Pierce Mfg Visit, July 92

[johnmocha]

Hi,
Over the next few weeks I be posting photos from an inspection visit to Pierce in July 92.  Here's a few to start it off - literally from when Pierce gets the raw material.
All the best,
John

[johnmocha]

A few more shots of Cabs (Arrow, Lance and Dash), pumps and a chassis under construction.

[johnmocha]

A shot of my fire company's Pierce Lance 1500/750 topmount (River Road, Piscataway, NJ) under construction  Yes, our engine has some totally impractical crosslays.

[mill_fire521]

Thanks for the step back in time... 1 of our engines was built in 92' as well, I wish we had someone who would have taken photos like you.

Trav!

[johnmocha]

Thanks for the nice comment!  I'll  post more when I get a chance.  I do have some nice shots of Hudson (OH?) Snorkel rebuild that was there at the same time.  It's a sweet looking rig.  I still remember my first snorkel - Perth Amboy NJ's 1969 (I believe) FWD with a Chicago style paint job that was unique for its time. 
 
I "grew up" on a 1964 FWD 65' Snorkel and thought it was a wonderful aerial piece.  We could get that unit in anywhere and put out a lot of fire with it.  Our replacement 1989  LTI 100' tower is a decent rig but so unwieldy and large.  I was very bummed to here that the last Snorkels have left the line and we probably won't see rebuilds for that much longer.   I digress - more photos soon!