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IsaacscatNala lemmy.ca IsaacscatNala@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-07-17
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TrackenDaKracken lemmy.world TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-29
#2 · Quote Reply

I dunno jack about shit, just passing through. I'll guess it's for mining because it's so low and small.
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IsaacscatNala lemmy.ca IsaacscatNala@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-07-17
#3 · Quote Reply
TrackenDaKracken wrote:
I dunno jack about shit, just passing through. I'll guess it's for mining because it's so low and small.

why the f*ck is your pfp a picture of sheks dih???
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CodingCarpenter lemmy.ml CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-06-29
#4 · Quote Reply

Looks like this thing

https://thenationaldesk.com/news/from-the-desk/1920s-era-locomotive-found-in-search-of-sc-river
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corsicanguppy lemmy.ca corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-12
#5 · Quote Reply
IsaacscatNala wrote:
why the f*ck is your pfp a picture of sheks dih???

Quick! Raise both arms!
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Im_old lemmy.world Im_old@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#6 · Quote Reply

the front (almost) fell off
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Ephera lemmy.ml Ephera@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2020-05-31
#7 · Quote Reply
CodingCarpenter wrote:
Looks like this thing https://thenationaldesk.com/news/from-the-desk/1920s-era-locomotive-found-in-search-of-sc-river

It's visually similar, but not the same thing. The thing in OP's picture has the wheels on the inside, for example...
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Bubs lemmy.zip Bubs@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-29
#8 · Quote Reply
TrackenDaKracken wrote:
I dunno jack about shit, just passing through. I'll guess it's for mining because it's so low and small.

That's my best guess too. You can find lots of similar vehicles with an image search:
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IsaacscatNala lemmy.ca IsaacscatNala@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-07-17
#9 · Quote Reply
corsicanguppy wrote:
Quick! Raise both arms!

what?
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sem piefed.blahaj.zone sem@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-09-04
#10 · Quote Reply

It went "zip" when it moved
And "bop" when it stopped
And "whirr" when it stood still
I never knew just what it was
And I guess I never will
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UltraGiGaGigantic lemmy.ml UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-08-23
#11 · Quote Reply

First prototype for the killdozer
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