I BOUGHT A LEGIT FIRE TRUCK, MY CHILDHOOD DREAM!!!
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Hey Bruce! My father was a Milford firefighter, and was part of the crew that put your fire truck in service in 1990, and operated it until they retired it 18 years later. He actually took it for its last ride for Milford. The truck was Engine 4, and the crew was known as the “Bulls”. I actually got my name because of this exact truck. My father asked me to comment, in hopes that you’d see it, and let him tell you more about that truck and it’s wonderful history.
That’s awesome
I've been a Firefighter/Paramedic for the last 35 years and being an Engineer on many types of apparatus you will learn pretty quick. Congratulations on your new to you piece of equipment. Have fun Bruce.
Sir I myself retired last year after 35 years as a Firefighter/Medic
Ken Bass. I’ve been fire&rescue first responder for 24 years. I’m LT gibson County in west TN
Looks like a small section of brothers! I’m a Captain/Medic with 34 years in. Retire in 1.5 years from the best job (Army was a pretty close 2nd) ever! I’ve got a 59 Seagrave Engine in my backyard and am looking for an old Tiller truck.
only been an EMT for almost 2 years, and I’m loving every second of it, i always love to teach people the ins and outs of an ambulance
Ten years as a FF/EMT till the back gave out. Getting old and arthritis is a bad deal
It was so amazing meeting you today i love your videos I hope you have as much fun with the truck as me my dad and all the cadets keep up the good work man
You was running that hose like a boss
U nd dad did good with the truck kyle
Jd Vlogs thanks bro
Dick Soprano Thanks man 👍🏻😁
Nathaniel Reay Thank you very much Nathaniel 😌
I don't understand all the hate. It's his money. He can do what he wants
They are just jealous. Let it go.
I know, he is so excited to have this truck! People seem to resent other peoples joy. Good on Bruce.
Follow your dreams
True that brotha!
Same with whistlindiesel
*Person who's house is on fire while Bruce drives by...
"What the hell!?!"
Nawwwww, he's the kind of guy, that would pull over..........locate a hydrant and go to work, untill the troops arrive! But, that's just me.
I could be wrong. :-)
@@nratchr probably not hook up (not legal w/o permit) bur would probably put the tank to use
@@IPAWS2018 I'm sure if a house is on fire they probally wouldn't care if you hooked up
@@realredditstories420 Any police there would probably ticket you for it, rationale being municipal apparatus might have constricted access to water and scene.
@@IPAWS2018 you pull up and unhook when you get there. That simple. If my house was burning down I wouldn't care if someone hooked up to a hydrant to put it out and I know you wouldn't
I hope this inspires you young men to join a volunteer department. It's really hard to find members of the younger generations willing to join.
It's hard work. People just dont wanna work hard anymore
I would if they need one so bad my local Volunteers fire station is columbia west hempfield mountville.
I’ve always wanted to do that but don’t really know how. And my fear of heights might not work out so well. I’d walk right into a fire as long as there’s no ladders on the way there.
I would love to volunteer for a fd because I'm all about hardwork and I'm 26 years old and yall r right no younger generation gives a fuck about hardwork all they care is if they look good and don't want to get there hands dirty at all which is pretty sad
@@theaveragejoestinkeringand4407 you have to ask yourself if you're willing to climb a ladder to save a life. Even though as a volunteer you might not have to worry about being put in that situation, but i had to ask myself the same thing before i joined my volunteer department and ive been doing great and having a blast putting in the work
Bruce in 2000: "someday I'll own a firetruck"
Bruce in 2020: "I just bought a firetruck".
Hell yeah
Lol
right
If your house catches fire your good. Don’t Evan call the boys
Tristan Grainger, Yeah, that’s what he probably means.
Nooo call the FD that truck only has a 500 gallon water tank and he dont got full gear he would be fucked if he didn’t call the FD
I hate to say it... Woooosh
What if the truck catches fire
Ok don't call Evan got it
The reason you have to pull your tank circulator is to keep your pump from getting hot not to cool the water
So if the pump gets hot, the water stays cool?
