Tmax 100 does oilfield pumpjack...

[Kenj8246]

from the horsehead and bridle down through the polished rod and stuffing box to the well casing head. A cold, wet, winter day in College Station TX. Tmax 100, HC110 dil H and a dab of Rodinal, using John Carter's method.

Horsehead and bridle:
Horsehead and bridle by kenj8246, on Flickr

Polished rod and stuffing box:
Polished rod and stuffing box by kenj8246, on Flickr

Production plumbing:
Stuffing box and production plumbing by kenj8246, on Flickr

Well casing head:
Casing head by kenj8246, on Flickr

 

[wblynch]

Very nice shadow detail.

 

[Bill58]

Nice shots. When I was a kid growing up in Dallas, whenever we drove by one of those my dad would say, "That thing makes $10 dollars every time it makes a stroke." Years later, I met a guy whose grandad invented the pumpjack. The grandad was also the founder of Lufkin Industries.