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Well, the wife and I are taking that huge step out into the world of fire truck owners. My Friend EMS12 and I had stopped at Kratzerville a couple weeks ago to photograph the new engine they bought. The Hahn which it is replacing was sitting outside awaiting sale. The informed me they had 1 offer for it, and that buyer wanted to send it overseas. I just couldn't see this happen to that beautiful rig. This rig originally served Jefferson, near Philadelphia, I am sure Bruce can fill in a lot of details on this engine. It is a 1981 Hahn, HCP15, 1500/500.







I hope some of you can help me with the ins and outs of owning a rig. My biggest dilema is going to be finding a place to store it. I have always loved the bulldogs, but I love all the customs, and the chance to own a piece of history with this Hahn, I couldn't turn this down. Was such a sad end to such a good brand, I am proud to keep alive a beautiful example of their work.

I am starting this on behalf of my brother who is also a Firepics member. To join F-1627 our 1970 Crown pumper, he has added F1803, a 1979 Crown 50ft Telesqurt. He will provide additional details later, but here are the basics.



Crown F1803

1979 Crown 50ft Telesqurt

Cummins NTC-350

Allison Automatic

1500 GPM Pump

300 Gallon Water Tank

Purchased new by the Glendale, CA Fire Department

Refurbished by the Caddo Parrish Fire District #3 in Louisiana as their reserve piece



Unique/Special notes of interest:

-Was on the cover of the November 1994 Firehouse Magazine while with Glendale Fire.

-Is the final Crown built with the original/classic narrow cab design.



She now resides in the metro Kansas City area for those members who are out that way.



Photo Credit: Scott Johnson

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On Nov. 1, 2007 may darling wife bought me this rig for Christmas to keep me out of trouble. As promised, this is the first of many pics to be added. Restoration has been on going for three years now, and STILL not complete. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/BananaMan.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />    

I have decided to start a thread of all of my apparatus photos that I have taken from different counties and states.



I'll start with my favorite apparatus. It start's with Engine 132 (134) from Riviera Beach. It is now considered 134 because it is considered a tanker and all Engine-Tankers now have a 4 in it. I am not exactly sure why this is one of my favorite but ir just is.



Anne Arundel County, MD

Engine 134

Riviera Beach

Some friends of mine bought this CF last year and have started to do some work on it. They fixed the hosebed dividers and cut the muffler off and straight piped it.

Several months back, I finally took the leap and bought my first Mack. Growing up, my father's department (Lancaster City, PA) used Macks almost exclusively - so I've been following the Bulldogs all of my life. This was the first Mack off the line in 1974. There was a Corgi model made of it, as well as a poster by Mack. I have the model, but I cannot find the poster for the life of me. If anyone knows how or where to find it, I'd be forever grateful. I'll post a picture of the poster in this thread.



This is a 5 speed, Maxidyne, with a 1000gpm 2 stage pump and a 1000 gallon tank. I believe that my main drain has a leaky seal, but she pumps great from a hydrant. It was in service with the Neptune Fire Department (Volunteers) in Richland, PA as Engine 33 and subsequently Engine 33-B.



   



   

Here's my jobs latest deliveries. We just received 3-rigs from Smeal Fire apparatus. 1st up is a 2010 Spartan/Smeal 1500gpm/500gwt pumper which will be assigned to Engine-309. It's the 1st three Spartans we ever took delivery of, and 1st 1500gpm pumpers. Used with permission, Joe Pinto photo

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Well after looking for a while I am finally an owner of a CF Mack. On April 26th I picked up this sweet Engine from the City of New Kensington which is near Pittsburgh, PA. I drove it home in the pouring rain and it drove like a champ! I had vacation this week and got a chance to wash and wax it yesterday. I have my first parade in a couple of weeks.







1970 CF Mack/1988 4 Guys/2008 local body shop 1000GPM/750 gallons.