[SEL] maybe a bit OT-steam shovel

[Lew Best]

Hey Tim

Yeah; I figured out my "location description" was wrong; it's on the
Truman cutoff (my girlfriend's sister lives in that area); we took the
Truman cutoff twice so I got to feast my eyes on it twice  :)  I'd love
to have it here too!

Lew
 
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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Tim
Christoff
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] maybe a bit OT-steam shovel

Hey Lew, I see it there all the time when I travel to go to my inlaws.
It
has been there many years and I have taken the side street just to get a
closer look at it.  Never have stopped to inquire about it though.  It
is
very small, about the size of a large pickup truck.  It is located
halfway
between the Jackson and Benton curves (famous curves for rollovers since
they are so tight) on I-70 just on the eastside of downtown KCMO.  I
would
love to have it here at the house.

Tim Christoff
Basehor Kansas


> [Original Message]
> From: Lew Best <bee_keeper at earthlink.net>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; SEL
<sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Date: 3/22/2008 10:34:29 PM
> Subject: [SEL] maybe a bit OT-steam shovel
>
> Hey gang
 
Just got back from a quick trip to Kansas City; saw something I think
was really neat.
 
There was a small “steam shovel” (though it may not be steam powered;
boom & bucket design are similar to HYPERLINK
"http://tinyurl.com/2ay3yu"http://tinyurl.com/2ay3yu pictureHYPERLINK
"http://www.olivertractors.ca/1925%20Steam%20Shovel.JPG") that sits just
off the ramp when you leave north bound I-35 to get onto east bound I
70.  I could be wrong on the location; I did go both ways thru that
interchange; about 90% sure I’m right but possibly could be on the ramp
leaving 70 to get back onto southbound 35.  I believe it’s probably only
about half the size of the one in the link though.  It’s in a
construction company yard (obviously as a display) & you’d have to get
onto one of the regular streets & preferably into their yard to take pix
I’d think.   
 
Is anyone close to this that might be able to get info & pix for me?  It
just looks SO NEAT!  No idea if I’ll ever get back that way with fuel
prices where they are.
 
Thanks. 
 
Lew Best near Waco, TX
 

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