Truck 804 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Man, those old macks are indeed tough. My department officially retired an original 73 CF 600 on Sun. that has served the taxpayers faithfully since new. Never been refurbed , still wearing original paint, open rear cab, etc. Has a 65' Snorkel/ Tele Squirt aerial on it with Pierce cabinetry. It definitely was cool to see it run every day. So much steel in it compared to the new ones. I'll try to post some pics on the site when I can. BTW, it was replaced by a 100' straight stick E-One. My 1st post. Hopefully, I'll continue. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1629-1973-mack-cf600/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 welcome to the site. Those CFs were indeed tuff trucks. Chicago still has some in the small districts. My small town still has one with a manual trans. Im shure that your retired CF will make some small town happy with that reliable old dog. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1629-1973-mack-cf600/#findComment-7977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarfage Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Man, those old macks are indeed tough. My department officially retired an original 73 CF 600 on Sun. that has served the taxpayers faithfully since new. Never been refurbed , still wearing original paint, open rear cab, etc. Has a 65' Snorkel/ Tele Squirt aerial on it with Pierce cabinetry. It definitely was cool to see it run every day. So much steel in it compared to the new ones. I'll try to post some pics on the site when I can. BTW, it was replaced by a 100' straight stick E-One. My 1st post. Hopefully, I'll continue.Any idea what the disposition was of the old CF? I've been looking to get a 'squirt for a fire truck collector's club I belong to here in the Tampa area and it sounds like that truck might be right up my ( our ) alley. Any information and contacts would be greatly appreciated.FrankTampa Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1629-1973-mack-cf600/#findComment-7978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck 804 Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 She is either going to be donated to the Illinois Fire Service Training Institute or sent off to some museum in AZ. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1629-1973-mack-cf600/#findComment-8012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF686F1292 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 CF600 series are what REAL fire trucks are suppose to look like. As for tough,consider FDNY ran them HARD for 10 years front line service,and 5-7 years as reserves,then they get snatched up in a heartbeat by us collectors,and especially volunteer fire depts. I personnally know 4 FF's from FDNY that miss thier reliability,and have told me some guys put thier ALF/Freightliners OOS on purpose,just so they get a CF to use. BUT thier reserve numbers are dwindling fast. Though FDNY still buys mack chassis for thier sattelite unit,and special service units. Quote James Spurlock Palmyra,Pa Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1629-1973-mack-cf600/#findComment-12896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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