[quote name='marco17' timestamp='1323721197' post='466992']
The ex-Hawthorne Crown pumper had around 135k on it when it was donated to a local school program. I almost purchased the Crown, 75ft quint a year ago, but the truck was not in the mechanical condition the seller stated by a long shot, and the odometer only read 53k or so on it. Whether that is accurate or not, I don't know, but there was a column for it to roll over 100k... That being said, you are correct, there have been numerous mechanical issues with that truck in the past years. It is too bad, sad to see your dream collector truck slip through the cracks because of expensive mechanical repairs, many of which could have been avoided.
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That was one sharp rig, back in the day. I was a fire dispatcher for South Bay RCC in 1985, and remember it well,
The ex-Hawthorne Crown pumper had around 135k on it when it was donated to a local school program. I almost purchased the Crown, 75ft quint a year ago, but the truck was not in the mechanical condition the seller stated by a long shot, and the odometer only read 53k or so on it. Whether that is accurate or not, I don't know, but there was a column for it to roll over 100k... That being said, you are correct, there have been numerous mechanical issues with that truck in the past years. It is too bad, sad to see your dream collector truck slip through the cracks because of expensive mechanical repairs, many of which could have been avoided.
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That was one sharp rig, back in the day. I was a fire dispatcher for South Bay RCC in 1985, and remember it well,
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