It is the Fire Companys. It was the engine that the city had assigned to our fire hall the dept is a combination dept. (Paid/Volunteer). It is a 1955 cab over, double clutch is needed to shift. 1000 GPM rated pump, although we keep it dry . It is used mostly/alwasy/only as a parade truck now. It is neat to drive. In the 50's 1000 GPM rated pumps were quite the thing, when at the time it was mostly 500 or maybe 750 GPM's. It was destined for FDNY but out city got it. I am not real clear on the how or why, but the older guys (careful) know the story better than I. Just put a new tranny and clutch in and I am having a hard time adjusting to the tightness of shifting. We put it away to sleep for the winter time. drain some fliuids , take the battery out, etc. it really is tempermental and fragile.
Thanks Tom. Hope to continue to work with you guys. Thanks for the stand - bye the other night, while we were up on Shero Road ( involved structure fire)
na ... i honesly havent had the time or liked any of the courses ... but im planning on taking cfr in the spring ... and i'd like to take ff2 but idk if i can with being 17
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Things in Wheatfield are busy with a lot of smells and bells but no real work to speak of. Stay safe
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