Colorado Mountain Rigs

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Salida claims this is the oldest motorized fire apparatus in the State of Colorado.  I don't know if that's true or not, but it's really old!  They're collecting money to restore it.

 

1911 Kissel/American LaFrance

   

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Salida claims this is the oldest motorized fire apparatus in the State of Colorado.  I don't know if that's true or not, but it's really old!  They're collecting money to restore it.

 
1911 Kissel/American LaFrance
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Just read that Salida finally got a grant to restore this rig. It's headed to the fire museum in Estes Park for restoration.

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Caught this rig outside the South Fork, Colorado Fire Station.

 

It's a 1980 Ford F-700 4x4/Grumman Firecat (I have no idea why they have the HOWE plate on the front).  Ford 429 Gasoline engine,

1000 GPM Waterous pump, looks like 500 gallons of water.

 

It seems like it's in pretty good shape and probably hasn't sat outside too long.  But, nobody was around to ask.  South Fork has a huge station that I would have loved to get a look inside.  Maybe next year...

 

   

 

 

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Caught this rig outside the South Fork, Colorado Fire Station.

 

It's a 1980 Ford F-700 4x4/Grumman Firecat (I have no idea why they have the HOWE plate on the front).  Ford 429 Gasoline engine,

1000 GPM Waterous pump, looks like 500 gallons of water.

 

It seems like it's in pretty good shape and probably hasn't sat outside too long.  But, nobody was around to ask.  South Fork has a huge station that I would have loved to get a look inside.  Maybe next year...

 
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I asked the same thing about Grumman/Howe on our old 78' tanker and the answer I got had something to do with the buyout of Howe by Grumman, whereas Grumman finished the trucks Howe already had on the line, and put their badge on it as well. Being as this one is 2 years newer, I'm not sure why it's like that.


Trav!

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Buena Vista, Colorado VFD Engine 7

2002 Pierce Contender 1250/750(est.) S/N 2811918

   

 

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Buena Vista, Colorado VFD Engine 7

2002 Pierce Contender 1250/750(est.) S/N 2811918

   

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Buena Vista, Colorado VFD Rescue 7

1979 Chevrolet C70/SuperVac (SVI)

   

(Duh - Should've shut the compartment door)...

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Buena Vista, Colorado VFD Engine 9

1974 ALF Pioneer II 1750/500

No S/N on build plate

   

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Buena Vista, Colorado VFD Engine 9

1974 ALF Pioneer II 1750/500

No S/N on build plate

   

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Chaffee County Fire Protection District, Colorado - Engine 3

1996 Pierce Dash 1250/750

S/N FA065-02 (one of three purchased, I think)