1975 Crown Firecoach 50' TeleSqurt

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Eh, if you can't beat them, join them. Here's ours.



1975 Crown Firecoach

Former Crown Coach Demo. Unit

Former Santa Ana Fire Department

Santa Ana, California

6N71 Detroit Diesel Engine

Allison HT-740 6-speed Automatic Transmission

Model No. CPTSQ125-50-42DT

Serial No. F-1736



Here it is before its purchase in 2004.

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Here it is soon after its purchase in 2004.

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Here it is in 2005 at the annual Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts Club Spring Pump-In at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California.

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Here it is following the 2005 4th of July Parade in Huntington Beach, California.

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And here it is following the 2005 Wheels, Wings and Rotors Expo in Orange, California.

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Time for some more up-to-date pictures. Here it is at the 2006 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Los Angeles, California.

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Here it is before the 2006 Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Burn Run in Los Angeles, California.

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Here it is again at the annual Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts Club Spring Pump-In at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California, in 2006.

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A bit of a personal touch. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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A couple more pictures from last year's Burn Run.

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And again.

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We have our bad days, too. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/stretcher.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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[quote name='1949ALF' post='83954' date='Mar 6 2007, 19:45 ']We have our bad days, too. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/stretcher.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]



Love that truck too. Did you get my e-mail inquiring about how you installed the axe to the ladder. I was thinking of doing the same, but just want to make sure I do it right.



Keep the pics coming.



( wish I could get my diamondplate to look that shiny. It's so dull. I've tried everything on it and nothing will get all the crud off of it <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> )



Frank

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Really bad days! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



All is well again, and we're setting out on March 31st to drive it from California to Indiana.



By the way, if anyone is along our route, let us know. Our route is posted on the home page of our website.



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[quote name='1949ALF' post='83959' date='Mar 6 2007, 19:52 ']Really bad days! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



All is well again, and we're setting out on March 31st to drive it from California to Indiana.



By the way, if anyone is along our route, let us know. Our route is posted on the home page of our website.



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Did you have a recent breakdown? Just curious after seeing the pic.

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[quote name='knarfage' post='83957' date='Mar 6 2007, 19:50 ']Did you get my e-mail inquiring about how you installed the axe to the ladder. I was thinking of doing the same, but just want to make sure I do it right.[/quote]



Did you e-mail me or Mario? You'd want to ask him about that. I didn't do it. I did find a close-up picture of it, though. An old picture, but a picture nonetheless. It didn't have the ax bracket on the boom when it was in-service.

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[quote name='knarfage' post='83965' date='Mar 6 2007, 19:56 ']Did you have a recent breakdown? Just curious after seeing the pic.[/quote]



No, that was last March when a transmission fluid hose went bad. That hose breaking might've actually saved us as we later found out there were some other issues going on with the transmission that could've eventually left us stuck in our tracks. It has a new transmission in it now (well, as new as it'll ever be), so, I think we're ready to go.

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Great looking truck! I know you sold your ex-LAFD Crown. Were you just downsizing the fleet or were there issues with it? I think I inquired about it prior to our purchase of F1627.

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[quote name='marco17' post='83985' date='Mar 6 2007, 20:34 ']Great looking truck! I know you sold your ex-LAFD Crown. Were you just downsizing the fleet or were there issues with it? I think I inquired about it prior to our purchase of F1627.[/quote]



No issues; just downsizing. It ran like a top ... 80+ MPH on the open road! Not that we knew that from actual experience. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ph34r.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



We have ... Four. Well, three and a parts truck. More than enough to keep two people occupied.

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[quote name='1949ALF' post='83988' date='Mar 6 2007, 20:42 ']No issues; just downsizing. It ran like a top ... 80+ MPH on the open road! Not that we knew that from actual experience. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ph34r.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



We have ... Four. Well, three and a parts truck. More than enough to keep two people occupied.[/quote]





Thanks for the pic of the ladder setup. I think I had sent my e-mail to Mario. I think I can manage it by that picture.



You had the squirt moving at 80+ on the highway?





Frank