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Maxim Fire Apparatus history

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT-A real orphan fire apparatus in the Chicago area is the Maxim.  Not many were purchased.  Enjoy.

Mike Summa

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5 Comments

• #1 by harry on January 2, 2020 - 6:54 PM

  

  around here I doubt there still is any but in Massachusetts still has at least two depts. palmer ma soon to be replaced and the other is Worcester ma has 2 for training rigs

• #2 by Alan Fricker on January 2, 2020 - 1:16 PM

  

  Westchester had a Maxim pumper and a mid-mount aerial purchased in the 1970s. Dave Fornell was the salesman who sold the units to them; then he was hired as chief and accepted delivery on them.

• #3 by Al Whitlock on January 2, 2020 - 1:10 PM

  

  There were quite a few Maxim’s in Lake County Indiana.

• #4 by Marty Coyne on January 2, 2020 - 1:01 PM

  

  Name was resurrected in the late 80’s and is still in production by Greenwood.
  https://www.greenwoodev.com/custom-pumpers/

• #5 by Crabbymilton on January 2, 2020 - 10:42 AM

  

  Grand old sort of defunct builder.
  Did that HME partnership ever work out?

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