bulldogboy
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Wow, it sure looked closer than that. I guess its hard to eyeball distances over water.
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I was in Falmouth several weeks ago; had dinner at the British Beer Works near Surf Drive Beach. It was nice looking out over Vineyard Sound at Martha's Vineyard. Not being from the Cape, I forget
how close Martha's Vineyard is to the mainland. Still need to get over to Edgartown someday and check out the F.D.'s Mack "AB" and "A" fire engines.
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B-21s had Hall-Scott motors rather than the standard Mack engines. They also had bigger pumps, 1500 GPM and up (rather unusual for that era). They are pretty distinctive in that they have a longer hood to accommodate
the larger H-S motor. There has been one for sale on E-bay every so often. It is out in Barre, MA; not sure if it has been sold.
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Wow, about a month too late. I know of two Mack "85L"s that were sold last month. Not sure if they are "LS" or "LF" but both are 750 GPM. One is a semi-cab, solid truck but needs cosmetic work
and some mechanical work to get back on the road. The other is an open cab listed on E-bay; it is in excellent condition, ready for the next parade. Will let you know if we see anything.
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Spags!! There's a name from the past for us old New Englanders. I remember the TV ads also.
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The department that I worked for had all straight aerial ladders. One time we had to borrow a tiller from a neighboring department. My department had to find the few drivers who had driven a tiller
back in the '50s and '60s. I had a chance to drive the tiller and, let me tell you, it takes a LOT of practice. The hardest part for me was to realize that you were at the mercy of the tractor
driver, he set the speed and you had better keep up with him. Every time that I looked for the brake pedal, it wasn't there. It is imperative that the two drivers practice with each other; it is not a
job in which you put two guys together and say, "have at it, boys". We did not have the tiller long enough to get a lot of practice on it.
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As nice as all those old Macks look, nothing beats a "B" model for good looks. Thanks for the pictures.
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What was the point of the twin engine cabover? Looks like it would be unwieldy in traffic.
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While GM owned Frigidaire, Ford owned Philco appliances and TVs. Kelvinator was owned by either Chrysler or Studebaker (don't remember which one). These companies wanted to be involved in all areas of your life.
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I think that the one thing that all of us on this forum agree with is; we would all like to see Mack be what it once was, an independent, successful medium and heavy truck builder. However, reality is that this probably is
not going to happen. What would have happened to Mack if Volvo had not stepped in to buy it? More than likely it would have gone out of business. Is that a better scenario that what currently exists? As to another
company (Cummins, Oshkosh) buying Mack, do you think that Volvo would sell to another company thus creating a serious competitor to the Volvo brand? As to a government bailout, like Chrysler and GM, I don't
think that many people on this forum would like that. My sense in reading these forums is that almost everyone wants government to butt out of our daily lives and let us do our thing free of regulations. I assume that
this also includes regulation of the trucking industry that the government did away with years ago. As I have said before, I know nothing about nothing, these are just my opinions and if Mack ever came back as an
independent company, there would not be anyone happier than me. BTW, I like those Coca-Cola Macks.
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Beautiful countryside, now hallowed ground. I can't imagine what was going through the minds of those passengers; true American heroes. Thanks for the pictures.
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The Fire Museum of Maryland is a great place to visit, especially if you are a Mack fan. When I was there about five years ago they were having an outdoor show. I took a few pictures.
One is a drafting demonstration featuring a Mack "AC" pumper, an Ahrens-Fox pumper, and a Ford Model "T" pumper. The next picture is a Ford Model "A" chief's car with Chicago F.D.
graphics. There was a 1958 Edsel station wagon and, my favorite, a Mack "AB" paddy wagon.
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iaff5045 is correct, Bulldog I had an LTI ladder. BTW, I was wrong, Bulldog I was available with a tandem axle (checked my old Mack sales brochures).
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Here's a Mack tanker that you can take to your next bark mulch fire at McDonald's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOcBJURbtJM
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P.S. Don't know why this link didn't highlight but it works.
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Lucky for them (and us) that they were able to get both sections back. Good luck with the restoration. Many departments would like to get a former truck back with no success.
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That CF ladder truck was marketed by Mack as the "Bulldog 1" in conjunction with Hahn Fire Apparatus (Hamburg Pa.) who made and mounted the aerial ladder. They were not extremely popular but did sell a few here and there.
That particular one was recently donated to the Museum by a local VFD- who rather than sell it for it's fair market value (essentially the scrap price) donated it instead and did some kind of tax write-off. It was a win-win for everyone. I just can't remember which department had it originally.
Wasn't there a serious problem with the Hahn aerial ladders? I seem to remember that they had this little problem of the fly sections moving past the stops. One department I know of has a Hahn ladder mounted on an
"MC" chassis. Bridgewater, NH has a 1981 "Bulldog I", formerly in service in Ogunquit, ME. There was also a "Bulldog II", did that model have a tandem axle?
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Rubrmat:
Is that an old fire tanker or a fuel tanker?
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kscarbel:
Thanks for the Hayes fire truck photo.
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I saw a Hayes 100 COE passing through New Hampshire about 35 years ago; probably the only time that ever happened. Do you have any photos of a Hayes fire truck? That's one I liked to see.
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Oh well, wait 'til next year. Congrats to the Black Hawks. In my opinion Chicago and Boston have the best looking uniforms in the NHL.
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kscarbel:
You say that Volvo- North American sales are up 10% in May and up 5% worldwide. You also say, "Clearly, there are problems at Volvo Trucks Sales and Marketing Americas". So, what's the problem for Volvo?
Sounds like things are going swell for the Volvo brand. I don't know anything about anything but I have long thought that Volvo would use the Mack brand like they did the Autocar name. Rather than discard
an iconic brand name (Mack) they would assign it to a line of heavy duty construction trucks. One of the reasons that Volvo sold off the Autocar name was to buy Mack; the government told them to discontinue
one of their LCOs, either the Mack "MR" or the Autocar "Expeditor". I know of one fire department that used Mack chassis for its tankers but has now switched to IHC because Mack is no longer Mack.
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Mack Air Force fuel tanker
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Quite a few of these Macks, and Dodges, became fire tankers after their military service was over. While they may not be the optimum fire tanker, they probably work for a small department
that cannot afford anything fancier (those departments do exist).
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