Twin excavators

[PhotoriousMe]

Two old rusty excavators. Guess they have moved their last yards of earth.

 

[smoke665]

Used to call those Draglines in our part of the world. They were incredibly slow but in the hands of a good operator they did a great job cutting drainage ditches

 

[PhotoriousMe]

Used to call those Draglines in our part of the world. They were incredibly slow but in the hands of a good operator they did a great job cutting drainage ditches

Thanks, I didn't know that.
I've redone the HDR processing as the first version is over cooked now that I look at it again this morning. LOL

 

[smoke665]

The blue sky looks good, but the cab looks slightly pink on my monitor and the grass not quite right. I suspect the cab should have been more of a rusty orange color???

 

[tirediron]

Nearest one is a dragline (looks like a Northwestern), the farther one is an excavator proper, looks like a Bucyrus-Erie.

 

[smoke665]

@tirediron good eye on the back one, didn't see it. Wasn't that what was referred to as a Power Shovel?

 

[PhotoriousMe]

Nearest one is a dragline (looks like a Northwestern), the farther one is an excavator proper, looks like a Bucyrus-Erie.

You sure know your rusty iron tirediron. Here is the back of the near one.

 

[NancyMoranG]

I do like the 2nd one better. Cool shots

 

[tirediron]

Nearest one is a dragline (looks like a Northwestern), the farther one is an excavator proper, looks like a Bucyrus-Erie.

You sure know your rusty iron tirediron. Here is the back of the near one.

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Everyone's got one talent; a shame mine isn't more marketable!

 

[tirediron]

@tirediron good eye on the back one, didn't see it. Wasn't that what was referred to as a Power Shovel?

I think that's one of the very few non-hydraulic excavators (as in, with the bucket facing the cab),vice the power shovel which had the shovel facing away from the cab.