Mack Fire Apparatus

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Taneytown Fire Company No.1, MD

1968 Mack. This was the first 1000 gallon pumper in Carroll County and the last of the Mack's for TVFC to used

before it was replaced by their current Engine 54 which is a 2002 Pierce Dash Pumper.

Photo scanned by me and taken by Terry Dawson.

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[quote name='Rescue29Engine23' post='97843' date='Apr 14 2007, 23:52 ']Anyone know who on earth built those lights on the roof?! What odd looking little fellas they are![/quote]





Those lights are Mars "Aurora Borealis" lights. They consisted of ocillating, rather than rotating, lights. Very rare to see a colored dome on one! Or two on one rig!



These lights, popular in Mars' Chicagoland area (especially the CFD) in the late 60's-early 70's, were pretty much eclipsed by the Federal TwinSonic lightbars and their competitor's products (Code 3, etc.).



Chelsea, MA FD had one on their Chief's buggy back in the 1970's.



If you see one on Ebay today, they're going for around $1000 in working condition.



Mike

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[quote name='Daly242' post='94486' date='Apr 4 2007, 19:10 ']Lynn Rescue 1 (Red)[/quote]



Awesome rig. Would love to get a hold of one of these for our antique fire truck club. We've just about everything in our storage facility aka firehouse except one of these beauties.



Thanks for the pics. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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1968 Mack C Pumper

Boulevard Heights VFD,Md.

Former Engine 172

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[quote name='mdmodeler' post='97989' date='Apr 15 2007, 11:36 ']

1968 Mack C Pumper

Boulevard Heights VFD,Md.

Former Engine 172[/quote]



Is that a Hahn behind this nice looking Mack C? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_crazy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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[quote name='Rescue29Engine23' post='98000' date='Apr 15 2007, 12:36 ']Is that a Hahn behind this nice looking Mack C? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_crazy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]





Yes, that is a Hahn behind the Mack. A nice looking one too from what we can see of her.

[mdmodeler]

[quote name='Truckman' post='98007' date='Apr 15 2007, 12:51 ']Yes, that is a Hahn behind the Mack. A nice looking one too from what we can see of her.[/quote]

The Hahn to the rear of 172 is a Former Hillside piece. 1969 Hahn

There are pictures of that Hahn on this site.

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St. Catharines unit 24 (spare pumper, formerly pump 4)

1988 Mack Phoenix 1050/750

   

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St Catharines Unit 25 (former Ladder 6, now retired and sold)

1988 Mack Thibault

100 foot straight ladder

   

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[quote name='Mike Mynahan' post='97948' date='Apr 15 2007, 03:12 ']Those lights are Mars "Aurora Borealis" lights. They consisted of ocillating, rather than rotating, lights. Very rare to see a colored dome on one! Or two on one rig!



These lights, popular in Mars' Chicagoland area (especially the CFD) in the late 60's-early 70's, were pretty much eclipsed by the Federal TwinSonic lightbars and their competitor's products (Code 3, etc.).



Chelsea, MA FD had one on their Chief's buggy back in the 1970's.



If you see one on Ebay today, they're going for around $1000 in working condition.



Mike[/quote]



Saw a couple of those in Allentown this morning. never saw them before up close. strange looking lights.

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[quote name='FDNYTRUCKS.com' post='98128' date='Apr 15 2007, 14:40 ']Saw a couple of those in Allentown this morning. never saw them before up close. strange looking lights.[/quote]

Hey Mike do you have numbers for that Willingboro CF?

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I have it as CF685F12-2052-if it is E1612, I'm not 100% sure. they also had a twin, 2053.



1978 CF685F12-2052 Willingboro, New Jersey NJ E1612 1250/500 Mack CF

1978 CF685F12-2053 Willingboro, New Jersey NJ E1613 1250/500 Mack CF

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Mack CF Glassport pa, ex Fdny

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Mack cf telesquirt, Penn hills 6, universal. Pa

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Arnold pa. Ex Aspinwall pa

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Glassport pa, 1949? i think, L model mack

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twin B model mack TDL. Ex wilkes Barre pa and ex Mt joy pa.

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Wilkes Barre Truck 6 is looking very nice these days, was in rough shape when the city "gave it away"

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Ladder 2 for DeKalb County, Ga. Taken at the Philly Fire House Expo in 1989.

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Ladder 2, Lowell, Ma. A "C" Model Mack with a 100' Maxim ladder. Sorry for being a little off centered with the shot.