Silent Diesel

Like I said, shapes leap out at me sometimes. The shackle eye of this 4 sheave block captivated me.

I love the levers as well. Machinery today doesn't have levers like these. These are cold steel, worn smooth by years of rough hands grasping them. even so many years later they feel like satin

Don't get me wrong, hydraulic machines aren't entirely without their grandeur. This big Cat D8 sits just on the edge of a hill on the same highway. It's abandoned too, but much more recently

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