1958 F.W.D.

I have a friend who is a professional Santa Clause. He has coodinated a collection effort of goods and services for a family who has fallen on hard times (with medical issues) in North Coventry Pa. He reached out to me to see if I could deliver "Santa" and the goods on the FWD Firetruck. At 45 miles one-way thats a bit of a stretch for me to go at night (plus having brake light issues...) Is there anyone on here who has a good looking antique firetruck or any kind of truck for that matter in the Boyertown Pa/West Chester/Route 100 area that would be willing to help out? Event to deliver is scheduled for Friday Night, Nov 30. Has to be then due to the news media and other participants being involved. If anyone can help out, please reach out to me here through PM or email me at yardo@rcn.com And yes, I already reached out to Yarnall who unfortunately cannot assist, and 39babymack has another engagement that evening.

Gentlemen, got to him. THANKS.

Need to get in contact with Mike Yarnall real quick-like. If anyone has his cell number, could you please call him (I dont expect you to give me his number of course) and tell him '58 FWD needs to yak at him quick and to please get on here and private message me his cell number OR email it to me at yardo@rcn.com THANKS!!!!

yeah RR let us know how that goes, I would like to try that one if its successful for you.

Simon-Duplex, a fire chassis builder experimented with Mack drivelines, three or four were made, but it never took off. A shame because many fire departments, especially in the Pa, area where Mack was a stronghold for years would have bought them.

I spent the day today (as a Fire Marshal/Code Official) visiting several "large retailers" in my jurisdiction discussing Black Friday with the managers of said large retailers and reminding them of their responsibility to maintain paths of egress/not blocking fire exits and their responsibility to enforce their maximum occupancy numbers- because if myself or my staff observe crowds above and beyond what their occupancies say they can have, we will shut them down in a heartbeat, and yes virginia, it will take several hours for us to make sure the store is fully clear of all occupants and then we will do a head count, one by one as each and every person is allowed to re-enter the store....very slowwwwwwwly and carefully........ And they were also told that myself and my staff may or may not be visiting stores, and would neither confirm or deny whether we would be in uniform or not....... and yes, I can neither confirm or deny the fact that I can be a prick.....in the name of public safety. No Warwick RI nightclub fire-like deaths on my watch.

ooops his screen name is FDNYTRUCKScom. My bad.

Paging Mister Martinelli......Michael Martinelli, to the white courtesy phone......... His screen name is E290L103, you can PM him, he has a complete database of Mack fire apparatus.

I absolutely, positively cannot shift my FWD without double clutching. No matter how hard I try, no matter what I do, it just cannot be done.

In the 80's, Mack experimented with turbine power. There were two Superliner conventionals and a Cruiseliner cabover with turbines. The Cruiseliner is currently in the Mack museum. It is not in running condition, for display only. The whereabouts or disposotion of the tutbine powered Superliners has been lost to time.

coolant hydrometer on bottom, battery hydrometer on top. this thread got me thinking that I have not checked the freeze level of the firetruck yet this year, so this morning while I was doing some yardwork, I lit her up and let her run for 45 mins, and then checked- I'm good for -20F, plenty for my neck of the woods as we RARELY see anything below Zero F. Once in a while we'll get down to maybe -2 or 3 but thats it. Measuring your freeze level is critical if you have slow coolant leaks like I do (and may old trucks do) and you add water or mix constantly throughout the summertime.

Vlad there are many many deer here in the USA, and the problem is very bad in the east, and becomes even worse as you get closer to populated areas- the deer are being driven from their land by development. The rural areas right outside of cities are very overpopulated to the point that some places hold no-limits hunts for a weekend or two.

Coolant filters are more common on fleet-spec units, especially ones in fleets that have extremely strong preventive maintenance programs. I dont think I have ever seen a coolant filter on anything other than fleet-owned tractors. They are about the size of a Fram PH8A oil filter (318 Mopile) and have a filter element of course, but also have a time-release solid chemical core that slowly dissolves treatment into the system.

Ken has a very, very good point. If you have a more modern diesel engine which requires the coolant/anti-freeze to be treated with Nalcool (or an equal) system treatment, you need to check that as well. Have you changed the coolant filter lately?? When I worked in the shop at Jevic, IIRC coolant filters got changed every 100K. My tukey baster says check the coolant/anti-freeze at "operating temperature." Hat City, come to my house here in about a month, I'll show you all about needing anti-freeze.

After what I have seen on Staten Island the last three weekends, I wouldnt be surprised if it were real..........

This is absolutely, positively critical to do if you live in an environment with temps that drop below freezing regularly. Buy the hydrometer (looks like a turkey baster with a big-ass glass window with a needle and gauge on it) from any auto parts store and follow the directions carefully- you usually run the engine up to operating temp, draw up the coolant into the turkey baster (MAKE SURE YOU OPEN THE SYSTEM WHEN IT IS STILL COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and check the protection level (freezing level) of the coolant. Adjust it as necessary by adding (I prefer to use 100%) anti-freeze-coolant until it is protected to your normal/average coldest temp and then add 10-15 degrees for good measure.

Was heading E/B on I-78 in Jersey just a while ago, coming back from picking up tools and my shop-vac from mom in law's house on Staten Island. Was in my 2008 Chevy Silverado, had the three boys with me, they were buckled up in the extended cab. Oldest was watching a movie on the DVD player, the other two were asleep. Had the cruise control set at about 72, and in the middle lane. Coming up on the 24 yardstick, had an A Duie Pyle in the right hand lane. We both saw the buck (had a nice rack too) walking towards the road, we both got on the brakes and we both got on the horn. Buck looked as if he was studying the traffic looking for a break.....I guess the horns spooked him because he took off, and got creamed by A Duie Pyle. I would never wish anything bad on anyone but I am glad Pyle took it, because if he didnt, guess who would have....And I'm glad only because I had my little guys with me. When I started laying on the horn, the oldest looked up from his movie and saw the whole thing- Pyle creamed the buck and spun him around a bunch of times and across the middle and left lane into the left hand median. I'm sorry my little guy had to see that- the innocence of a child amazes me sometimes- he says "Daddy, I hope his family will be ok." Little guy understood right away that buck went to buck heaven. Duie Pyle pulled over- I stopped too just to make sure he was ok, barely scratched the truck. Pyle saw my three stooges in the truck and said "I'm glad I blasted him instead of you." We shook hands and went on our way. Stopped at the T/A at Exit 7 and had lunch......Should have offered to buy Pyle lunch too, wish I had.

Happy blonde day...errrr ahhh I mean birthday Bob!!!!

Thank you Lads!!!!

LOOKING for a good "old-school" driveline/clutch shop in the Mill River, Ma. area to rebuild what is probably a 15" 2-plate Spicer (or similar) clutch off a 1959 Maxim firetruck with a 145GZ (F817G) Waukesha engine and a 5-speed (probably a Clark or Fuller) transmission. Must be able to rebuild an older clutch (if it is serviceable obviously.....) Any suggestions appreciated.

I am not turning 39. It is the 18th Anniversary of my 21st birthday.......lol Thanks fellas!!!!!!

That off-brand firetruck there towards the end with the two driveshafts is a fine looking masheen. The driver is pretty handsome, too.

I have a bunch of print pix of that LA City Fire Dept Heavy Rescue wrecker on the Hayward F-Model Chassis, as a fire service antique nut AND as a Hayward F-Model nut AND as a wrecker nut, I would give my NUTS to have that rig!!!! LA City Fire also ran one on a Crown Firecoach Chassis, which has been fully restored and is now privately owned.

I thought PETA meant "People Eating Tasty Animals"??

His couch SUCKS!!!! LOL