1958 F.W.D.

No firetrucks on your skateboard?

You said they recently changed the zoning ordinances? Try the "existing non-conforming" route. Basically, you were there and the use supercedes the new changes. Then tell them to pound sand. (by the way I can neither confirm or deny that I am a zoning officer......and know how to mess with other zoning officers!!!)

Hmmmmmm another business opportunity for the Pole-a-torium girls..........

Excellent. Always good to have a back-up plan and be redundant.

I'm not sure, however I believe as long as you use a one-color scheme (versus white over red or black over red) that one color is the same price as another. We are replacing a 1989 Duplex (Vanguard cab/chassis) with a body by Quality Mfg (Talladega Al.) I call it the Non-Quality. It's a real shitbox. This is the one getting replaced. And thank CHRIST we went back to red.

Correct. The NFPA recommends (like the Mafia....) that all apparatus have a minimum of "X" amount of the two-tone diagonal, reflective striping.

Here's a picture of the drawings hanging on the wall.

This will be my 5th and final truck committee. No more. I refuse.

That'll be on order for the final inspection

Thought you guys might like to follow the construction of our new 2015 Rescue/Pumper being built by Ferrara Fire Apparatus down in Holden, La. ISL 450 Cummins/Jake, Allison EVS3000 automatic, Waterous 1500 pump, "Squad/Rescue" style body with a 750/20 tank, a low-profile hose bed. Delivery expected end of July, beginning of August. I am part of the committee and will be on the final acceptance inspection crew as I am the only one who has ever done one before. I will post regular updates as I get them. You can also see what's going on over at www.ferrarafire.com, just go to "in production" and click on job #5736 for Bryn Athyn, Pa. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS The cab under construction, May 1. May 7 May 9 May 9 May 9 The basic chassis is complete, with the pump mounted, moving over to the assembly shop May 9. May 9 May 9

Is confirmed, I will not be attending York. Just way too much going on May/June/July that we will be spending a lot of money on. I will, of course be at Macungie as that's only 20 miles from the house. I trust that the Farmer52/OD's Bar-Grill & Brass Pole-a-torium will be in good hands without me.

Call Waterous with your pump SN handy, they will send you a SN specific manual and parts sheets. You should still be able to get rebuild kits for all the valves, they are very easy to rebuild. I recommend using the newer stainless steel balls, more expensive but last longer. If the tank to pump is an Akron (not uncommon) rebuild kits are easy to get for those as well.

Too many damn Randy's around here.

He said he stopped to enquire if she needed help, that doesn't mean he would have helped her if she did............

There's a website or a facebook group or something on the interwebz somewhere about these old missile silo's being turned into all kinds of stuff, one guy even turned one into an apartment.

If it is a Mack and in good condition, you could easily do 600 miles, however I would want to ship it, but that's me. One thing "mid-engine" firetrucks can and will do on a long distance trip is to heat up. They were not designed for long distance cross country trips, and the mid-engine design limits the airflow, therefore it is critical that the cooling system be gone over carefully, all coolant is topped off and watch your temp gauges as you travel. Another thing I have seen in firetrucks with Allison HT740 Automatics- the old-school ATF would grow algae if it was a department that was relatively inactive....The tranny can and will heat up if this occurs. Pay attention to the tranny temp gauge as well. Check the ATF fluid levels once in a while when you stop for fuel.

"lemme get this straight.....You wanna go from Gladys, Va...to Pottsville Pa and pick up 400 cases of Yeungling......in 28 hours?"

Timothy I dont know if you know the history of the truck or not, but it was part of my VFD and my father was 19 when it was delivered new. First truck I ever rode on, he took me to my first (OF MANY) parades when I was 3. Many parades in that truck. So when I bought it, we both went to pick it up. He climbs in the passenger seat and I climb behind the wheel. You wanna talk about "Holy crap, what the hell...." So I was looking out across that hood, saying out loud "Oh my god what have I done?" and my father said "what"? My reply....."The fucking hood is seven miles long....." My father about had a heart attack laughing.....

Wait.....I thought you were drankin that other Pennsylvania stuff I sent to you?

I may be crazy but I am not stupid enough to live in the same town where I work. Where I live residents may drop off branches, xmas trees and yard waste to be mulchified and can take as much mulch as they want.

Here we have a selection of some photos of things, people, events, crimes and other happenings that I have witnessed in the past few weeks, months or years. Some are interesting, some are not so interesting. First up is this 1958 F.W.D. that I saw being posed for professional pictures by a truck photographer with a real honest to goodness 35mm slide print camera. He's said he's been trying to get this truck for quite some time. He was hesitant to shoot it at 6pm in April when the sun is fairly low, but as you can see the pic came out very nicely, and he was happy. He shoots all kinds of heavy, all-wheel drive trucks like FWD, Oshkosh, Walter, etc. Next we have this Hayward R-Model rollback that I saw. Has a 237 and a 5-speed. I'd like to have this for fun and work. I am on the new pumper committee at my volunteer fire department. We signed a contract wit Ferrara Fire Apparatus about a month ago. Here are the final factory drawings. The frame rails, engine, tranny drive axle and pump were all pulled from stock last week, and construction begins Monday 4/27 with delivery expected at the end of July or beginning of August. I was taking a 1958 FWD to a car show (possibly the same one in the picture above) and the traffic to get in was pretty heavy. I saw this Ferrari in front of me. Later on, I saw this Lamborghini in front of me. Went for mulch at the town public works yard last week. Small went along for the ride. I was at work last week when there was a big brush fire about 8 miles away. A big pile of tires was also burning. Began to clean out the garage as it got slammed hard over the winter. Saw this cute little girl who was supervising the cleaning of the garage from her little play-pen. Hard to believe that Extra Small just turned one year old. Saw this big non-Mack truck delivering shingles to the roof of the FWD garage. Saw this new roof being put on the FWD Garage. Saw this picture of me and my two Dalmatians, I think the pic was taken somewheres around 2002, not too long after I bought the FWD. "Tiller" was my male and "Brooklyn" was my female. They were two of the best damn dogs anyone could ever have. And finally, I saw this Mini-Mack guy at a truck show last fall.

R-Model poospreader cab

Take old chamber, lay on counter of any heavy truck parts shop and say "One please." I guarantee it's not a Mack part.

Writing isn't an issue. Believe it or not it's actually something that I excel at. Been published several times over the years in various fire-service trade magazines. Just wasn't sure who to propose the article to over at Double Clutch.