Patina by bmac62
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Description
100-120 year old horse drawn road grader.
I discovered this piece of antique, heavy equipment just this morning sitting in a field ten feet off the edge of a county farm road 5-10 miles from my home.
There are many manual cranks and controls for changing the angle of the blade, the lean angle of the steel wheels, blade height, and such to properly maintain a road and remove snow to the sides of the road. These manual tasks are now handled by hydraulics and the touch of a lever. But the basic functions of a modern road grader are much the same as on this early machine.
Driving along rural county roads is like going on a treasure hunt. You never know what you'll find around the next bend.
Thanks for stopping by.
Bill:)
Comments (37)
frankie96
Hi tech in its day....wonder how many miles it rolled before it was discarded...great work on the image..like the POV and lighting..
moonrancher
Wow! Great image of your discovery, and what a day to find it!
neiwil
I love this sort of thing.After a hard life of toil, put out to pasture, as they rust they begin a new life.This is art of a type, a sculpture to the past. As time passes it will continue to change, colour and texture. A truly inspired find Bill. Always worth stopping the car for 5 minutes to have a scout for this sort of thing.How many people will have driven past and never noticed it? Thanks Bill, a great start to my weekend.
Buffalo1
What a great find to photograph and you did it full justice, Bill. It should be in a museum someplace instead fo rusting away.
nikolais
well done, Bill!
blinkings
That is awesome. What a classic find Bill.
anahata.c
wow, this is beautiful. (I'm here on your reference from your more recent version). I always zoom, but with this, zoom is imperative: The wonderful hues on this monster are so much more beautiful full resolution, as is the music of its lines. It really is amazingly complex & yet looks like a 19th C. flying machine! And you've caught it in a light that makes it subtly glow. Also the houses in the background are wonderful touches, and the sky is darkened almost as a backdrop. I loved Lynell's comment, and I believe her: You two have an eye for the utterly country-ish items that most people neither see nor think twice about; if the two of you made a book, you could preserve a lot of this culture for the future. I think this is beautiful. A fav.