I was taught to recirculate because the pump can start cavitating and basically destroy the impaler
The pump is centrifugal. The impeller constantly spins this heating up the water around it. If you don't circulate the water it can reach boiling temperatures. Wrecking everything and scalding you.
As long as you’re flowing water, you don’t need to recirculate water, but if you’re not flowing, you need to recirculate to keep the pump from burning up.
Now you got a learn how to put that PPE on in less than a minute. Then you’re legit.
Tonight on Bruce Wilson Too, Bruce puts his 55gal. drum of super clean in the fire truck and washes the whole fleet. Gonna be sick when he needs to rinse off the flatty or somethin.
Go to your local water department and rent a construction water meter then you can hook to a hydrant and pull water.
Yes getting a hydrant permit keeps you legit..and he would also need to create an Air Gap to fill the truck to protect the potable water system. As filling the truck is not deemed as an emergency situation and cannot be filled Direct
Bubba Marlow most water utilities will supply you with a back flow preventer that hooks up with the meter. For those vehicles that cannot have an air gap. Unlike a water truck that can have an air gap up top where the water fills into the tank. But some will also make you provide the back flow yourself depending on the utility.
I had Soldiers in Afghanistan always jumping in every fire truck we brought through my yard. I'd add a lock on the doors.
Cool truck
Thank you all for the lesson on Plumbing Theory.. the easiest and oldest form of non mechanical backflow prevention is....... but then again I'm speaking to my jurisdiction in the Maryland DC Virginia southern Pennsylvania area
Yes Buddy he can always draft out of a lake Pond stream or other
You gotta get a American flag for the back!!🇺🇸
Like a 12' long one so it flaps in the breeze!
Or wrap the truck American Flag style...
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Well that's nice to get to buy the stuff you dreamed of that not on my list but the bus is still cool tho
please don't
That truck was like 10 minutes from me in Rutledge that’s pretty cool to see you tuber get it and do stuff to it dad was on the fire department so he knows the truck well
Cbr4life I remember seeing that truck in Rutledge a couple times it was like 20 minutes away from me.
Yoooo!! Shoutout from milford Connecticut here!! That's flippin awesome that it made it all the way there!! Idk if it's the exact truck but it looks REALLY similar to a truck I rode on in the early 90's would be awesome if it was the same one.
Would have been Engine 4 I believe
And this is why I love the internet.
same from East Farms fd in Framington ct
Shoutout from Milford kinda cool my grandfather was the chief when this truck was in service.
Milford brings it all baby
Thanks from all us little kids out here no matter how old we are! ✌️✌️🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍
I believe airport equipment is usually yellow. Drag strips are often old runways.
Keep it yellow.
But seriously, I've seen quite a few highway rescue trucks painted yellow, it's much more visible at night.
Yeah I've delivered to restaurants at the airport and most of there equipment is yellow but its changing to red
In the UK Airport fire truck were always red but now some are going yellow
My firetrucks are green and white. The company still uses those colors too...
kstricl our Engine, wagon, response truck, brush truck, and ambulances were all white and green/yellow. I personally like it better that way, but that’s just me
You know it's the real deal when you have legit firefighters walking you around the truck
Lol ye
start a truck washing business, make the truck pay for it's self
Yeah but USE the truck to wash trucks and cars hahaha
Be a big hit at Mud Bogs...
Honestly.
Yes i was just about to comment this exact thing, it would be a really awesome, i mean, a mobile car and truck washing business would do so well in cities where people don't have the time to take their cars to get cleaned at a car wash.
Coz many a times even i wish there was a mobile car wash service that would come to my home and wash the car for me, coz its so hectic and busy to get ready for work and hurrying to get to the office.
In addition to that he can also start mobile car and truck repair business, since bruce is an experienced mechanic he can take this truck and also do repairs on cars for people at their home.
Genius.
Hey Bruce I just wanted to tell you congrats on getting a fire truck I am a volunteer fireman in North Carolina and I am happy to know that at some point you will donate it to a fire department in need I want to tell you I am thankful for what you do I am thankful for your videos and I hope it continues to grow and you continue to keep doing more and more awesome videos God bless to you and your family
Bruce you can contact MES or ten-8 fire equipment they are in Florida. They sell foam and fire equipment.
