Relics

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Where did you find Beverly's Engine 5? As I recall seeing on your site, you said it was scrapped. Also was it the only Beverly engine there? I know a guy from Hamilton used to own both Engines 1 and 5, which were both Pirsch's.



Where is Swampscotts old E-23? Is it somewhere where it can be seen from the street, possibly to get photos?



Also that Maxim tractor was Salem Ladder 1, it was a 1975 I think.

[mnsand]

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The yellow Natural Bridge Pirsch breaks my heart.



This was originally Woodbridge, Virginia's (O.W.L. - Prince William County) 1969 Pirsch 1000/500 with serial number 2907. It was sold/donated to Natural Bridge, Virginia after serving at OWL.



Here is it running at OWL. This has always been one of my favorites.



Mike Sanders

Ashburn, VA

[Guest]

[quote name='Andrew2340' post='86078' date='Mar 13 2007, 00:25 ']Oh the humanity! That's so sad to see those rigs get turned into kitbashes! There are small volunteer departments that would give anything to own a rig like any of these posted! I know of a semi-local station that runs a 1969 engine for their first out engine![/quote]





Andy, I couldn't agree more. That is why my department gave our old engine to Midway Tn. I'd rather see them going to someone that could use them than have them be turned into salt trucks, garbage trucks, or have he engine be torn out of it! Too bad more can't be saved!!



tim/csff25

[Andrew2340]

And I'm happy to say Midway, TN still loves the old Central Square rig. I know I've posted this before, but here she is again. Not alot of the younger members can drive her, but they all love the truck, and plan on keeping it for years to come!



Midway (TN) Fire Department "2502"



1969 Duplex/Sanford/Saulsbury

1250/1000

Ex-Central Square, NY "542"



   

[FDNY 10-75]

Accord, NY FD

Retired

[FDNY 10-75]

Cannan, NY FD

Retired

[FDNY 10-75]

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[Marc]

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Where were these pics taken Eli?

[Citywide 231]

That OWL rig was a beauty. I have always had a weak spot for Pirsch apparatus.

[Andrew2340]

Why in the world did Natural Bridge choose to junk such a beautiful truck? And where in Virginia is it located now? I'd love to at least go visit it sometime. Maybe take a weed-eater with me & get all the weeds from around it!

[Citywide 231]

I think that pic was taken in Lousiana. There is a huge junkyard down there my friend goes to, he sent me the pic.

[Guest]

Anybody know where this Mack quad came from? Of course, it's probably long, long gone, since I took this photo back in the summer of 1984 when it sat for a relatively short time in a field in Glenolden, PA.

[Guest]

[quote name='Citywide 231' post='86066' date='Mar 13 2007, 00:25 ']The Mack started out as Malden Engine 1. It was sold and converted by Wood Trucking then sold again to Weiss. The Maxim was originally the tiller cab of a Peabody ladder truck. They were replaced by former Nahant Mack CFs which you can see the bodies resting in the woods above. He also has the old Swamscott E23 E\-One, not sure that the deal is. I recently spotted one of the Mack CFs with the sander over in Salem, I think it still says Nahant on it, which would mean its the old E33







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Correction the Maxim Tractor is off old Salem Mass Ladder 1 the 1970's Maxim tiller that they had at one time. When the stick failed the ladder recert. they scaped it.

[hoss]

[quote name='FDNY 10-75' post='86437' date='Mar 13 2007, 23:16 ']Cannan, NY FD

Retired[/quote]



This has only been oos for about a year. I know its a bit long in the tooth, but I wonder what they are planning on doing with it? Wouldn't take much to make a half way decent parade/muster rig.

[hoss]

Ex-Valatie, NY - Their website lists it as[color="#000000"] [url="http://"][b]a 1959 Seagrave 100 foot tiller. This truck was replaced in 1994 with a 1978 Peter Pirsch. <a href="http://www.valatiefire.com/vfd9.html" target="_blank">http://www.valatiefire.com/vfd9.html[/url]

now for sale (I warn ya its in tough shape) up in Lanesborough, MA

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[hoss]

Hardly worth posting with the tarp and, but what the heck - Ex-Rye, NY. The dealer said Pittsfield, MA FD was looking at it as a reserve piece. Might try to get back up their in the summer

[hoss]

Stuffed in the "other" lot was this Ford C/Pierce - looks ex-military to me. In regard to this one the dealer said he was having a hard time finding parts - I find that hard to believe. Something about only 11,000 of them being made?!?

[hoss]

The next day (Wed 3/14) I go down to South Windsor, CT - for the monthly CFPA meeting. Out back is this 1972 WLF that has seen better days. Our host said that it had gone out to bid, but they were all rejected for some reason. It did seem to have more rust than my '54 Pirsch.



Who loves the SN guys, huh?.... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[hoss]

Worst of all out of last week's step back in time was Chatham, NY's old Maxim MM ladder. I've posted this before, but it has gone to she-at so quick I am starting to think there is no hope of saving it.

[Guest]

Rantoul, IL

Seagrave Aerial

Ron Heal photo