Mack L-Series

Mack L-Series in Cave In!, Movie made for TV, 1983

Class: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
no-a ◊ 2024-02-24 18:15
mike962 ◊ 2024-02-24 18:47	Mack written on it Link to "www.fentonfire.com" Link to "thumbs.dreamstime.com" -- Last edit: 2024-02-24 18:48:45
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2024-02-25 00:25	Would a 23-year old (since L-series production ended in 1956) firetruck still be in service in 1979?
CougarTim ◊ 2024-02-25 22:18	In a busy urban jurisdiction, probably not. In a rural area where emergency calls are rarer and the budget for buying new units is less, maybe.
dhill_cb7 ◊ 2024-02-25 22:44	We still have some 1997-2002 Ambulances in service. I live outside Philadelphia. Truly depends on upkeep and budget. We also have to remember that sell fire stations have multiple fire engines. The one two blocks from me has three engines.
Pokeoddsponge ◊ 2024-02-29 03:34	My dad and grandfather's department retired a 1937 truck in 1970 (33 years), a 1949 truck in 1985 (36 years), a 1958 truck in 1990 (32 years) and a 1973 truck in 2005 (32 years). They just retired a 1994 truck in the past few months (30 years old) and still have a 1995 truck in service as a spare. One of the department's old trucks (a 1972 model) went to a department in rural Tennessee and was only retired 2-3 years ago when the brakes needed work and they couldn't get parts anymore (the manufacturer went out of business in 1989) -- Last edit: 2024-02-29 03:41:54