I own an old rig as well. Please tune those air horns. With the Grover airhorns its a matter of turning the trumpet part of the horn just right and listening for it to sound perfect. If you need any help finding equipment and stuff like that let me know. I have a lot of old equipment, sirens, lights and more.
I know this truck very well from when it was in Rutledge Tennessee!! Pretty awesome you ended up with it!
He seems so happy!
Also keep the yellow it’s a classic
As an captain at my firehouse that awesome to see someone who want to do stuff like this... I definitely want to see more your work that you do on this project
Awesome to hear that after you have your fun with it, you plan on making sure that the truck is able to keep doing what it is supposed to do. Help put out fires. Looking forward to all of it.
You're gonna have sooo much fun with this! Decommissioned fire apparatus also make great service trucks to put tools and equipment on! You could load it with tools and a compressor and such, turn it into a service truck and call it "barn find rescue" or something 😁
Steven Bailey idk if it's possible but if it is he could start his own fire dept with it and help his community if he really wanted
@@timburm8847 volunteer departments are usually initiated by county or local offices of emergency management and has to be approved by the county's quorum court
I've been a First Responder in Fire and EMS for 20 year and am currently an Engineer/Paramedic. My advice would be to check with your local Police Department and advise them of your intentions of fixing it up and donating it. Otherwise, some communities have ordinances prohibiting emergency lights and sirens on a private vehicle if you aren't and active member of a Fire Department. They might ask you to disconnect them while you have it.
Other than that, it looks like a 90 Pierce Custom Cab Pumper, probably 1k gallon tank, pump can be between a 750gpm to a 1260gpm. I wouldn't go too far with the nozzle you had on the 1 1/2" hose. Look for "Pump Ops 1" videos if you want to learn more about the pump panel. Have fun with it buddy!
LEAVE IT YELLOW. CALL IT THE BANANA.
Milford ,CT is my neighbor town. I own one as well you will have a blast with it
I prefer to see it red; because most fire engines are either red all over or white over red.
@@Mr_Prospector_ Your correct but it's nice to see something different.. People ask me if I'll paint mine from yellow to red and I say hell no leave it yellow till it's ripens up the it will turn red on its own lol
Ive even seen solid pink ones for breast cancer awareness
@@brandonfloyd6321 the town of Westport Connecticut sends one unit out to get wrapped in pink during the month of October for breast cancer awareness.
North haven ct are all yellow
Awesome your going to give it to a fire department in need I was a volunteer in upstate NY for Stockport FD from the age of 16 as a Jr it's a thankless job but makes you feel good I'd recommend finding a very rural department that has a very low budget and can't afford a newer rig have the pump tested and certified before you donate it :)
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its for him not a department
SORA is the best he said at the end he was going to donate it
Here is something funny Anthony im a firefighter for Germantown FD and you kinda sit in the same county as my department.
@@billybrown6236 yes my father was a Germantown volunteer back in the day :)
I am a firefighter with the Meridian volunteer fire department I can give you a lot of info on that truck. The pipe on the top isn't for a nozzle it's where you can mount a deck gun a high volume fixed unit that you can turn left and right as well as up and down they come in really handy on structure fires.
Hello fellow CT resident. The engine I own came from branford. This video just shows you where units go after being sold. You never can know where they will end up
@@LightbarRepair very true we actually just got a new ladder truck from South Texas that originated in Nebraska
Every boys dream!!! What an awesome parade truck!
Congratulations!
Cheers
Doc
Lime green was introduced to cut down accidents, the yellow was proven to be more visible.
Leave it yellow!
Orange is where it is
I'm gonna say purple! But yellow is also awesome. Lol.
Leave it yellow!!
Hey Bruce. As a couple others on here, I am also a professional firefighter. I work for a department in north Pinellas County and I am a driver engineer for the past 18 years. My main job is to basically pump the truck. So if you have any questions about how to pump the truck or why we do what we do, just ask. I will try to help the best I can. Couple things, make sure when you are in pump gear, you are moving water, either flowing a hose or recirculating. The water can get so hot in the pump that you can melt the pump bearing and do serious damage to the pump. Second, dripping water from the pump packing (pump seal) is normal. It is usually a rope seal and they should drip 4 to 10 times a minute when pumping. If its not to bad of a drip, I would leave it. It is not a easy job. Have fun with the truck, and again, any thing, please ask.
