1958 F.W.D.

Dont forget to check the fluid levels in the batteries if they are not sealed cells. Only add de-ionized water (pharmacy.) And always remember to ventilate when charging!!!!

707 Gas R-Models are rare. 707 Gas R-Model Firetrucks are rarer.

Who you calling a ho?

Why is the Playboy sticky?

Anytime a report of a serious accident is received (in this case a rollover was reported from the onset, which counts as serious) a "Rescue assignment" is transmitted- in case if hurst tools ("Jaws of Life") or other extrication equipment and personnel are needed. Engine companies (the water and hose) usually dont have enough space on board and usually only have 3-4 personnel- driver does not count as he has to run the pump and get equipment for the other guys and the guys in the back are usually tasked with emergency medical care (you heard them say "there are two paramedics on that engine") as the fire guys usually get on location way before the ambulance and have to stabilize the patient. So the Truck/Ladder Company is usually added onto serious accidents as they have the toys and extra hands to do the work or augment the engine company guys. Best to have them on the initial dispatch as it's always better to have the help/equipment on the way and turn it around if not needed, than to get there and go "oh shit" and need it and call for them only to have a delayed response.

There is a guy here in Hellertown, Pa. that restores Buddy-L, Tonka, and other good old-fashioned STEEL toys.....He has a storefront with all kinds of stuff in the windows but doesnt really advertise any hours. He also makes reproduction decals, too. Right down the street from my house, I can spit on his place from my deck.

This is a great video, shows them doinga all kinds of stuff that a Tiller can do....Like dog-tracking back into the right hand lanes after "bucking traffic" (going against the traffic on the wrong side of the divider....) and just going around some tight turns. These guys are also talking to one another on the headsets...Even on the older trucks without headsets, a good driver and tillerman can read each others minds and can put that truck anywhere. This video is shot in a city with big streets- Tillers are especially valuable in older, tighter cities- the City of Philadelphia Fire Dept runs them almost exclusively. You have to pay attention when you are tillering- count the number of turns you make with the wheel in halfs- and do it out loud...."half....one....one and a half..." and make damn sure you bring the wheel back the same number of turns or else the trailer will be dog-tracking and you could wipe out cars in a travel lane or parked as you go around the corner.

The rear is steering only. And for the un-initiated, you do opposite what the guy in front does- like if the truck is making a right-hand turn, the front (tractor) driver steers normally to the right. The trailer (tiller) steers LEFT. theres a really good video out there, let me find it.....

Anyone besides me ever "tiller" a tractor-drawn aerial ladder (fire) truck? It's some of the best fun you can have with your clothing on.

Ken you're thinking of sexy farm animals. Sexy farm girls is a facebook group that I spend errrr ahhh I mean a lot of people spend too much time on.......

Dont tell Ken about all the groups like "I love redheads" on Facebook, we'll never get him off of there!!!!!!

That was fooking OUTSTANDING!

I think I heard once that whatever color is "Detroit Green" is essentially the same color of Mack's interior green, if that helps. Can anyone confirm or deny this???

We have some really tight right hand turns where I am a firefighter; even for firetrucks.... There is one in particular where they have the white line way back to allow room for trucks making the right as it is from one state road onto another. Whenever I have to make the right and there is a car beyond the white, I love to pull up real close and then lay on the air horns- which are a set of Buell locomotive horns and recessed into the bumper......After the driver of the car is done shitting his pants, and then gets through the temporary deafness, I roll down my window and they roll down theirs, and I say "Thats what that white line is for!!! Have a pleasant day!"

Trent and William sent you guys requests. Rob already accepted...lol And poor Slpwlker continues to bide his time in a hotel room in Maryland with his wife and his pup, and a broken crank down the street at the cat house.

Call the Museum? There may be guys around there today. If no one there today, send an email to Dale Guth at the museum, he could point you in the right direction, or call the Customer Support Center in Allentown during regular business hours, ask to speak to Pat Hutchings and see if she can get a message to someone in the museum to call you back if no one is there.

I think this may have been a thread on here before. Slpwlkr's thread about his truck and busted crank, and his pix on Facebook got me thinking about doing this thread again. There are a bunch of us in here who have Facebook pages that may or may not know of each other. Some guys may prefer the anonyminity while others like myself dont mind the interaction that Facebook allows. I have met many fine folks through Facebook, and I am FB friends with several guys on here: Slpwlkr Jumperandson (son), and at least one or two other's who's handles on here slip my mind at the moment. Anyways I have tons of pictures of trucks and truck and car shows in my FB photo albums, lots of fire truck and other fire geek stuff, and my family of course too. Anyways, for anyone who has a Facebook profile, and you would like to friend me, send me a private message through BMT and give me your FB contact info and I'll friend you or you can friend me......Always glad to know people better. And as I live very close to Exit 67 of I-78 (Pa.) I am always willing to get a bite of chow with anyone passing through with some advance notice. FB is great for that.

Just saw the pics he posted on facebook....yep.....it's a broken crank all right!!!! And it dont get any more broke than that!!!!

Wait a minute......I dont think you really saw that broad.....the picture looks like it was taken in the summer....while the rest of your pics are clearly taken in the winter....Are you sure you didnt copy that pic from somewhere and toss it in there???

How hot is home made hot sauce?? And what chicks?

Dont skimp on batteries- go with a name brand, I have a set of DEKA's in my '58 FWD that are now on their 10th year- but thats with regular preventive maintenance and excercise even in the winter months. Just from what I read and hear on the internet, batteries and tires are the two biggest things antique truck owners neglect for preventive maintenance.

Ok, that's the first time that ever happened. I jumped over to google chrome and lo and behold, there is the "attach this file" button. Never had that happen with IE before. Ok prolly not as funny now, but here is my high school geometry teacher that I always paid attention to, but had a HARD time understanding.......

I'm having a hard time with this geometry problem. Here's a pic of my high school geometry teacher, I always paid attention to her, I can't imagine why I'm having a HARD time....... OK WHY CANT I ATTACH THE FILE???? THERE IS NO "ATTACH FILE" BUTTON?? WTF??

What an insult to Mack........

Pennaylvania passed a law a few years ago requiring all vehicles to be fully cleaned off when on the road- including roofs, trunk/hood decks, etc.....Well, back before that law, I used to pull the wifemobile inside the garage before any storms. Over the last 2+ years though the extra bay next to the Firetruck has gotten "shitted up" with hers and the kids crap, no way her van is going in there. So, late last winter, we got 4+ inches one night....I normally would go out and clean her van off for her and warm it up while I would do that for her, but I was sick as a dog.....So I warned her "clean off the whole thing!" So what does she bring home that evening? A written love letter from a Bear that she got on I78.....Seems he was right behind her and probably getting ready to light her up when a large sheet of snow came off the roof and down onto his car.....thereby eliminating any hope of recieving a warning- instead she got a $76.50 love note. Well, for 2+ years I have been begging for her to let me clean out the shit in the garage- a lot of furniture that belonged to her mother (yeah yeah yeah I know why does my garage have to be the storage depot for her shit....) I even have offered to take it down to the basement of the house but SHE has to clean that a bit and make some room. Which of course has not happened. Well, She had to clean off her van of snow and ice again yesterday- several times in fact. Last night I was notified that I have been given permission to clean out the garage as soon as she straightens up the basement to receive the shit in the garage. I asked if I could just put it out to the curb since thats where I would probably be putting it a few years from now anyways and got dirty looks but thats another story for another time. And before anyone asks, no, she is not stupid enough to ask me to leave the firetruck outside. Ever.