CaptainCrutch

It's a Mack CF-600 (the serial number could have different numbers after the 6 but they're usually badged as CF-600s). I have one myself but it's green and white with lower rear fenders for hard sleeves and a ladder. From the way it looks the front suction is closer to the driver side whereas mine has it directly in the middle. A long lasting and famous unit used all round the country, some are even in service to this day despite the fact they started selling the model in the 60s!

Victory Speedway would be a nice addition to the town I’m sure...

Went back again today and got a few more pics...

But their trains don’t require tracks, and that is quite impressive, one of the things from Australia I wish we had here in the states, not mention it would be a good excuse to bring back the Titan...

I know the license includes the trailer and it’s load, so unless you know someone with a class A license or CDL I’d start trying to find a company to ship it for you. If I remember a correctly you can’t have a load weighing more than 10,000 pounds on just a class B...

More pictures, as promised! Only 5 semis, one of which blew up... no Mack’s in the actual pull...

I’m currently at a tractor pull in Mercersburg, saw this B and felt the need to share, might upload more pictures later, we’ll see.

Victoryville would be quite the appropriate title. After all you've done, and just returning home from service being some kind of victory. A shame that the working man is looked down upon...

The Armstrong steering will just feel like it has too much play in it, my 53 LS95 is the same way but it’s always been that way. Just one of that models quirks, it should be different if it’s power steering though, in which case I can’t help you because mine has manual...

Don’t see too many MR tractors, most seem to end up as garbage trucks, so figured I’d post this one I found here. So far bidding is only at $250, not too bad. Seems to be Ex-USPS. No AC. Not mine (obviously, I’m east coast and this is in AZ). https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.item&itemid=9859&acctid=6250

Politics benefits from divisions, people are more likely to donate when they have been trained to hate the “other side”, it makes people more passionate, and it’s been proven that people have gotten farther from the center politically, and with everyone having an agenda they want to push you have to be extremely careful in trusting what you read, the bias has infiltrated everything. Everyone is benefiting from this division except for the regular joe who has nothing to gain in the long run except hatred for someone over something as simple as buying chicken from a specific restaurant... we’ve gotten so bad when it comes to arguing that I can’t go get Chic-fil-a Milkshakes without being criticized for it. Families torn apart, friendships broken, two people who would otherwise be good friends result to calling eachother enemy robots over the smallest political points. Both parties just change to be whatever the other party doesn’t support, both taking opposite stances, and insisting their stance is the best. In reality both parties are interested only in benefiting themselves and they’re doing it at our expense. But what do I know, I’m just some guy on the internet who wrenches on some old firetrucks.

I’m not saying I want to ignore the DOT laws per say, more things like drivers logs and daily chores a trucker has to do besides personally inspecting your rig, especially with new laws coming out trying to stop pre emissions trucks from continuing to run daily jobs. And I do intend on slowly collecting more trucks, off in the distant future I want my retirement plan to be rescuing trucks from places like Commifornian junkyards and find them new homes, and as many times as it seems like we’ve fixed this thing and then a new problem appeared... it’s better to have a winch and not need it than to need it and not have it. And I’ve looked into the whole legality and state laws and I can’t remember if it’s PA, WV, or VA but one of them actually has a law specifying that hauling antique vehicles with an antique truck and trailer is a perfectly legal practice. And talking about an antique tractor hauling a trailer with commercial plates is exactly why I would rather have an antique trailer. It’s much easier to explain it as a historic piece of history on your than somebody have some fun taking his toys around that way. Worse comes to worse I know a few trucking companies that wouldn’t mind adding something like this to their fleet if you know what I’m saying. Believe me I’ve spent more time looking into the legality of this situation than I have finding out what trailer is best for what I plan on doing with it. I don’t know if you’re familiar with Mr. Cal Little but I quite like the way he operates his collection, and that’s essentially what I’m aiming at being similar to. Basically he takes an old L fire engine that’s been converted to a tractor to haul his toys to shows and bring new toys home. He hasn’t had many issues if any at all and we’re not too far apart in terms of location. I’m also in no hurry to get this done I’m just getting a head start so that if opportunities start arriving I have less of a chance at missing them.

Both the trucks combined weight is less than 40,000 pounds without any water, so that's not the primary concern. The real concern is length because both trucks would have to be bumper to bumper and they'd still be hanging off one end or the other. The reason I said Landoll was because the few times we've had them hauled places it was by a Landoll. I'll admit that it is a bit of a wishlist item but like you said, with deep enough pockets anything is possible, and being honest I'm hoping a few somethings pull through soon so I can knock some of these wishlist items out in the next few years. At the very least thanks for the recommendations, you're right I know more what I want with the tractor than the trailer. What I really want is something that's easy to load them up with, preferably with a winch so if something happens loading doesn't rely on the vehicle being loaded up, we've had plenty of issues with that in the past to say the least. Honestly I'd rather have an antique truck and trailer so I can put historic tags on them and not have to worry too much about the DOT and keep the insurance lower. This is actually exactly why I posted it here, either I find what I want or I find out what I really want. I mean I haven't even found the truck yet, because me and dad keep finding one's we want but they need work that we need to dedicate to the L, and the ones that don't need work are the ones that we feel just don't fit what we're looking for. Mini update on the L though: we're hoping to get it back real soon. The new fuel pump is coming and then were going to just maintain it for a little while before continuing the restoration effort later after some personal matters that it needs to be ready for.

