1958 F.W.D.

Hopefully I don't have to tell you to get compaction tests done on the fill in lifted increments......Especially if you'll be pouring a truck-capable slab (and then parking trucks on it......)

He doesn't own a Mack. He owns a Vulva that says Mack on it.

You haven't been on in a while?

WTF??? No one sent me a memo!!! Had I known I could have given the gift that keeps on giving- leaked oil from a POS that I have inherited......... HAPPY BDAY SIR!!!!!

If you need his number let me know. I will tell him to get on here and check in.

Check with Mack mhe9 on here- Ray Sidella. He has hauled many firetrucks for friends of mine and everyone raves about his rates and service.

Ranch How far is that from Hinckley?

UPDATE 04/17/2016: Now that it looks like Mother Nature has made up her mind that it' spring and we are finally getting warm weather, we took advantage of a beautiful weekend and I brought the Hahn home on Friday. I have a friend who is a retired Chief from Marlborough, Mass. who details cars on the side, and I called him and explained very carefully about the single-stage paint and the sitting outside for 5 years, sun-bleached, pine sap/tar all over it, blah blah. He sent me an email an hour later with a list of Meguiars products to buy and a detailed procedure of how and when to use them. So we started Saturday afternoon, and wow is it labor intensive but the results- my god I never thought the paint was going to come back as nicely as it did. Large is in a few pictures either painting the cab floor or he is removing rust and crap from some of the grab handles and other misc hardware that we took off. What a bitch to get the rust-bleed drips off. When I re-assembled the hardware, I used stainless when possible. Why Hahn didn't I will never know. You can see where I stopped buffing halfway up the windows. What a difference. Large re-attaches the air intake grill using stainless hardware. Note Extra Small in the cab. She was perfectly content to just sit there for long periods of time, taking pulls from her "baba." No lie she would sit there for an hour just watching the world go by, or us working. In fact several times when I went to get her out, she got pissed!!! Large trying to score a spokesperson spot for Meguiars. When we dissassembled all the hardware. Large paints the cab floor. Yes he made a mess in a few spots. If you have never worked with Rustoleum "aluminum" the stuff is like water and flings around as the bristles of the brush snap. Had to show him how to do it gently a few times. But I make sure I remind myself to counter his sloppyness with his enthusiasm.

Myself as the Engine Company Officer with four guys of my choosing, with a functioning 1965 1000gpm pumper of any make or model, can and will put out more fire in a faster, more orderly efficient military manner than 15 guys using a 2016 2000gpm pumper with all the modern bells and whistles.

We lived at 2530 Huntingdon Pike, between Fettersmill Rd and Wynkoop Ave, until 1984 and then down on Anne Street right off Philmont Ave (thats where Mom and Dad still live.) I'm up in Hellertown Pa up by Bethlehem.

39babymack, my father and myself just had lunch there on Saturday after work day at the Mack Museum. I had to make my weekly inspection.

I vaguely remember speaking with you, and I have to apologize as I do not remember your name. You are thinking of my Grandparents house on Valley Road across from Tinari's. And if you remember Chucks then you have to remember Dad's green/white Hayward F-Model parked there when he was not on the road. And my very first, official (non-under the table pay) job was pumping gas for Billy and Jack, and I would work on and off for Chuck too once in a while towing. Hunter later became the District Judge (died a few years back) and I was in high school with Paul's daughter and his son was 2 classes below me. Small world!!!

Firebuster I'll do some digging on Facebook

Hicrop: I am just now seeing this thread for the first time. Where in Philly are you? I was born and raised in Huntingdon Valley. And I can relate with you about your daughter and the help not working unless they want it. My older sister was a hyporchondriac addicted to prescription pain medications. She had about 10 different Doctors and none of them really knew much about the others and what they were and were not prescribing for her. And if one Doc said no to her, she would just Doctor Shop until she found a yes. My parents and I tried for years to help her but it just didn't take, because in her mind, she had these issues that needed medicines. She died from an overdose back in 2007.

Now go take us double the wimmin-in-cars errrrr ahhhhh I mean scenic countryside pictures to make up for lost time.

I have just been devastated by the news that the great Merle Haggard has passed away today (his 79th bday) of pneumonia at his home in Palo Cedro, California. Sing me back home, before I die.............

It is confirmed- OD was fooling with some winfall wimmin and got the gift that keeps on giving errrr ahhhh I mean that bad flu bug that's been going around. I posted a message to Jo to tell him we were wondering where he was at and she came back and said she knocked him on his ass errr I mean that the flu bug knocked him on his ass for the last few days but he's beginning to come back around.

He's been absent on facebook as well, I am pretty sure I saw that he may have come down with that nasty flu bug that's been going around.

The Armenian Mafia errrrrr I mean Armenian Kiwanis Club approves.

When I see guys thanking each other for help with parts it just re-affirms that this place is a huge, disfunctional but helpful family.

It's a properly tuned 2-Stroke Detroit. There is no exhaust. I have oceanfront property in Phoenix, Az I am looking to sell. Interested?

Here is a teaser. I have more but again don't wanna steal thunder. It came out better than I ever would have imagined. And they do plan on bringing it to Macungie and we are already talking about parking it, the FWD and the Hahn all next to each other. The Jumpers broke Man Rule #4,226 by not procrastinating at all, not even the slightest.

I may or may not have a bunch of pix of the finished project- which towed the family RV and the family down to Virginia Beach, Va. last Saturday. If young Ben does not post anytime soon I will post some- don't wanna steal his thunder.

We have finally managed to bribe the inspectors enough pass all of our Use and Occupancy Inspections and Health Department Inspections and the flagship Gladys, Va. will soon open, just as soon as we can hire enough staff.