I'm from shelton Connecticut, 10 min away from milford and theres plenty of towns in Connecticut that have yellow fire trucks, cool truck man, keep up the good work
This truck is the talk of the neighborhood, amazing. Everyone looked hyped
This beautiful truck needs a Federal 'Q'
I am fairly new to your channel. As a former career chief engineer with 31 years service my duties included fire engine driver's training, engine and ladder company operations, and vehicle maintenance.
A few things to consider so you don't have any mishaps is to secure and empty the interior before raising the cab. The smallest item can roll out of place and strike the windshield and crack or pop it out.
Also another key factor is the engine hours verses miles. In the life span of fire apparatus those numbers will be key, you might only have a few thousand road miles but a much higher reading on the engine hours meter. Where as most fire apparatus only travel a few miles to an emergency call, the could spend hours at higher rpm's at a working fire. That put a lot of wear and tear on the internal parts of the engine.
When drafting from a fresh water or static source, you need to make sure all your connections are air tight and sealed, any air leaks in the hose you will not get any suction to draw the water.
A centrifugal, midship-mounted fire pump on a fire department engine must be primed before it will operate. Primed means fully water flooded and all the air inside the pump casing preferably removed. An operating midship pump filled with water is self-sustaining in that it creates quite a high vacuum at the eye of the impeller. This provides a continuous intake of water when drafting from a static supply source. However, when water is drained and the pump is filled with air, the centrifugal pump impeller is a very poor vacuum pump. I will see if I still have some old training materials and send it your way. Best of luck.
I am an Australian fire fighter. I have got the structure gear like that. We all say it's like wearing 3 doonas outside a housfire then u go in and it just becomes hell.
Thank you for serving your neighbours!
So happy to hear you will be donating it at some point! Let her keep right on doing her job and saving lives.
16:16 oh yeah i can imagine hearing this when he approaches every friends house.
My father was a fire fighter for almost 27 years in Rochester, Indiana. That fire department had several yellow fire trucks. One was a tanker, a pumper truck and a fire Rescue truck and another one I think was for grass fires. If you want to check out that fire department it's newest location is on Highway 14 East in Rochester, Indiana by the Fulton County Municipal Airport
You would be surprised who would mess with a unlocked fire engine. In 2013, we had a meth head steal one of our ambulances while on a call.
Like 2 days after Christmas 2019 a fire ambulance from my county was stolen by a family member of a patient.
That sucks
Have had radios stollen out of our engine before
My grandfather was a firefighter. Joined the Dublin Fire Brigade back in 1962. This is quite a nice video to watch. I can't wait to see more of it with my grandad😉🤟
Bruce,
I have a friend here in Texas that is scrapping a pumper that's identical to that one. He might have parts you need.
Bruce Wilson good work Bruce. Keep it up buddy 👍🏼
@@Bruce_Wilson I sent you an email and notified him you might be in contact.
Best of luck
Sweet! Couple of suggestions on water, if needed, up here the water company will rent you a hydrant meter, they don't care how much water you take from a hydrant as long as you meter and pay for it.
Also check with your local concrete plant, they have high capacity pumps and the one I worked for never minded filling tanks for people who needed lots of water. And of course free is best if you have a pond or similar to draw from.
Bruce. While you have it... "911" tribute paint scheme! By the way tell your friend there he's doing a great job recording. These are fun videos. Thank you.
Yeah i am lucky that i was born before 911 i was born on 01-2001.
Nah, he should leave it yellow, non-red engines are kinda rare...
Man, this vid took me back to 75 when the Firemen used to come to my school every Friday of the month and give us demos & fire safety lectures. That's when those big reds were around, lol. Congrats Bruce with your big badd rig.
Neighbor: Help!! My house is on fire!!
Bruce: Dont worry!! I own a fire truck and I will save your house!
