Second career for 1992 Pierce Dash

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In September of 2012 the Altoona, WI fire department purchased a 1992 Pierce Dash from the North Shore Fire Department near Milwaukee, WI (consolidation of communities of Deer Park, Glendale, Bayside, Fox Point, River Hills, Shorewood, and Whitefish Bay... http://www.nsfire.org/index.php?Overview-9) We had it sandblasted and painted, some work to the engine, transmission and patched a few holes in the water tank before it went into service. We actually got by really cheap for an engine that was in great shape for a 20 year old truck.

 

Purchased for $14,600 on an online auction. Spent $4,800 in maintenance and spent $17,525 in paint & body work for a total of $36,925. That is dirt cheap for a truck that will last for 10-15 years. I don't know the job number off hand right now but if anyone is interested in it I will look it up.

 

Here are pictures of the process from beginning to end. Enjoy!

 

 

1992 Pierce Dash

1250 GPM

1000 Gallon water tank

 

First is the original look before any work being done on it.

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This is the bottom of the back bumper. You can see the corrosion where the diamond plate met the steel frame.

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The battery box had to be rebuilt due to rust. The batteries almost fell out the rust was so bad.

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All the compartment doors were taken off and sandblasted as well as the frame of the truck.

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In some places, when they were sandblasting it broke through the thin metal where it has rusted. They had to install a few patches along the way too. You can see the patches, new metal near old.

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This was a patch in the wheel well on the steel water tank.

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One of a couple compartment patches near the wheel well.

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Try it again...one of a few patches to the compartments near the wheel wells.

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Lots of sanding....it was a big project for these guys but they did a wonderful job!

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And now this is what it looks like after fresh paint and new graphics.

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Some water tank patch pictures.

 

We welded in a piece of steel and coated it with roll on bed liner.

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more patches...

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This truck is our second out engine by the way. Not sure if I mentioned that or not.

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Excellent job!

[hank]

Good photos!

 

tHANKs

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great job, those were some fantastic photos of your new (to you) truck!!! good luck with it. Pierce builds a great fire truck!!