Scott,
Great shots - keep them coming !
Answers to some of your questions:
Cardington-Stonehurst
1975 American LaFrance Pacemaker, Cincinnati canopy cab, 1500/500, 54 ft articulating squirt, Cincinnati cab, 6V-71 Detroit diesel, 5 speed manual transmission, extensive diamond plate added to cab sides and front an repainted in 1992. Sold in 1996 to the Hancock Fire Company-Norristown (Montgomery County, PA). Sold in 9/05 in an auction to a private individual for $400 who in turn sold it on E-Bay. By 2007, seen sitting outside of Beaverdale (Northumbland County, PA), stripped. The pump blew, was scrapped.
Moyomensing
1940 GMC/?, semi-cab, enclosed walk-in rescue box. It was given to the Moyamensing Juniors by the Franklin Fire Company -Chester City (Delaware County) in 1961 to be used as a canteen unit.
From Al Powell’s files:
Pennsburg
1948 Seagrave, semi-cab conv., quint, 750/200, 65 ft midmount steel aerial ladder, in 1968 purchased from Lansdale (Montgomery County, PA.) for $14,005, in 1983 sold to Chuck Buschardt-Seagrave collector in Bellaire,TX
Spring Mill
1982 PemFab/Emergency One, Cincinnati canopy cab, 1500/500, 55 ft Tele-Squrt, $210,000, low profile cab, delvd 12-27-82, Detroit 8V-1N diesel, Allison HT-740 auto trans, 6 KW Onan air-cooled diesel generator, sales order no.2727, Hale QSMF-0150 pump, 190 in.WB, Stratospear telescoping boom, in 2000 carried 1200 ft 5 in.hose, -sold to dealer in NV-left 1-15-01-re-sold to Storey County FD-Virginia City,NV-to be repainted blue and used as first out unit
Yardley
1955 Amer LaFr, 775-PJC-H, canopy cab, 750/?, reversed standard body, rubber gasket around front windshield, first of this model built, reg.no.L-5195, delvd 2-55, Amer LaFr J motor
Croyden
1940 Holabird/USA, open-cab conv., 750 gpm, model BF750, military surplus, original water tank was 150 gal with hose basket on body top over pump, dual real wheels, 105 HP 6 cylinder Continental gas motor, rounded rear fenders, one piece radiator had letters USA cast in front, chrome handrail fitted to entire motor cowl, no windshield, built by U.S.Army at Camp Holabird,MD for military use, converted home-heating fuel tank placed in hose bed to increase water carrying capacity, in 1970s designated as field piece, in 1982 offered for sale-sold to Jack’s Marine-Croydon, one of about 100 built.
Mohton
1951 Amer LaFr, 775-PEO Invader, semi-cab, 750/500, foamite porportioner, floodlights, portable pump, delvd 5-9-51, in 1977 sold to JLG Industries McConnellsburg (Fulton County, PA.), later sold to private collector, in 1996 owned by The Fire Protection Society of Oklahoma State University-used for parades and promotional activities, reg.no.9244, shipped 5-9-51.
Great shots - keep them coming !
Answers to some of your questions:
Cardington-Stonehurst
1975 American LaFrance Pacemaker, Cincinnati canopy cab, 1500/500, 54 ft articulating squirt, Cincinnati cab, 6V-71 Detroit diesel, 5 speed manual transmission, extensive diamond plate added to cab sides and front an repainted in 1992. Sold in 1996 to the Hancock Fire Company-Norristown (Montgomery County, PA). Sold in 9/05 in an auction to a private individual for $400 who in turn sold it on E-Bay. By 2007, seen sitting outside of Beaverdale (Northumbland County, PA), stripped. The pump blew, was scrapped.
Moyomensing
1940 GMC/?, semi-cab, enclosed walk-in rescue box. It was given to the Moyamensing Juniors by the Franklin Fire Company -Chester City (Delaware County) in 1961 to be used as a canteen unit.
From Al Powell’s files:
Pennsburg
1948 Seagrave, semi-cab conv., quint, 750/200, 65 ft midmount steel aerial ladder, in 1968 purchased from Lansdale (Montgomery County, PA.) for $14,005, in 1983 sold to Chuck Buschardt-Seagrave collector in Bellaire,TX
Spring Mill
1982 PemFab/Emergency One, Cincinnati canopy cab, 1500/500, 55 ft Tele-Squrt, $210,000, low profile cab, delvd 12-27-82, Detroit 8V-1N diesel, Allison HT-740 auto trans, 6 KW Onan air-cooled diesel generator, sales order no.2727, Hale QSMF-0150 pump, 190 in.WB, Stratospear telescoping boom, in 2000 carried 1200 ft 5 in.hose, -sold to dealer in NV-left 1-15-01-re-sold to Storey County FD-Virginia City,NV-to be repainted blue and used as first out unit
Yardley
1955 Amer LaFr, 775-PJC-H, canopy cab, 750/?, reversed standard body, rubber gasket around front windshield, first of this model built, reg.no.L-5195, delvd 2-55, Amer LaFr J motor
Croyden
1940 Holabird/USA, open-cab conv., 750 gpm, model BF750, military surplus, original water tank was 150 gal with hose basket on body top over pump, dual real wheels, 105 HP 6 cylinder Continental gas motor, rounded rear fenders, one piece radiator had letters USA cast in front, chrome handrail fitted to entire motor cowl, no windshield, built by U.S.Army at Camp Holabird,MD for military use, converted home-heating fuel tank placed in hose bed to increase water carrying capacity, in 1970s designated as field piece, in 1982 offered for sale-sold to Jack’s Marine-Croydon, one of about 100 built.
Mohton
1951 Amer LaFr, 775-PEO Invader, semi-cab, 750/500, foamite porportioner, floodlights, portable pump, delvd 5-9-51, in 1977 sold to JLG Industries McConnellsburg (Fulton County, PA.), later sold to private collector, in 1996 owned by The Fire Protection Society of Oklahoma State University-used for parades and promotional activities, reg.no.9244, shipped 5-9-51.
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
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