"1997, the Year of the Backhoe" ...Re: Fiber Cut In Sterling VA.

Tue Jul 29 15:59:36 UTC 1997

On Jul 29, 11:54am, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> Subject: Re: "1997, the Year of the Backhoe" ...Re: Fiber Cut In Sterling
>
> 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...

So, what's a backhoe anyway? And do you think you can find a picture of one
anywhere on the net...say, at http://www.cat.com/products/equip/bhl/bhl.htm,
perhaps?