Keystone State Relics

[Guest]

I noticed a PIC somewhere earlier in this thread of Mocanaqua, PA's 1956 International Howe. I was wondering if anyone had more PCIS from Mocanaqua or Shickshinny which is across the river.



My grandparents were both from these two towns.



Plus I own the 1956 Howe with my brother and father. She still sits in PA and will be heading to MI where I reside for a complete frame off back to original restoration this fall.



Kris

[engine216]

Frank B, the Harrisburg L-Model Mack went to the Pleasant View Fire Company No. 16 of the Harrisburg Fire Department. Interesting to see a factory photo of the rig, I myself have never seen a factory photo of the rig.

[truck1882]

[quote name='engine216' post='142183' date='Aug 21 2007, 01:23 ']Frank B, the Harrisburg L-Model Mack went to the Pleasant View Fire Company No. 16 of the Harrisburg Fire Department. Interesting to see a factory photo of the rig, I myself have never seen a factory photo of the rig.[/quote]



Is that the rig that is still in Harrisburg? I think this is the one we photographed at the station on North 6th when the CPFBA had there meeting there a number of years ago.



I just took a look and it is the engine that was at station 1. The only differences I see, they added Engine above the 16, and it didn't have the HFD on it, plus there where a couple little things added to it since, a small mirror on the driver side about the fender right at the drivers doorway, and posts and rollers for the booster real.

[Frank B]

(Reply to above comments)

I think it is interesting, that Harrisburg Purchased a lot of Mack rigs, but not one Hahn.

I think these Mack L rigs are nice. I still can't belive Mack decided to close the fire apparatus devision.



[color="#8B0000"]Hempfield Township PA 1945 Mack E type 45 S 1227 [/color]

[Frank B]

Hempfield Township PA 1945 Mack E type 45 S 1227



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[Frank B]

Hempfield Township PA 1945 Mack E type 45 S 1227



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[Frank B]

Hempfield Township PA 1945 Mack E type 45 S 1227



right side rear

[Frank B]

When Lampeter fire co in Lancaster county PA ordered the WS Darley back in the late 1980's,

this truck was still in service!



[color="#FFA500"]Lampeter PA 1951 Mack A type 45 A 1020[/color]

[Frank B]

[color="#FFA500"]Lampeter PA 1951 Mack A type 45 A 1020[/color]



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[Frank B]

[color="#FFA500"]Lampeter PA 1951 Mack A type 45 A 1020[/color]



rear

[1961MackC95]

[quote name='Frank B' post='142250' date='Aug 21 2007, 09:26 ']I think it is interesting that Harrisburg purchased a lot of Mack rigs, but not one Hahn.[/quote]



I understand that Philly was not a Mack city. What was the reasoning behind this?



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   

[GA_Dave]

I still can't belive Mack decided to close the fire apparatus devision.

Mack didn't make that decision, Renault did! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Frank B]

[quote name='GA_Dave' post='142423' date='Aug 21 2007, 18:47 ']Mack didn't make that decision, Renault did! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]

I was told it was a corporate decision to close. I guess thats what everybody means by that,

[Frank B]

[quote name='1961MackC95' post='142378' date='Aug 21 2007, 17:28 ']I understand that Philly was not a Mack city. What was the reasoning behind this?



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



[/quote]

Philly had a few Macks, I posted Mack B's on the Philly thread?

Later on Philly had a few Mack CF towers. Any how Mack did sell one heck of a lot of Fire Trucks.

[Guest]

[quote name='1961MackC95' post='142378' date='Aug 21 2007, 13:28 ']I understand that Philly was not a Mack city. What was the reasoning behind this?



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



[/quote]

A quick flip thru my Philly books and a couple of other "bibles" of the hobby revealed:

Several 1920's MACK AC Bulldogs as pipeline, wrecker, and fuel wagon.

6 1955 Mack B 750 GPM

2 1962 Mack B aerial ladder tractors

Many Mack CF 1000 GPM engines bought in 1975-76.

1 1977 Mack CF 1000 GPM with 54' squrt

3 Mack CF 75' aerialscopes: 1978,82, and an 86.

So,Philly's had a few, I was privileged to photo the CF squrt engine and a couple of the scopes while they were in service, and these units were run pretty hard.

[1961MackC95]

Dr. Stinebaugh & Frank B:



Thanks for the info on the Philly Macks.



The books I have on Macks show very few were used by Philly even though they were just a stone's throw from Allentown.



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   

[Frank B]

Fairmount Fire co Lansdale PA

A loyal Mack customer



Lansdale PA 1939 Mack E type 45 s 1013



Nice equipment truck! notice the Pyrene writen on the first storage area.

This is a former Fire Extinguisher co

[Frank B]

Lansdale PA 1939 Mack E type 45 s 1013 Equipment truck



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[Frank B]

Lansdale PA 1939 Mack E type 45 s 1013

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[Frank B]

Another Mack, for Fairmount fire co



Lansdale PA 1947 Mack L type 19 LS 1062