No, this is not a picture of my father. But, in order to help set the mood, I have included the entire photo. The photo was taken over seven miles from any paved highway. Dirt road in, dirt road out of the work site. Nobody had four-wheel drive vehicles. These F-150s had positive traction rear-ends and the beds of the trucks always carried log chains, long 2 X 16 boards, shovels, chain saws, and railroad jacks. In the words of the locals, "them four wheel drive trucks and big mud tires only get you stuck deeper and tear up the roads".
Hooked behind the Ford F-150 is the diesel fuel tank. This tank contained fuel to operate land improvement equipment. I can still remember how strong that fuel Parked behind the fuel tank is what is called a chopper. It is pulled behind a bulldozer to clear a path through the heavy undergrowth.
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