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[quote name='Loot61' date='Aug 4 2009, 22:58 ' post='327044']
Looks like a Farrar logo on the nose of the Milton ladder. [/quote Yup it is a Farrar
I found this collector owned rig at a local eatery in Royal Palm Beach, FL. It's lettered for Perserverance, PA Vol Fire Dept/ and is a 1940 Seagrave 750 GPM 65' Ladder SN#A4370 Ex Souderton, PA, Ex Seminole FL Jr College, Ex FL State Fire College.
Mark Carr photo 
I happened to stumble upon these 3 trucks by accident in Wingate,NC. The guy that owns these trucks has a contract firefighting service for putting out landfill, mulch pile, and large woods fires. This truck is his primary truck he uses for those contracts.
1974 Ford L/Pierce/'86 Pierce refurb 4x4 750/1000/?F #F-1588 Ex-Louisville,KY
Micah Bodford
Fire Investigator City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
I believe he said he would like to get rid of these next two so if anyone is interested, let me know and I will put you in contact with him.
Ex-New Orleans,LA 1984 Seagrave HB41-DB 1500/450/65' Redi-tower #R-79409
Micah Bodford
Fire Investigator City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
There were 3 or 4 other older trucks in his garage that I didn't have time to shoot but I told him I would be back. The nice thing about this truck was it was re-powered with a diesel engine and had an automatic transmission so it would make a very good parade/muster truck with a little work.
1956 ALF 700 1000/400 #L-5399 Ex-Sandy Ridge,NC Ex-Gainesville,FL
Micah Bodford
Fire Investigator City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
[quote name='BFD1151' post='327278' date='Aug 5 2009, 22:34 ']1956 ALF 700
1000/400 #L-5399 Ex-Sandy Ridge,NC Ex-Gainesville,FL[/quote] Doesn't the driver side pump panel identify this as an 800 Series? Funny though, the height of the body and bumper position look like that of a 700.  Quote:QUOTE (BFD1151 @ Aug 5 2009, 22:34 ) This one caught me by surprise! This is a 700 Series by all indications, except the left-side pump panel. My guess is that it was built just as the 800 Series was making its debut, and is possibly the first ALF with a left-side panel. Perhaps Gainesville wanted it that way. The 800 was introduced in mid-1956, but deliveries didn't begin until 1957.
It may very well be an 800 series, I just guessed on the series because I don't know how to tell them apart. Those of you that have ALF databases, does the registered # help identify if it is a 700 or 800?
Micah Bodford
Fire Investigator City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
[quote name='BFD1151' post='327274' date='Aug 5 2009, 22:28 ']I happened to stumble upon these 3 trucks by accident in Wingate,NC. The guy that owns these trucks has a contract firefighting service for putting out landfill, mulch pile, and large woods fires. This truck is his primary truck he uses for those contracts.
1974 Ford L/Pierce/'86 Pierce refurb 4x4 750/1000/?F #F-1588 Ex-Louisville,KY[/quote] I forgot to mention yesterday that the owner told me this served as an airport CFR truck in Louisville I guess as Engine 58? KENTucky, can you help me out with this truck?
Micah Bodford
Fire Investigator City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
[quote name='BFD1151' post='327430' date='Aug 6 2009, 11:11 ']I forgot to mention yesterday that the owner told me this served as an airport CFR truck in Louisville I guess as Engine 58? KENTucky, can you help me out with this truck?[/quote]
Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Kentucky 1974 Ford/Fire Boss 500/800/150 foam originally lime green 1986 Pierce (F1558) 750/1500/60 foam Going by info on two different shots that I have of this rig to get specs. The original Fire Boss rig shot as a slide and then the print that I have after re-built by Pierce. Both photographers pretty much up on their stuff as far as getting accurate info, so your guess is a good as mine as to the major difference in specs here. Figured an explanation was warranted here.
I found this one just across town today. Former Limington, ME Mobile Command-post and Rescue Unit. Could make out who built it, but it's on a 1972 International chassis. Knowing that Limington is a small town, so I'm guessing this served somewhere else first but where I don't know.
pic by me
Officer's side Ex- Limington, ME
pic by me Quote:I found this one just across town today. Former Limington, ME Mobile Command-post and Rescue Unit. Could make out who built it, but it's on a 1972 International chassis. Knowing that Limington is a small town, so I'm guessing this served somewhere else first but where I don't know. There's a 99.75% chance that the bodywork is by Gerstenslager.
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='327591' date='Aug 6 2009, 21:45 ']There's a 99.75% chance that the bodywork is by Gerstenslager.[/quote]
GA Dave I wasn't totally sure, so I wasn't gonna say...I defer to the experts (you guys) Tommy
Former East Lebanon, ME E-2, 1980 Ford / Grumman Fire Cat 1000 / 1000
pics by me
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='327591' date='Aug 6 2009, 21:45 ']There's a 99.75% chance that the bodywork is by Gerstenslager.[/quote]
Will add the final .25% on the Gerstenslager!!! Quote:Will add the final .25% on the Gerstenslager!!! I was just leaving myself an out! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='  ' />
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='327703' date='Aug 7 2009, 10:47 ']I was just leaving myself an out! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />[/quote]<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='  ' /> Shocking!
[quote name='BFD1151' post='327428' date='Aug 6 2009, 11:04 ']It may very well be an 800 series, I just guessed on the series because I don't know how to tell them apart. Those of you that have ALF databases, does the registered # help identify if it is a 700 or 800?[/quote]
The info I have indicates this is a 700 series ... 1956 ALF 710-PJC Registered No. L-5399 Delivered to Gainesville, FL on 05/16/1956. About the 32nd last 700 built before the first 800 was delivered.
Bob
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