Quote Originally Posted by NortonDommi View Post

I mourn the loss of a lot of old tools and machinery
Hear that, New England here. A scrapyard near me used to let you buy scrap but no longer do. Years back a truck came in and dumped off a steam engine. It was all broken up but it had been whole recently. Asked the driver what the deal was and it came from a mill basement being converted to condos. To get it out they tore down a side wall then dragged it out by crane (over the foundation, probably granite). That broke parts off like the flywheel & linkages. Still had great original paint.

/escapes ww2 scrap drive, in use or too disruptive to remove it