[quote name='tascman' post='6523' date='Jul 9 2006, 20:08 '][color="#33CCFF"]The Westinghouse Electric Corporation at Trafford, PA had this 1940 American LaFrance 600 Series pumper. It had a 500 gpm pump. Mattson Collection[/color][/quote]
Scott - Thanks for the repostings. I keep hoping there's someone among us out there who can get the photos from the recently crashed site and restore them.
This blue ALF is a Scout. Note it has the pump controls behind the seat. The 500/600 series had them just behind the engine (motor) and in front of the seat. See the red Pioneer Valley rig earlier on in the thread.
As Georgia Dave wrote a few years ago:
"The 500 Series was introduced in 1938 and replaced by the 600 Series in 1942. The two are almost identical in appearance. One of the changes included moving the motor a few inches forward on the chassis which resulted in the grille being farther from the fenders at the top. On a 500 Series, the gap between the grille and fender stays the same size throughout the radius. On the 600 Series, the gap gets wider towards the top, as in the Newton rig. Also, on the 500, there were three thin grille bars between each thicker grille bar. On the 600, there are four thin bars between the thicker ones.
"As for the "Type" 500 and 600 rigs, the only way to differentiate them is by the model number, either having a 5 or 6 in it. Differing from the "Series" rigs, they had narrow bodies with midship pumps and V-shaped windshields or commercial cabs. They were much less costly to build and used less metal than their bulbous big brothers. This was important during the wartime years that they were in production.
"ALF used names during this time period to describe pump capacities. The Scout was 500 GPM, the Protector was 600 and the Invader was 750. The name Metropolitan referred to anything 1000 GPM or larger. In later years, the names Dominion would designate 1500 GPM and Chieftain meant 2000 GPM." GA Dave (Feb, 04)
Phil.
Scott - Thanks for the repostings. I keep hoping there's someone among us out there who can get the photos from the recently crashed site and restore them.
This blue ALF is a Scout. Note it has the pump controls behind the seat. The 500/600 series had them just behind the engine (motor) and in front of the seat. See the red Pioneer Valley rig earlier on in the thread.
As Georgia Dave wrote a few years ago:
"The 500 Series was introduced in 1938 and replaced by the 600 Series in 1942. The two are almost identical in appearance. One of the changes included moving the motor a few inches forward on the chassis which resulted in the grille being farther from the fenders at the top. On a 500 Series, the gap between the grille and fender stays the same size throughout the radius. On the 600 Series, the gap gets wider towards the top, as in the Newton rig. Also, on the 500, there were three thin grille bars between each thicker grille bar. On the 600, there are four thin bars between the thicker ones.
"As for the "Type" 500 and 600 rigs, the only way to differentiate them is by the model number, either having a 5 or 6 in it. Differing from the "Series" rigs, they had narrow bodies with midship pumps and V-shaped windshields or commercial cabs. They were much less costly to build and used less metal than their bulbous big brothers. This was important during the wartime years that they were in production.
"ALF used names during this time period to describe pump capacities. The Scout was 500 GPM, the Protector was 600 and the Invader was 750. The name Metropolitan referred to anything 1000 GPM or larger. In later years, the names Dominion would designate 1500 GPM and Chieftain meant 2000 GPM." GA Dave (Feb, 04)
Phil.
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