CF-Firefighter

Well, I got off Shift this morning and came home went out to look at the truck. I’m guessing they raised the hose bed. It’s only about 6” deep. The Poly Tank looks brand new. Does anyone have any info on the 865 engine that is in it? Reliability and such. It doesn’t appear to leak anything and it hasn’t used much if any oil since I have owned it. One issue I need to figure out is the dash engine temp gauge. It just bounces around between cold and pegged. I don’t know if that’s the gauge or the sending unit. The temp gauge on the pump panel says it runs between 175 and 190 depending on outside temp. I drove it home in 100 degrees and the warmest I saw was 195 over the 150 mile trip.

Hmm, guess the only way to know for sure is to fill it up and time how long it takes to drain. In theory, one 1.75 inch line would last close to 10 min flowing if 1000 gallons. Half that if 500 to know for sure. thank you both for the knowledge.

Thank you sir. She was advertised with a 1000 gallon poly tank, but the Mack build sheet shows a 500. Not sure where they would have hidden the extra 500 gallons without major body changes. It is definitely poly and it does have a foam system poly tank. She is garage kept in my heated shop and I am fortunate being a full time firefighter at a large Tennessee department I have access to the knowledge and tools through our dedicated fire department shop to keep her going. The plan this winter is to get her up on the lift and do a thorough PM and see if there are any hidden things that need addressed underneath. I only worry about the 865. Parts aren’t easy to find. But it runs well and doesn’t seem to leak anything. When I was a younger fireman we ran mostly Cummins n14’s and Mack EM6 powered units. The 865 is a bit foreign to me but is very stout. My current rig has an X15 605 and this thing outruns it. Granted it is a pumper with an 865 vs a Ladder/Quint with 605hp.

Hello, I am looking for information, history, and pictures of my fire apparatus. It is a 1977/78 CF795 1500gpm Chassis 1081. Mack was able to supply me with some information. It was purchased new by Tarrytown NY as Engine 76(Phenix Hose Company 2) where it ran until sometime in the Late 90’s. It then was refurbished and sold to Shawnee Valley Fire Department in Schellsburg PA. It remained there until around 2010. At some point around 2010 it wound up at North Coffee Fire Department in Manchester Tennessee. It was first due until 2022. I purchased it directly from them while it was in service. The paperwork from Mack states it was built as a manual trans truck. Sometime it was swapped to an Allison 5 speed and it all looks factory. does anyone have information or any pictures of this truck? I’d like to learn more about its history and significant calls it may of responded to. It is in great shape with no rust and 36k original miles . I have reached out to the departments it served with in NY and PA with little success. Thank you.