Uhh 😂😭
I am certified fireman. I never pursued it. My dad and I went thru the training when I was 16 and I turned 17 and got certified. It was thru a volunteer fire department. The time to suit up at the time we trained was 1min and 30sec. They allowed us 2 min before we passed. We also owned a truck it was a 1963 Dodge pumper with 600 + original miles. The yellow truck are usually for airport use. Ours was yellow as well. It had a cannon that you operated from inside the cab. We lived on Lake Oconee Ga. so we got water as much as we wanted. I’ll look for a pic to send to you. We had so much fun. I’m 42 now that lets you know how long it was. I miss it now seeing yours.
Pressure washing business next
This 👍👍
I’m kind of jealous. Makes me miss our old 1832. Was one of our first brand new engines after we merged with the other local dept. my father was capt of the truck. He did all then gold leaf painting on it and the letters on the wheels. Was a great truck. Have fun with it but don’t get into trouble. Make sure your local depts know you have one.
From Pawn Stars:
Most children would want a fire engine for Christmas, you actually got yourself a real fire engine.
Ahhhh... the memories!!! Gotta love boys and their toys!!!!
Haven’t seen a yellow fire truck in a while all the ones that I have seen is Red and Black
Come to Miami
Scottsdale AZ Fire Department is identical to Bruce's, but yes a rare color. Glendale AZ fire department is yellow and white. Arizona is weird
My firetrucks are green and white. There’s no regulation on color, so most companies just picked whichever color they thought would stand out back in the day and some of those have kept those color to this day.
Bro u should live near an airport. AP Fire is almost always tellow
I’ve seen red, yellow, and green, but never seen black, pretty sure my fire departments all have red trucks
You should try and find out it's original station and take it back there would be an amazing and I'm sure emotional video it's crazy to think how many lives that truck has saved
Not sure if Station 4 was it's original station, but from the shadow of lettering it was. I agree though, they would be shocked. @brucewilson
keep it yellow. good luck with the pump seals. your comment at the walmart parking lot caught my attention. when you said no one would mess with a fire truck. from my experience kids especially have no respect and use them as jungle gyms. when I bring mine anywhere i always have someone with the truck at all times. even adults seem to get childish and enter the cab for selfies. it seems like all boundaries are off when its a fire truck. taking pump lessons is a great idea too. theres also lots of books out there. look up if there is any fire musters in your area. there is usually flea markets to find stuff, they are also a great place to meet other apparatus owners. you should also get real firefighting nozzles because the red ones you were working with are more commercial use not fire department use. looking forward to more vids. if you have any questions just ask. also be careful because ive heard so many stories of equipment being stolen off trucks that sit outside.
F.T.A. Fire Trucks you are 100% correct about how little kids have no respect when it was over at my house before we sold it to Bruce all the little kids that would walk past the truck from there bus stop they would always try to go up and mess with the truck and I would have to go out and stop them btw if u wondering who tf I am when I said before we sold the truck to Bruce you probably think I’m some kid trying to sound “cool” I’m actually the kid in the blue shirt in the video just sayin😐
@@kylefire6946 oh 😎
@@kylefire6946 Right on, KYLE !!!
Richard D. Ayeeeee😂✌🏻
Just recently a guy had a private engine like this vandalized, glass smashed, spray painted, stuff stolen off it... nobody will run off with it if it’s a manual though so there’s one positive...
I like the classic firetruck red paintjobs, but i also love the old yellow trucks just because they are so rare these days.
Leave it yellow it’s unique!
Yellow ugly red good
Wow I know many departments would be running it as a first or second out engine! Especially being a Pierce! Retired firefighter (captain) Congratulations!!!
5:40 great tool for washing my driveway....🤔
I been working as a paramedic/ EMT for past 17 years and if there is one thing that I love is old Emergency vehicles. If you want me to look up the history of your fire truck I can.
As a volunteer firefighter this was hilarious to watch 😂😂
XTreme Gaming1066 same brother I was laughing at the cross lays like wtf who runs a 1 1/2 ? Plus wtf are those nozzles
@@somma4697 I was thinking the same thing, they must be some old nozzles or something
@@somma4697 old nozzles but still used in farming application we have a few they also make them as a fire fighting tool for houses with wells
First off, it’s an “ENGINE “ not a truck!
