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| Some Facts About The 1955 Mack Ladder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - 1955 B85 Mack, 26,000 GVW - Serial # B85F-1054 - 757-inch, six cylinder Thermodyne Gasoline Engine (25,200 miles) - 5-speed Non-syncronized Manual Transmission (double clutch) - 250 GPM PTO Hale Pump - 300 Gallon Saddle Tanks Onan 5KW Gasoline Generator - 2 - 1 Inch Preconnected Hose Reels - Air Brakes - Air-assist Power Steering - 75-foot, steel Pirsch Aerial - Hydraulic Stabilizer Jacks (rare in a ladder in that era) - Compliment of Ladders - Compliment of Origional Hand Tools - Federal "Q" Siren - Various Federal Signal Flashers and an Origional "Model 65" MARS Light - A factory photo appears on Page 31 of Harvey Eckert's Mack Model B Fire Truck Book |
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| Below: Ladder 2 is seen parked in the bay of the old section of the firehouse (1929), which it occupied for almost half of her tenure at Berwyn until the new engine bay addition was built in 1970. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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