1958 F.W.D.

41 Chevy- you may very well see me at some point. I was recently very active in the restoration of the former USCGC TAMAROA WMEC-166 until the project was scrapped by the owner due to lack of needed funds. As I have always been an admirer of fireboats and especially the Firefighter, I may very well become involved with this, just wish it wasnt out on the ass end of Long Island, thats a 3+ hour ride for me, probably more on a Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. I am now facebook friends with Charles, and have been communicating with him. If the owner is who I think it is, I have been friends with him for a while- he owns a warehouse with about 200+ firetrucks. he is truly dedicated to preserving fire apparatus history- if it is indeed who I think it is.

I had heard a rumor that A.L. was involved and possibly had a stake in ownership, so he is indeed the owner?? If so, thats a great thing!!!!

One has to learn to wallow with the pigs before they can soar with the eagles............

You can throw out a sleeping bag in my garage if you want to...............

What a coinkydink, I joined their facebook group today. I was aboard Firefighter back in the late 90's, stopped by to visit and scored a ride when the got a run while I was there. And just two weeks ago I scored a tour of Firefighter II.

Like Yarnall, I will wake up in my own bed...I live about 20 miles away at Exit 67 of I-78. I'll be there with the 1958 F.W.D. Firetruck, in my usual spot over in the second-to-last row on the far right if you are standing at the main entrance to the park looking in at the fields. You can't miss me, I'm the only F.W.D. truck there (and no you smart asses it's not the F.W.D. powered by a mechanical asshole green leaker lawn boy satan's engine anti-christ 2-stroke. I always have my pop-up set up, if anyone wants to stop by and say hello and take a load off your feet for a few minutes and cool off out of the sun please by all means keep walking stop and rest for a few minutes!!! Also if you did not bring a truck, but have a bunch of stuff and want to leave it in one of my compartments or under the truck, please feel free to do so (I'm not responsible for theft!!!) I'm taking off from work on Friday, will bring the truck out on Friday and have the old lady pick me up Friday evening and then drop me off Saturday morning. Looking forward to seeing everyone!!!!

A local friend just got a policy for a full size 1968 Hahn firetruck last week through them.

The cabover makes up for the lack of boobage

I just threw up

And don't forget the ball-peen hammer. You know, the one to smash the shit out of your left hand in order to keep your mind off the noise of the mechanical asshole under the hood..........

There's an old-school Cummins shop that advertises in Double Clutch and Wheels of Time, can't remember the name though.

I have mine insured through JC Taylor (Upper Darby, Pa.) with a little bit more than the State of Pa. miniumum for liability. The truck is in "fair" condition, that is to say in pretty much original condition with some cosmetic work. I have it insured for a dollar value that is not obscene but not low-balled and certainly more than the scrap value.

About the firetruck/axle pic: it's been floating around various fire-related forums for about a year now. Word on the street is that an after-event inspection revealed that the U-bolts were NFG as they rotted out.....driver jumped on the brakes and got quite a surprise. If you guys want to see more pix of the engine room and/or more of the fireboat holler and I will post em. She's quite an impressive ship. And I like teachers- you do something wrong and they make you do it over again.

Lets see if I can do this without fooking it up...... Last week, my father and I had the opportunity to go aboard FDNY's new fireboat, "FIREFIGHTER II" assigned to Marine Company 9 on Staten Island. Here is a shot of one of the auxiliary engines, I think this is the one that powers the bow thrusters. Here is one of the four main engines. Note the size of the turbos- they are HUGE. I will look up the If you see this in your rearview mirror, you better GTFO my way!!!!! A big load I saw not too long ago, sitting on the side of Rt 309 just north of Quakertown, Pa. below I-78. I think this must have been one of those pterodactyl dinosaur-birds. Load was splattered all over the hood, too. I hope he got something to settle his stomach. A buddy of mine and the Women of Hellertown- they wouldn't leave him alone for some reason. They are as annoying as them women in Winfall. Saw the Ectomobile headed northbound on I476 (the Northeast Extension of the Pa Pike) around yardstick 33. One of my son's teachers- In the spirit of proper parenting, I always volunteer to go to the classroom for any parent-teacher conferences. Whether they are doing good in school or not. I wasn't driving, honest!!!! This is what's parked next to the FWD. (after I win the powerball.)

Another vote for the Iphone.....And get yourself an OTTERBOX protective case for the iphone or whichever phone you buy if OTTERBOX has one available for that phone. They are kinda expensive, but the damn things make your phone BOMBPROOF.

Lads if I remember correctly, the latest version of NFPA 1901 (The Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus) suggests that apparatus 10 years old to be placed in a "reserve" status, and 20 years to be replaced. For the un-initiated, the NFPA (National Fire Protection Assoc. or as we like to call it "Not For Practical Application) are strictly standards and not "rules" as many like to call them; however many organizations and municipalities like to claim that they "follow all NFPA standards" which would be impossible. However, what must be understood is that if you find yourself in a courtroom seated at the Defense table, be prepared for the Plaintiff to be using the NFPA standards against you, as they are the recognized, "expert" criteria within the United States and in many places abroad. I recently did some fire code consulting work for a fueling facility at an industrial plant in a far-away land and one of the requirements of the project was that everything had to meet NFPA standards for fuel farms and petrochemical bulk storage facilities.

kscarbel- I sent you a message, dont know if you got it. May I post these same pictures in my FWD facebook page?

You could have taken that Detroit out and replaced it with a Renault engine and it would have been better

Not many folks knew of FWD's highway tractors, which were not all-wheel drive unless if you special-ordered a driving steer axle. They were not long-lived.

Oh yeah I've seen those....FWD referred to them as the "Ghetto Model" or the "ball-peen hammer your fingers to get over the misery" model.......They came with a dozen floor pans, 6 tons of kitty litter, three cases of ear muffs, and lifetime loss-of-hearing related medical benefits.

You know....I was just about to say 141,000 miles my ass, maybe 1,141,000......But now that you mention it, yeah I am thinking old fire truck- But even 141,000 for a firetruck is high, unless if the owner did use it to pull some freight before he decided to sell it. Wish I had some money, that would be a nice toy to have.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Vlad, are you planning a trip? Remember what I told you before- I live near New York City and Philadelphia, as well as very close to the Mack (Macungie) Factory and the Mack Museum. I would be glad to pick you up at Kennedy or Laguardia Airport in New York City, or even Newark Airport in Newark New Jersey. My email is yardo@rcn.com stay in touch and dont be afraid to ask me questions about traveling in the USA if you need any help or advice!!! -Randy Y

Too bad Pierces are tubs of shit................

Uhhhhhhh....Yeah.....about that......Aint gonna work in my neighborhood. LOL.......I have some friends I would try it with but the labor involved is a bit more than I am willing to go through.

www.olsonsgaskets.com- I see you are in Washington State, they are out there somewhere, Oregon or Washington I think. A little pricey but they have damn near anything.