Backhoe (21-17)

I've never known the name of the machine. It arrived last Friday and left over the weekend. It was digging the street for the gas line to connect it to the house being re-built across the street,  

It was amazing to see how they dig out the dirt to work on the pipes deep under the ground. Then, they covered the street with heavy metal sheets for cars to pass by. 

This morning the machine operator removed the metal sheet using the backhoe to work on the pipes under ground. Incredible to watch how the machine operates.