My dad has been part of a trucking and excavating company for just about his whole life. He was a trucker for a long time and sometimes when I was little I would go for rides in his semi. Once we were even in a parade. He and his excavator have been through a lot. One time he was tearing down an old school and fell through the floor, excavator and all. They fell 12 feet into the library. He and the excavator got out without any issues though. They’ve worked on my school too. Right now he is currently the supervisor for the company and helps with his friends if they need some digging done. So he was digging a basement and I decided to take some pictures.

His favorite toy, the excavator. I named it Jillian

A picture of the arm, looking up through it from the bottom perspective

A picture of the tracks. They’ve got dirt on them from a day of digging

A color-picture of the arm, I like the scratches and dents, it shows what my dad and Jillian have been through together

A picture of the bottom front, there’s so many bolts in the part that swivels around

A color-picture of the whole machine. Jillian is a tough boy

A color-picture of the bottom. It’s flat and looks like you could unscrew it with a big screwdriver and take it apart

A close up where you can see the CAT logo

A picture of the arm and bucket, my personal favorite

Jillian from the front

And lastly, my smiling dad

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