29 Jul
1997
29 Jul
'97
11:54 a.m.
Peter Galbavy writes:
"1997, the Year of the Backhoe"
For those of us who have not grown up with the (what sounds like) delightful vagaries of US road management - what is a backhoe ?
A type of "steam" shovel -- i.e. a particular kind of the class of mechanical devices with a large articulated arm with a big scoop at the end used for digging trenches and such. The details of what distinguishes a backhoe from other members of the class aren't important for your purposes... .pm