1958 F.W.D.

CONTACT HARRY MAGEE AT FIREMAN'S HALL. Harry is a uniformed Philadelphia Firefighter, permanently detailed to the museum as the curator. Give him a yell during business hours (except mondays when the Museum is closed) and yak with him....tell him what you are looking for. I am sure he could come up with the companies it was assigned to, and see what he has laying around in the archives. He may also be able to see if the companies themselves have anything in their individual archives or hanging up on the walls.

Hahahahahahah Georgie I should have known it was you....."DCC Kaiser." Randy Yardumian here.

Mack did not make the pump. Chances are that it is a Waterous pump, possibly a Hale.

You are not the only one who has tried to talk to that guy about those rigs. Quite a few guys have called there to ask about looking at them for parts or outright total purchase, and for some reason the guy just won't budge. What company you assigned to? I used to live in E71's local. Was a firefighter at the PNSY for a while.

Christ it took you long enough to find this board.

Indeed it was a GREAT day. It was nice to meet you guys, perhaps I may just have to join up the chapter and volunteer my time to the museum.....(what time???) Thank you for all your hard work helping Mack put together this great event!!!!

Does anyone want to meet me on Route 309, in the area of 378 or Quakertown, and convoy in together??? I would meet you further out but I live too close!!! LOL

I'll be there with my 1958 F.W.D. and then probably put her away to hibernate for the winter!!!

Anyone have the low-down on dates for the show this year????

I believe Kenny is going to be correct- If it's oval, it is probably a Waterous pump and transfer valve, which means you need a punch to drive out the pin.

I am assuming this is a Mack???? I would start by contacting the Mack Trucks museum in Allentown, Pa. Make sure you have the serial number of the truck. They will pull the archives of the truck, copy, and send to you. Very friendly guys at the museum, always willing to help out someone in "Mack" need.

I sent a message to a close friend of mine who is a member of J.E. Dubois Hose Company #3, I asked if he knew anyone over at the ladder company and if he could poke around for some info. Will let you know.

I am positive that is DuBois, Pa's old piece. If it is, let me know, I have a good friend who is a member of one of the DuBois companies. The City of DuBois has an entirely volunteer fire department, split up into (I think) four or five stations. I cannot remember which company had the ladder truck, but I can certainly find out and probably get some information for you. DuBois was an all-Mack city for a very long time.

Be prepared to pay big bucks for a fire truck bell in decent shape. They usually bring $500-$1500.

Part of our responsibilities (of course) as Firefighters was shipboard firefighting. We constantly boarded the inactive ships in order to familiarize ourselves with firefighting systems, layouts, etc. My engine company Captain, who was also somewhat of a ship buff, would take us out to drill often. He loved to just go aboard a ship and "sight see." Got to spend a memorable several hours one time aboard the Iowa, where we explored for what seemed like all day. Got to see President Truman's cabin, and (what was rumored) to be the only bathtub aboard a Naval vessel, which was installed for him. They never removed it, in case if another high-profile politician ever chose to transit aboard the Iowa. We also toured the inside of the Number 2 Turret, which suffered a catastrophic explosion on April 19, 1989 which killed 47 crewmen. There is a plaque inside the turret, with all of the crewmembers names. The bulkheads inside are all visibly blown outwards. Unfortunately on this particular day, I did not have my camera with me, but photography inside the ships was verboten anyways. Technically I probably could have gotten in trouble for taking these outside shots, but the PNSY was pretty much shut down by then anyways.

I used to be a Federal (Civilian) Firefighter at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Fire Department a while back. I was (still am!) a big Naval Ship Buff, so working there was great. Here are some shots of the USS Iowa BB61 that I got when she was tied up there when assigned to the Inactive Fleet. Last I heard the Iowa was at the Suisun Bay, California inactive fleet storage site. Seen here tied up on the Delware River, along what was called "The Battleship Quaywall." The carrier USS Forrestal (which had been shipped up to Newport RI, but came back down to Philly about a month ago) is on the outboard (river) side of the Iowa.

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Happy 100th to the F.W.D. (Four Wheel Drive Auto Company) Corporation!!!!!! A small celebration was held this week at the plant in Clintonville, Wi.

Firefighting capabilities were varied, most of these units had a nitrogen charge-powered 150 pound dry chemcial system which was either monoammonium phosphate (ABC powder) or Potassium Bicarbinate (Purple-K.) Some trucks had small water tanks (100 gallons) powered by compressed air from the on-board system. The dry chemical units were more effective though, as they could store a larger "punch" of agent on board the small vehicle rather than an equal amount of water which would have needed a bigger space. A previous poster also mentioned having an on-board breathing system which is also true. Car/Truck fires in the tunnels got rather nasty, so the driver did have the option of donning a SCOTT mask, and hooking into the on-board system, and then hooking into a self-contained unit when he got off the truck (to hook up chains, etc.) Here is a pic of one I took at the Holland Tunnel, I want to say 15 years ago or more.

That McSutphen doesn't count, it's a mixed breed.

Name: F.W.D. F-725 Firetruck (1958) Date Added: 14 July 2010 - 08:43 PM Owner: 1958 F.W.D. Short Description: Equipped with a Waterous fire pump, 750GPM, driven through split-shaft transfer case driven off of 4th gear (direct drive.) <br />500 gallon water tank. View Vehicle

I LOVE YOU!!! Do you take a credit card over the phone??? Who should I ask for when I call (it would actually probably be my father that is calling.....) I will send an email....

Underdog, my FWD Firetruck was the one directly across from that red F Model.