Once upon a time....digging up stumps with an "excavator"

[bcp]

When men were men and machinery was wooden.

Bruce

 

[mcfarmall]

Isnt that crazy?

 

[Thomas]

And that's how it all started. :thumbsup:

 

[ovrszd]

Nice find Bruce.

Before you could move any dirt you had to cut the wood to fire the steam engine....

 

[ArlyA]

Looks like tar paper roof and weather protection?

 

[npalen]

I'm not seeing the DEF and ECM.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

One thing for sure, the machine is pretty limited in it's movement, particularly laterally. I guess you better be satisfied with excavating in a pretty small area. Maybe it's designed to excavate a roadway or road bed for a railway? Great photo, BTW. Any guesses as to the date?

 

[cqaigy2]

The good ole days!

 

[CADplans]

A month or so ago,,,

I think it is the same machine??

A coat of paint and some decals really made the machine look different!!

 

[bcp]

I think you may be right.

A little work on the exposure brought out this:



:laughing:

Bruce