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In 1960 Bermuda received the first Mack fire engines equipped with diesel engines. There were two open-cab "B" model pumpers and one open-cab "B" model hose wagon. I saw one of the pumpers in 1979. The St. George, Bermuda Fire Brigade had a 1960 Mack "N" model pumper. Both fire brigades have since been merged into one fire department, Bermuda Fire Service. Until the mid-1960s Mack's international operations, Mack Trucks Worldwide, Ltd., was headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. When Zenon C.R. Hansen became Mack president he brought all of Mack's administrative operations to Allentown. I can imagine what happened when someone was being transferred: "Hey, Joe, you're being transferred overseas to our international operations". Joe, "Oh no, where am I being sent to?" "Bermuda!" Joe, "I am so outta here; paradise, here I come." bulldogboy

Looks like a former Long Island truck, judging by the booster line placement. Appears to be in good shape, just needs the radiator shell rechromed and a Bulldog. bulldogboy

At the end of the Adam Sandler movie "Grownups" there is a town picnic and parked in the field is a nice Mack "B" model fire pumper. bulldogboy

All the "L" and most of the "B" model pumpers that I operated had Hale pumps. Mack switched to Waterous in the early "60s; I operated one "B" with a Waterous. Of course, there could be an odd one. bulldogboy

Better use a Ford! The Chevy one is probably part of a recall; you will have to wait for notification, take it back to the dealer, get a loaner, and hope that it gets repaired properly. Stick with "Built Ford Tough". bulldogboy

Bulldogs are tough (Mack tough) but New Hampshire bulldogs are a little bit tougher. bulldogboy

Yeah, I should have added the expense part. Thought about it afterwards. bulldogboy

Unusual to see a chrome radiator shell on a school bus. In the 1950s a small Catholic school in Tyngsborough, MA had an "A" and a "B" model school buses. Wish that I had some pictures but I was a kid then. bulldogboy

I would think that any fire equipment dealer who sells nozzles and adapters could get them. bulldogboy

Looks like the "LR" is an updated "LE" chassis, the low entry truck used for refuse and recycling work. The "MR" (Terrapro) is a different model. Like james j neiweem says, it is also used for refuse and as a concrete pumper. It is also used occasionally in the fire service; makes a nice looking fire truck. bulldogboy

The Nashua, NH Public Works Department has a fleet of CNG powered Mack "LE" side loader waste trucks. The bodies are built by McNeilus. They also have some CNG powered "LE" recycle trucks and one CNG powered "MR" front loader. The city is into CNG big time. bulldogboy

Congratulations and best wishes to the whole family. Hope that Mom is feeling better. I have a granddaughter; little girls are a lot of fun. bulldogboy

That article about what happened to the Super Pumper reads like it was taken from John A. Calderone's book, "The F.D.N.Y. Super Pumper System". bulldogboy P.S. A Super Pumper T-shirt? Love to have one of those.

Irvington, NJ Fire Department's website shows three "L" model fire engines, two red and one white. The white one was a 1952 but it was all white including the grill. This could be the same one with the grill repainted. Irvington nicknamed the white one "The Flying Nun" due to its unique homemade roof and hose bed cover. Check out the website for lots of old IFD apparatus photos. bulldogboy

This 1987 Mack "MH"/Swab rescue is now in service with the Penn Township Fire Company in Cumberland County, PA. Specs for Rescue 50 are: 450 GPM, 300 gallon water tank, 30 gallon foam tank. bulldogboy

East Meadow, NY had a rescue truck built on a 1968 Mack "F" model chassis. I think that the "MH" was built by Swab for the Rescue Fire Company of Dauphin County, PA. bulldogboy

This is MADDOG93's 1957 Mack "B" model pumper when it was in service in Alexandria, NH in the late 1990s. It was replaced in 1998 by a 1998 IH/Valley pumper/tanker. The new engine is probably more efficient for a small, rural community but it will never have the class of a "B" model. AVFD photo. bulldogboy

The passenger trams at Hollywood Studios, Disney World, FL are pulled by a fleet of red Ford "Cargos". bulldogboy

Looks like a convention of red Ford "F-150"s. There were a lot more than these in the parking lots. bulldogboy

You gave them enough pressure until the nozzle man came off the ground and then you backed off a little. Friction loss was calculated on 5 pounds per year that you were on the job. Somehow it all worked out. We only had an incoming pressure gauge and one pump pressure gauge. We had to wait for the new fangled "CF"s to get individual gauges. bulldogboy

Congratulations, perseverance pays off, hopefully. I used to drive a "C" model aerial ladder. Nice truck; had a few "big ones" with it. bulldogboy

When I started my career as a firefighter we had a crew cab "L" model similar to the one in the video. I operated it many times; it was a great truck. Where are these trucks now? bulldogboy

Back in the early '80s I had a part time job at a freight forwarder. They had two medium trucks, a Mack "MS-200" and a M-B "L-1316". The M-B had an automatic transmission and was underpowered. It did have a very roomy interior. Whenever I drove it I would think to myself, "This is what driving a whale must be like if one could drive a whale." In my full time job as a firefighter I was around Macks all the time so I was partial to the "MS". bulldogboy

The "E" series is being replaced in 2014 with a new Transit van. It will be offered in various roof heights, wheelbases,and models; van, wagon, chassis cab, and cut-away. There will be a diesel option, a 3.2L, I-5 Powerstroke. Not sure if there will be an ambulance package offered. I have read that the "E" series will still be available as a chassis cab and cut-away until the end of the decade. In my area, AMR Ambulance is still buying new "E" models so I assume that they have the V-10 gas engines. bulldogboy

pavrguy3: Thanks for the info about the East Kingston Mack. I will have to ask around about it. Where is your Mack from? I go to the Fire Wardens' meeting in New Boston every July. bulldogboy