1958 F.W.D.

A fan in a car.......mind-boggling!!!

TEST??? WTF? Nobody told me there'd be a TEST? I feel sick! Can I go to the Nurse's office?

Gearhead, private message me your cell phone number when you get a chance.

http://www.goheroes.us/last-alarm/3-firefighters-killed-near-twisp-washington Gearhead this anywhere near you???

Switch is probably the (waterous) pump-in-drive indicator. Is there a green light next to the vernier throttle on your pump panel that says "When light is on ok to advance throttle" or "Light indicates pump in drive" or something along those lines....?

There is no way in hell that is a 1750 pump- And I dont think the CID of the Wauky is correct either. First of all, a 1750 pump was unheard of back in those days- secondly one would never put something that big onto a brush/stumpjumper platform- there's absolutely no call for a pump that big (hell even 750 is a lot of pump for a stumpjumper.....) and lastly even if the 572 CID is correct (which I dont think it is) that's not enough engine to push a 1750 pump- Based on my rough calculations you'd need at LEAST 445 horsepower.......I drove a 1750 once and it had a 60-Series Detroit set at 500. I betcha the Wauky is either a 140G series (554 CID) or a 145G series (817 CID)....Unless it's a model Wauky that I am unfamiliar with, but the 140/145's were the 2 most popular fire chassis engines and had the dual ignitions.

You have my attention............And Are you sure you don't mean 750???

That's not the BMT-Hellertown Truck Stop. You went the wrong way!

You did something wrong then.

I posted this in another thread a few days ago: One thing that I learned when I first purchased my toy......and tried to title/tag it...... 96% of the people answering the phones, that stand behind the counters, or otherwise disperse information or are in charge of approving the paperwork for issuing titles or tags at the various State Agencies HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE about the regulations and laws that cover antique rigs that are privately owned hobby rigs and are no longer within commerce. THIS INCLUDES THE COPS OUT THERE. Many of them are clueless about CDL exemptions and commercial regulations exempting antiques. You need to make it your mission to find the 4% that DO HAVE A CLUE, because the 96% will insist that they are correct, will make ZERO effort to look up the codes, even if you cite them, and will not pick up the phone to find a member of the 4% club. I had to get one of my elected officials involved. Yes. It was that bad.

No, he's ok he used "Green" ethanol-formulated gasoline.

The thing-a-mabobs (especially the metric ones) are expensive!

Was it ethanol or non-ethanol gasoline?

Several State of NJ Forestry Service Fire Crews are on their way, including two crews from Joint Base Mcguire/Dix/Lakehurst,.

One thing that I learned when I first purchased my toy......and tried to title/tag it...... 96% of the people answering the phones, that stand behind the counters, or otherwise disperse information or are in charge of approving the paperwork for issuing titles or tags at the various State Agencies HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE about the regulations and laws that cover antique rigs that are privately owned hobby rigs and are no longer within commerce. THIS INCLUDES THE COPS OUT THERE. Many of them are clueless about CDL exemptions and commercial regulations exempting antiques. You need to make it your mission to find the 4% that DO HAVE A CLUE, because the 96% will insist that they are correct, will make ZERO effort to look up the codes, even if you cite them, and will not pick up the phone to find a member of the 4% club. I had to get one of my elected officials involved. Yes. It was that bad.

NOT TRUE. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a vehicle tagged, titled and insured as an ANTIQUE and is not acting in Commerce is not required to stop at scales, even if it weighs in excess of 26,001 pounds.

He's being a tease and making us wait.......I hope.

Contact the ATCA. They have a full, comprehensive list of requirements/regulations for each and every state.

By the way, if you are on facebook, I run and FWD Trucks/Firetrucks group.

Hey....Lookit that....An FWD Firetruck.....Here on BMT......Who'da thunk THAT? Welcome Pointychops......I own 1958 #F80438 with the F554G (140GZ) Thunder Pumpkin. 750/500. I have a 5-speed overdrive Clark transmission, a rarity in FWD Firetruck chassis.

UPDATE 08/10/2015: The rig has been delivered and is currently at the local dealer here in Southeastern Pa. undergoing equipment mounting, having punchlist items taken care of, and getting the graphics and gold leaf applied. When everything is all mounted up and the graphics and gold leaf are on, I'll take some of my own pics and post here. The plan is to have everyone trained and the truck in service by September 1. In the meantime, here are the official factory delivery photos.....All photos courtesy of Ferrara Fire Apparatus

From Cape Cod??? If so I think I know it..........

Check with Mack mhe9

I had an underground nest of bumble bees a few weeks ago. I got the big-assed (thats a highly technical term for "large") pasta pot and boiled up some water and went out there at night and poured it all down the hole. Figured the little bastards were done. Nope. Now I have Zombie Bumble Bees and a big 1' diameter brown circle of dead grass smack in the middle of my nice green yard.

WOW!