Second, those are wildland nozzles on the 1-1/2” crosslay.
@@andrewheritage425
Actually it a "Pumper"
This brought back memories. I became a volunteer in 1970. I stayed with it for 10 years but I still jump when I hear a siren. Enjoy your new toy. 😁😁👍
alway freaks me out when I see a green nozzle being used to fill diesel, In the UK green is unleaded and black is diesel 😁
I thought exactly the same! Lol
Black is unleaded here
I have seen both here in america. But the blue one is always leaded
Radical is the first word that comes to mind! 🤩 Those are wider tires in the front, right? The wheels are cool! Did he recommend ear protection while driving? I know it looks cool when you look inside and see them wearing the gear! I can imagine you getting your money back out of it, especially if you take good care of it and even repairing the water leaks. Have fun with it! 😍 I don’t think I would touch the paint on it, unless you want to fix the rusted areas. Improve what you can and then pass it on.
Next episode "We bought a ghost town" Welcome to Burnoutville!!
that is possible but dont think there is one near him nor have the money to buy the land if he did
Then he could have is own fire dept for the town with the fire truck
Referred too as a Triple Combination Engine, which means it carries it's own water to pump on a fire can get water from a Hydrant, and can pump via the hard sleeves from a static water supply (river lake pond pool. Nice looking unit. you check and see if the packing gland on the pump is leaking which it might be but more than likely you have a leak in the tank.
Very honorable thing to do. make a few videos and donate it to a volunteer station .. might save a life somewhere! Awesome
That's right son! Get them trucks boi! Ridin the short bus, rockin the cabover, now you're sporting the farr truck! I wish that I would've made better life decisions and I could be out there having fun with big trucks and buses.
Bruce you have the nozzle for the deck gun it’s just laying down beside it for height purposes
@Bruce Wilson
I work for a truck yard. We have an old hook and ladder truck. Soooo want to take it for a spin around the yard driving the rear steer. Have a great time workin' on this beast.
The "small line" on the top of the truck is called the "jiffy line."
I think every kid always wanted a fire truck ,,I don't yet own one but i do have my eye on one , it's an older one than this but quite unique too
I do however own a school bus and my favorite of them all is one i have had for 2 years now ,, a 1948 GMC PD-3751 motorcoach which i do drive regularly and absolutely love the looks it gets
it was originally a greyhound coach until 1965 and it was converted to an RV/motorhome in 1977 ,,i bought it in feb 2018 and have refurbished it completely , including an in-frame engine OH like you are doing to the cabover ,it has the original engine still a 6-71 detroit diesel 2 stroke ,, it has been upgraded to the 4 valve head and turbocharger ,changed all of the exterior lights to LED and upgraded the electrical systems and plumbing as well in the RV modernized that stuff while leaving the 1970s era feeling to it
it's great to drive on the highway , similar in size to a 35ft motorhome i can easily make 12.5 MPG on the freeway when most RVs can barely break 8 mpg
To see a fire truck in that color is rare so don't change it
Bruce watching you in that fire truck makes me feel like a kid again. Thanks man, you are awwwsome.
That deck gun would be what’s called a stang gun. I literally just sold one the same color as your truck lol
Cool beans, brings back memories. Dad was a volunteer firefighter/lifesquadman when I was a kid. NorthUnion Township had all volunteer back then. Since then I think they have 4-5 full time departments nowadays
Oh yeah, check up on maintaining those hoses. I remember those guys hanging those hoses to keep them from molding or rotting. Have to dry them out. New materials today probably solved that though
Peanut needs fire boots. I'm sure someone makes them.
Don't tear it up. Have a little fun with it. It's still a nice rig and deserves a good home.
Hey Bruce, love the channel. Another shoutout from Milford, CT!
I see the fire fighting apparatus up here mostly red in color. But there may be others. I saw a truck wrapped in pink for breast cancer awareness once, but not sure about yellow. Could be a from it’s time in Tennessee from what the seller said in the video. I used to dream about trucks and stuff too when I was a kid. Can’t wait to see how the cab over turns out when you’re done. That’s my favorite part of the channel. I also think you handled the Ice Man situation with class. Great job overall !!!
