Keystone State Relics

[Frank B]

Another truck from The Allegheny Ludlum, West Leachburg Plant. This is a Ford C Hahn.



I have not been able to find the origional owner of this Hahn, or any information on it.

Can anyone help? This is in West Moreland County, Does anyone have a Station-Department Phone number?

[Guest]

I think the plant is in armstrong county, should be the same as Ludlum "leechburg" From what i understand now, how they run plant protection is theres a guy on each gate, Vandergrift works, Leechburgh, and bagdad plant. One guy in mini pumper type unit Patrols each plant, if a fire breaks out that unit reponds to the fire as well as the local fire department for that plant. I could be wrong but im not sure if they have that Ford anymore.

[BA000049]

Scott,



More info:



Lionville



1994 Pierce Lance, 4-door 10 man command cab, 1500/750/25, 6 KW pto generator. It cost $270,000, delivered 4/16/94. It did not go into service until 7/21/94. The front cab roof and upper portion of rear command cab painted white, tall rear cab doors, bus mirrors, hydraulic ladder rack, and plated wheels. Purchased from Domestic Fire Apparatus - Honey Brook. Housed 8/15/97.



Aston-Beechwood



1967 International S-176/Hahn, full cab, 750/500, model HS-7, delivered 3/30/67, V-8 gas motor, chassis purchased from Scatolini Motors-Chester for $18,000, housed 9/16/67, in 1980 sold to fire company in AZ.

[Guest]

The West Leechburg Plant Ford C-Hahn is sadly sitting in a yard at a auto repair shop on a back road in Parks Twp. Armstrong county it is no longer used and hasn't been used for a few years.

They recently downgraded operations at the West Leechburg works to hardly anything

The guy who does own the Ford-Hahn owns a junkyard but didn't have room as of last spring in the yard for it.

It also has a good bit of hose and scba still on it.

[Guest]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[e290l103]

Stroud Twp still has the 48 Reo. When we shot it last year they said it was still technically in service. The firehouse it was stored in only had that and a Salvation Army truck in it, the Quantum normally there was being repaired after a serious accident.



Mike

[BA000049]

Scott,



Additional info on the following rigs:



Christiana



1988 Ford C-8000/Emergency One, canopy cab, 1250/750, Cat 3208 diesel, automatic, and a 4.3KW Echo gas generator. It was a demonstrator which was purchased through Glick Fire Equipment-Smokestown at a cost of $107,823. It was housed on 9/2/89. Replaced and sold to Jon’s Mid America Fire Apparatus of Rogersville, MO in 02/05 for $28,500. Left on 2/25/05.



Folcroft



1989 Ford C-8000/Emergency One, canopy tilt-COE, 1000/500, housed 7/28/90. Still have in service.

[Frank B]

These Reo Chassis were well liked in Lancaster PA area.

Another from Neffsville Fire co in Lancaster county, body was built at a local welding shop.

[BA000049]

<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />-->QUOTE(Frank B @ Jan 19 2007, 15:25 ) [post="69055"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]<div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->These Reo Chassis were well liked in Lancaster PA area.

Another from Neffsville Fire co in Lancaster county, body was built at a local welding shop.[/quote]





Frank,



Info on the Neffsville rig:



1953 Reo Gold Comet/High Steel, full cab, 300/1000, front-mount Darley pump, Darley #13536, full width body, housed 4/18/53. Sold to Sadsburyville (Chester County, PA) in 1968. Resold by them in 1979 to Joliett (Schulkill County, PA). Still in service in 1989.



You will have to send me a shot of that.



Thanks,



Bruce

[wardengine]

[quote name='BA000049' post='69057' date='Jan 19 2007, 15:38 ']<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />-->QUOTE(Frank B @ Jan 19 2007, 15:25 ) [post="69055"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]<div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->These Reo Chassis were well liked in Lancaster PA area.

Another from Neffsville Fire co in Lancaster county, body was built at a local welding shop.

Frank,



Info on the Neffsville rig:



1953 Reo Gold Comet/High Steel, full cab, 300/1000, front-mount Darley pump, Darley #13536, full width body, housed 4/18/53. Sold to Sadsburyville (Chester County, PA) in 1968. Resold by them in 1979 to Joliett (Schulkill County, PA). Still in service in 1989.



You will have to send me a shot of that.



Thanks,



Bruce[/quote]



jeff; im not to sure of joliett with reo. i know they still have their 46 chevy, had a ward lafrance now sold then a 70's hahn now sold, now have an e one. i could be wrong but i never saw a reo in joliett



       

[Frank B]

Hey tom, Look what I found! One of your trucks, Do you have the infoermation on this rig?

Newport Twp WLF

[Frank B]

Forty Fort Luzerne County PA Maxim Quad

[wardengine]

<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />-->QUOTE(Frank B @ Jan 20 2007, 18:58 ) [post="69445"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]<div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hey tom, Look what I found! One of your trucks, Do you have the infoermation on this rig?

Newport Twp WLF[/quote]





purchased in joint co operation with newport twp board of commissioners and the former glen alden coal co.they purchased twin 1949 engines,this being wanamie engine,the other being alden sheatown engine.at that time there was a fire co in each little village in newport twp,the other co's being glen lyon,sheatown,alden .it served as engine 1 until 1985 when ironically being replaced by another ward lafrance.its sister engine remains in service yet today.its sister was due to be replaced in 1992 with a fmc but during its construction the 1985 blew the motor ,which is why it remained in service until a few months ago,when nanticoke stickney hose co donated their american lafrance 900 to newport and newport purchased 2 macks from harleysville pa.



   



   

[wardengine]

<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />-->QUOTE(Frank B @ Jan 20 2007, 19:59 ) [post="69455"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]<div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Forty Fort Luzerne County PA Maxim Quad[/quote]





frank; its too bad last pic of the quad rotting away but last seen on a wrecker going ???



   

[Frank B]

Freeland PA FWD Luzerne County

[Frank B]

Freeland< PA Schuylkill County

73 FWD/Seagrave 1000gpm 1994 refirb by interstate truck Equipment co

Photo taken at Clover Hose co Parade

[Frank B]

Harwood Fire co 1939 Inter Howe, Photo taken in 1989 at Ambler PA Muster

Luzerne County

[Frank B]

Hannover PA American LaFrance (Luzerne County)