tamangel

a couple of responses from my friend ( World War II Army Engineer Fire Truck Identification Homepage ) on the above:

Post # 154:
The trucks are 1-1/2 ton 4x4 military Internationals built for Tactical use by the Navy/Marine Corps.
6 Cylinder engine, 5 speed trannie, 500 GPM pump (presumably centrifugal) mounted high behind the cab, whether PTO driven or independently powered is not known as is the capacity of the booster tank, the third reel is for a low pressure CO2 system.
As the picture shows they (these) were built by ALF. Unfortunately ALF has had so many problems and owners over the years that their archives are a shambles with much historical info now lost.

Post # 157:
As usual the seller does not provide the really needed pictures. Think it
is a 1-1/2 ton 4x4 International, military cab and chassis. This truck also
came in a 3/4 ton 4x4 version. There is limited information on Navy/Marine
Corps tactical fire trucks. Their apparatus in the States was with a few
exceptions off the shelf civilian.
The E-bay truck is what would have deployed overseas with both the Navy and
Marine Corps. I guess it can be called crash fire truck.

Mike