1958 F.W.D.

The Ahrens Fox appears to be about a 1922-1924 maybe an R-K-4. Agreed, yes they were certainly the "caddy" of fire apparatus back in their day.

The Tiller is a 700 Series American Lafrance, and the pumper is an Anniversary Series Seagrave.

HA!!!!!!! I was just flipping thinking that would happen when I read the title of this thread!!! HA!!!! He might have made a good choice, but what if she is a butterface? Ewww.

Son, later in life, when you are a little older and a bit wiser, you will learn what is called "get behind her." Perfect situation for butterfaces. That and turning out the lights.

Thank you. Im always thinking about Macks and U model Macks the most. By the way, do you guys like my new signature?

I can see when this kid hits puberty he's going to want to see sidewinders wearing miniskirts.......

It is CF719F1012.

Mike- My Mack expert is puzzled by this number and asked for you to confirm. He stated the "719" is unusual, and he asked if it maybe has an 8V71, as the number 719 may refer to another vendor's power plant. He is not sure, and is double checking.

Where is it? I'll be glad to do lunch with you and anyone else who wants to join.

The Allentown TK is on Lehigh Street just off I78. If you are familiar it is the same exit you would use for the (newly moved) Mack Trucks Museum, located at what used to be Mack's Research & Development Facility near Queen City Airport.

Here is a pic from a few weeks ago, the young man pictured is a friend of mine who is active duty USAF and had just arrived back in the USA from his 2-year hitch in Rheinland-Pfaltz Germany. He stopped in to visit with the wife and I for 2 days while enroute to Malmstrom AFB Montana. This was our welcome home dinner for him. The ladies were all over him when they found out he was active duty and overseas for 2 years.

In memory of the 1,514 souls who perished exactly 100 years ago tonight and the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. The RMS Titanic was due to arrive at pier 59 in New York City but instead met her fate at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in some 12,000+ feet of water approximately 338 miles east of Newfoundland.

Anyone headed to the Spring Melt next weekend in Allentown, PA? I'll be there Saturday and Sunday this year.

Considering it's only 15 mins from the house.....I'll be there!!!! And I strongly suggest The Tilted Kilt for lunch!!!!

Does anyone know what size V8 a Cf619 has in it. I am looking at a 1972 with an automatic.

Thanks

Mike

Mike give me the SN and I will have my Mack expert translate it.

their is a video on you tube a step van on fire, f.d. pulls up in front ,lines off, gas tank starts leaking , stream of flaming fuel going down the street, truck starts rolling down the street into the fire truck, ACKWARD!!!

You know what I did see this, I guess that is a situation where chocks should have been used. But also, the ECO and ECC need to think next time about parkng downhill from a working vehicle fire.

I usually get torqued off when someone cuts a fire truck, but in this case I think he did very well. Sort of keeps the fire truck, but makes it a unique rod. I'd rather have someone do this than let the truck sit out in a field and rust away the way some "collectors" do. Besides, an E model if far from rare.

Yeah I sort of agree with this.....I guess its better than rusting away, but the guy has to understand that the "average" firetruck collector will not even be able to begin to think about touching that thing for that price- he may as well call Jay Leno to see if he is interested.

Anyone ever see the 1926 International Quad Firetruck that someone butchered into a "Monster Truck?" I'd like to kick that guy in the balls, too.

ALWAYS chock it before you start to fight the fire, just like you would before you fight any vehicle fire.

Been in the fire service for 20+ years, have never heard of chocking any vehicle, much less being taught or having done it.....Don't tell me you actually drop chocks on car fires?? No one around here does it.....Never have either that I know of.

Sorry for your pain and I hope it works out for you.

This should serve as a reminder for all antique apparatus owners to ALWAYS have at least two portable extinguishers on your trucks that are operational and readily available. Not the little 2 1/2 pound car style, but real ten pound or greater extinguishers.

Think about what you are going to do if it catches fire before it happens. I.e. cut off batteries to stop fuel flow, set parking brake and wheel chocks, then use the extinguishers.

I personally carry one 2.5gal AFFF foam extinguisher, and one 30lb ANSUL extinguisher, both of which have current tags as per NFPA 10 as some SPAAMFAA (and other parade/muster judges) require it or award extra points for it.

And if my truck is on fire I'm not wasting my time with chocks...lol.....set the brake, put it in gear and put fire out and then commence with the appropriate cussing.

L-Model firetrucks are getting few and far between. And that rear intake is extremely rare- definitely a "City" truck.

Have you tried Harvey Eckert or Cal Little? If not let me know and I can get their numbers for you.

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Our work here is done.

dammit thats the second day in a row the screen got a bath from some iced tea..........

Happy Easter from the Christmas City, Bethlehem Pa. Best regards to everyone. Even the drain bramaged two-stroke lovers.

As far as "best engine", there may be some resistance to that statement on here.

Friggen smoke-blowing, oil-leaking, loud noisy sumbitch overgrown lawn boys are all that they are. Best looking one I ever saw had a hole in the side of the block. Best sounding ones are the ones going away from me.

Brakes are sooooo overrated. I'd get me one of those freon powered horns and drive it home since they are loud enough to get everbody's attention.

Rob

I just drag my feet "Flinstones" style

I'm glad I know what a Bobcat witth a pecker is and that ass means rear section

Would you believe me if I told you I typed that without even thinking or with any dirty thoughts????

Probably not, Mine was a redhead with an F.W.D. logo tatooed above her vajayjay.

Thank you, now I have iced tea all over the desk and my shirt.....LOL!!!!!

Is anyone here familiar with the old "Hammerhead" Crane at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard? It was used to lift and lower turrets onto battleships that were built in Philly.....At one time it was suppsedly the largest-capacity crane in the world, able to lift several hundreds of thousands of pounds or something like that. I was a Civilian Navy Firefighter at the PNSY before it closed completely back in 96-98, and was there while they tore down the old hammerhead crane. They actually lifted a Bobcat with a pecker up into the ass end of the crane (like 200' high) in order to break up the concrete counter-weight......I wish I had taken pictures.

EDIT: 350 ton capacity...... Here is a link to a Library of Congress Page on the hammerhead crane, click on the links on the left of the page for pictures and technical data.

http://www.loc.gov/p...es/item/pa3398/

Maybe they were the same one.

Ben

Mine was a redhead.....mmmmmmmmmmmmm memories of my youth....... lol

Get it Mike; that's a pretty rare one with the American body.

I agree.