[quote name='alpowg' post='142789' date='Aug 23 2007, 10:00 ']Frank - addiional info:
This was referred to as a salvage truck/pumper. It had a 500 gpm pump and a booster tank. When it was delivered it was not built to specifications by Mack, but they added to the truck with no additional charges so the fire.co.accepted it. Purchase cost was $5000. In 1954 it was sold to unidentified buyer for $2500.[/quote]
yep found out from freeland who purchased their maxim ladder off them in 1968 that they had sold a piece to hobbie not long before 1968, i just love how this site is just a wealth of history & information
This was referred to as a salvage truck/pumper. It had a 500 gpm pump and a booster tank. When it was delivered it was not built to specifications by Mack, but they added to the truck with no additional charges so the fire.co.accepted it. Purchase cost was $5000. In 1954 it was sold to unidentified buyer for $2500.[/quote]
yep found out from freeland who purchased their maxim ladder off them in 1968 that they had sold a piece to hobbie not long before 1968, i just love how this site is just a wealth of history & information
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