1958 F.W.D.

Tastes like chicken

Give Interstate Truck Equip (Formerly Hagerstown Mack) in Hagerstown Md a call, they used to have a big NOS of Mack firetruck (especially CF) stuff......

U-Models.....Three wheelers....vehicles that tip....Am I seeing a theme here or am I paranoid?

We run Humats converted over for use with 5" LDH. This pic about 15 years old. Big water drill with the Montgomery County LDH Task Force- which will guarantee a minimum of 1000gpm for one mile. I was driving when this was taken, I can't remember the exact numbers but I was moving lotzza water.

My wife used to use that stretch all the time to get to Conn. I tried for years to get her to use the Throgs Neck and go up that way but she's one of those women who used to be afraid to try new directions. I always made sure she had the phone number to a buddy's firehouse- Rescue 3, located at 176th & Park....Told her if she ever broke down the FIRST phone call was to the firehouse, THEN to me. Now she'll go anywhere with a GPS unit and takes the throgs neck.

Nope. Not the CBE. If it was, ANY removable metal would have dissappeared too.

Got to drive one of these when I was a Firefighter at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Oshkosh had a field office there for their people who were assigned to APG TECOM (test and evaluation command) and being into trucks naturally I got friendly with the guys there. Let me take one of these around the test course for a couple of laps- WOW. Can't see a damn thing from them, but who cares, if you hit someone or something you aren't going to feel it.........

"Outside Vent Man" also known as the "Vent/Enter/Search" man.

Many of these ex USAF fuel tenders did indeed go on to civilian fire department service as water tankers. And many, many of them became victims of roll-overs- but not just for poor driving: they were designed primarily to operate on flight lines their entire lives, never meant for road speeds or conditions. Just miles of perfect flatness and speeds rarely exceeding 25mph. The tanks on these had little to no baffles. So when they started filling them with water (which is about 2 pounds heavier than a gallon of JP8) they were overweight. Then throw in curves and no baffles.....bad things man, bad things.

Funny you mention that, me and a buddy of mine were just discussing Philadelphia and the St Patricks Day Parade, the Columbus Day Parade, and the Von Steuben Parade- all of which go off without a hitch and are attended by peaceful law-abiding citizens who dont cause any trouble. However.....The Peurto Rican Day Parade on the other hand, is well-stocked with the Philadelphia Police Dept's finest, many of whom are on overtime, many of whom are called to duty to clean up after the non-peaceful and non-law abiding citizens who cause MUCH trouble.

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!!!

Also make sure you run "Disk Defragment" once a month or so.......kinda like changing your cap, plugs, points, condensor, rotor and plugs.....lol

NAH NAH NAH NAH NAHHHHH NAH!!! I wasn't taking a sip that time!!!!!!

Unfortunately.....You are correct.

Yes, those useless things were regularly installed in Hayward Macks all the time.

Sounds like it got corrupted somehow. Do you have an updated virus scan/protection package?? Get someone who knows what they are doing to reboot it in SAFE MODE for you......Set the internal clock backwards by several days, then light it back up in regular mode. Make sure your virus software has all been updated and then run it. Then make sure your virus protection is set to run automatically at night (dont ever shut off your computer) every other night or so. I highly recommend NORTON 360 PREMIER EDITION. Look around on the internet, it lists for about $100 in stores but you can usually find it for $40-50 bucks if you shop around online. This is a great package because it comes with an online backup site to store the entire contents of your hard drive elsewhere. Get someone who knows what to do to help you set that up. Or I highly recommend a big external hard drive that you can hook into your desktop and/or laptop and backup all your files onto. Also, download MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE (The FREE version.) Make sure you run that at least once every other night. This should keep your system fairly clean.

I should know by now not to be sipping a beverage when viewing BMT.com.....Dammit now I have to clean off the flatscreen......again.....shit!

I have to disagree with my esteemed colleague for one item in his list: The Halligan. Not widely used in the fire service until the 1970's. I would replace it with a claw tool.

I think that Denver tool is just about as worthless as a pickhead axe but that's me. I usually ride the OVM seat if I am not driving which means I grab a six foot roof hook and a halligan.

Change? Yes and no. -Many hand tools are basically the same, with some differences. For example the ubiquetious pick axe is still carried by many departments, but is considered by many (myself included) to be worthless and usually doesnt see the outside of the storage compartments. The ones today usually have a fiberglass or some sort of other synthetic handle. You want 2 or 3 pick axes with the curved wooden handles. Same goes for pike poles. You want at least a 6 and an 8 footer- wooden handled. Hose, nozzles and appliances- again basically the same, but many differences between then and now. Then they were usually machined or cast brass, bronze, etc. Nowadays they are usually pyrolite, aluminum, stainless, or synthetic of some kind. If you need equipment for your truck you need to attend the "Spring Melt" fire flea market held annually in Allentown, Pa. It's the largest fire-only flea market in the US and is usually the third Sunday in April- coming up soon. You can buy almost anything you want from books, helmets, hose, nozzles, parts, uniforms........etc etc etc.

Good luck kid. It's all in matching the input shaft and output shaft speeds. You'll do fine. By the way I was not allowed to drive an automatic transmission until I got the basics of a manual.

Hey just outta curiosity, are there any GPS devices with software especially for Motor Carriers that has low bridges, weight-restricted bridges and other hazards like that???

There is absolutely no room in the modern fire service for alcohol at any time, any way, any how. There is not a firehouse on the planet earth that should be allowing alcohol on the premises except maybe for banquet/rental halls. Firehouse bars and clubs are an anacronism from the past that need to turn into oil, just like the dinosaurs.

I'm pretty sure this may be a pathetic spam attempt.......

slpwlker's a bum, he hadda chance to meet the Great, All-Powerful and All-Knowing "God of all things FWD" but he missed exit 67 of I-78......LOL