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Yes they are. On Nantucket this house is a fixer upper. It is probably being moved to make way for a bigger "McMansion". bulldogboy

The Nantucket, MA Police Department "Tweeted" this picture of a house on the move. Nice "B" model there. bulldogboy

No, the old Lake Street Fire Station. When the new Lake St. station was built in 1998, this station was renovated into Fire Alarm headquarters. The dispatch center is on the second floor and the wire guys use the tubroom for their equipment, repair shop, and parking their pickup and line truck. Those doors were rebuilt a few years before this ladder was stationed there. It originally was stationed at Central Station which was closed in 1971. bulldogboy

Two red Ford pumpers, formerly New Boston, NH Fire Department, a 1970s Ford "N"/Howe and a Ford "C" with what looks like a homemade body. The Howe had a chain driven positive displacement pump; Howe was one of the last manufacturers to use them. Photos taken about 1980. bulldogboy

Looks like all the running boards need some work. 41chevy and Loadstar, thanks for the photos; I tried to enter all of the ebay letters and numbers but I must have missed something and I was too lazy to do it all again. bulldogboy

Nashua, NH Fire Department's former Ladder 2, 1969 Mack "CF"/Thibault, 100'. Photo taken about 1979. bulldogboy

There is a 1933 Mack "BG" pumper for sale on E-bay. Previously owned by Dannemora, NY it is now located in Lawton, IA. I tried to post a link but had no luck. Type in "Mack Fire Trucks", it's on the first page. Looks like a nice winter project for someone. bulldogboy

My career fire department didn't have any Ford "C" model apparatus; when I started it was all Mack "L", "B", and "C" models. I did get to operate a USAF "P-12" pumper when I was in the Air National Guard. It was a 1973 Ford "C"/Ward LaFrance, 750/500/B. At the time the Air Force was replacing the "750A", a Ward Lafrance pumper, and the "530B", a military chassis with a body by Firemaster or Ward LaFrance. The other replacement pumper was the "P-8", a Ford "C"/Ward LaFrance, 4X4, 500/500/B. I operated the "750A" and "530B", also. Apparatus sure has changed since those "good ol' days". bulldogboy

That figures, right? We've had a severe drought in New England the last two years and when we finally get a storm it has to damage your construction supplies. I suppose it could have been worse, the trees could have fallen on the barn after it was built. Nice looking barn. bulldogboy

There is a photo of this truck on Flovilla Fire Dept's "Facebook" page. While the photo is out of focus it does give a brief description of the truck including that it came from the Turn of River Fire Department in Stamford, CT. I like the way they took a "Bikini" fuel tank, turned it around and mounted it on the chassis. bulldogboy

Glad that you're back and had an enjoyable trip up north. bulldogboy

So, has Ford made a decision yet that they will build the Ranger/Everest at the Wayne plant? Re: the "work truck", a guy I know had a fairly new F-150 that he used in his business. Recently, he was hit head-on by a drunk driver that swerved into the truck's lane. Fortunately, the only injury was to the drunk driver. The F-150's cab was pushed back into the body but the air bags did not deploy, I'm not sure if anyone is looking into that. Anyway, he went to several Ford dealerships looking for a basic F-150 work truck. No one had one but there were plenty of "Lariats", "Harleys", and "King Ranches" but no basic trucks. He was told he could order one with an eight week delivery time. For a guy who works by himself that might be a problem. The local Chevy dealer had two work trucks in stock so he had to buy one. I'm a Ford guy but it's a shame that they don't try to accommodate the people who need a "Built Tough" truck. I understand higher profits, catering to the country club set, and all but still, help the working guy, too. bulldogboy

I've seen this photo for sale on e-bay, says that it is a military order. I like those "E" model fire trucks. bulldogboy

Joe: Glad to hear that the Macks are still in service. Good luck with the expansion. bulldogboy

Joe: Did I read this right, "We now have 4 Mack CFs we are going to get rid of"? Are you getting rid of 4 Macks and an ALF? What happened to Lower Cloverfork Fire Department? bulldogboy

Dave: Thanks for all these photos. Have a safe and enjoyable trip; sounds like fun. Hopefully there are still some Macks in service out there in rural America. bulldogboy

Happy Canada Day to all from just south of the border. Looks like a good way to spend the day. bulldogboy

I had to "Like" the Union, SC "C" model ladder; it's almost identical to the 1959 one that I operated. bulldogboy

This thread has gone off the rails so to speak but there was mention of Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA. It is an interesting place to visit. This ALCO, 4-8-8-4, "Big Boy" locomotive is on display at Steamtown. It is the largest locomotive that I have ever seen. bulldogboy

I recently saw this old Fordson sitting next to a barn in MA. bulldogboy

1951 Mack "A30" still decorated from last Christmas or getting ready for this year; not sure. Former Law and Ingham Trucking, Nashua, NH, now Law Logistics. bulldogboy

Just your average 1936 Dodge Brothers 4X4, crewcab truck in bright yellow. bulldogboy

The van world sure is strange: GM vans will be built by Navistar, Chevrolet's small van is not built by GM but is a rebadged Nissan van. Dodge's large and small vans are not Dodges but rebadged Fiats. Ford's Transit and Transit Connect vans are still built by Ford (I think). bulldogboy

This discussion reminds me of a similar issue in the fire apparatus field forty years ago. In the mid 1970s a new company named Emergency One opened in Ocala, FL to build fire apparatus with aluminum bodies on commercial chassis. At the time the major apparatus builders were using steel bodies which rusted out in no time but that didn't stop them from putting down aluminum with the usual arguments; made out of old beer cans, will melt at its first fire, etc. However, E-Ones soon were accepted by many fire departments and the Ford "C"/E-One pumper became a workhorse of many fire departments including big cities such as Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, etc. Later, E-One started to build their own chassis with aluminum cabs; these "Typhoon" and "Cyclone" cabs are still being built today and are still popular with big city fire departments. If aluminum is tough enough to meet the requirements of active fire departments it says a lot about aluminum's durability. E-One soon became one of the largest fire apparatus builders in the U.S.A. The next big step for E-One was building aerial ladders out of aluminum. Prior to this ladders were made of wood (the old days) or steel. Like the bodies, aluminum aerial ladders performed well, were lighter weight, and did not melt when exposed to fire. Again, the aerials were popular in big cities especially because, with their lighter weight, they could use shorter jacks and not the large outriggers needed by steel ladders to stabilize them. In a city like Boston with narrow, car choked streets this is an important feature. It's interesting that E-One's biggest competitor, who built aerial ladders out of steel and put down aluminum, soon saw the writing on the wall and realized that if they wanted to compete they, too, had to offer aluminum as an option for aerial ladders. Boston tried these ladders but they always go back to E-One because of operational requirements and durability. And what happened to those other apparatus builders of the 1970s? Well, American LaFrance, Pirsch, and Ward LaFrance are out of business, Mack got out of the fire apparatus business (Bummer!!), and Seagrave is still hanging in there. The steel vs. aluminum argument may continue in the pickup world but, over the last forty years, aluminum has proved its durability in the demanding world of firefighting. bulldogboy

Those three Ahrens-Fox fire engines bring back memories; when I was a kid there was a fire station in my town that had similar A-F trucks in it. There was a pumper, a hose truck, and a city service ladder truck. I must be getting old if I remember the Ahrens-Foxes when they were in service but they were impressive rigs. bulldogboy