Relics

[Andrew2340]

Charlotte, NC "X Engine ??" (someone kindly removed the doors, which had the engine # on them!)



1950's Seagrave 900B

???/???

S/N # ???? (the guys were rushing me by this point and I didn't have time to write down all the S/N #'s. I'll be back to finish writing them down soon!)

Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

Hickory Grove, NC "X Engine 2" (Now Known as Robinson FD)



1953 Ford/Carolina Equipment Sales

???FM/???

S/N # JFS300



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

I don't know hardly anything about this one. I think it may be a very very old Seagrave (1920's model) maybe. No data plates visible anywhere though. No idea where it served either. Maybe some of you can help!



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

And here's another one almost identical to the above-posted rig. I think it may be another 1920's Seagrave, but I'm not really good with older trucks. Help, someone, please? It did have a marking as "73-0" on the panel just beside the driver's seat, but you couldn't read the former FD name. It has a 750gpm pump and an unknown tank. Seeing the 73-0, I'm thinking its an ex-Delaware truck maybe?



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

Charlotte, NC "X Engine 13"



1950's Seagrave

???/???

S/N # ????



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

And here's a truck that really peaked my interest. I've heard about, and see people post "Ford Big Job" trucks from all over, but this was the first one I've ever seen in person. And an open-cab Ford Big Job to top that! The only disappointment was that there was no identifiable markings on this truck anywhere, and no sign of a former builder anywhere. Someone kindly removed all the pump workings and gauges, and there were no plates in the "cab" area. The open slot in the rear compartment door, for a booster reel, leads me to think this is an ex-Long Island truck maybe.



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

(Unknown Original Owner, Probably Charlotte, NC)



1951 Seagrave 12JB

???/???

S/N # F-3055



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

Here's a roadside relic we found in between Bostian Heights, NC and Rockwell Rural, NC



Waltham, MA "X Engine 9"



1982/1978 Ford C/E-One

1000/750

SO # 594 and 3318 (strange, I know...I'm thinking E-1 refurbed this beast in 1982 and it was originally a 1978)



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

I didn't shoot this on the Rowan County trip, but it is an ex-Rowan County truck that I shot here in my home county. Anyone got pics of this truck in service with its former Maryland home?



Faith, NC "X Brush 547"



1971 IHC 1310/Oren

300/300

S/N # 2913

X: Susquehanna Hose Co. of Havre de Grace, MD (Unknown Unit ID)



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

And here's "Field 'o Relics" number two! The same guy that owns Landis Plumbing also owns all these trucks. There was also a large brick building with 10 bays on it on the same property as all these trucks. If all these cool trucks are outside, who knows whats inside?!



Mill Creek Fire Company (PA Possibly) "X Engine" (also had another former FD markings underneath Mill Creek)



19?? ALF Type 600

750/???

Reg. # L-2327



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

And here's one we all scratched our head over. Its not Asheville, NC, or Ashville, NY, however I've found a record of Ashville, PA having a fire dept. Maybe thats where this is from.



Ashville Vol. Fire Co. #1, ?? (PA possibly)



1958 Seagrave 900B

750/???

S/N # K-3050



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

East Spencer, NC "X Engine"



19?? IHC S-160/Howe HRS-F

500/500

S/N # 10001



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

And here's a relic that I found especially cool! Though, I'll have to post it in two photos, because the tractor & the trailer were seperated. The guy that owns all these trucks also operates the fictional "Landis Hook & Ladder Co." which has several tractor & trailer tankers in the fleet. Should Landis or any of the neighboring FD's need big water on a fire scene, the guy brings one of these massive tankers to their assistance.



Landis Hook & Ladder Co. "Tanker"



1979 Mack R686ST/Freuhauf

0/8500

Mack Cha. # 30194

X: Plumsteadville, PA

X: Atwell Twp, NC



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

And here's the trailer that hooks up to the Mack posted above.



   

[Andrew2340]

Here's another one of his road tractors that pulls a tractor & trailer tanker.



Landis Hook & Ladder Co. "Tanker"



19?? GMC/Freuhauf

0/8500



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[Andrew2340]

The Landis Hook & Ladder Co. also has two other trailer tankers that are available for service. One painted red, and another newer Heil trailer, both of which I have no idea where they originally served.



Here's our last find of the trip that I can remember. Hope you enjoyed the photos, and if you have any extra info, or any add'l photos, please post!!!



Concord, NC "X Ladder 1"



1975 Seagrave SR23768

1000/250/100'

S/N # E-75079



Andrew Messer Photo (2008)



   

[BA000049]

Andrew,



Info on the Plumsteadville tanker from Al Powell's files:



1961 Fruehaf tandem axle tanker trailer with 5750 gal capacity, in 1977 bought from Swann Oil Co.-refurbished and rebuilt by co.members, equipped with 500 gpm pump and jet dump, placed in service in April, 1978, in 1990 - 1979 Mack R- tandem axle 300 hp diesel tractor was purchased to replace the B-model, in 1995 use was declining due to availability of more hydrants in service area and large size and maneuverability disadvantages-tank beginning to rot out, in 1995 tractor and trailer sold to Miller Hook&Ladder-Landis (Rowan Co.),NC



Andrew - did Atwell use the Mack tractor & trailer - or just the tractor ?



Many thanks,



Bruce

[willman940]

Andrew, do you have any pictures of landis' current apparatus?

[bcfd424]

Dave's got 3 of them in the this and that from here and there thead.

[GA_Dave]

Andrew, do you have any pictures of landis' current apparatus?

Check the "This & That from Here & There" thread, posts 495, 496 and 497.