck show at the Harford Fairgrounds. I’ve attended this show for the past four or five years and have never been disappointed in the turn … Continue reading →

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Try it before you buy it

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Eric

Only one way to find out if the used rock truck at the auction is something you want to buy, run the engine at full bore for over a minute. Flat tire? No problem! This 2001 Mach CH was also … Continue reading →

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Woodsmen Field Days 2012 – Part 2

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Eric

As promised, here is part 2 of Dan’s fantastic coverage of the 2012 NYS Woodsmen Field Days.  I really like that International wrecker, sorry, tow truck.  

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JCB HMEE

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Eric

Have you figured out the manufacturer of the backhoe from Wednesdays post? If you haven’t and you still want to challenge yourself stop reading….now. For everyone else the answer is…JCB. Two time DDD contents winner Kurt was the first to … Continue reading →

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Woodsmen Field Days 2012 – Part 1

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Eric

This is the second year Dan has submitted amazing shots of the Woodsmen’s Field Days and this is the second year I find myself wondering why I have waited so long to attend this event. Actually, I have been to … Continue reading →

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Ready To Serve

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Eric

I paid a visit to the NYS Fair yesterday and stumbled across this heavly armoured National Guard backhoe. I know the make but do you? If you know the answer let me know by leaving a comment below and you … Continue reading →

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