Author Topic: Brand new 2004 American LaFrance (Read 296 times)

Meatwad · « **on:** January 07, 2005, 11:30:43 AM »

Finally got here 1/5/05 (over 2 months late). Should have more pictures soon. Have to say the clearance between the top of the lightbar and the bottom of the overhead door was about 4 inches! Talk about close call

Specs are the truck rides 9ft. 9 inches off the ground, has a 1000 gal tank and a 1250/min pump. Engine is a Cat diesel engine (NICE!) Just need to put equipment and mount the "Q" siren on it and it'll be ready to go out next call.

Meatwad · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2005, 12:10:10 PM »

Forgot to say it replaces a 1969 American LaFrance.

United · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2005, 01:00:09 PM »

Nice looking truck! Can't go wrong with Cat.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2005, 01:10:11 PM »

Why is it called "LaFrance"? did the french surrender it or something?

nice looking truck btw

straffo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2005, 02:06:28 PM »

Took me less than 1 min to have the answer to this question.

But it's not what you really were searching

Gunslinger · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2005, 02:26:42 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo
Took me less than 1 min to have the answer to this question.

But it's not what you really were searching

nope we Americans never pass up an oppertunity to make fun of france. I think that's a new constitutional amendement but I'll have to look into that.

Gonzo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2005, 02:45:44 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
nope we Americans never pass up an oppertunity to make fun of france. I think that's a new constitutional amendement but I'll have to look into that.

That's not quite true, it's just the right-wing nutjobs (along w/ the anti-gay marriage constitutional ammendment).

Gunslinger · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2005, 03:03:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Gonzo
That's not quite true, it's just the right-wing nutjobs (along w/ the anti-gay marriage constitutional ammendment).

U can be a liberal and still take pleasure in making fun of France. I mean c'mon its france.....they are just asking for it.

Stringer · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2005, 03:48:31 PM »

Meatwad,
Does that have a 1,000 gallon UPF Poly-Tank II in it?

rpm · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2005, 05:05:29 PM »

I've noticed LaFrance quit manufacturing their own trucks and just upgrades stock fleet trucks now. They have turned into Monster Garage.

Gonzo · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2005, 05:56:35 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
U can be a liberal and still take pleasure in making fun of France. I mean c'mon its france.....they are just asking for it.

It's not that it's not pleasurable, the post was more of an observation than anything else.

AND I'M NOT A LIBERAL!