Evolution of the Cab-Forward Fire Truck - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Evolution of the Cab-Forward Fire Truck write by Kent Parrish. This book was released on 2010-10-15. Evolution of the Cab-Forward Fire Truck available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1938, American LaFrance pioneered the first cab-forward fire apparatus, then revolutionized the concept in 1945 with the classic 700 Series. In the 1950s, legendary names such as Ahrens Fox, Crown Firecoach, Mack, Maxim, Pirsche, and Seagrave began offering their own cab-forward versions. The cab-forward design became the glamour queen of fire apparatus. This volume traces the evolution of cab-forward fire apparatus from its fathering to today’s industry giants, with a brilliant selection of black and white and color photographs with historical commentary and technical data.
Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks
Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks write by Norm Mort. This book was released on 2011-04-01. Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. American COE (Cab Over Engine) designs began to appear as a way to maximize loads and abide by individual U.S. state length regulations. By shortening the overall length of the truck cab the trailer size could be increased while staying within the overall length limit dictated by each state. COE trucks would help play a vital role in America’s industrial growth over the ensuing decades. All the major truck manufacturers are featured along with the many models offered throughout the decades into the 1970s, as well as a brief look at the COE models offered through the 1980s to today.
The History of Fire Engines
The History of Fire Engines - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of Fire Engines write by John A. Calderone. This book was released on 1997. The History of Fire Engines available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An in-depth look at the history, development, and evolution of fire fighting vehicles and manufacturers through the late 1990s.
Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department
Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department write by Wayne Mutza. This book was released on 2020-09-18. Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The vehicles and other firefighting equipment of the Milwaukee Fire Department, like the department itself, are unique among the fire service. It built more of its own apparatus than any other American city and few can match the scope and character of apparatus used to serve and protect life and property in Milwaukee. Through detailed research, firsthand narratives, and captivating photos, the author walks the reader through the fascinating history of the incredible machines that served Cream City from the mid-nineteenth century to modern times. This volume traces the ever-changing face of Milwaukee's fire-fighting and life-saving equipment in parallel with the city's own history and growth. The fire department workshop's reputation for ingenuity is shown through its adaptations to disastrous fires that brought about changes in laws, economic growth and decline, the establishment of Milwaukee's ethnic neighborhoods, the difficult transition from horses to motorization, the wartime and post-war experience, the corporate world of apparatus manufacturers, and Milwaukee's fireboat fleet.
America's Fire Engine
America's Fire Engine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook America's Fire Engine write by Walter M.P. McCall. This book was released on 2022-11-16. America's Fire Engine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As World War II drew to a close, America's premier fire apparatus builder--the American-LaFrance Foamite Corp. of Elmira, N.Y.--bet the company's future on its radical new cab-ahead-of-engine 700 Series fire engines. In a spectacular gamble to capture the superheated postwar market, all of the company's existing products were discontinued and its customers were essentially told to "take it or leave it." This bold gamble paid off and 700 Series rigs soon filled firehouses across the nation, sweeping aside all competitors and ultimately defining the breakthrough 700 as "America's Fire Engine." This is the first comprehensive history of the game-changing 700. Individual chapters detail not only each of the eight major vehicle types but also the origins, design controversies, manufacturing, and marketing of the 700 and short-lived transitional 800 Series. The book includes a meticulously researched registry of every 700/800 series apparatus delivered, supported by many interpretive tables detailing production, specifications and major fire department fleets.
