1965 FWD Tractioneer Pumper

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Rheems1, that FWD Tractioneer cab was certainly unique and ahead of its time as far as fire apparatus is concerned. We all know very few fire apparatus cabs were fully enclosed in '65. This is a far different design than what we're used to today, but was still ahead of its time. Not sure if yours is the same set up or not, but the town I grew up in, Harwood, PA, also in Luzerne County about 25 miles south of Nanticoke, had a 1972 FWD Tractioneer 2000 gal. tanker. Both the driver and officer seat simply flipped forward to access the two forward facing "jump" seats either side of the engine tunnel. A bit awkward in and out with turnouts on, but the seats were just for riding, they weren't SCBA seats. As well, it was a full tilt cab, which was HEAVY to lift to say the least. I've only ever seen a few of these around and I know of one other with a pumper body that served somewhere in eastern PA. Here is a photo I took of it in '98 while still in service. Its whereabouts are unknown. Looking forward to seeing more of your rig.