Mack Fire Apparatus

[OPEN CAB MACK]

[quote name='Felixthecat' post='63870' date='Jan 1 2007, 23:11 ']New kensington Company 3. 1970 Mack CF open cab. From stories ive heard that this truck originaly had an open cab, but due to the wooden floor at the fire house the roof had to be chopped to cut down weight.[/quote]

Not true. Engine 3 was ordered in 1969 as an open cab due to the excellent visibility, especially in the downtown section of the city. The committee liked the open cab concept since 4 out of the 6 engines at that time in the city were open cabs. The engine that this engine replaced was a 1949 L-Model Mack and was a true open cab with no doors and roof. The committee traveled to Ford City, PA to look at there open cab CF, which was a 1968 and the 5th CF open cab made. The New Kensington rig was delivered in October of 1970. It was refurbished in 1991 by New Lexington and the committee at that time elected to keep it as an open cab. Today it is still in front line service and answers approximately 150-160 alarms per year. My father was on the original committee to spec it out. He was the Asst. Chief at Station #3 at theat time. When it was refurbed, he was the city chief. It answered aan alarm today in a snow squall. Yes it was cold, but the members still love their open cab.

Mack onlt made 13 open-cab CF's. 12 engines and one aerial that went to Riverdale MD. New Kensington's was the 9th open-cab made.