I think at this point most people on here know im looking for something to haul the firetrucks with, just an older tractor, definitely pre emissions... but that tractor is pretty useless for hauling unless you have a trailer, just something to throw both the 25+ft long firetrucks on the bed of. Dad keeps saying he wants a Landoll. Just throwing out what i intend on getting at some point and seeing what works and what doesn't.

Glad to hear you’re finally coming to a conclusion on this! And remember that karma is a two way street, you’ll get what’s coming to you too, and hopefully it’s on a grand scale considering all you’ve done to try to help people out.

That’s ok, I saw the complete opposite of a Mini Cooper being hauled by a W900 with a lowboy one day... got it stuck over the railroad tracks by my house. Unfortunately I was working when they finally got it unstuck, otherwise I would’ve just used the CF to haul it back over the way he came, just to give him some hope only for him to realize there’s no space for him to turn around. There’s signs everywhere saying you have to have a good amount of clearance if you’ve got a trailer! Also reminds me of that time a guy almost bent his trailer in half trying to tow a house boat because he thought it’d be smarter to lay the thing on blocks instead of spreading the load out over the trailer bed...

The space dog is a different project... lol! I’m hoping to be able to share more info next week or the week after. That’s all I can say for now though... it won’t be for everyone but I intend on spreading the word any way I can!

I’ve signed an NDA so I can’t say anything about it but I have to say that the minute I have information to share on it I will, I won’t be making a cent of off this and I’m just gonna be spreading the word about a great thing that’s going on that I have the privilege of being a part of. Here’s the accumulation of the work put in so far on my end, but there’s plenty more to come!

Oddly I’ve felt like we’ve been slowly forgetting 9/11 over the years but for some reason this year I felt like it was more remembered than in the past few years. And of course I love the story of the old Mack being the only engine capable of putting the fire out inside the pentagon.

From what I’ve read the diesel was put in it in the 90s, not too long before it was taken out of service, which was done so because Greystone Park FD was condemned. The 2014 listing said the motor was really low miles. I’ve said elsewhere that I won’t stop looking for it until I’ve found it or have found that it really is gone. I would put ads out but right now unless I have a limited time to save it the money is better spent elsewhere, and not even knowing if it’s still around or not, and with some things happening that may require the 53 LS95 to be running and driving, which currently it isn’t, I think it’ll be awhile before I start putting money into locating it. Right now I just want to know bits of story I don’t and if it even is still out there. I’m kind of hoping someone out there has seen it in someone’s yard somewhere on their way to work or on vacation or something like that. Now if someone were to find it and put a price on it that wouldn’t cause me to have to lose a kidney or something to buy it, I probably would buy it. Money is just tight right now and some things take priority over finding this engine and ensuring it’s in good hands. The reason why I’ve been posting more here lately is I’ve found more info when I had a few minutes and the thought struck me, and anytime I find something I post it here hoping it may be something that would help someone locate it or jog their memory of seeing it somewhere. I will also say that if it’s in safe hands as it is I’ll leave it alone for a while, again money is tight and I just need to know if it’s safe or gone or if action needs to be taken to save it and fast. Who knows maybe it’ll pop up on Ebay or in some magazine and someone’s seen this and let’s me know. I don’t know, I’ve just got a lot going on and this side project just picked up outta the blue. If anyone has any info even if it’s just to add to the story contact me! Thank you all for the help you’ve given up to this point, it’s the little things that have brought me even this far!

I’m also interested in just knowing the story of the truck if anyone has any info on that. Enjoy a new photo I found of it back in the day!

And her sister will haul many more to come...

I believe this forum might be in the wrong place, so I’m just going to link it here to help broaden the search in case someone who doesn’t often browse the firetrucks section can still see this thread of me trying to find this truck that has such significant personal meaning to many people I know. I’m including the best picture I have of it back in the day and the the best pictures of it from 2014 when it was put up for auction before it disappeared...

Found a picture of it from above in the early 2000s before it was put up for auction. If this helps anybody in helping me find it if it’s still out there or understanding it’s story then that would be awesome and I wouldn’t be able to express my gratification for that. I would say the same for the sister to our 1973 CF600 but that disappeared without a trace before the days of the internet unfortunately. And two more form the ground when it was still in service presumably in the 90s...

Difference is I need firetruck parts specifically, and this place has the exact parts I need and I know them so I know I’m not gonna be charged an arm and a leg. It’s not really a secret, I’m just not gonna give out the location until I can be sure I have the parts I need. If someone else want to reveal the location of this place then I won’t try to stop them. I just ask that people leave the fire engines alone for a little while.