TEXAS RIGS

[MFD76]

[quote name='Steve Loftin' post='313694' date='Jun 14 2009, 12:46 ']Ordinarily, I wouldn't share such poor quality photos; however, since you asked:



Here's a Ford/ALF from 1's and the Pioneer III from 2's. Again, I've yet to find the notebook that has the stats for these trucks (but it's here somewhere).



I'd like to have seen the open-cab International. Boardman records show that the GFD purchased a pumper from them in 1957, but I've never seen it or a photo of it...was it a Boardman?



Here's a link to the GFD website: [url="http://www.gainesvillefirerescue.com/index2.htm"]http://www.gainesvillefirerescue.com/index2.htm[/url]



(SL photos, 1985)[/quote]



Steve. I have a photo of it some where I seem to have lost them. It might have been, it was a 1950's International R so a 1957 would be about right. I took the photo in 1987 and she was still there at 2's in the north bays and still there in 1990 but after that anyone knows. I believe Gainsville cleaned house with the old rigs in the mid to late 1990's. Sad very sad. I always stop in Gainsville on the way to DFW and have a cup of coffee with the guys at old No1 now called No3. Great guys, but they have had so much turnover in firemen that know one remembers the Seagrave or even the ALF's and those that do really can't shed much light on years.



Stay Safe,

Rick