Dave,
The tanker from Austin has a long history. Origianally purchased by East Whiteland (Chester County) I remember driving over small trees with this one night (I was the officer) during a woods fire in Malvern.
1975 Mack R/Allied - a need was seen to replace the original tanker chassis. The company looked around and found a
used Mack R chassis for sale in a front yard in Cochranville. It was purchased for $21,000 in 1982-83. The chassis was originally a tractor. The fifth wheel was removed and the frame extended and the tank mounted on it by a friend of Bill Edwards over in New Jersey for $600. Additional piping was done at this time for $350. It has a 237HP Maxidyne engine with a 6-speed transmission. It was housed 8/22/92. It was sold to the Pomeroy Fire Company (Chester County) in November of 1993 for $20,000. Pomeroy added a 12' dump valve in the rear and repainted it RW. Pomeroy sold it in 7/98 to Mountville (Lancaster County) for $23,000. Mountville repainted in LY. They donated it to Austin (Potter County) in 07/04.
Bruce
The tanker from Austin has a long history. Origianally purchased by East Whiteland (Chester County) I remember driving over small trees with this one night (I was the officer) during a woods fire in Malvern.
1975 Mack R/Allied - a need was seen to replace the original tanker chassis. The company looked around and found a
used Mack R chassis for sale in a front yard in Cochranville. It was purchased for $21,000 in 1982-83. The chassis was originally a tractor. The fifth wheel was removed and the frame extended and the tank mounted on it by a friend of Bill Edwards over in New Jersey for $600. Additional piping was done at this time for $350. It has a 237HP Maxidyne engine with a 6-speed transmission. It was housed 8/22/92. It was sold to the Pomeroy Fire Company (Chester County) in November of 1993 for $20,000. Pomeroy added a 12' dump valve in the rear and repainted it RW. Pomeroy sold it in 7/98 to Mountville (Lancaster County) for $23,000. Mountville repainted in LY. They donated it to Austin (Potter County) in 07/04.
Bruce
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region