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tamangel · 12-29-2008, 18:09

auction ended 12/29/08
Event Id 3802 — Lot Number 8116
unknown final bid

AM GENERAL CORP. CLASS 530C 2 1/ 2 TON, 6X6 500 GALLON PER MINUTE FIRE FIGHTING TRUCK, BUILT ON M45A2 CHASSIS. 6986 MILES, 588 HRS. , POWERED BY A 6-CYLINDER HERCULES MULTIFUEL ENGINE, DRIVING THROUGH A FIVE-SPEED MANUAL OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION, TWO-SPEED TRANSFER CASE. VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH HARD TOP CAB ENCLOSURE AND PERSONNEL HEATER. Located in Barstow, CA

Mike

tamangel · 12-29-2008, 18:14

auction ended 12/29/08
Event Id 3802 — Lot Number 8117
unknown final bid

AM GENERAL CORP. CLASS 530C 2 1/ 2 TON, 6X6 500 GALLON PER MINUTE FIRE FIGHTING TRUCK, BUILT ON M45A2 CHASSIS. 6953 MILES, 653 HRS. , POWERED BY A 6-CYLINDER LDT-465 HERCULES MULTIFUEL ENGINE, DRIVING THROUGH A FIVE-SPEED MANUAL OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION, TWO-SPEED TRANSFER CASE. VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH HARD TOP CAB ENCLOSURE AND PERSONNEL HEATER.

Mike

anyone get either of these?

tamangel · 01-23-2009, 19:14

found this report..Good reading and pic's of AF rigs..

Pioneers with Intent
Memoirs of an Air Force Fire Fighter
By Douglas E. Courchene

http://www.aviationfirejournal.com/p...TENT-FINAL.pdf

Mike

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tamangel · 01-24-2009, 12:31

O-6 White Cardox USAF pic's

Mike

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milfireguy · 01-26-2009, 12:18

In 1943, the Corps of Engineers authorized for use as an Auxiliary Air Field Crash Vehicle, the M3A1 Decontamination Truck. The unit consisted of a 400 gallon wood tank mounted on the standard GM, CCKW, 2 1//2 ton, 6x6 chassis, with a high pressure, 400 psi pump driven from the truck transmision. Many of the Engineer & Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoons used these trucks with great success. In 1944, 20 of the trucks were sent to Army Air Fields in Alaska and Canada for fire fighting duties.

Additional information on the Army Fire Fighting Platoons can be found at: www.firetrucks-atwar.com

milfireguy · 01-26-2009, 12:47

While not a part of the Corp of Engineers fire truck inventory, this Air Field Crash Truck appeared in Oct 1942 and was built on a CCKW cargo truck. The truck was equipped with a front mounted high pressure pump and a water tank was mounted in the cargo bed. Also in the bed there appears to be several CO2 tanks connected to a hose reel mounted above. The reel appears to be from a Holabird Class 100 Crash Truck. A low pressure fog applicator nozzle and standard fire fighting lines are mounted to the front fenders. It is thought that only a few of these trucks were built.

papercu · 01-27-2009, 15:50

Webpage has/is moving, go here for the new bookmark. Wayne
Thanks to tamangel for the update.
http://www.firetrucks.mil-fire.net/

tamangel · 01-30-2009, 16:14

found this page recently, looked thru all previous threads on this subject and didn't see info on this truck..

Any other pic's or info out there on the MB5?
http://www.fire-engine-photos.com/pi...number1659.asp

Mike

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additional info on the pic below:
Truck, Fire, Aircraft, Rescue 4X4, Type MB-5 (Oshkosh)
Caterpillar 6-cyl diesel 273 bhp
auto trans 4F1RX1 ('Power Shift')
wb 140in 254X96X132 in
NSW 19,755 lbs
Tires: 15.00-22.5
Top Speed 60 MPH
400 Gal capacity
Delivered expanded foam over 100 ft. at 3000 gpm

FrankUSMC · 01-30-2009, 20:51

I drove one for a year at MCAS Cherry Point! Great truck! My truck was the "52". Sorry, long day, I will write more tomorrow, thanks for showing the photo, had some great Marines on my crew.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

milfireguy · 01-31-2009, 23:06

This is the first version of the MB-5 and was manufactured by the Ward LaFrance Truck Corp., in 1956, USN 71-00988 thru 71-01126 and Marmon-Herrington, in 1957, USN 71-1330 thru 71-1461. Pictured rig is a Maron-Herrington. The WdLaFr models were equipped with standard transmissions and the MH with automatic transmissions.