Some pictures from last weekend while out camping and hiking. figured you might enjoy.


When I saw this in the distance I had a feeling it would be worth the hike!




Yep, its a Bonus Built !






Door said "Mining Exploration Co."


















more pictures here.
Undisclosed Location Photos by jfmadsen | Photobucket

Enjoy

 

Nice! The grader is very cool !

 

Very cool!
I can hear the conversation. "Look Hon, is that some rusty metal way over there? Let's go look." She gives you "that look" shakes her head and says "Sure."

Of course in my family then the kids and I would look at each other and someone would say "Race ya!"

 

Bucyrus. I haven't seen that name in a long time. Even their little stuff was big. Lookie here:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1929_Bucyrus_Erie_200-B_Stripping_Shovel.jpg

 

Thats pretty cool.

Here is a little guy like I found only with the bucket attached.

https://www.google.com/search?q=bucy...tm%3B897%3B537

 

Bucyrus - previously Bucyrus-Erie - now part of Caterpillar. A local big-iron manufacturer of mining equipment literally across town from one of their largest competitors - Joy Global (previously Harnishfeger).

This history lesson was brought to you by the letter 'F'.

 

Awsome Lawn Art Potential

 

Let me guess... the kid on top of the F5 is the owner of this "collection" and he won't sell because he's planning on restoring all of it some day!

Thanks for taking us along. Great pics!

 

Who's going to be the first to buy that Bonus Built? lol Couple of dollars and a good buffer and it will look good as new!


Thanks for sharing the pics. Love the old stuff.

 

What kind of snake is that? I'm sure you always have to be on the lookout when scouting the old iron. Not as dangerous around here. I've had my eye on an old 51-52 F6 grain truck in a yard around here and when I went to look in the cab I didn't make the big orange cat living there very happy!

 

Cool stuff! Love the track loader......

 

Ah, so THAT'S patina...

 

I was thinking the same exact thing.

Of course, as kids we would want to see if we could tip over that school bus down the hill. You know, get some logs and rocks and make leverage bars. There she goes!!.....Bonk, bonk, crash, flip, bonk, tumble....crash!
Maybe it looks closer to the edge that what it really is....but hell at my age I'd still try it!!!!

Tom

 

In my working years I spent about 15yrs repairing shovels drills and other mobile equipment in the Iron ore mines in Michigan...Brings back memories; (good and bad) defenatly a younger mans work!