Dave Bowen photos

[davebowen]

MIDDLEBURY TWP. FD

MIDDLEBURY CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA

TANKER 11-5

1975 CHEVROLET C/SAULSBURY 350/1500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 11-1

1982 CHEVROLET C/BOYER 1000/750



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



TANKER 11-15

2002 FREIGHTLINER/S & S 500/2100



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[davebowen]

CHATHAM TWP. FD

LITTLE MARSH, PENNSYLVANIA

TIOGA COUNTY

BRUSH 17-4

1972 KAISER 530B 350/800



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 17-2

1982 MACK CF/1994 MACK



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



TANKER 17-5

1991 GMC TOPKICK/ALLIED 750/2000



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[Guest]

[quote name='davepa' timestamp='1341454741' post='491164']

KNOXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

TIOGA COUNTY

ENGINE 6-11

1968 FORD C/TASC 750/1500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 6-1

1978 WARD LAFRANCE AMBASSADOR 1250/720



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



HOSE 6-9

1981 GMC K/WARD 79 750/0



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[/quote]



Is that WLF fron Newtown PA

[davebowen]

[quote name='Wagon Master' timestamp='1341508294' post='491200']

Is that WLF fron Newtown PA

[/quote]



I SENT BRUCE AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS. HOPE TO HEAR SOON.

[BA000049]

Dave & AJ,



Yes it was. Please see below. From the late Al Powell’s files. Dave, keep up the good work on some of these smaller depts.. we don’t see very often.





Bruce





Ex. Newton Fire Association (Bucks County, PA)





1978 Ward LaFr Ambassador II, canopy cab, 1250/750/25, last Ward purchased by co., reg.no.80-1537, delvd 8-8-78, ninth and last Ward LaFr product purchased by co.since 1938, Detroit 8V71 diesel, Allison HT740 trans, Hale pump, 6.5 KW Onan generator, Feecon foam system, in 1990 sold to Knoxville-Deerfield (Tioga Co.),PA. Unit was purchased from Knoxville-Deerfield in 2008 by Life Member Frank Fabian Jr. Stored in garage at his business in Newtown. Unit still ran good but body is in poor shape with lots of rust. Sold in 2010 to H. Gray Towing & Recovery/ Junkyard in Bordentown, NJ. Due to some type of dispute with the local Fire Dept. they plan on using it for fire protection of their property. H. Gray used to be a member of the Newtown Fire Assn. His junkyard used to be in Newtown Twp./ Upper Makefield Twp. prior to selling his land to a developer.

[davebowen]

SALTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

INDIANA COUNTY

TANKER 131

1980 FORD L/4 GUYS 450/2100



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 131-2

1982 FORD C/4 GUYS 1000/500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 131-1

1985 PETERBILT/WARD 79 100/500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



RESCUE 131

1987 FORD C/4 GUYS



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



THEY ARE ACTUALLY AN INDIANA COUNTY COMAPNY BUT USE THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY NUMBER DESIGNATION.

[davebowen]

WEST LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA

INDIANA COUNTY

ENGINE 321

1978 INTERNATIONAL LOADSTAR/DARLEY 1250/750



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



X - RALPHO FC - OVERLOOK, PENNSYLVANIA (NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY)



TANKER 322

1979 FREIGHTLINER/GENERAL TANK 250/4000



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



X - X NEWMANSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA (LEBANON COUNTY)

NOW IN ELDREDSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA (SULLIVAN COUNTY)

[davebowen]

TUNNELTON, PENNSYLVANIA

INDIANA COUNTY

ENGINE 330-1

1980 FORD C/GRUMMAN 1250/1000



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



TANKER 330

1986 FORD L/GOOD HOPE PORTABLE PUMP/2500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



UTILITY 330

1988 FORD E/SOUTHERN



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[davebowen]

BLOSSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

TIOGA COUNTY

TANKER 4-5

1974 GMC HM/SHARPSVILLE 1000/1800



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



NOW SITTING ALONG THE ROAD AT ONE OF THE OIL DRILLING SITES.



ENGINE 4-2

1977 WARD LAFRANCE AMBASSADOR 1250/750



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



PATROL 4-4

1989 FORD F/READING 250/250



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 4-3

1993 Pierce LANCE/SQURT 1500/400



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[davebowen]

BLOSSBURG TANKER WHERE SITTING AS OF LAST YEAR.

[davebowen]

GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

ADAMS COUNTY

ENGINE 1-1

2006 SUTPHEN 1500/750



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[davebowen]

DUNCANSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

BLAIR COUNTY

ENGINE 2011

1990 Pierce ARROW 1750/500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



X - LOWER ALLEN TWP. (CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA.)

[davebowen]

BRUSH VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA

INDIANA COUNTY

ENGINE 232

1977 FORD C/2000 4 GUYS 1000/1000



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



BRUSH 234

1987 FORD F/4 GUYS ???/250



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



DOES ANYONE KNOW THE PUMP SIZE? I FORGOT TO ASK.



