Monthly Archives: February 2016

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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Hogan Building Demolition

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Eric

Continuing Coverage  I arrived to the demo site right around 8AM and found the Komatsu PC600LC completely assemled and ready for work. The demo crew was busy spreading a hill of sand across the street and sidewalk to protect it from … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Unsolved Mysteries

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Eric

Do you remember Robert Stack and the show he hosted by the name of Unsolved Mysteries? The topics ranged from missing people, alien abductions, bank heists, government conspiracies and nearly everything in between. I used to watch the years old … Continue reading →

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Yearly Collapse

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Eric

Mid winter in Central New York brings many changes to man and his environment. In the City of Syracuse winter has a special penchant for bringing the ample stock of old and ill maintained buildings to their knees. The endless … Continue reading →

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