Prince George's County MD

[OPEN CAB MACK]

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Bowie's Tower 39. Waited and waited for Tower 43 to come back from a run, but ran out of time...Next trip...

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This truck was former F.D.N.Y. Ladder 153, a 1991 Mack CF aerialscope. It was sent to Pierce and is now classified as a 2003 Pierce Dash with a 10" raised roof. The boom, outriggers, and jacks were reconditioned and installed on a new chassis. It is powered by a Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine and an Allison EVS-4000P automatic transmission and Jake Brake. It also has a Harrison 10,000 watt hydraulic generator. Bowie also refurbed another 1991 Mack Cf 95' aerialscope at the same time. That one, Tower 43, was refurbed by Interstate Mack out of Hagerstown, MD. It was kept as a Mack with a new CF cab. The boom, and body were reconditioned and reinstalled on the original chassis along with a reconditioned Mack 400 HP engine with a Jake Brake, new wiring, complete electrical overhaul and a new 15,000 watt Harrison hydraulic generator. Bowie bought 3, 1991 Mack CF 95' aerialscopes and refurbed 2. The third was used to help refurb the other two. The refurbs were around $350,000 per scope.