Andrew Messer Photos

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[quote name='Andrew2340' post='310920' date='Jun 4 2009, 00:14 ']This was a neat rig! It was actually raining when I shot this one, thankfully no raindrops showed up in the photo!



Woodbine, KY "Rescue Engine 854"



1979 IHC S-1924/Hamerly

1000/1000

S/N # JP-II-1672

X: United FC #1 of Leesport, PA "Rescue 37"



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



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Andrew,



First of all, you are the MAN ! Heck about those big city trucks, the fun is in the burbs where you find all of these unique rigs on there second or third lifes. Keep up the good work. Additional info on the rig from the Union Fire Company of Leesport (Berks County, PA):



From Al Powell's files:



1979 Intl S-1900/Hamerly, 1000 (Wat 5-79)/500, light rescue-attack pumper, extended front bumper with winch, chassis purchased from Lowe & Moyer,Inc., total cost $55,000, additional $15,000 for equipment, delvd 9-1- 79, in service 10-30-79, in May,1980 Lukas rescue system added to equipt for $7500, fiberglas tank, 8 cyl gas powered, Spicer 5 spd manual trans, Ramsey pto 7½-ton winch, 7.2 KW generator, in 5-80 Lukas rescue system added, in 1996 offered for sale-asked $40,000, std.conv.cab-in 1-97 unsold-anxious to sell-space needed in station-asked $25,000, in 1999 sold to Wynn’s Fire Equipt-Woodbine,KY, re-sold to Woodbine VFD (Whitely Co.), KY.



Bruce