As a collector and restorer of vintage and antique engines, I have my favorites. The Fairbanks-Morse type D, commonly known as the “Saltblock” due to its shape, is not one of them. It is a very fine engine. Reliable and simple. You can’t really go wrong having one in your collection. And, they can be… Continue reading A “Full Measure” of Salt-block
Logs and Bears
Quite some time ago, I found this nice vintage photograph of three loggers posing with their trucks…loaded with some impressive logs. Naturally, I snapped this up and filed it away with many other similar sorts of things. It represents some interesting history. Beautiful old trucks, and logs so big that people today can’t really comprehend… Continue reading Logs and Bears