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  1. bulldogboy
    Winnsboro, SC.
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    At the same time that Pittsburgh was running the Brockway/Maxims they also had similar engines on Mack "R" model chassis.
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    I can't imagine driving that 1925 from Argentina to Cortland, what a trip that must have been. Tough truck, tougher firefighters!
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    When I was a kid (1950s) there was a series of books about trucks and other equipment. I can't remember the name but they featured actual photos. The fire truck one had a picture of Grosse Pointe Farms, MI Fire Department's Mack "L" model quint. I can't find a picture of that truck anywhere.
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    A nice fall day, October 9, 2024, on Mt. Washington, NH. We left the base station on the Cog Railway where it was sunny; got to the top and it was snowing with a wind chill of 12 degrees. While there were no mountain views at least we got to experience a little of what its like on the mountain in winter time.
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    Jackson, NH Fire Department's former Engine 4, a 1989 Mack "R" pumper/tanker, is being used this year in the annual town of Jackson's "Pumpkin People" display.
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    I've been lurking around for years.; just not many old Macks left around here to photograph. Everybody is now buying FL and IHC. I will say that I'm seeing more and more Mack "MDs" lately.
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    I attended the Hillsborough County Forest Fire Wardens' meeting in Hancock in 1971. We met at the Hancock Inn and then went to the old fire station. Saw the '45 Mack there. I like this old picture of Hancock's 1930 Ford brush truck, 1941 Mack "Type 45" pumper, and the 1945 Mack "Type 45" pumper. Credit to the photographer.
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    Last Thursday, February 29th, was very windy in the northeast, wind gusts on Mt. Washington reached 147 miles an hour. The Mount Washington Observatory has a FB page, they post some fantastic photos from the top of New England.
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    Usually departments buy a new tractor to replace the original, worn out tractor but keep the ladder and trailer. In this case the 1966 "B" model tractor was attached to a 1937 Pirsch aerial ladder. In 1984, the old Pirsch ladder was replaced with this 106' LTI ladder. It made for an unusual looking rig, a big, new trailer and an older semi-cab tractor. Gloucester, like many old, seaside communities, has very narrow streets in a compact downtown. The ladder truck is privately owned and shows up at various truck shows.
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    The "Tunbridge" Mack "B" model sedan cab is currently listed for sale on the SPAAMFAA "FB" page. Located in Syracuse, NY.
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    Brooksville's (Port Chester) "B" model was sold to the small town of Alexandria, NH. AVFD photo.
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    Was that where the chicken barn burned the other day?
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    I was at Cumby's this morning to pick up the newspaper, buy some lottery tickets, and a cup of coffee. It's right next to Dunkins but DD doesn't sell newspapers. There was a Cumby's tanker delivering gas, they now have Pete tractors. I remember when they and Friendly's Ice Cream had all Mack tractors.
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    In 1956 Mack Trucks bought the C.D. Beck Company of Sidney, OH. Beck built buses and also Ahrens-Fox fire apparatus. The new A-F cab forward chassis became the Mack "C" model fire truck. Mack built both the "B" and "C" model fire apparatus in Sidney until late 1958 when fire apparatus production was moved back to PA.
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    There was a "B-21" for sale on e-bay several years ago. It was located in Barre, MA along with a 1947 Mack "Type 85F" pumper.
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    A question was asked on another FB page, "Did the grill louvers on "B" models open and close due to the temperature?" We had five gas "B" models in our fire department and none had movable louvers. Were they available on the larger "B" models or diesels?
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    I read that Ballard Mack from Worcester, MA bought McDeviitt. Also, Allegiance Trucks from Walpole, MA, a IHC, Ford, and Pierce dealer, bought Liberty International in Manchester, NH.
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    This 1942 Mack "FW" concrete mixer is on display at Cole's Land Transportation Museum in Bangor, ME.
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    Former Presque Isle, ME Engine 1, a 1947 Mack "Type 85F", 750 GPM, 3 door sedan cab pumper. On display at Cole's Land Transportation Museum in Bangor, ME.
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    I missed Dysart's for lunch but I did notice its fleet of Mack Anthem tractors. I went to Tim Horton's for coffee but it was closed. Bummer!
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    A 1955 Mack "D-42" Model with a coal delivery body. On display at Cole's Land Transportation Museum in Bangor, ME.
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    Nashua, NH Public Works employees repairing a street with one of their Mack "B" model dump trucks. Painted orange with black fenders.
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    I saw my first Mack "MD" in the wild today, making a delivery in Maine. I've seen two "MDs" at Donovan Spring in Londonderry, NH, probably getting new bodies.
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    Even though it was built on an "A" model chassis, Mack fire apparatus were called "Types"., in this case a "Type 505A". "505" should be stamped on the radiator shell under the "Mack" name.

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