Before beginning this series, Joel and I were talking about geocaches while we were playing with some of his toy tractors and construction vehicles. I suggested to him that maybe he could name a bunch of his geocaches after his favorite tractors since I tend to theme my own geocaches after things that I like, too. So, this series is about his favorite tractors and construction vehicles (which is pretty much all of them).
From Wikipedia: "A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used for lifting heavy things and transporting them to other places. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of a human. Cranes are commonly employed in the transport industry for the loading and unloading of freight, in the construction industry for the movement of materials and in the manufacturing industry for the assembling of heavy equipment."
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