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[quote name='MiltonBradley' timestamp='1304776626' post='438545']
Plainville Engine 2 A 1986 Ford F350/??? - Currently Out of Service [/quote] Gowans-Knight body originally on a 1972 Ford chassis...pump in 250gpm and 200 gallon water tank 
Thanks for the infos and additions.
Juergen The Mortlake Fire Co in Brooklyn operated some unsual apparatus over the years. Engine 190 was no exception. It is a 1987 Mack RM 4x4 with Darley bodywork. It has a 1500 gpm-pump and carries 720 gallons of water and 4600' of 5" hose. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection. Is this truck still in service ?
Engine Tanker 160 from the Williamsville FD in Rogers was a 1989 Ford C-8000 with Darley bodywork, 1500 gpm/ 1000 water. Mark. A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Engine 5 in East Berlin operated a 1986 E\-One Hush, 1500 gpm/ 750 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Attack 3 in Pawcatuck was this 1986 GMC 7000 4x4/ E\-One with 500 gpm/ 500 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Engine 7 in Weston was a 1979 Mack CF, that was rebuilt by E\-One in 1988, 1500 gpm/ 1000 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Engine 4 in Weston was a 1989 E\-One Hurricane with 1500 gpm/ 1000 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Engine 5 in Bristol operated a 1990 E\-One Cyclone 4x4, 1500 gpm/ 750 water/ 50 foam. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Engine 2 in Easton was this small 1980 International S-1600 with E\-One body, 250 gpm/ 250 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Engine 10 from the Rescue Fire Co Stony Creek in Branford was a 1981 GMC 6000 with bodywork from FMC, 70 HP-pump, 500 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer colletion.
Engine 1 in Terryville was this 1984 Duplex D-350 with FMC bodywork, 1250 gpm/ 1000 water/ 40 foam. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Engine 81 from the Bethany FD was a 1988 Duplex D-350 with FMC bodywork, 2000 gpm/ 1000 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
And the last for today is Engine 5 from Waterbury. It is a 1985 Hahn HCP with FMC bodywork, 1500 gpm/ 500 water. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Awesome additions!!!! I've always liked Weston's color scheme, too bad they went to boring red and white. Branford Engine 10 was the lone ripe apple in a fleet of chrome-yellow and white rigs.
[quote name='dl-109' timestamp='1304644214' post='438344']
And a couple more that I recall being mentioned somewhere around here are 2 rigs from Charter Hose Company: [/quote] I am a member and past officer of the company. The correct name of our company is the Charters (with an "S") Hose Company No. 4 as we were named after Mayor Stephen Charters, who was also the president of the Carpenter's union back in the early 1900s. It's easy to forget the 's' at the end of our name, but we're used to it!! :-) The semi-open cab ALF is a 1962 900 Series with a 1000 gpm two stage pump with a high pressure pump setting and 500 gallon water tank. "Old 4" as we call her had a fiberglass roof installed during the mid-1970s and served from 1962 to 1981. After she was retired, out company name was taken off the front doors and she wore "Truck 2" serving as the department's spare, quartered at Co. 6. When she was finally retired in the late 1980s, we purcahsed her, removed the fiberglass roof and tried to restore her back to original as possible. With the exception of the new comapny lettering on the doors and the rear warnign flashers, she's pretty much original. Needless to say she worked at practically every major fire in the lower Naugy Valley during her service with our company. The second picture is our 1981 Century Series pumper which served from 1981 to 2006. This rig was our longest serving piece, beating out our 1924 Seagrave that served 24 years. "Middle 4" has a 1250 gpm two-stage pump and a 500 gallon water tank. The 1981 was set up for 2000 feet of 3 inch hose (dual 1000 ft. beds) and basically bare minimum when purcahsed. We installed the 2QB shortly after delivery and the strobe front and rear warning were installed in the later 80s / early 90s. In 1995 we switched to 5 inch hose and had the old wood hose bed replaced with a new aluminum hose bed. Around the same time we had a plate made to place a portable deck gun on, which was bolted over the crosslay, and has been removed since it was retired. We purcahsed her from the city a few months after her retirement. I learned how to drive and pump on this rig along with about 75% of our current drivers, needless to say this pumper has a lot of sentimental value to us young guys. And she saw quite a bit of work too in her 25 years, including the "Big One" at Latex Foam. The 1981 ALF was replaced with a 2006 Smeal / Spartan 1500 gpm rescue pumper with a 500 gallon water, 20 gallon class A and 40 gallon class B tanks. I was supposed to drive the '81 ALF in the Convention Parade in 2009 but I had a little motorcycle accident two weeks prior. So I got relegated to the shotgun of "New 4" with my crutches (if anyone has a picture of the Smeal, you can see me). Sorry for going on, but these two trucks are a source of pride for me. I grew up around them since my family has been invovled with the Charters for many genreations, and the fact my grandparents' house is three doors down the street from the barn! They are the Pride of Windy Hill!
[quote name='IzzyEng4' timestamp='1304984544' post='438975']
Sorry for going on, but these two trucks are a source of pride for me. [/quote] No sorries, thank you for the info!
Just got back from a trip to Roatan, Honduras and thought you might like to see a current pic of Ex Norfolk Engine 6:
[quote name='poindexter6' timestamp='1305339992' post='439475']
Just got back from a trip to Roatan, Honduras and thought you might like to see a current pic of Ex Norfolk Engine 6: [/quote] Do you have any pics that you can post (probably better in a new thread) of what's next to it by chance?
[quote name='jlg1875' timestamp='1305351916' post='439487']
Do you have any pics that you can post (probably better in a new thread) of what's next to it by chance? [/quote]Check the bottom of this thread for my updated pics: http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/inde...opic=15593 |
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