1981 Mack CF686

[Roto-Ray]

After dad got it home, we was really debating what to do first. He wanted to get it painted, but if you've ever priced a fire engine paint job, it ain't cheap. Well, it turns out that a friend of mine volunteers with a guy that works at a heavy truck paint facility. Dad and this guy talk some, and the guy agrees to paint the rig for the cost of materials only since it was a fire truck, and the painter happens to also volunteer in Chesterfield. It was a real stroke of luck.



Naturally, once the rig is painted, it needs graphics. Thanks to ODHFS member Tommy Herman, who is also a Chesterfield volunteer and owns a handful of ex-Chesterfield rigs, dad was able to get a set of original door graphics. We took these to a graphics shop next door to our VFD, and he agreed to duplicate them and install everything for $500. They came out great if I might say so myself.



Here are photos taken of it as it appears today!