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• #1 by DaveyB on July 27, 2023 - 11:12 AM

  

  Mile Mc, try indianafiretrucks.com. There is a picture of this engine in all its glory. Lake County, Gary, Retired Rigs

• #2 by Mike Mc on July 27, 2023 - 8:21 AM

  

  Was this Engine 7? They had an ALF 700 series with extra ground ladders. Webmasters, could you ping to 7/23/2020 Gary F.D. history?

  Thanks.

• #3 by crabbymilton on July 26, 2023 - 6:30 AM

  

  I came across either a book or article about the 700’s. There was a reprint of the ALF brochure with the specs. It listed as having mufflers as optional equipment. Now hearing the sound of a 700 V12 with straight pipes would be neat at a muster but it would imagine it would get old quickly in service both driving and pumping. Sure I’m sure many added mufflers as time went by and the old V12 replaced with more modern gasoline and diesel engines and automatic transmissions. Then you contrast that today with the engines in apparatus are any number of times more powerful and seem to be as quiet as the engine in a sedan.

• #4 by GFD #634 on July 25, 2023 - 8:22 PM

  

  In agreement with CrabbyMilton the ALF when I was a rookie on the GFD was nicknamed the “Knucklebuster” because the windshield was inches away from the steering wheel. This 1949 ALF had a manual transmission and no power assist steering this rig demanded that you pay attention while driving it.

• #5 by crabbymilton on July 24, 2023 - 6:21 AM

  

  Sad to see an old ALF in this state of repair. However, we have to remember that most apparatus end up like this and few are saved and restored to museum quality.

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