The Rheems1 Photo Collection

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The good news is that it has a battery switch that is NOT used to start the piece as well, for everyone else who is not privy to the story.... at a firehouse in Upstate Pa there was a Freightliner pumper that I was tasked with putting away we photographed it (it was shut off at this point). I found the battery switch (a Cole-Hersee switch) which I turned on but I couldn't find the starter, so I got out to go and get help. Darin Smith (Truck 1882) climbed in and had it started up with in a minute, come to find out that the Cole-Hersee switch continues to turn after you turn the batteries on which is how the starter is engaged (so in other words, you continue turning the battery switch and it starts the truck up). He worked for a company that built box truck bodies and was familair with this starting device. So that is the story of why Pat is looking for the key and I take a hell of a beating about not being able to start fire apparatus (it is funny though and I do love it).





The bastard that did me in (except in silver)