1930 MACK Fire truck

[41chevy]

not mine, sellers a man of no words!   Palm springs Cali.

https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/1930-mack-fire-truck/6256748718.html

 

 

 

[mowerman]

lol i see what you mean.....looks pretty good....not knowing much about fire equipment,,,,,price seems alittle high...bob

[41chevy]

Depends, looks pretty solid and not a ton survived WWII

[fxfymn]

IMO it is not worth much more than scrap since it is missing almost all of the significant components like the pump, bell, tools, etc., has no title, and it does not run. It would be a good parts truck at $500.00 to $1000.00.

[mowerman]

Lol yes I thought...you of all people would know...it looks like someone has already helped themselves to it...bob

[41chevy]

I would have no problem making it a speedster than.

early 1920's ALF

Edited September 10, 2017 by 41chevy

[mackdaddy]

Here was a 1928 model fire truck. Has a cummins 350, trip plex, air ride R170

[j hancock]

23 hours ago, mackdaddy said:

Here was a 1928 model fire truck. Has a cummins 350, trip plex, air ride R170

Pretty sharp!   Bob Brown would approve.

[Vladislav]

What does that yellow thing have of an engine?

Doesn't look like any of Mack products I remember ever seen.

[j hancock]

Can't say I recognize the engine.  Usually fire equipment has dual spark plugs and ignition.  This engine only seems to have single plugs.  May have been repowered at some point.

[Vladislav]

That's what I thought. Ancient Mack fire engine unit would be a cool piece of iron itself.

[41chevy]

On 9/16/2017 at 11:12 AM, Vladislav said:

What does that yellow thing have of an engine?

Doesn't look like any of Mack products I remember ever seen.

1930 would have been a Flathead similar the AL or BK series power plants.  I believe it it a Le Roi. . Probably an ex military power unit from WWII .

[Vladislav]

I was expecting to see Mack flathead or AC6 engine. An engine swap drops value of a truck in my eyes. Sometimes down to the ground floor

[Hobert62]

5 hours ago, Vladislav said:

. An engine swap drops value of a truck in my eyes. Sometimes down to the ground floor

Or me purchasing usually has the same affect.  

[1958 F.W.D.]

On 9/16/2017 at 5:30 PM, j hancock said:

Usually fire equipment has dual spark plugs and ignition.

Usually. Not always.

And when equipped with dual distributors, they could either both run off the generator/alternator or switch to magneto in the event of electrical system loss.  Usually, not always. 

[VaPatentman]

Saw the 1928 model fire truck shown above in Des Moines this past summer.  May have  started its life as tractor for TDA. Does anyone know where it was from?

[mackdaddy]

On ‎9‎/‎14‎/‎2017 at 5:31 AM, j hancock said:

Pretty sharp!   Bob Brown would approve.

 

[j hancock]

Excellent!