Author Archives: Eric

Snow Plowing in NYS – The Book

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Eric

A new book idea has been proposed to me by author M. E. Folsom. He would like to tackle next, “the wonderful world of heavy snow removal”, but this new book will be specific to New York State and more … Continue reading →

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World of Concrete – Part III

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Eric

It wasn’t just all about pumpers and mixers at Word of Concrete 2016. Today we look at the other equipment of the industry in the form of block trucks, slingers and even tools used to demolish concrete. The cycle of … Continue reading →

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Different World

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Eric

Life threatening wind chills. Bone crushing cold. Polar vortex. These are just a few of the headlines I read while laying around sunny and warm Florida last week. 🙂 To help ease myself back into winter I figured that my … Continue reading →

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Still Working – Ford F600

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Eric

A few weeks ago Dave braved the blizzard of 2016 to grab these shots of a hard working F-600 dump truck used to plow a mall parking lot near King of Prussia, PA. This truck is a true blast from the … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – The Final Tow

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Eric

We’ve got another mystery truck today for Autocar Mondays. Jeremy came across this nice looking rig at Kenneth’s Fine Repairs. Sometimes it’s best to use your imagination and make up the backstory to this truck yourself. Just like you used … Continue reading →

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Concrete Pumpers

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Eric

Sometimes you need to pump concrete from the ground floor to the top floor. You could put it in buckets and use the stars or you could pump it. Pumper trucks were everywhere at World of Concrete and it looks … Continue reading →

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Future Garbage Trucks

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Eric

Everybody starts somewhere. The same goes for trucks. Garbage trucks come from a variety of places with a few coming from Hackers Packers in Harpursville, NY. Jeremy swang by there recently and found a few bare frames waiting for their … Continue reading →

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Everyday Big Rigs

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Eric

I’ve often wondered, sometimes on this site, if I’m doing myself and future truck fans a disservice but not taking photographs of the trucks gracing our roads. I’ll admit that most are pretty bland and unremarkable with a lack of … Continue reading →

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World of Concrete 2016

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Eric

It’s no secret that I prefer rear discharge mixers to the more modern front discharge trucks. They are the trucks I grew up with and as you age you become less tolerant of change. That’s why I was happy to … Continue reading →

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Still Working – Marmon Tow Truck

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Eric

Will you take a look at this? A Marmon wrecker in the employ of a public transit agency? Someone was spending the big bucks back in the mid 90’s when they bought this truck! I was standing around Friday afternoon … Continue reading →

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