[size=5] <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Hi Dave. I think you're correct with your Boyer observation. How's everything in Barrington, NJ? You believe this friggin' heat?! [/size]
Pine Beach, NJ operated this 1953 GMC 634-36V/TASC 750/750 pumper. Serial # 112 had a contract price of $13,458. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Pine Beach, NJ purchased another TASC pumper in 1964. Serial # 212 was equipped with a Hale QLD-75 750 gpm pump and a 500 gallon water tank. Contract price was $20,650. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Just to the east of Pine Beach is the town of Ocean Gate, NJ. Ocean Gate purchased 3 TASC pumpers over the years. Two of them still exist. The final TASC bought by Ocean Gate was this 1975 Ford L 9000 pumper. Serial # 258 has a Hale QLF-75 750 gpm pump and a 750 gallon water tank. This rig cost $50,000. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Holmdel, NJ operated this 1971 Ford CT900/TASC 1000/2000 tanker. Serial # 244 contract price was $36,656. Lower Alloways Creek, NJ had purchased a very similar piece in 1968. Only 2 tandem-axel tankers were built by TASC. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Anyone interested in a copy of my TASC roster can contact me by IM or e-mail. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/computer.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Pine Beach, NJ purchased another TASC pumper in 1964. Serial # 212 was equipped with a Hale QLD-75 750 gpm pump and a 500 gallon water tank. Contract price was $20,650. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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Sharp little rig, any idea what that is on the front bumper?
Its an Elkhart hose control appliance (for unmanned use - the top swivels perpendicular to the base - the hose threads thru the loops with the nozzle protruding from the front - it sits on the ground like a tripod). We also mounted one on the bumper of our cab-fwd Maxim for decoration...
Its an Elkhart hose control appliance (for unmanned use - the top swivels perpendicular to the base - the hose threads thru the loops with the nozzle protruding from the front - it sits on the ground like a tripod). We also mounted one on the bumper of our cab-fwd Maxim for decoration...
[size=6]How's everyone doing in this oppressive heat and humidity of the summer 2012 so far? Thank goodness for air conditioning and Molson Ice! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> [/size]
[size=6]The Bayville VFC of Berkeley Township, NJ had this early TASC pumper built on a 1947 IH K-8 chassis. Itv was equipped with a 500 gpm Hale ZLHD25 pump and a 750 gallon water tank. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> [/size]
The Bayville VFC of Berkekley Township, NJ also had this small 1954 IH utility truck fabricated by TASC. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
The Bayville VFC of Berkely Township, NJ also ran this 1960s 4x4 GMC/TASC pumper. I could never locate the info on this rig. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Delaware City, DE had this 1965 GMC LA7000/TASC pumper. Serial # 220 had a Hale QLD-10 1000 gpm pump and a 1000 gallon water tank. Bob Norman pic/Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Cheesequake, NJ had one of three quints built by TASC. Serial # 222 was built on a 1965 GMC L7000X chassis. This beast had Hale QLD-75 750 gpm pump and an 85' Grove ladder. It also had a 500 gallon water tank. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Christiana, PA had this 1958 IH R196/TASC pumper. It was equipped with a Hale QL-75HD 750 gpm pump and a 1000 gallon water tank. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Cranbury, NJ had the first of several "custom" TASC pumpers. Serial # 255 was a 1974 Duplex R-300 chassis employing a Hale Q-150 1500 gpm pump and a 600 gallon water tank. This rig had a contract price of $77,385. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Lower Alloways Creek, NJ had the first of 2 tandem-axle tankers built on the venerable Ford C chassis by TASC. Serial # 238 had a 750 gpm Hale QLD-75 pump and a big 2000 gallon water tank. This rig served for many years in sleepy south Jersey. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
West Keansburg VFC of Hazlet, NJ ran this 1949 GMC/TASC pumper. This rig had 500 gpm pump and a 500 gallon water tank. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
The Esso-Bayway Refinery in Linden, NJ had this 1955 Dodge Tradesman van outfitted by TASC to be an ambulance. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Stay cool in this humid weather! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Bruce - I can't say if the Christiana TASC served another department, but it did indeed wind up in the hands of a collector near Boston, MA. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fireman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
[size=6]Holmdel, NJ had this 1954 GMC/TASC 500/500 pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> [/size]
Helmetta, NJ still owns their 1958 Ford F800/TASC pumper. Serial # 175 has a 750 gpm Hale QL-75 pump and a 500 gallon water tank. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
' /> Hi Dave. I think you're correct with your Boyer observation. How's everything in Barrington, NJ? You believe this friggin' heat?! [/size]
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