Mineral County

[Engine33Truck]

I don't think that they've found an antique engine that I'm aware of.

[brucobuff]

Last for this thread is the Fountain VFD, located on RT 46 between Ft. Ashby and Keyser. The company started operations in 1972 and has steadily progressed.
The Shaft REO/Oren would be sold by Fountain in 1994.
2nd photo by V. McLaughlin
3rd photo by Bob Kimball
Others from WW Jenkins archives

[brucobuff]

The original 1953 IH 1200 gal. tanker for Fountain came from Cresaptown, MD., they got it from US Navy surplus in 1962.
By the early 1980's, it was replaced with this 1970 Chevy C-60/Allied/Bruco 250/2200, that was already painted slime when it came to Fountain, this would start Fountain's slime years.
This 1974 Dodge Kary-van was sold to Fountain in 1982, it had already been slimed by McCoole around 1980. It would run at Fountain thru-out the 80's.
1st photo by V. McLaughlin
2nd slide by J. Woods

[brucobuff]

A visit to Fountain in 1995 found the following rigs in service:
1994 Pierce Saber 1250/750, still in service today, 1st rig with current paint scheme
1979 Ford F-750/Pierce 750/750 replaced 1999 by Pierce Saber
1979 IH S-1900/CAR-MAR 500/1500? X=Refton VFD, Lancaster Co.,PA, replaced 2003 by current
1985 Ford E-350/Atlantic
WW Jenkins photos

[brucobuff]

in 2003 Fountain bought this 1988 GMC Topkick with a 1995 500/1500 New Lexington body  from Shaft, MD. Has been repainted white/blue.
1998 photo by WW Jenkins

[GA_Dave]

Engine 39-11, Fountain, WV
1999 Pierce Saber
1000/750
EB-926

[Engine33Truck]

Thank you both for posting these!  Fountain is one great company, got a good number of friends there.  I didn't know they used to run slime rigs, I'm glad that 39-13 was white and blue when they bought it!

[Engine33Truck]

Engine 39-11, Fountain, WV
1999 Pierce Saber
1000/750
EB-926

She only has a 500gwt

[Engine33Truck]

Short Gap got this 1985 GMC/Grumman 1000/800 and relaced it in 1998.
Photos 3 & 4 by WW Jenkins

Do you know who SGVFC sold 34-11 (IH/E.W.Steinbaugh) and 34-12 (GMC/Grumman) to?

[Engine33Truck]

More Patterson Creek:
xE35; 1948 ALF 700 series (L-3408,705PFC)  500/500, x-Marianna,PA. obtained about 1953, retired by P-Creek in 1995
Warren W. Jenkins photos

Do you know if she's still there or have they got rid of her?

[brucobuff]

More Patterson Creek:
xE35; 1948 ALF 700 series (L-3408,705PFC)  500/500, x-Marianna,PA. obtained about 1953, retired by P-Creek in 1995
Warren W. Jenkins photos

Do you know if she's still there or have they got rid of her?

IDK, I haven't been back since 2005

[brucobuff]

Short Gap got this 1985 GMC/Grumman 1000/800 and relaced it in 1998.
Photos 3 & 4 by WW Jenkins

Do you know who SGVFC sold 34-11 (IH/E.W.Steinbaugh) and 34-12 (GMC/Grumman) to?

No idea, most of the older gas-powered rigs have been going to brokers in the Midwest and South

[Engine33Truck]

No idea, most of the older gas-powered rigs have been going to brokers in the Midwest and South

Reason being?  I figured that most of the old gas-powered rigs are being re-engined or ended up spending a life as something else or being sent to Mexico and South America. 

[brucobuff]

Reason being?  I figured that most of the old gas-powered rigs are being re-engined or ended up spending a life as something else or being sent to Mexico and South America.  
[/quote]                                                                                                                               A 1970-80 rig can be like a new one to a poor vfd in those areas, i.e. about 1/2 dozen rigs from Washington and Frederick counties are in a couple counties in Missouri, all donated. I would rather see any used rigs go to a poor vfd in this country than go south of the border.

[Engine33Truck]

                                                                                                                      A 1970-80 rig can be like a new one to a poor vfd in those areas, i.e. about 1/2 dozen rigs from Washington and Frederick counties are in a couple counties in Missouri, all donated. I would rather see any used rigs go to a poor vfd in this country than go south of the border.

You have a very good point.  It is better to keep American built trucks in the United States.  I've just been taught that gas-powered fire trucks were more of a liability these days.  I like what E-One has done recently, fire departments submit their stories of faulty/unsafe apparatus and it registers them in a drawing to win a new E-One Tradition engine.