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Category Archives: On the Job
Business in the Front, Party in the Back
Dual wheels on the rear axles might be good at increasing payload and distributing weight but when it comes to soft terrain they become expensive trench digging shovels. I came across this International with a massive tree spade out back … Continue reading
Everyday Big Rigs – The Modern Fleet
Welcome to our continuing series, Every Day Big Rigs, in which we take at look at the often overlooked modern trucks that keep our world turning. Nowadays there seems to be one default truck to purchase if you want something that … Continue reading
Dirt Hauling to the Dome Revisited
You have probably seen a dump truck from the side. And you probably have seen a dump truck from the rear. But have you ever seen a dump truck from above? Last year I shot some footage of trucks rolling … Continue reading
On the Job – Red Power
The phrase “red power” has long be associated with IHC tractor collectors and the community they share around the love of their red machines. There is even a bi-monthly magazine that celebrates all things red. While standing around watching some road … Continue reading
Still Working – Old Binders
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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Tagged colony construction, international 9100, international 9370, riccelli enterprises
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What Should Have Been
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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Tagged onondaga lake cleanup, riccelli enterprises, sevenson environmental
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Move Over For Yellow
Passing through Scranton, PA this summer via I-81 I found myself stuck in slow moving traffic that stretched over the horizon. This is not a surprising situation if you know anything about travel through this part of the world. Heavy … Continue reading
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Concrete Transactions
This past summer there has been some rehab work done to the concrete walkways that ring the Everson Museum of Modern Art. There was some pretty intense demo work in one section that eventually turned out to be something a … Continue reading
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Tagged all ways concrete pumping, everson museum, graymount, tree of 40 fruit
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Milling and Chilling
Phew, that was close. An entire road construction season almost passed by before I got chance to see any milling action take place. I didn’t have to travel far for this jobĀ as the road under construction is the main street … Continue reading
Brennan Motor Company
Maybe two or three weeks ago a fire broke out at the former Brennan Motor Company buildings that line a portion of Townsend Street in downtown Syracuse, NY. A piece of local and national history, the Brennan Motor Company was … Continue reading