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Tim:
Be careful in the ocean down there; I just saw a news story about a giant squid that recently washed up on a beach in New Zealand. Reported that the tentacles were over
17 feet long. This probably wouldn't happen in Lake Champlain, but with "Champ" lurking about you never know.
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bruceb:
That outcome is certainly a shame; it's a beautiful truck but you have to do what you have to do. I operated a 1959 Mack "C" model ladder truck back in the day
so I have an affinity for all "C" models. Our ladder truck also ended up in the big Mack graveyard years ago. You gave it a shot, plus all the money and
aggravation, so good luck with parting it out.
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This probably reinforces the feeling among many here that if a Mack/Scania partnership had occurred years ago, a powerhouse company would have dominated the heavy truck business.
I have no knowledge of the truck industry but it seems to me that there is fierce competition in Europe, Asia, and South America among many heavy truck manufacturers, more so that in
North America. While we have Volvo, DTNA, Paccar,and IHC, the rest of the world has these plus VW, MAN, Scania, Ford, and other Asian manufacturers. Must be a tough business with
so many players.
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The Sugar Hill, NH Fire Department has a twin to Valley Fire Equipment's Ford. One of Sugar Hill's first trucks when the department was organized in 1948, theirs is
also a 1939 model pickup. It was restored by department members a few years ago. Valley Fire Equipment in Bradford, NH also has an early "B" model Mack on display
in front of their building. I don't get up that way very often but someday I would like to get a picture of it.
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Back in the '40s and '50s the Chicago Fire Department ran squads on this style Autocar chassis. They also had similar squads on Mack "Type 45U" chassis.
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Back in January, 2015, jackb61sx from Chelmsford, MA posted pictures of his Mack being lettered by a gentleman named Bruce. Bruce is a retired firefighter from MA who does hand lettering
on trucks. He did our Mack "CF" fire trucks back in the '70s; beautiful job. Contact jackb61sx for details.
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Fitzwilliam, eh? Meadowood County Area Fire Department used to have a 1930s Mack early "B" model fire truck that they used for musters, etc. Since MCAFD is out of business,
I wonder whatever happened to that old Mack. They also had an "R" model tanker, a Mack Aerialscope, and a Mack Aerialscope converted into a rescue truck.
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One of the neighboring towns to Kittery is Kennebunkport, ME. The Arundel Engine Company once ran a 1929 Mack "B", 1000 G.P.M. pumper. The second truck in the photo
looks different, the Arundel engine had a fabric windshield and a split front bumper. Of course, it could have been modified over the years but it doesn't look like the engine
on the Kennebunkport website. According to the KFD website, the Mack is supposed to be in a museum somewhere in Pennyslvania. For those not familiar with Maine,
Kennebunkport, Kennebunk, and Arundel are all separate towns each with its own fire department.
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Great photo, I like old Mack fire apparatus pictures. I can't identify any of those following trucks. I started my career with "L" and "B" models, I can't imagine
driving and shifting with three people in the cab. No way that would ever happen in a "B" model coupe.
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I thought that the Chysler engines were in "B-450F" and "B-475F" models for a military spec.
Never heard of a "B-405".
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Many years ago, Nashua, NH had a 1959 Mack "C-85F" with a "707" gas engine re-powered with a Mack
diesel (283 hp). The work was done by McDevitt Mack in Manchester, NH. The new air intake was mounted
horizontally on top of the engine cowl. The joke was that the Mack engine had jet assist.
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Does "Global" also mean the U.S.A.? I would want one when my current Ranger needs to be replaced.
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The "E" model also has spotlights under the windshield; indicative of a fire/rescue vehicle. Whatever it is, it
needs to be saved and, hopefully, restored.
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The New Boston, NH Air Force Station, 23TH SOPS, is still active as a satellite tracking station. There are three radar
domes keeping in communication with satellites orbiting Earth, 24/7/365. During WW II, NBAFS was a practice
bombing range for AAF planes out of Grenier Army Air Field in Manchester, NH. After the war's end, the hilltop
location was turned into the tracking station. In the following decades it was not uncommon to find unexplored
ordinance in the woods, fields, and ponds. NBAFS once had its own fire department but the department was disbanded and the fire station was turned over to the New Boston Fire Department for use
as a sub-station.
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I think that the "Crackers" truck once belonged to the Coeyman's Hollow, NY Fire Department.
Although it no longer shows up on their website, the Marsh Harbour, Bahamas Fire Brigade once
ran a tandem axle "B" model still lettered for the Maidstone Fire Department, wherever that was.
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Used to be owned by a former fire chief in Lyndeborough, NH. Don't know where the truck is located now.
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On Friday, January 30, 2015, a fire swept through the Highway Department garage in Henniker, NH.
Five dump trucks/plows and a grader were destroyed, just before another major snowstorm hit the area. A couple
of pickups in the yard were spared. Henniker has been able to borrow a few trucks and a grader from
the state DOT and nearby towns. Hopkinton, NH Highway Department will also extend plowing services into
Henniker. While the fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal's office, it does not appear suspicious.
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Back in the '70s our "CF" model fire trucks were lettered by Bruce's Truck Lettering. Is this the same guy? I believe the guy who did ours was a firefighter from
someplace in Massachusetts. He did a great job of lettering and shading.
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This former New York City Department of Sanitation Mack "LE" is semi-retired and working in Dunstable, MA. It is privately owned. I've seen former FDNY
apparatus having second careers with other fire departments but this is the first sanitation truck that I have seen.
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