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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 12:56 PM
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1940 Fire Engine in Action

My fire engine is a 1940 Ford 1-1/2 ton panel delivery converted into a fire engine by the Buffalo Fire Appliance Corp for the Clifton Springs, NY Fire Department. It has a 200 GPM pump. Here it is on 9/26/2015. I pumped for 2 hours on the 70 degree day and the engine temp stayed at 160 the whole time. I loaded the pix from my album and there are also older ones there. I have a video on Photobucket, but cannot get FTE to accept the copied URL info. I'll keep trying.





9/26/2015





 
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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 02:06 PM
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Very, very cool! No pun intended. It is nice to see the old girls doing what they were meant to do. How far did you sling the water?
 
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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 02:33 PM
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I was just happy to see the water come out of the nozzle. Maybe 75'. This was the first time the pump had water in it since 2008. Now I have to make sure I get all of it out so it does not freeze.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 09:33 PM
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Fantastic. love it. Beautiful truck!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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That's really cool!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 10:52 PM
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That looks like a fun time! Dang your truck is really looking beautiful. It is a remarkable example of a very rare truck. Congratulations on all the hard work that is now paying off.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 06:16 PM
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Here's a video.

MVI_4394.mp4 Video by 641VanAlstyneRoad | Photobucket
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 07:52 PM
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Great video! How come you didn't have the lights and siren going?
 
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Old Sep 29, 2015 | 07:01 AM
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Conserving electricity. HaHa I did not think about it until you mentioned it. Next year.
 
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