1958 F.W.D.

Guys, if you do not attend the ATCA Family Picnic on Friday Night you are missing out!!!!!

Brocky, I have not heard anything indicating that it would not happen, I assume it is a "GO."

Who is going???

I am a Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Official/Zoning Official in Pa. on top of some of the other hats that I wear. That being said, I often find myself between a rock and a hard place having to enforce codes and zoning regulations but also being a truck lover and owning several myself. I live in a residential neighborhood with homes on all sides of me. I would never subject my neighbors to outdoor storage of my trucks- I am fortunate in that the 58 FWD fits in the garage. The 78 Hahn is stored off-site. 68-F-Model You have received some good advice here as well as some very poor advice. The WORST thing you could do is tell the Zoning Officer (thus the Town) to "go to hell." That will only open pandoras boxes that you do not want opened. You yourself said that the Zoning Officer seems accommodating, you should use that to your advantage and go with it. Work with him and come to an amicable solution. I read through the ordinance that you posted and as I see it, if the truck were tagged as an antique, you should be good to go- however I would double check and make sure they have no ordinances preventing parking of vehicles over XXXX in size or weight; whether they are commercial or not. Some municipalities will do that to prevent parking of large RV's. I am allowed to take photographs of anything that I want from a public right-of-way or from neighboring properties with permission of the property owners. That being said, in the suburbs of Philly, most communities have Property Maintenance Codes forbidding storage of junk vehicles or large commercial vehicles in residentially zoned neighborhoods. The same communities that elect their District Justices where us Zoning Guys have to get our Administrative Search Warrants from. When I have to fill out the affidavit of probable cause, I attach the pictures from the sidewalk or the neighbors property and the 5 or 6 warrants I have applied for over the last dozen years have never been denied.

As long as there is the potential for litigation with his (former) employer I would tell him to steer clear of mary jane but that's for him to decide.

That Superdog isn't mackmhe9 is it?? Hey Ray is that you???

Thinking about you Pal. Maybe I will give a call later today. As for the former employer, advise them that your Attorney speaks for you. F%@K them guys.

Is this Mister Morris????

The pic is kind of blurry when I expand it. Please, for the love of all things holy, please tell me that is an E9 in the Hayward truck and not a 2-Stroke.

One of the best "Girl-in-car" pictures ever.

My pop says they are a rare bird but they do exist. And Underdog claims to have a pile of em. We shall see.

CRAP!!! YESSSS!!!! My mistake!!!

Thank you kind sir, I posted on facebook and Underdog was kind enough to reply that he has them for me, all I have to do is sandblast and paint them. Best part of all is hes only about 15 miles from me. Changing the F.W.D. from tubes to tubeless.

NEEDED: six 22" x7.5" 10 hole stud pilot rims, used in good condition. Preferably somewhere in eastern PA but will travel within a reasonable distance.

Did you happen to come across any 140GZ, GKB or 145GZ or GKB Waukeshas or parts?

This is the one I drove with the 8V92TA. E-One Titan III 1500 gallons water, 1250 pump. APGFD

I consulted with the fire truck manufacturer Magic 8-Ball and it spat out "GREAT EASTERN Body on a DUPLEX Chassis."

YES!!! The one I drove at Aberdeen Proving Ground had a 1693.

I don't remember them having 12V's though, I thought they were 8V's but I have been suffering from CRS lately.....

Mike, JT and I all text one another pretty regularly, so JT and I knew late last week it was health related and suspected the worst....I asked him last night if I could call him today and dammit. Just.....Dammit.

I just got off the phone with him. He asked that I let everyone on here know about what is happening. FIRST AND FOREMOST- HE ASKS THAT THIS STAYS OFF FACEBOOK. He does not mind you guys knowing what is going on but he wants to keep it off facebook as he does not want certain people knowing his business. Many of you are aware that he was treated about 3 or 4 years ago for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, a form of cancer. He was able to beat it, however it is a persistent form of cancer and often comes back, which it has. He begins some aggressive chemo treatment on Monday 4/30. He was kind of worried that he might have had to go to Pittsburgh for that but is able to do it locally. He will take it one day at a time. He is naturally upset, but keeping his head up. He approached his bosses late last week about the problem and explained that he would need time for treatment and to convalesce. He explained that he wanted to stay on part time for a while, as soon as he could go back to work, and then come back full time when he was able. His bosses fired him on Monday at a breakfast meeting. Mike has already seen an attorney who explained that as the Company is in New Jersey, they law is on their side, however he believes he may have a case and they will be filing a wrongful termination suit. This is what really has him upset right now. So for obvious reasons, Mike may or may not make Macungie depending on how hard the chemo kicks his arse. Please keep him in your thoughts and remember no mention of any of this publically on Facebook.

Got to drive and operate a P-4 in the very beginning of my career (they were being phased out when I was a rookie.) Bombproof machines that took an ass kicking and kept on going.

That does not appear to be a Seagrave. The cab is the biggest clue- it appears to be a TCI (Cincinatti) Cab. Seagrave builds their own. The body also does not appear to be of Seagrave origin. I am usually pretty pretty good at guessing truck manufacturers but the fact that this one has been refurbished at least once (the strobe boxes on the front, the "bus" mirrors and a lot of other stuff is not original) really has me scratching my head. But I am confident that this is not a Seagrave.

I praise him and think he did the right thing......But shot the guy in the back.....the anti-gun nuts will be eating that right up and the family will sue him, and the municipality if they do not press charges.

Did you mean to say an Oshkosh P-4?? And if I had a 12V71 in my garage I would want to hide it too. But I wouldn't have a 12V71 in my garage.