Front Mounted Pumps

Just wondering if anyone out there is still using older style front mounted pumps? My department has a 1978 Ford with a front mounted Hale still in regular use. My page has a pic of it.

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Permalink Reply by united 289..{Dave} on December 31, 2008 at 10:31pm
Yep 1996 GMC 1000 GPM Darley
Permalink Reply by Chris Harris on December 31, 2008 at 10:38pm
We just sold ours - 78' Sanford w/ 1000gpm & 1500' of 4" on it...what a great supply truck ..
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Permalink Reply by Asst. Chief Bigshow on December 31, 2008 at 11:53pm
2008 International with a 2500 gal tank with a Darley pump. The county has 7 of them.
Permalink Reply by Jeff on January 1, 2009 at 2:02am
All three of our engines are front mounted pumps. 1967 Chevy, 1993 TopKick and a 2003 Frieghtliner.
Permalink Reply by Trainer on January 1, 2009 at 7:18am
We currently have 2, 69 Chevy and an 88 GMC top kick. The 69 is rarely used and will be replaced by years end but the 88 is used regularly. Talk on the street is International is the only chassis that you can get this in, and I think they are doomed. It’s kind of sad, I grew up with these trucks, I do like the new ones, but the one thing I always remember; if you got excited and could not remember the proper operating procedure just pull all levers toward you and the water will come. I never had to do this but that simplicity had a certain calming affect.
Permalink Reply by Matthew Brough on January 3, 2009 at 9:22pm
I used to be on Plainville Fire Department, this is Engine 1 It's a 68 International.


This is a neighboring department Veale Fire District. Its located in Daviess County Indiana. This is Engine 3 a 94 International Built by BlueGrass

Permalink Reply by Curtis Mensch on June 13, 2012 at 9:47pm

My dad's old fire department in Oregon still predominantly uses front mounted pumps!

Permalink Reply by Moose on June 14, 2012 at 10:16am

1986 GMC with a Darley front mount, 1000/1000, 2 man cab.  Im not too crazy about this truck myself but trying to get the older members to part with it is like trying to get ice cream away from my daughter!

Permalink Reply by Jan Fuchs on June 14, 2012 at 8:17pm

in Germany which is not really too unusual.

It has the advantage just on the country you can drive right along to the waters there to take water.

Permalink Reply by Don Catenacci on June 15, 2012 at 10:34pm

We have a 1992 GMC/Monroe Truck 1000 gpm front mounted pump, 1500 gallon tanker pumper.  I have always like the front mounts.  I can generally teach a guy to run a front mount pump in a couple of hours because everything is right there in front of them.

 

And YES, I know I should call it a tender, but tender pumper just sounds dirty to me!!  LMAO!!

Permalink Reply by Moose on June 26, 2012 at 2:44pm

LOL!!  The fire service does sound dirty sometimes doesnt it??

Permalink Reply by ashfire on June 26, 2012 at 8:49pm

I belive that some depts East of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland still run engines with front mount pumps. I seen one on a unit marked as a Tanker Support unit. I may also be correct that some depts in the Western end of the state in the mountains have a few too.

Where I am the Central area of Maryland which is mostly Metro front mount pumpers disappeared many years ago in the 60s.

 

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