Most of them were made in the 30's and 40's. Many are still in use where I grew up. They would replace the wheels with something off of a truck and keep rebuilding all of the other stuff. Some would put a couple of rams on but to operate everything hydraulically you would need a lot of valves...
Wasn't Ger just saying what an angel she was? Ah, laying it on too thick huh?
Here are a few shots I took last week at the house of my wife's friend who died several months ago. These are taken off of the back deck of the house on cliffside drive in Aptos. The first is looking to the east...
It's one of those projects that has gone so far over it's budget that it's ridicules. I don't know if it can pass up "the big dig" but they are a tryin'.
This is a crane that is being used to build the new Bay Bridge between SF and Oakland. To the left is the Golden Gate Bridge and right behind the crane cable is Alcatraz.
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