Author Archives: Eric

Moving Mr. Tom

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Eric

It was my assumption that pretty much any walking dragline once operating in the United States had been shuttered or scraped in the face of falling coal prices and changes in open pit mining. Gone for good were the days … Continue reading →

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Still Working – Old Binders

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Eric

I haven’t been doing much wandering during my lunch breaks recently due to it being cold and there not being any real prospects to check on. Since the sun was out yesterday I figured I would try my luck and … Continue reading →

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What Should Have Been

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Eric

Just about two years to the day that I took the photo below I ran a post on this site about the cleanup of Onondaga Lake, one of the most polluted lakes to be found in the continental United States. It … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Emergency

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Eric

I might be repeating myself but Autocars just look right as tow trucks. They look even better when then they are the venerable Construcktor model complete with steel push bumper and Holmes 850 Wrecker. There are so many great details … Continue reading →

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Mack B-67 with Holmes 750

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Eric

I’ve often remarked on how many restored and unrestored B-Models can still be found with just a little searching. Seemingly more than other truck model from any other manufacturer there is always another B-Model lurking around the corner. Did Mack … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found – International Paystar5000

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Eric

I came across this International Paystar5000 this past summer while searching for plows in Herkimer County with Ryan and Chris. I don’t know much about this truck (par for the course) but it certainly looks like it would only take a … Continue reading →

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Diesel Powered Backups

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Eric

If you have it a truck brought it. This is a popular saying among the trucking community and one that is very true. Nearly every item purchased in the United States reaches consumers on the backs of trucks. With another Black … Continue reading →

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Vaporware No More?

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Eric

Could this really be happening? Is it is possible the Nikola One is something more than just vaporware? In this fast page age of ours product announcements come and go in the blink of an eye. It’s rather easy to … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – 1952 Autocar U-70

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Eric

Sometimes the biggest truck isn’t the best truck for the job. Agile enough for even the smallest of job sites this 1952 Autocar U-70 with a Jaeger mixer was seen at the 2006 ATHS national convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Completely restored this … Continue reading →

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Non Plows

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Eric

It’s a sad fact but not every truck can have a snow plow attached to the front. Actually, most larger departments or agencies if given the financial freedom willingly embrace non plow trucks for a variety of reasons including lower … Continue reading →

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