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This thread will be open to all Fire Fighters and Service Folks who may have a story on the P-4 Crash truck and all Fire Fighting related stories suited to Steel Soldiers.
The P-4 in the photos will be preserved with Poly Paint with some big hopes the Cat 1693 is healthy enough to make this beast pump water some day. Contact has been made with Indiantown Pa. fire station to see if we can gather some history on this ol' girl all in one place.
Still can't believe I have it so not exactly sure what else we're doing with this truck because it found me and I was not looking for a 44,000lb fire truck.
The PO was moving out of his gravel pit and needed to move decades of purchases, conveyers, rock-trucks, drag-lines, trailers, end-dumps and this old crash truck that his Dad bought. I did him a favor and hauled the P-4 away.
I don't have enough history to map out how it got to Canada or how long it's been here but that information is coming. The PO fought bog fires with it and used it around the pits. It was driven to the spot I first saw it prior to 2004. His Dad told him that it was getting hot so he parked it. The cheapest and the best possibility is a head gasket. For the little time I've had to research the Cat engine, it would be cheaper to drop in a new Cat than try and fix the 1693, if we can find parts....we'll see.
I tried to find the TM's online and still haven't found them but the PO solved the problem by pulling 2 fresh books from his pick-up.
TO 36A12-12-14-4 Parts Break-down and TO 36A12-12-14-1 OP and Maint Instructions are two manuals for this truck now I don't need to ask any questions about the P-4.
So if anyone knows about the 1693 or the 240 Rockwells or why we could not get this thing to role without one wheel spinning backwards.....I have a million questions and appreciate any feedback.
Ended up torching the front drive-shaft to let the front axle spin and dragged her kicking and screaming up the ramps. The unload was sweet with a tug from the M207 and a free ride off the deck to her temporary parking spot.
Turned out to be a fairly simple 44,000 lb dead truck dragging recovery on ice.
The P-4 Oshkosh.
The P-4 in the photos will be preserved with Poly Paint with some big hopes the Cat 1693 is healthy enough to make this beast pump water some day. Contact has been made with Indiantown Pa. fire station to see if we can gather some history on this ol' girl all in one place.
Still can't believe I have it so not exactly sure what else we're doing with this truck because it found me and I was not looking for a 44,000lb fire truck.
The PO was moving out of his gravel pit and needed to move decades of purchases, conveyers, rock-trucks, drag-lines, trailers, end-dumps and this old crash truck that his Dad bought. I did him a favor and hauled the P-4 away.
I don't have enough history to map out how it got to Canada or how long it's been here but that information is coming. The PO fought bog fires with it and used it around the pits. It was driven to the spot I first saw it prior to 2004. His Dad told him that it was getting hot so he parked it. The cheapest and the best possibility is a head gasket. For the little time I've had to research the Cat engine, it would be cheaper to drop in a new Cat than try and fix the 1693, if we can find parts....we'll see.
I tried to find the TM's online and still haven't found them but the PO solved the problem by pulling 2 fresh books from his pick-up.
TO 36A12-12-14-4 Parts Break-down and TO 36A12-12-14-1 OP and Maint Instructions are two manuals for this truck now I don't need to ask any questions about the P-4.
So if anyone knows about the 1693 or the 240 Rockwells or why we could not get this thing to role without one wheel spinning backwards.....I have a million questions and appreciate any feedback.
Ended up torching the front drive-shaft to let the front axle spin and dragged her kicking and screaming up the ramps. The unload was sweet with a tug from the M207 and a free ride off the deck to her temporary parking spot.
Turned out to be a fairly simple 44,000 lb dead truck dragging recovery on ice.
The P-4 Oshkosh.
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