[size="3"][color="#000000"]Hey Dave,[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]Surprising no one picked up on the following. See below. Question at the end for all.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]Bruce[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]SALTSBURG[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Lionville (Chester County, PA) - 1985 Peterbilt 310 coe/Ward'79 Vulcan, canopy cab, 1500/750, Cummins L-10 diesel, 300HP, 9-speed manual transmission. It was purchased through Micro Fire Apparatus-Allentown. Housed 9/13/86. Sold in 05/03 to the Saltsburg Fire Company (Indiana County) for $18,000. Saltsburg repainted it all red.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]TUNNELTON[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Reamstown (Lancaster County, PA) - 1987 Ford C8000/Grumman Fire Cat, canopy cab, 1250/1000, top-mount pump panel. This was a demonstrator at the 1987 Lancaster County Fire Expo which was purchased right off the floor. It was sold by Fireline Sales of Therofare NJ. Donated to the Tunnelton-Conemaugh Twp. VFD (Saltsburg, PA, Indiana County), left on 12/11/04.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]BLOSSBURG[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Elverson (Chester County, PA) - 1989 Ford F-450/Reading/John Bean, 70/250, 3.5 KW portable generator, 7.3L diesel, Ramsey 12000lb front-mounted winch, open compartmented utility body 4X4 field piece. The tank and pump were removed from the 1964 Dodge chassis and mounted on this. For sale in 04/03. Sold to Blossburg (Tioga County) in early 2004.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]Question on this one – looks familiar to me – might be ex. Becktelsville (Berks County, PA) – any clues ?[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]BRUSH VALLEY[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]1987 Ford F-350/4-Guys, mini-pumper, fwd, extended front bumper with low railing before grille, 450/250, std.conv.cab, in 1998 2 high pressure Hannay hose reels added on top-one with orange and the other with green ½ inch hose with gun nozzles, 1-ton, housed 5-12-07. Sold in 04/2010 on E-Bay to an individual ?.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]Surprising no one picked up on the following. See below. Question at the end for all.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]Bruce[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]SALTSBURG[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Lionville (Chester County, PA) - 1985 Peterbilt 310 coe/Ward'79 Vulcan, canopy cab, 1500/750, Cummins L-10 diesel, 300HP, 9-speed manual transmission. It was purchased through Micro Fire Apparatus-Allentown. Housed 9/13/86. Sold in 05/03 to the Saltsburg Fire Company (Indiana County) for $18,000. Saltsburg repainted it all red.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]TUNNELTON[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Reamstown (Lancaster County, PA) - 1987 Ford C8000/Grumman Fire Cat, canopy cab, 1250/1000, top-mount pump panel. This was a demonstrator at the 1987 Lancaster County Fire Expo which was purchased right off the floor. It was sold by Fireline Sales of Therofare NJ. Donated to the Tunnelton-Conemaugh Twp. VFD (Saltsburg, PA, Indiana County), left on 12/11/04.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]BLOSSBURG[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Elverson (Chester County, PA) - 1989 Ford F-450/Reading/John Bean, 70/250, 3.5 KW portable generator, 7.3L diesel, Ramsey 12000lb front-mounted winch, open compartmented utility body 4X4 field piece. The tank and pump were removed from the 1964 Dodge chassis and mounted on this. For sale in 04/03. Sold to Blossburg (Tioga County) in early 2004.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]Question on this one – looks familiar to me – might be ex. Becktelsville (Berks County, PA) – any clues ?[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]BRUSH VALLEY[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"]1987 Ford F-350/4-Guys, mini-pumper, fwd, extended front bumper with low railing before grille, 450/250, std.conv.cab, in 1998 2 high pressure Hannay hose reels added on top-one with orange and the other with green ½ inch hose with gun nozzles, 1-ton, housed 5-12-07. Sold in 04/2010 on E-Bay to an individual ?.[/color][/size]
[size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size]
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region