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Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006



Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

[color="#FF0000"]The Pioneer FC of Ephrata, PA once owned this 1946 American LaFrance 600 Series pumper. It was equipped with a 750 gpm pump. Mattson Collection[/color]

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

[color="#FF0000"]Library, PA ran this 1953 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper that had a 750 gpm pump. Mattson Collection[/color]

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

[color="#CC0000"]The Lancaster, PA FD once operated this nice 1952 Ward LaFrance pumer. Engine # 6 had a 1000 gpm pump. Bob Norman pic/Mattson Collection[/color]

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

[color="#6633FF"]Dauphin, PA had this 1948 Ward LaFrance pumper that was equipped with a 750 gpm pump. Bob Norman pic/Mattson Collection[/color]

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

Millheim, PA ran this 500 gpm 1932 Ward LaFrance pumper. Mattson Collection

Keystone State Relics - Bob-Ont - 07-09-2006

Scott,



Thanks for continuing this thread of excellent photo's. Also thanks for starting off with a classic ALF.



Some added info for collectors ...



Quote:Freeport, PA ran this 1956 American LaFrance 800 Series pumper. It had a 750 gpm pump. Mattson Collection
1958 ALF D-875-PJC-H

Reg. No. L-5582

Delivered: 04/01/1958



Quote:Library, PA ran this 1953 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper that had a 750 gpm pump. Mattson Collection

1953 ALF 775-PJC

Reg. No. L-4861

Delivered: 10/13/1953

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006



Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

[color="#FF0000"]Steelton, PA operated this 1961 American LaFrance 100' tiller. Mattson Pic[/color]

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

[color="#33CCFF"]The Westinghouse Electric Corporation at Trafford, PA had this 1940 American LaFrance 600 Series pumper. It had a 500 gpm pump. Mattson Collection[/color]

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

[color="#009900"]Latrobe, PA operated this 1941 American LaFrance Type 600 pumper. It was equipped with a 500 gpm pump. Mattson Collection[/color]

Keystone State Relics - Bob-Ont - 07-09-2006

Quote:Burgettstown, PA ran this 800 Series American LaFrance pumper. Mattson Collection



I don’t have the registered number for this rig. Going through my info would suggest that Burgettstown was not the original owner.

Keystone State Relics - firebuff4u - 07-09-2006

great photos scott you can post those kind of apparatus forever for those of us who are old timers and like old timers. especially like that alf from westinghouse. it was on the cover of fire apparatus journal some years ago.

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

Great photos Scott....more, more, more... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Big Grin' />

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

I almost cried when the site went down and I thought the best photos that I have ever seen were gone forever.

Scott please keep them going and include the ones from the last firepics I am from SW Pa and your photos brought back many memories.



Thanks

Bill



PS I will add some later if you don't mind

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-09-2006

Scott,



Keep these great ones coming. Anything from Blair, Centre or Clearfield Counties?

Keystone State Relics - LarimerSta1 - 07-10-2006

Scott,



Thanks for continuing this thread I look forward to updates every day; I think its awesome to see all these old pieces of apparatus. Please keep going!!



The old tiller from Steelton ended up in West Newton, Westmoreland County, as Truck 82. The roof was removeable, and it spent most of its time in West Newton without the roof. It was disposed of in the late 90's/early 00's, and it now rests in the Denbo Marina awaiting auction.



P.S. Love the old Westinghouse rig!!!!!

Keystone State Relics - BA000049 - 07-10-2006

Scott,



Keep them coming. Some of these rigs I have never seen:



Pioneer of Ephrata:



1946 American LaFrance, Type 675C, full cab, 750/150, ser. no. L-2285, sales order no. 2935, shipped 3/26/46, purchased by the borough to be used in the borough, cab canopy accessible through walkway dividing hose bed, 75 gallon water tank on each side, Lycoming V-12 motor, centrifugal pump. It was put in reserve status in 1969 and sold in 1974 to Don Hudson Fire Equipment Company of Nashville, TN, in 1993 owned by Chuck & Patti Soard, Cookeville, TN.



Lancaster City



1951 Ward LaFrance, semi-cab, 1000/250, cost $16,027. It went into service on 11/23/51, model 120T, serial no. 2634, It was purchased by the newly formed White Rocks Fire Company (Lancaster County) in 1978. It was destroyed when the station burned down in a arson fire on 10/27/81. Ran as Engine #3.



Bruce W. Anderson

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-10-2006

[quote name='tascman' post='6523' date='Jul 9 2006, 20:08 '][color="#33CCFF"]The Westinghouse Electric Corporation at Trafford, PA had this 1940 American LaFrance 600 Series pumper. It had a 500 gpm pump. Mattson Collection[/color][/quote]





Scott - Thanks for the repostings. I keep hoping there's someone among us out there who can get the photos from the recently crashed site and restore them.



This blue ALF is a Scout. Note it has the pump controls behind the seat. The 500/600 series had them just behind the engine (motor) and in front of the seat. See the red Pioneer Valley rig earlier on in the thread.



As Georgia Dave wrote a few years ago:

"The 500 Series was introduced in 1938 and replaced by the 600 Series in 1942. The two are almost identical in appearance. One of the changes included moving the motor a few inches forward on the chassis which resulted in the grille being farther from the fenders at the top. On a 500 Series, the gap between the grille and fender stays the same size throughout the radius. On the 600 Series, the gap gets wider towards the top, as in the Newton rig. Also, on the 500, there were three thin grille bars between each thicker grille bar. On the 600, there are four thin bars between the thicker ones.



"As for the "Type" 500 and 600 rigs, the only way to differentiate them is by the model number, either having a 5 or 6 in it. Differing from the "Series" rigs, they had narrow bodies with midship pumps and V-shaped windshields or commercial cabs. They were much less costly to build and used less metal than their bulbous big brothers. This was important during the wartime years that they were in production.



"ALF used names during this time period to describe pump capacities. The Scout was 500 GPM, the Protector was 600 and the Invader was 750. The name Metropolitan referred to anything 1000 GPM or larger. In later years, the names Dominion would designate 1500 GPM and Chieftain meant 2000 GPM." GA Dave (Feb, 04)



Phil.

Keystone State Relics - Guest - 07-10-2006

While I am not familar with the old ALF 600 series. I have never seen a pump panel set up like that before. Interesting to say the least. Thanks for sharing yor pictures!



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