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  1. bulldogboy
    I'm not sure, should have looked closer when I took the photo.
  2. bulldogboy
    I saw this Ford F-8 V-8 tandem axle truck parked in Woodstock, VT. I didn't realize until I posted it that it has a 1948 - 50 hood on a 1951 cab.
  3. bulldogboy
    In Harvey Eckart's books "Mack Model B Fire Trucks" and "Mack Fire Apparatus, A Pictorial History", Mack built about 50 "B-405CF" 500 GPM and "B-475CF" 750 GPM pumpers for a military spec. They used a Chrysler 354 cubic inch V-8 Hemi motor. A few were sold to civilian departments.
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    Pepperell, MA's 1957 Mack "B"85F". The large diameter reel was a later addition. It is still owned by the department. I used to go the the musters in Pepperell, Groton, etc. Got to pump the Warren hand tub, all hands were needed. Must have been a lot of work fighting fires in those days, probably why there were so many conflagrations.
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    Yes, they're still in business. In 2024 they moved from their 14,000 sq. ft. building to a larger 35,000 sq. ft. building in Watertown. Business is good.
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    1984 Mack/Ward 79, 1500 GPM pump, 100 GWT, 4,000 feet of 4'hose. Rehabbed by Gowens-Knight in 2007.
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    Not all fire apparatus had canvas roofs. We had a 1947 and a 1949 Mack "Type 85F"s with semi-cabs and a 1946 American LaFrance 85' tractor trailer aerial ladder with a semi-cab. They were naturally New Hampshire air conditioned all year.
  8. bulldogboy
    That would be too bad about ending the 650/750. I'm seeing more of them around this area even among fleets.
  9. bulldogboy
    Is the Ranger in Australia the equivalent of the F-150 in the U.S?
  10. bulldogboy
    We had five "B" model pumpers, this one was a 1957 "B-85F, 750/500.. I don't know the serial number. I know, without pictures it didn't happen! Mack Truck delivery photo.
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    Winnsboro, SC.
  12. bulldogboy
    At the same time that Pittsburgh was running the Brockway/Maxims they also had similar engines on Mack "R" model chassis.
  13. bulldogboy
    I can't imagine driving that 1925 from Argentina to Cortland, what a trip that must have been. Tough truck, tougher firefighters!
  14. bulldogboy
    When I was a kid (1950s) there was a series of books about trucks and other equipment. I can't remember the name but they featured actual photos. The fire truck one had a picture of Grosse Pointe Farms, MI Fire Department's Mack "L" model quint. I can't find a picture of that truck anywhere.
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    A nice fall day, October 9, 2024, on Mt. Washington, NH. We left the base station on the Cog Railway where it was sunny; got to the top and it was snowing with a wind chill of 12 degrees. While there were no mountain views at least we got to experience a little of what its like on the mountain in winter time.
  16. bulldogboy
    Jackson, NH Fire Department's former Engine 4, a 1989 Mack "R" pumper/tanker, is being used this year in the annual town of Jackson's "Pumpkin People" display.
  17. bulldogboy
    I've been lurking around for years.; just not many old Macks left around here to photograph. Everybody is now buying FL and IHC. I will say that I'm seeing more and more Mack "MDs" lately.
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    I attended the Hillsborough County Forest Fire Wardens' meeting in Hancock in 1971. We met at the Hancock Inn and then went to the old fire station. Saw the '45 Mack there. I like this old picture of Hancock's 1930 Ford brush truck, 1941 Mack "Type 45" pumper, and the 1945 Mack "Type 45" pumper. Credit to the photographer.
  19. bulldogboy
    Last Thursday, February 29th, was very windy in the northeast, wind gusts on Mt. Washington reached 147 miles an hour. The Mount Washington Observatory has a FB page, they post some fantastic photos from the top of New England.
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    Usually departments buy a new tractor to replace the original, worn out tractor but keep the ladder and trailer. In this case the 1966 "B" model tractor was attached to a 1937 Pirsch aerial ladder. In 1984, the old Pirsch ladder was replaced with this 106' LTI ladder. It made for an unusual looking rig, a big, new trailer and an older semi-cab tractor. Gloucester, like many old, seaside communities, has very narrow streets in a compact downtown. The ladder truck is privately owned and shows up at various truck shows.
  21. bulldogboy
    The "Tunbridge" Mack "B" model sedan cab is currently listed for sale on the SPAAMFAA "FB" page. Located in Syracuse, NY.
  22. bulldogboy
    Brooksville's (Port Chester) "B" model was sold to the small town of Alexandria, NH. AVFD photo.
  23. bulldogboy
    Was that where the chicken barn burned the other day?
  24. bulldogboy
    I was at Cumby's this morning to pick up the newspaper, buy some lottery tickets, and a cup of coffee. It's right next to Dunkins but DD doesn't sell newspapers. There was a Cumby's tanker delivering gas, they now have Pete tractors. I remember when they and Friendly's Ice Cream had all Mack tractors.
  25. bulldogboy
    In 1956 Mack Trucks bought the C.D. Beck Company of Sidney, OH. Beck built buses and also Ahrens-Fox fire apparatus. The new A-F cab forward chassis became the Mack "C" model fire truck. Mack built both the "B" and "C" model fire apparatus in Sidney until late 1958 when fire apparatus production was moved back to PA.

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