1920's Firetruck Help

[Mark Gregory]

Can anyone help this fellow with some information about a 1926 Reo Firetruck . The Reo Club can not seem to give him any details . Thanks 

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Bill Blunden, President
Thousand Islands Hose Haulers
Editor, SPAAMFAA Silver Trumpet
PO Box 296
Carthage, NY 13619
315-783-2324
Billblunden@gmail.com

Edited January 31, 2018 by Mark Gregory (see edit history)

[46 woodie]

Most fire vehicles back then were produced by companies that used commercial chassis' and mounted custom bodies and equipment.  Can you give us any more info and pictures.

[ALF1920]

Just knowing the manufacturer of the apparatus, i.e., Sanford, Young Fire, Foam-mite Childs, International Harvester, just to name a few would put the person in the right ball park. Looking at a fire book I came across the Buffalo Fire Appliance Corp. that stretched the wheelbase of a REO speedwagon to make a small triple combination For Kenilworth, NJ. in 1926. Quite a few have come and gone, including American La France.

 

 

[46 woodie]

ALF, the Engine Co. I was assigned to had 1980 American LaFrance. When It was being built several of us went up to Elmira, NY, to see the Fire Engine being built and was given a tour of the factory. Sad to see it go. Do you know what is in the complex now? When the LaFrance was replaced the city gave us a Seagraves pumper. That Seagraves was a monster compared to the LaFrance.