Superdog Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Around here all the fire dept's are getting those little Peterbilts or Freightliners. Makes me sick.Morning Sun still has a MS300 Midliner,Mediapolis has a R492F, Yarmouth has a couple ex post office CH's converted to fire trucks,and last I knew,Ft.Madison has a CF.That's all the Mack fire trucks in a 50 mile radius of home.I can't understand why after so many years as a leader in the industry,they let the fire trucks go.Mack needs to get back in that market,and the medium duty market,too. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 They do not use DEF.oh ya,,,i guess your right,,,boy thier certainly shoving that down our throats,all our new trucks require it,,,what a joke,,,ohhhhhh,,,,but i thought obambi wanted to get rid of all that fossel fuels.hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Obummer is trying his best to outlaw Diesel fuel and coal. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I guess the days of all mack departments are long gone. It will be a sad day when our 78 MB getts replaced. What make trucks has your dept been replacing the macks with?Rudy Still a few small departments in New England with mutiple Macks: Rowe, MA. has two engines on "MR" chassis and a tanker on a "R" model, Hinsdale, MA. has three "MC" chassied apparatus and a "R" chassied tanker, Bridgewater, CT has three "MR" models. A few new tankers on "Granite" chassis have shown up here and there. Most MA departments that had Macks have replaced them with Pierce and E-One; all cookie cutter trucks lacking the character of a Mack fire engine. bulldogboy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg2692 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Actually, we still have a few of them kicking around. The first picture is Milan's old Mack, when it was replacing a 1966 Ford Fire engine in 1990. The next two are also 1990's. Millerton 51-13, and Standford 65-13 are the last two that are still in service from that era. Dutchess County, New York, for the longest time had a full on MACK ATTACK for a very long time. The Truck that is the wrong color, was just taken out of service, and the last two, are still in service In Milan, New York. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I like the Ancram Company R. Is it for sale? Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg2692 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I believe it is. If you go to ccnyfireapparatus.net I think you can find a contact number. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg2692 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I'm pretty sure the milan mack is for sale from a broker in PA. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALS327 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Here is a link to the Noroton Hights Fire Department website apparatus page. They still run all Macks.http://www.nhfd.us/Apparatus.html#!prettyPhoto Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-144734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 72U685ST: I see that Millbury put its new Pierce tower into service. Did Charlton buy your Aerialscope? bulldogboy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-156305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Our town is buying a new rescue truck to replace two other trucks and the people who spec'd them out wanted to build it on a Freightliner however our public works got 1 Freightliner and about 8 Mack RDs and the freightliner cant plow at the same time its got a load of salt on it because it don't have the power where as the macks keep going and don't even strain so they don't want another headache and went with a custom chassis instead Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-156483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ike Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Here is a link to the Noroton Hights Fire Department website apparatus page. They still run all Macks. http://www.nhfd.us/Apparatus.html#!prettyPhoto'>http://www.nhfd.us/Apparatus.html#!prettyPhoto The Noroton Heights fleet is no joke. 4 CF's that are modern equipped fire apparatus on bullet proof underpinnings. The rescue although not a CF, is a well sorted MR. Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-156756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
72U685ST Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 72U685ST: I see that Millbury put its new Pierce tower into service. Did Charlton buy your Aerialscope? Not yet, our aerialscope is out of service and unregistered. It's being stored inside the Dpw building for now and I think their working out a deal with Charlton but millbury still owns it right now. Eric Quote Unmistakeable Design, Unmatched Performance. Real Trucks Rattle.........._,___..... __/_|___|.___/__] | |...||.__|____|___|___|=(@)[___][__]==(@)(@)| Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-156896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 72U685ST: Thanks for the update, please keep us updated on the Aerialscope's future. bulldogboy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-156931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
72U685ST Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'll let you know if it goes anywhere. Eric Quote Unmistakeable Design, Unmatched Performance. Real Trucks Rattle.........._,___..... __/_|___|.___/__] | |...||.__|____|___|___|=(@)[___][__]==(@)(@)| Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27662-the-last-of-a-dying-breed/page/2/#findComment-156934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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