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Joe: You guys are getting your money's worth out of the Mack! I read about the other two fires online on the "Harlan Daily Enterprise" website. Nice save on the church. bulldogboy

Pretty spectacular crash; nice work by the safety crews. That had to be a shock for the jet dryer driver. At least Juan Pablo had all the safety gear on board, the truck driver probably only had a seat belt. Good job by my man, Matt Kenseth!! bulldogboy

Hinsdale, MA Fire Department has a nice collection of Mack "MC" and "R" model fire trucks. bulldogboy

Wow, that was quite a baptism by fire. Sounds like the Mack performed well but those of us who have used Mack fire apparatus knew that it would. Good job by your department and mutual aid departments. bulldogboy

That has happened in my area, usually with ladder trucks. One community will sell a neighboring department an old ladder truck for $1.00 or something like that. This way the new department gets a ladder truck and the selling department gets a mutual aid ladder. Works out well for both. bulldogboy

Joe: Please post some pictures of your Mack when you have it lettered for your department. I like Ford fire trucks also so if you could post a picture of your Ford that would be great. Thanks. bulldogboy

Joe: I saw your Mack engine on the Evarts, Ky. website. Do they still have the other "CF", Engine 2? Good luck with your new engine. Always glad to see a Mack fire truck still in service. bulldogboy

Pitt Ohio Express must be one of the only trucking companies that uses Ford F-750 straight trucks. bulldooy

There is a picture of the collector owned Superpumper in Harvey Eckart's book, "Mack Fire Trucks 1911 - 2005", page 121. The owner hauls it to shows with an "RW" model tractor. I have heard that he still owns the "F" model tractor. Also heard that the tender is in CA. I would have loved to see the Superpumper in action. bulldogboy

Katie: What are you replacing it with? bulldogboy

Firemack: Way back when, I mentioned to you that I had a "Fire Engineering" magazine from March, 1973 that had an advertisement listing Radnor's "B75" pumper for sale. You asked me to scan a picture to you. I now have a scanner so if you still want a copy I can try scanning it to you. Do you have an e-mail address or should I send it to you via Radnor's e-mail? bulldogboy

What is the purpose of the bolt-on section of the fender rather than a single piece fender? Is it to aid in removing the tire? I think that it would look better painted the same color. bulldogboy

yarnall: Is that "B" model tractor from Lowell, MA Fire Dep't? Back in the '70s their Ladder 4 had a "B" model tractor. bulldogboy

Our 1970s CF600 was a standard 1000/500, automatic, high side compartments, a basic CF. If I remember correctly the GVWR was around 33,000 lbs. It was a great truck. bulldogboy

On their website, the Marsh Harbour Fire Brigade in the Bahamas shows their Engine 5, a 1958 Mack "B" tandem axle pumper/tanker. The truck is still marked for the Maidstone Fire Department. I have tried to find a Maidstone Fire Department on the internet but no luck. I know that there is a Maidstone, VT but they do not have a fire department. I have also found a gated community in Florida named Maidstone. Anyone know where this pumper and the Maidstone "B" model tanker came from? Also, MHVFB specs say that Engine 5 is a 500/500. Don't know why you would need a tandem axle to carry 500 gallons of water unless it's also a quad. bulldogboy

I would say that my favorite Mack era was the 1950s. I was a kid then and it was a time that Mack had most of the the truck classes covered. My local fire department had several "L" and "B" model fire trucks; the local public works department ran "B" model dump trucks and "N" model rubbish trucks. I remember many of the local trucking companies and industrial plants had "L" and "B" model straight trucks and tractor trailers. Several oil companies ran smaller "A" and "B" model tankers. Even a private school had "A" and "B" model school buses. Traveling on the roadways (no interstates at that time) I saw "B" and "H" model tractors with sleeper cabs. I think that this was the golden age of Mack trucks. bulldogboy

The 2011 NCAA men's basketball final game on Monday, April 4, 2011 will be played between the Butler University (MACK) Bulldogs and the University of Connecticut (BROCKWAY) Huskies. Ladies and gentlemen choose your favorite dog. bulldogboy

I see a resemblance to the Mack "D" model of the 1950s. What's old is new again! bulldogboy

Firemack: I don't have a scanner but I'll see if I can use one and scan it to you. It's a small advertisement at the back of the magazine. Rockingham had it for 29 years, wow! I'll let you know when I am able to scan it. bulldogboy

Firemack: I was reading the March 1973 edition of "Fire Engineering" magazine and I came across a classified ad for a 1954 Mack B75 pumper for sale by the Radnor Fire Company. I know that it was sold to Rockingham, VT. where it was painted a nice chrome yellow. When Rockingham replaced it Radnor bought it back and you did a nice restoration. I just thought it ironic to come upon this ad after all these years. bulldogboy

Lmackattack: Mack stopped building complete fire trucks in 1984; they continued to build fire chassis until 1990. Mack outfitted these chassis for fire service and sold them to fire apparatus manufacturers. Today, standard Mack chassis such as the "Granite" and "Terrapro" are used by fire apparatus manufacturers for pumpers and tankers. bulldogboy

Mike: Riot control? Should have kept the Superpumper; that would keep them in line (or the East River). bulldogboy

Mike: Check out www.youngstownfire.com. yfdgricker, one of the administrators, has a database of Mack MC/MR apparatus. I like your website fdnytrucks.com. While there are lots of pictures of FDNY apparatus I like the lesser known departments such as the Department of Corrections (What do they need a crash truck for? In case a plane from La Guardia needs to make an emergency landing on Rickers?) and the New York City volunteer departments. Keep up the good work!! bulldogboy

convoyduel: The Mack looks good; nice job. I always like seeing a Mack fire truck restored. bulldogboy

John Montville's book, "Mack" published in 1973 has an appendix which lists how many of each Mack model were built up to that time. As "rhasler" notes there were 77 B85s built and 908 "B" fire series built. However, I believe that the 77 B85s were not fire apparatus but commercial models. All fire apparatus had an "F" designation such as B75F, B85F, etc. The appendix does not break down the "B" fire apparatus by model. Neither does Harvey Eckart's book, "Mack Model B Fire Trucks". bulldogboy