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Did the seller say where in Tennessee she(the truck) served?
Was definitely wondering why you wanted a firetruck until I heard your plan for it totally awesome. Some lucky deserving fire department will end up with a awesome truck to help save lives it definitely needs a American flag firefighter vinyl wrap. Have fun getting everything wet
Didn’t you have a buddy that had land that was a neighborhood with hydrants on it you washed the flatty there?
Being a firefighter I'll tell you that back in the 80's till about 2010 most fire departments had their own color. By that I mean companies in the same local area. This was done so that the color of the truck as well as the color of firefighting gear could be used visually to know what company was on scene.
I used to run in a county back east that the city had like green trucks just as this and the other remaining 14 companies (volunteer) had different color trucks. Yellow, white, baby blue, red, black, Forrest green, etc. Some were two toned.
Keep it lime green!
Now days a lot of departments are still trying to keep it up but the cost of custom paint is becoming expensive so a lot are rolling out red and white, white, or just red.
Maybe a fresh coat of the same color to get rid of some rust
Hell I'm a firefighter and I want an engine really bad 😂😂
www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.AdvSearchResultsNew&searchPg=Category&additionalParams=true&sortOption=ad&timing=BySimple&timingType=&category=94K
direct from the FD's that bought them first.
facebook market place is where i got mine
Bruce firefighter here. If you have any questions let me know. Help you out anyway I can. Looks good!
“Don’t hit the power lines”. There it is. Guy the power lines are made for more extreme things than just water
Sure thing. But electricity travels through water ;)
You're not too bright, huh? They're not worried about ruining/breaking the power lines. They're worried about getting electrocuted. Most overhead power lines are not insulated.
That's why we don't let cops play with the hoses...
Standard layout for hoses is 13/4 preconnects for the crosslays, on rear 1 13/4 lay and 1 2/12 lay, hydrant line in center bed. That's either more 21/2 or 6"or 8" LDH (long distance hose) using storz connectors
That’s cool if you’re planning to donate the truck to volunteer fire department. I’m sure they’ll really appreciate it. Looks like it’s in very good shape.
You can get used fire equipment online. Just do a search for what you want You could become a community fire department depending on where you live volunteer your neighbors would feel much safer if you kept it operational. Some fire departments will even give you donated equipment if you have a volunteer department. All you really need is insurance and training. I know, I once was the President of a local volunteer department in rural Colorado. I had two fire trucks at my house for two years
Where’s the federal? That’s where you get the real sound!
Highstreett looks like there was probably one on the front bumper at one point. Probably got taken off and put in service on another rig. Or it got sold because those Q sirens can pull in a lot of money
I'm a 38 year retired firefighter from NY. I've had a good laugh thanks for that Bruce.
You just pushed me deeper into sadness lol! Since I was 5 I’ve wanted to be a firefighter. I did everything to get on the departments I have certifications from FEMA up the ass and EMT courses and training. But I still can’t be on any department because I have epilepsy so I “could be a risk to myself and others on the scene” I still got into a junior program a few years ago sort of... not full time. So I have turnout gear and everything but I’m mostly sad because I wanted to go and get a pumper from one of my local departments and it was the yellow one but it’s gone forever😭
Not to say your wrong on what your calling it ( pumper) because in different places and different people call it a few names. At my department we call them engines. But good video I hope you have fun with it.
"Come here girl. I'm gonna put your fire out!" LOL!
Its gunna be a blast I am a volunteer fireman so I promise its gonna bring great content Alexis Fire Equipment is where you could possibly get some equipment for the truck
Bruce has close to wear when it’s below 50 in Florida.
Have your fun with it Bruce fix it up and eventually donate it to a needy volunteer dept. They will definitely appreciate it!!
what happened to the last two videos you uploaded?
Well i think its cool that you bought a fire truck for yourself . Kind of a bucket list type of thing . It tells me the kind of man you are by donating the truck to a volunteer fire dept in your area . Im sure theres one somewhere that could for sure use that truck. Keep your vlogs comjng man. God bless