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10-22-2006, 09:32 AM

[color="#33CC00"]Nice shots, Don! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='

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10-22-2006, 09:40 AM

Thanks Bruce for the correct Info. I write whatever is on the slide, Many times it's not the correct specs. Don

John Kenealy · 10-22-2006, 10:14 AM

Those Avondale rigs are great!

wardengine · 10-22-2006, 11:40 AM

[quote name='tascman' post='45182' date='Oct 20 2006, 17:34 ']I'm still finding some neat PA shots. I hope this thread continues to be interesting. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' Wink

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[color="#CC0000"]The Honey Pot FC of Nanticoke, PA had this neat FWD pumper. Mattson Pic

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scott;

would you happen to have any pic of the 1960 fwd washington #5 engine of nanticoke parked rite next to the honey pot rig in the pic???? and honey pot does still have this engine in service altho after many repaints and lighting changes it is now silver over red.by the way this is one of rheems1's favorites!!

10-22-2006, 11:59 AM

Stauffer Fire Apparatus:

A.W. Stauffer is a small builder of agri-business bodies located in Terre Hill, Lancaster County, PA. Shortly after WW II they built a pumper on a Diamond T chassis for Terre Hill Fire Company, using a 500 gpm Darley Champion pump. It was successfull and other Fire Companies in the area came to Stauffer and had Fire Apparatus built. This was never a large operation with only a few rigs per year being built. The only advertising that I know of was by word of mouth, and the rigs were built on chassis supplied by the Fire Companies. Stauffer built rigs were delivered new in 3 Pennsylvania Counties that I can document, Lancaster, Chester, and Berks. The biggest users of Stauffer apparatus that I can find (two rigs each,) were West Grove, Terre Hill and Kimberton. Stauffer also used Hale pumps on later apparatus. All I can find info on had 500 gpm or smaller pumps.

When UL took over the testing of new Fire Apparatus in the 1970's from the old NBFU, they required pump tests to be completed at a drafting test pit, and the creek next to the Stauffer shop did not comply, so Stauffer discontinued building Fire Apparatus.

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**GA_Dave** · 10-22-2006, 12:41 PM

Quote:scott;

would you happen to have any pic of the 1960 fwd washington #5 engine of nanticoke parked rite next to the honey pot rig in the pic????

Engine 5, Washington Hose Co. #5, Nanticoke, PA

1960 FWD Golden Line

750/300

10-22-2006, 12:50 PM

Thanks, Dave! I knew I didn't have that one...... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' Tongue

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10-22-2006, 01:04 PM

[quote name='GA_Dave' post='45646' date='Oct 22 2006, 12:42 ']Engine 5, Washington Hose Co. #5, Nanticoke, PA

1960 FWD Golden Line

750/300[/quote]

a big difference from what it looks like today.