ENGINE 231

1991 KOVATCH RENEGADE 1250/1500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[davebowen]

SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA

YORK COUNTY

RESCUE 4

1984 SUTPHEN/RANGER



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO

[BA000049]

[size="3"][color="#000000"]Hey Dave,[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]Surprising no one picked up on the following. See below. Question at the end for all.[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]Bruce[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]SALTSBURG[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Lionville (Chester County, PA) - 1985 Peterbilt 310 coe/Ward'79 Vulcan, canopy cab, 1500/750, Cummins L-10 diesel, 300HP, 9-speed manual transmission. It was purchased through Micro Fire Apparatus-Allentown. Housed 9/13/86. Sold in 05/03 to the Saltsburg Fire Company (Indiana County) for $18,000. Saltsburg repainted it all red.[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]TUNNELTON[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Reamstown (Lancaster County, PA) - 1987 Ford C8000/Grumman Fire Cat, canopy cab, 1250/1000, top-mount pump panel. This was a demonstrator at the 1987 Lancaster County Fire Expo which was purchased right off the floor. It was sold by Fireline Sales of Therofare NJ. Donated to the Tunnelton-Conemaugh Twp. VFD (Saltsburg, PA, Indiana County), left on 12/11/04.[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]BLOSSBURG[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]ex. Elverson (Chester County, PA) - 1989 Ford F-450/Reading/John Bean, 70/250, 3.5 KW portable generator, 7.3L diesel, Ramsey 12000lb front-mounted winch, open compartmented utility body 4X4 field piece. The tank and pump were removed from the 1964 Dodge chassis and mounted on this. For sale in 04/03. Sold to Blossburg (Tioga County) in early 2004.[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]Question on this one – looks familiar to me – might be ex. Becktelsville (Berks County, PA) – any clues ?[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]BRUSH VALLEY[/color][/size]

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[size="3"][color="#000000"]1987 Ford F-350/4-Guys, mini-pumper, fwd, extended front bumper with low railing before grille, 450/250, std.conv.cab, in 1998 2 high pressure Hannay hose reels added on top-one with orange and the other with green ½ inch hose with gun nozzles, 1-ton, housed 5-12-07. Sold in 04/2010 on E-Bay to an individual ?.[/color][/size]

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[davebowen]

[quote name='BA000049' timestamp='1342006171' post='491866']

Hey Dave,



Surprising no one picked up on the following. See below. Question at the end for all.



Bruce



SALTSBURG



ex. Lionville (Chester County, PA) - 1985 Peterbilt 310 coe/Ward'79 Vulcan, canopy cab, 1500/750, Cummins L-10 diesel, 300HP, 9-speed manual transmission. It was purchased through Micro Fire Apparatus-Allentown. Housed 9/13/86. Sold in 05/03 to the Saltsburg Fire Company (Indiana County) for $18,000. Saltsburg repainted it all red.



TUNNELTON



ex. Reamstown (Lancaster County, PA) - 1987 Ford C8000/Grumman Fire Cat, canopy cab, 1250/1000, top-mount pump panel. This was a demonstrator at the 1987 Lancaster County Fire Expo which was purchased right off the floor. It was sold by Fireline Sales of Therofare NJ. Donated to the Tunnelton-Conemaugh Twp. VFD (Saltsburg, PA, Indiana County), left on 12/11/04.



BLOSSBURG



ex. Elverson (Chester County, PA) - 1989 Ford F-450/Reading/John Bean, 70/250, 3.5 KW portable generator, 7.3L diesel, Ramsey 12000lb front-mounted winch, open compartmented utility body 4X4 field piece. The tank and pump were removed from the 1964 Dodge chassis and mounted on this. For sale in 04/03. Sold to Blossburg (Tioga County) in early 2004.







Question on this one – looks familiar to me – might be ex. Becktelsville (Berks County, PA) – any clues ?



BRUSH VALLEY



1987 Ford F-350/4-Guys, mini-pumper, fwd, extended front bumper with low railing before grille, 450/250, std.conv.cab, in 1998 2 high pressure Hannay hose reels added on top-one with orange and the other with green ½ inch hose with gun nozzles, 1-ton, housed 5-12-07. Sold in 04/2010 on E-Bay to an individual ?.



[/quote]



THANKS BRUCE

[BA000049]

Dave,



Did you happen to ask Brush Valley if they had purchased that used ?



When did you take the pic ?



Many thanks,



Bruce

[OPEN CAB MACK]

[quote name='davepa' timestamp='1341675189' post='491450']

SALTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

INDIANA COUNTY

TANKER 131

1980 FORD L/4 GUYS 450/2100



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 131-2

1982 FORD C/4 GUYS 1000/500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



ENGINE 131-1

1985 PETERBILT/WARD 79 100/500



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



RESCUE 131

1987 FORD C/4 GUYS



DAVE BOWEN PHOTO



THEY ARE ACTUALLY AN INDIANA COUNTY COMAPNY BUT USE THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY NUMBER DESIGNATION.

[/quote]

The Saltsburg rescue was the very first rescue truck that 4-Guys built.

[firemedicmo]

[quote name='OPEN CAB MACK' timestamp='1342184839' post='492013']

The Saltsburg rescue was the very first rescue truck that 4-Guys built.

[/quote]



They built the box on the 1985 Ford squad truck we had in South Greensburg. Rusted to hell and back!



Morgan

[Guest]

[quote name='OPEN CAB MACK' timestamp='1342184839' post='492013']

The Saltsburg rescue was the very first rescue truck that 4-Guys built.

[/quote]

Ed, I think you are misinformed on this. 4-Guys built their 1st rescue squad bodies back in 1982, when a 1982 Ford F-800 chassis was used to build this walk-in rescue for Boswell, Somerset Co. This had compartment doors not seen on future deliveries and was ordered to replace a wrecked unit. Also in 1982, a GMC C-6500 chassis was used to build non-walk-in rescue for East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. This rig had 2 compartment doors similar to the Boswell rig, other cabinetry on this unit resembled that of 4-Guys pumper and tanker bodies at the time.

Both rigs appeared in 4-Guys lit c. 1984

The Boswell rig was replaced in 1993 and went to Fayette Co. (photo)

Warren Jenkins photo, 1999