Diesel Creek

Michelle asks: And you really expect to find one here that isn't beyond repair?
They are walking into a valley in a large forested area.
Jack replies: I'm not even sure this is the right place. Everything looks so different. But if it is, we'll have plenty to choose from. Not optimistic about any of the hydraulic excavators but we had some older cable-driven diggers right word? on site that we might get working.
research that needs to be done: When were hydraulic excavators invented? When did they get the ability to use a jackhammer attachment? When did the cable-driven ones go out of fashion?
James says: Look, over there.
He gestures towards a group of very rusty and completely overgrown machines and vehicles standing amidst the trees.
Jack says: That one to the right is similar to what we're looking for.
They walk up to the machines.
Jack turns to Annie and James, patting the side of the machine he pointed out a moment earlier. It has a sort of arm in the front with a huge scoop thingy on the end.
We're looking for something like this but with steel cables going from back here up there and to the boom.
James asks: Why not use this one?
'Cause this thing's done for. Beyond repair, as Michelle put it.
How can you tell?
Jack walks to the front and points to some parts on the arm of the machine. These rods used to extend and retract to move the boom. They need to be perfectly smooth and fit together exactly or they'll leak the oil inside.
They take a quick look at the other machines. There is another, smaller excavator, a Kipper?, a Wie heißt diese Maschine mit Förderband, die Material sortiert? , and two Radlader?.
Annie asks: How did all of these get inbetween the trees?
The trees weren't here when they were used. This is why I had such a hard time finding this place.
Annie asks: Is this how the dome was dug out?
Well... no. That was mostly done using explosives. But we had a large fleet of machines for all sorts of tasks.